Appeal No. 1997-0135
Application No. 08/308,223
appellants simply request that we remand the present
application to the examiner such that amendments may be
considered for obviating the § 112 rejections that were
sustained in our decision. Appellants have attached a
proposed amendment to their request.
We will grant appellants' request and hereby remand this
application to the examiner to entertain appropriate
amendments by appellants.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connec-tion with this appeal may be extended under
37 CFR § 1.136(a).
This application, by virtue of its “special” status,
requires immediate action. See the Manual of Patent Examining
Procedure, § 708.01 (7th ed., July 1998). It is important
that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences be informed
promptly of any action affecting the appeal in this case.
GRANTED AND REMANDED
EDWARD C. KIMLIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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JOAN ELLIS ) BOARD OF PATENT
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