Appeal No. 2005-1150
Application No. 09/953,450
37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) also provides that the appellant, 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 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)
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Joan Ellis )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Demetra J. Mills )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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Eric Grimes )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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