Ex Parte Osborn et al - Page 12

                  Appeal 2007-1572                                                                                         
                  Application 09/726,831                                                                                   

                  Examiner to determine the appropriateness of any further rejections based on                             
                  these references.                                                                                        
                                                 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)                                                      
                  37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) provides that, “[a] new ground of rejection                                         
                  pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered final for judicial review.”                           
                  37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) also provides that the Appellants, WITHIN TWO                                       
                  MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of the                                           
                  following two options with respect to the new grounds of rejection to avoid                              
                  termination of proceedings (37 C.F.R. § 1.197 (b)) as to the rejected claims:                            
                         (1)  Reopen prosecution.  Submit an appropriate amendment of the                                  
                         claims so rejected or new evidence relating to the claims so rejected,                            
                         or both, and have the matter reconsidered by the examiner, in which                               
                         event the proceeding will be remanded to the examiner …                                           
                         (2)  Request rehearing.  Request that the proceeding be reheard under                             
                         37 C.F.R. § 41.52 by the Board upon the same record …                                             

                                              CONCLUSION OF LAW                                                            
                         We conclude that Appellants have shown the Examiner erred in                                      
                  rejecting claims 1-13 and 15-30.  On the record before us, claims 1-13 and                               
                  15-30 have not been shown to be unpatentable.                                                            
                         Since we have entered a new rejection, our decision is not a final                                
                  agency action.                                                                                           

                                                      DECISION                                                             
                         The Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-13 and 15-30 is reversed.                                    
                  We have entered a new ground of rejection against claim 1 under                                          
                  37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b).                                                                                    

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