Appeal No. 96-0361
Application 08/288,154
Basehore, which we have relied on as a look-up table in the
rejection of claims 1 and 32, does not disclose storing
pointers to rules. Accordingly, the anticipation rejection of
claims 26, 27, 29, and 30 must be reversed.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of claims 1-4 and 32 is sustained.
The rejection of claims 5-9, 26, 27, 29, and 30 is
reversed.
The rejection of claims 1-4 and 32 is denominated as a
new grounds 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."
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
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