Appeal No. 1996-0876 Application 08/123,144 It is apparent that claims 17 through 24 have not been fully considered by the examiner. Accordingly, in view of the aforementioned errors, we remand this application to the examiner to address these problems. This application, by virtue of its “special” status, requires an immediate action. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (M.P.E.P.) § 708.01(d)(7th ed., July 1998). REVERSED AND REMANDED Marc L. Caroff ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) Adriene Lepiane Hanlon ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) Joan Ellis ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JE/cam 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007