Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
not sustained the rejection of claims 122, 131, and 136
through 138 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Jordan, Jr. in view of Studer of Hyatt.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
In addition to affirming the examiner’s rejection of one
or more claims, this decision contains NEW GROUNDS 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, “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) Appellants may file a single request for
rehearing within two months from the date of the
original decision . . . .
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