Ex parte DUBOIS et al. - Page 7




                 Appeal No. 1995-4810                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/011,499                                                                                                             


                          Upon the return of this application to the jurisdiction                                                                       
                 of the examiner, the examiner and appellants should review the                                                                         
                 patentability of the claimed subject matter in view of a full                                                                          
                 English translation of the Japanese Kokai underlying the                                                                               
                 “Abstract” used as the primary reference in the rejection                                                                              
                 discussed above.  From the limited disclosure of the Abstract,                                                                         
                 we cannot determine if “polyarylene sulphide” specifically                                                                             
                 includes PPS, if the “copolymeric polyamide” includes the                                                                              
                 specific polyamide of appellants’ claims, if the melting point                                                                         
                 desired for the polyamide is less than 170EC.,  what other                        5                                                    
                 fillers are disclosed other than those exemplified in the                                                                              
                 Abstract, or if any electrical properties are desired for the                                                                          
                 compositions set forth in the Abstract.  The examiner should                                                                           
                 make these and any other appropriate determinations following                                                                          
                 review of the full English translation of the reference.                                                                               
                          This application is being remanded to the examiner for                                                                        
                 appropriate action, including review and reconsideration of                                                                            
                 the foregoing matters.                                                                                                                 


                          5Note that the melting point listed for these same nylon                                                                      
                 polyamides in Williams is "above 180EC." (page 2, lines 21-                                                                            
                 22).                                                                                                                                   
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