Appeal No. 2001-0688 Application No. 08/689,721 Page 14 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 11 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed. In addition, we remand the case to the examiner for action consistent with our findings. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires an immediate action, see Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 708.01(d) (Eigth Edition, August 2001). It is important that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences be promptly informed of any action affecting the appeal in this case. REVERSED AND REMANDED JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) )) BOARD OF PATENT ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007