Ex parte SANDERS et al. - Page 8




          Appeal No. 97-1119                                                          
          Application 08/285,219                                                      


          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 (§ 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. . . .                    
                    (2) Request that the application be reheard under                 
               § 1.197(b) by the Board of Patent Appeals and                          
               Interferences upon the same record. . . .                              

               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                      Reversed                                        
                                   37 CFR 1.196(b)                                    



                    IAN A. CALVERT               )                                    
                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                    
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