Appeal No. 95-4004 Application 07/858,171 content of the prior art, consider the state of and knowledge in the art at the time the invention was filed, and adequately determine the patentability of the claimed subject matter, i.e., examine the case. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires an immediate action. Manual of Patent Examining Procedures § 708.01(d)(6th ed., rev. 3, July 1997). It is important that the Board be informed promptly of any action affecting the appeal in this case. REVERSED; REMANDED Sherman D. Winters ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) Richard E. Schafer ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) Teddy S. Gron ) Administrative Patent Judge ) Peter J. Dehlinger Dehlinger & Associates P.O. Box 60850 Palo Alto, CA 94306 - 9 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007