Appeal No. 1998-0331 Application No. 08/297,257 Additionally, we have remanded the application to the examiner for consideration of additional issues. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action by the examiner. See the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, § 708.01(D) (7th ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2000). REVERSED AND REMANDED HARRISON E. McCANDLISH ) Senior Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) NEAL E. ABRAMS ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JOHN F. GONZALES ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JFG:clm -18-Page: Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007