BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: URGP), http://www.urigen.com announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of allowance for claims for the first patent application for URG101, an investigational, bladder instillation for the treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS). These claims broadly cover URG101 and its use in the treatment of PBS by administering a glycosaminoglycan (such as heparin) and a local anesthetic.