Ex Parte Steele - Page 11

                 Appeal 2007-2218                                                                                        
                 Application 10/035,595                                                                                  


                 skilled in the art would recognize that the background art functions could be                           
                 implemented with logic circuits similar to those used by Lynch to implement                             
                 his invention.  Thus, the subject matter of claim 1 is obvious over the                                 
                 combination of disclosures in Lynch.                                                                    
                        Appellant has not established that the Examiner erred with respect to                            
                 the rejection of claim 1.  Since Appellant has not separately argued the                                
                 remaining rejected claims, they stand or fall with claim 1.                                             

                                        NEW GROUNDS OF REJECTION                                                         
                        Our decision relies on different reasoning than that set forth by the                            
                 Examiner.  Due to our new reasoning, we designate our decision as a new                                 
                 ground of rejection.                                                                                    
                                                 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 the appeal 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 …                                            


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