Appeal No. 1997-1728
Application No. 08/424,545
appellants on October 20, 2000 and entitled “Information
Disclosure Statement Under 37 CFR 1.97” (Paper 23).
The above-identified information disclosure statement
includes an attachment which lists the following:
(1) the present application; and
(2) copending Application No. 09/620,247 filed July 20,
2000.
Further, the information disclosure statement states as
follows:
No item of information contained in this information
disclosure statement was cited in a communication from
a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign
application or, to the knowledge of the undersigned,
having made reasonable inquiry, was known to any
individual designated in 37 CFR § 1.56(c) more than
three months prior to the filing of this statement.
On return of this application, we trust that the examiner
will take appropriate action, including determining whether the
information disclosure statement complies with the requirements
of the applicable version of 37 CFR §§ 1.97 and 1.98, considering
the information to the extent that it is warranted, and notifying
the appellants accordingly.
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