Ex parte BOSE et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1998-3379                                                        
          Application No. 08/724,088                                                  


          computation.  However, the step of computing is not claimed                 
          nor is it clear how computation is carried out.                             
               In view of the above rationale, we find that claims 1                  
          through 3 fail to distinctly point out and distinctly claim                 
          the subject matter which the Appellants regard as their                     
          invention as required under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.              
               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. and 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 (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. . . .                    
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