Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte MAKOTO TORIZUKA, HIROHISA SUZUKI, KANA FUJIWARA, TAKASHI ODA, NOBUSHIGE TANAKA and KATSUHIKO RINDO _______________ Appeal No. 99-0389 Application 08/709,2181 _______________ ORDER REMANDING TO EXAMINER _______________ On October 27, 1998, a Reply Brief (Paper No. 13) was filed in response to the Examiner's Answer mailed August 27, 1998 (Paper No. 12). However, there is no indication in the record of whether or not the examiner has considered the Reply Brief. Section 1.193(b)(1) of the Code of Federal Regulations (1998) states: 1Application for patent filed September 6, 1996. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007