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                  Appeal No. 1995-2437                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/035,723                                                                                                              


                  102(f) and 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is inconsistent with the determination that                                                
                  claims 1 and 7 of ‘222 are patentable.  Accordingly, we remand the application to the                                                   
                  jurisdiction of the Examining Corps to allow the examiner to consider the ‘222 patent and                                               
                  determine its effect, if any, on the issues raised in this appeal under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(f)                                             
                  and 112, first paragraph.                                                                                                               


                           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.                                                                                                      
                                                        REVERSED AND REMANDED                                                                             




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