Appeal No. 98-0383 Page 14
Application No. 08/549,869
(2) Request that the application be reheard
under § 1.197(b) by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences upon the same record. . . .
Should the appellant elect to prosecute further before the
Primary Examiner pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.196(b)(1), in order
to preserve the right to seek review under 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 or
145 with respect to the affirmed rejection, the effective date
of the affirmance is deferred until conclusion of the
prosecution before the examiner unless, as a mere incident to
the limited prosecution, the affirmed rejection is overcome.
If the appellant elects prosecution before the examiner
and this does not result in allowance of the application,
abandonment or a second appeal, this case should be returned to
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for final action
on the affirmed rejection, including any timely request for
rehearing thereof.
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