Appeal No. 2003-1654 Page 8
Application No. 09/439,310
patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and, consequently, whether a rejection
of claims 1, 2 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is appropriate. If, after such consideration,
the examiner determines that claim 1 is directed to patentable subject matter and either
dependent claim 2 or dependent claim 4 is not directed to patentable subject matter, the
examiner should explain in the rejection why this is the case so as to resolve the
apparent inconsistency discussed above.
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