Appeal No. 95-2622
Application 08/125,524
NEW GROUNDS OF REJECTION UNDER 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
1. Claim 1 is hereby newly rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable in view of McKay (‘749) or McKay (‘363).
See pages 9-16, supra.
2. Claims 1, 3, 8 and 9 are hereby newly rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable in view of Bradley. See
pages 18-21, supra.
3. Claims 1-4 are hereby newly rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable in view of the combined teachings of
either McKay (‘749) or McKay (‘363) and Bradley. See pages 9-
21, supra.
4. Claims 8-10 are hereby newly rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable in view of the combined teachings of
McKay (‘363) and Bradley. See pages 9-21, supra.
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.”
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