Ex Parte Zoeckler et al - Page 5



          Appeal No. 2006-0722                                            5           
          Application No. 09/971,469                                                  

          Assuming that a supplemental examiner's answer clarifying                   
          the issues discussed above will be written in response to this              
          remand, it follows that appellants may exercise one of the                  
          options set forth in 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(2).                                  

          This application, by virtue of its "special" status,                        
          requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01 (item D), Eighth               
          Edition, Rev. 3, August 2005.                                               
                                      REMANDED                                        




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