Appeal No. 95-3981 Application 08/099,880 Upon return of the application, the examiner should determine the proper scope of all of the pending claims . At that point in time, the examiner should take a step back and ensure that the full scope of the claimed subject matter has been properly searched and evaluated. In summary, we reverse the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and remand the application to the examiner for further consideration. REVERSED and REMANDED Bruce H. Stoner, Jr., Chief ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Sherman D. Winters ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) William F. Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007