Appeal No. 95-4743
Application No. 08/066,773
of the phrase "substantially similar" in the instant claim,
coupled with lack of guidance in the specification as to what
constitutes a "similar" pair of oils, gives rise to a prima
facie case of nonenablement.
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 that
"[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
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