Appeal No. 2000-0286 Page 12
Application No. 08/704,031
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 8 to 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is
reversed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 8 to
12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed; and a new rejection of
claims 8 to 12 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, has been added pursuant to
provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
This decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant
to 37 CFR § 1.196(b). 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 appellants,
WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise
one of the following two options with respect to the new
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