Appeal No. 2000-0513
Application 08/803,047
and the limitation in claim 26 relating to the “slot for
receiving cards” read on Thurman’s drawers 13. The limitation
in claim 27 relating to the “cap section” reads on the top of
Thurman’s cabinet 1.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through
32 is reversed; and a new rejection of claims 16, 18 and 23
through 27 is entered pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.196(b).
This decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant
to 37 C.F.R. § 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 C.F.R. § 1.196(b) provides that, “A new ground of rejection
shall not be considered final for purposes of judicial
review.”
37 C.F.R. § 1.196(b) also provides that the appellants,
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