Ex parte WILLIAMS - Page 10




          Appeal No. 97-1393                                                          
          Application 08/456,349                                                      



          position and again with regard to the structure in its closed               
          position.  Clearly, whether the structure is in its open or                 
          closed positions, it only includes a single game animal                     
          attachment means suspended from the distal end of the upper                 
          arm and one flange support attached to the proximal end of the              
          upper arm.                                                                  





                    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. and 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."                                                           





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