Appeal No. 2001-0730 Page 9 Application No. 09/221,543 To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 5 to 7 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. In addition, this application has been remanded to the examiner for further consideration. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01 (Eighth Edition, Aug. 2001). REVERSED and REMANDED IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007