Appeal No. 1998-0483
Application No. 08/543,840
103 is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 7 through 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of one
or more claims, 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."
Regarding any affirmed rejection, 37 CFR § 1.197(b)
provides:
(b) Appellant may file a single request for rehearing
within two months from the date of the original
decision....
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
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