The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DOUGLAS M. JENNINGS
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Appeal No. 2006-1974
Application 09/696,458
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Remand to the Examiner
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This application was electronically received in at the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences (BPAI) on February 6, 2006. A Docketing Notice was mistakenly
mailed and an Appeal Number assigned on May 15, 2006.
A review of the application has revealed that an Information Disclosure
Statement (IDS) was scanned into the electronic file and available for viewing by the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on May 5, 2006. It is not apparent from the
record that the examiner has considered the statement submitted nor notified applicant
of why the submission did not meet the criteria set forth in 37 CFR §§ 1.97 and 1.98.
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