Appeal No. 2000-0180 Application No. 08/539,943 141 or 145 with respect to the affirmed rejections, the effective date of the affirmance is deferred until conclusion of the prosection before the examiner unless, as a mere incident to the limited prosecution, the affirmed rejections are overcome. If the appellant elects prosection 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 rejections, 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 § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED, 37 CFR § 1.196(b) ) IAN A. CALVERT ) 13Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007