Paper No. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILMA SPEELMAN
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Appeal No. 2000-0907
Application 08/770,320
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ORDER REMANDING TO EXAMINER
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On April 26, 1997, an applicant filed an amendment under 37 CFR §
1.607 (Paper No. 5). The applicant also filed this amendment
AFTER the Final Rejection, mailed June 27, 1997 (Paper No. 3).
There is no indication in the record, that the examiner
considered this amendment, and that the applicant received
notification of this consideration.
The examiner has three choices: 1) to deny entry of the
amendment; 2) to enter the amendment and indicate that the claim
copied, from the patent, is allowable over for the present
application, and return the case to the Board; or 3) to enter the
amendment and reopen prosecution.
If the examiner denies entry to the amendment, he or she
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