Appeal No. 2002-0030 Page 11
Application No. 09/314,267
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 7 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims
1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 17 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and the decision of the examiner
to reject claims 7, 9 and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is being held in abeyance pending
the outcome of the above-noted remand.
This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action, see
MPEP § 708.01.
REVERSED; REMANDED
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