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not binding precedent of the Board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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID M. SIEFERT
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Appeal No. 2001-1995
Application 08/646,567
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
ORDER VACATING REJECTIONS AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
Pursuant to 37 CFR § 196(a) and the Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure (MPEP)§ 1211, this application is remanded to
the examiner for appropriate action with respect to the matters
discussed below. Because the present rejections of the claims on
appeal are considered by us to be not ripe for our review, we
VACATE all rejections of the claims on appeal and REMAND the
application in view of the following. The instant record is not
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