Ex parte STANTON et al. - Page 18




          Appeal No. 98-3292                                                           
          Application 08/611,848                                                       


               under § 1.197(b) by the Board of Patent Appeals and                     
               Interferences upon the same record. . . .                               


               Should appellants elect to prosecute further before the                 
          Primary Examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 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 appellants elect 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 reconsideration thereof.                                                 








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