Appeal No. 1997-1538
Application 08/184,172
Since both references describe methods falling within the scope of claim 13, that claim is
anticipated by both references.
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. & 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.”
37 CFR § 1.196(b) also provides that the appellant, WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE
DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of the following two options with respect to the new
ground of rejection to avoid termination of proceedings (§ 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. . . .
REVERSED
37 CFR § 1.196(b)
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RICHARD E. SCHAFER )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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JAMESON LEE )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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