Appeal No. 2001-0570 Application No. 09/049,591 The examiner has followed these procedures. His simultaneous rejection based on indefiniteness and rejection over Tatsumi avoids "[p]iecemeal examination," M.P.E.P. § 707(g), and "piecemeal appellate review." Ionescu, 222 USPQ at 540 (footnote and citations therein omitted). LANCE LEONARD BARRY ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES llb/vsh 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007