Ex parte CHEN et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1997-3769                                                        
          Application 08/418,257                                                      


          claims of the aforementioned                                                
          patent and patent application are being applied against each                
          claim of the instant application.                                           
               This application, by virtue of its “special” status,                   
          requires an immediate action.  See Section 708.01(d) of the                 
          Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, 6th Edition, Rev. 3,                  
          July 1997.  The Board should be promptly informed of any                    
          action affecting the status of this appeal (e.g., abandonment,              
          allowance, reopening of prosecution).                                       
                                REVERSED and REMANDED                                 





                         ERROL A. KRASS                     )                         
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                      )                              
                                                      )                              
                                                      )                              
                         JOHN C. MARTIN                     )  BOARD OF               
          PATENT                                                                      
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )  APPEALS AND                 
                                                      )  INTERFERENCES               
                                                      )                              
                                                      )                              
                         JERRY SMITH                   )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              



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