Ex Parte Barnett et al - Page 7



          Appeal No. 2005-2686                                                        
          Application No. 09/879,823                                                  

          In addition to affirming the examiner’s rejection(s) of one                 
          or more claims, this decision contains a new ground of rejection            
          pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.50(b) (effective September 13, 2004, 69             
          Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21            
          (September 7, 2004)).  37 CFR § 41.50(b) provides "[a] new ground           
          of rejection pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered             
          final for judicial review."                                                 
               37 CFR § 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. . . .                                                 
          Should the appellant elect to prosecute further before the                  
          examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.50(b)(1), in order to preserve             
          the right to seek review under 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 or 145 with                 
          respect to the affirmed rejection, the effective date of the                

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