Appeal No. 96-3130
Application 08/225,653
In summary:
The rejections of claim 2 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and
claims 22, 23 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are reversed.
The rejection of claims 11 and 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
affirmed.
A new rejection of claim 2 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, has been made.
In addition to affirming the examiner’s rejection of one or
more claims, this decision contains a new ground of rejection
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)(amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by
final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131, 53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997),
1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark Office 63,122 (Oct. 21, 1997)).
37 CFR § 1.196(b) provides, “A new ground of rejection shall not
be considered final for purposes of judicial review.”
Regarding any affirmed rejection, 37 CFR § 1.197(b)
provides:
(b) Appellant may file a single request for
rehearing within two months from the date of
the original decision . . . .
37 CFR § 1.196(b) also provides that the appellants, WITHIN
TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of
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