Appeal No. 1998-2643
Application 08/549,349
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Haluska is reversed. The rejection
of claims 34-39 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Haluska in view of
Lantz is reversed. Pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR §
1.196(b), we enter a new ground of rejection of claims 40-41
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Duncan.
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. & 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.”
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