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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEVEN M. BURNS and RICHARD W. VARSELL
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Appeal 2006-2465
Application 10/266,052
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: September 29, 2006
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Before WARREN, KRATZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative
Patent Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
COMBINED ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER and
ORDER UNDER 37 CFR § 41.50(d)(1)
Appellants appeal the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3 to 10,
and 23 to 29. Because the issues are not ripe for appeal, we remand this
application to the Examiner.
We order both the Examiner and the Appellants to take appropriate
action consistent with the views expressed below. We return this application
to the Examiner’s jurisdiction for purposes of properly interpreting the
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