Appeal No. 1997-4379 Application No. 08/278,437 If, upon further review, the examiner believes that the rejection over the combined disclosures of Dean, Edwards and Jost is still appropriate, the examiner may reinstate the rejection. In doing so, the examiner must follow the established Office procedures and afford appellants an opportunity to respond to the rejection. Conclusion The examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph is reversed. The examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is vacated. REVERSED SHERMAN D. WINTERS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT TONI R. SCHEINER ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) DONALD E. ADAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007