Ex parte COPELAND et al. - Page 10




              Appeal No. 94-2742                                                                                           
              Application 07/792,600                                                                                       



                     Should appellants elect to prosecute further before the Primary Examiner pursuant                     
              to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)(1), in order to preserve the right to seek review under  35 U.S.C. §§                   
              141 or 145 with respect to the affirmed rejection, the effective date of the affirmance is                   
              deferred until conclusion of the prosecution before the examiner unless, as a mere incident                  
              to the limited prosecution, the affirmed rejection is overcome.                                              
                     If appellants elect prosecution before the examiner and this does not result in                       
              allowance of the application, abandonment or a second appeal, this case should be                            
              returned to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for final action on the affirmed                   
              rejection, including any timely request for reconsideration thereof.                                         
                     No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may                    
              be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                         
                                       AFFIRMED-IN-PART - 37 CFR § 1.196(b)                                                




                            William F. Smith                            )                                                  
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