Ex parte HORTON et al. - Page 8




          Appeal No. 1998-0999                                                        
          Application No. 08/452,737                                                  


          of the stickers).                                                           
               Any reliance on appellants’ admission at page 5 of the                 
          specification, together with Limina, Ashby and/or Brown, for                
          the first time in any of the examiner's rejections would                    
          require reopening of the prosecution of this application.                   
               This application, by virtue of its "special" status,                   
          requires immediate action.  See Manual of Patent Examining                  
          Procedure (MPEP) § 708.01 (7th ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2000).  It is              
          important that the Board be informed promptly of any action                 
          affecting the appeal in this case.                                          
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                REVERSED AND REMANDED                                 





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