Appeal No. 1999-1480 Application No. 08/523,330 If the appellant elects 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 C.F.R. § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART, 37 C.F.R. § 1.196(b) BRUCE H. STONER, JR. ) Chief Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) 24Page: Previous 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007