Appeal No. 1998-0096
Application No. 08/518,182
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. . . .
Should the 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 the 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 rehearing thereof.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
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