Appeal No. 1998-0999 Application No. 08/452,737 of the stickers). Any reliance on appellants’ admission at page 5 of the specification, together with Limina, Ashby and/or Brown, for the first time in any of the examiner's rejections would require reopening of the prosecution of this application. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 708.01 (7th ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2000). It is important that the Board be informed promptly of any action affecting the appeal in this case. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). REVERSED AND REMANDED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHUNG K. PAK ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007