The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HISANORI NASU, YOSHITAKA NAKAMURA,
HITOSHI FUJIMIYA and KENJI YAMAMOTO
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Appeal No. 1999-0329
Application No. 08/212,818
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
VACATUR and REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
On consideration of the record we find this case is not in condition for a
decision on appeal. For the reasons that follow, we vacate1 the pending
rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and remand the application to the examiner to
consider the following issues and to take appropriate action.
1 Lest there be any misunderstanding, the term “vacate” in this context means to
set aside or to void. When the Board vacates an examiner’s rejection, the
rejection is set aside and no longer exists.
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