Appeal No. 1997-0144 Application No. 08/424,223 so rejected or a showing of facts relating to the claims so rejected, or both, and have the matter reconsidered by the examiner, in which event the application will be remanded to the examiner. . . . (2) Request that the application be reheard under § 1.197(b) by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences upon the same record. . . . No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01 (7th Edition, Rev. 1, Feb. 2000). REVERSED; 1.196(b) and REMANDED IAN A. CALVERT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JENNIFER D. BAHR ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CEF:lmb 14Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007