Appeal No. 2003-1272 Page 23 Application No. 10/039,338 If the appellants elect prosecution before the examiner and this 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. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED; 37 CFR § 41.50(b) CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JEFFREY V. NASE ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ALLEN R. MacDONALD ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007