Appeal No. 2003-0221
Application 09/670,929
Regarding any affirmed rejection, 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
provides:
Appellant may file a single request for rehearing
within two months from the date of the original
decision. . . .
The effective date of the affirmance in this case is
deferred until conclusion of the proceedings before the examiner
unless, as a mere incident to the limited proceedings, the
affirmed rejections are overcome. If the proceedings before the
examiner 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.
This application, by virtue of it’s “special” status,
requires immediate action, see MPEP § 708.01.
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