Ex Parte KOBAYASHI et al - Page 6

          Appeal No. 2000-2158                                                        
          Application No. 08/741,226                                                  


          cartridge is notoriously old and well known in the art,” the                
          examiner should have no trouble finding and/or selecting                    
          appropriate prior art evidencing this feature and properly                  
          applying it in a new rejection within 35 U.S.C. § 103.  Taken in            
          this light, this application is therefore remanded to the                   
          examiner for such consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(a) and           
          the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 1211.                     


                              REVERSED and REMANDED                                   








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