Appeal No. 2003-1842 Page 11 Application No. 09/179,290 considered final for judicial review." Section 41.50(b) also provides that, within two months from the date of the decision, the appellant must exercise one of the following options to avoid termination of proceedings of the rejected claims: (1) Submit an appropriate amendment of the claims so rejected or new evidence relating to the claims so rejected, or both, and have the matter reconsidered by the examiner, in which event the proceeding will be remanded to the examiner. . . . (2) Request that the proceeding be reheard under 37 C.F.R. § 41.52 by the Board upon the same record. . . . No time for taking any action connected with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a).Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007