Appeal No. 2005-0777 Application No. 10/081,881 37 CFR § 41.50(b) also provides that the appellants, WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of the following two options with respect to the new ground of rejection to avoid termination of the appeal as to the rejected claims: (1) Reopen prosecution. 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 rehearing. Request that the proceeding be reheard under § 41.52 by the Board upon the same record . . . . REVERSED - 37 CFR § 41.50(b) EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHUNG K. PAK ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) TAW:hh 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007