Appeal No. 2004-0839 Page 15 Application No. 09/347,695 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed. In addition, we have remanded this application to the examiner for further consideration. This application, by virtue of its "special" status, requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01. REVERSED and REMANDED IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT NEAL E. ABRAMS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007