Appeal No. 1997-0100 Application 08/167,051 respect to the new ground of rejection to avoid termination of proceedings (37 CFR § 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). REVERSED; 37 CFR 1.196 (b) ) WILLIAM F. SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT TONI R. SCHEINER ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) ERIC GRIMES ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007