Appeal No. 96-1948 Application 07/995,952 Upon return of the application, the examiner should reconsider the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, taking into account the correct legal standard. If the rejection is maintained, the examiner should restate the rejection and indicate in a specific manner why one skilled in the art can not reasonably ascertain the scope of the claims on appeal taking into account the supporting specification and relevant prior art. This application, by virtue of its “special” status, requires an immediate action. MPEP § 708.01(d). It is important that the Board be informed promptly of any action affecting the appeal in this case. REMANDED Sherman D. Winters ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT William F. Smith ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) Teddy S. Gron ) Administrative Patent Judge ) Patrea L. Pabst Arnall, Golden & Gregory 2800 One Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree Street 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007