Appeal No. 2006-0356 4 Application No. 10/228,742 that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences be promptly informed of any action affecting the appeal in this case. This remand is made for the purpose of directing the examiner to further consider the ground of rejection. Accordingly, if the examiner submits a supplemental answer to the Board in response to this remand, “appellant must within two months from the date of the supplemental examiner’s answer exercise one of” the two options set forth in 37 CFR § 1.41.50(a)(2) (2005), “in order to avoid sua sponte dismissal of the appeal as to the claims subject to the rejection for which the Board has remanded the proceeding,” as provided in this rule. REMANDED MARC L. CAROFF ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) CHARLES F. WARREN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) MLC/lpPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007