Ex parte BALLARD et al. - Page 13




             Appeal No. 96-1313                                                                                   
             Application 08/202,536                                                                               


             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).                                                                                          
                                      AFFIRMED, 37 CFR § 1.196(b)                                                 





                                 CHUNG K. PAK                            )                                        
                                 Administrative Patent Judge             )  BOARD OF PATENT                       
                                                                        )  APPEALS AND                           
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                                 TERRY J. OWENS                                 )                                 
                                 Administrative Patent Judge             )                                        



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