Appeal No. 2000-2226 Page 10
Application No. 08/827,107
CONCLUSION
In summary, the examiner’s rejections of claims 1, 5-8, and 10-18 under § 103(a)
are reversed. Furthermore, the instant application in remanded to the examiner to
consider the relevance of EP-A-0036442 and of Takagi in view of Harrison and to act
accordingly. Because it is being remanded for further action, the application is a
“special” application. Id. at § 708.01(D). As such, it requires immediate action.
Furthermore, the Board should be informed promptly of any action affecting the status
of the appeal (e.g., abandonment, issue, reopening prosecution).
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