Appeal No. 95-3366
Application No. 08/113,550
and the rejection of claims 12, 13, 15, 28, 30, 31 and 33 over
Dexter is sustained. A new ground of rejection under 37 CFR
§ 1.196(b) has been entered for claims 14, 16, 20 and 34.
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 appellant, WITHIN
TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of
the following two options with respect to the new ground of
rejection to avoid termination of proceedings (37 CFR § 1.197(c)
as to the rejected claims:
(1) Submit an appropriate amendment of the claims
so rejected or a showing of facts relating to the
claims so rejected, or both, and have the matter
reconsidered by the examiner, in which event the
application will be remanded to the examiner . . . .
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