Appeal No. 2004-2257
Application No. 09/841,486
2) the examiner is to determine whether the combined teachings
of Arai and the appellants’ admission would have rendered the
claimed streched porous resin film obvious.
The above determinations necessarily require the examiner to
obtain translated copies of the above-stated Japanese documents.
If any of the above determinations results in a new ground of
rejection, the examiner should reopen the prosecution of this
application.
This remand to the examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(1)
(effective September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12,
2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (September 7, 2004)) is made
for further consideration of a rejection. Accordingly, 37 CFR
§ 41.50(a)(2) applies if a supplemental examiner's answer is
written in response to this remand by the Board.
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