Appeal No. 2006-1066 Page 13 Application No. 09/810,109 Should 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 rejections, the effective date of the affirmance is deferred until conclusion of the prosecution before the examiner unless, as a mere incident to the limited prosecution, the affirmed rejection is overcome. If Appellant elects 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 rejection, 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) Toni R. Scheiner Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Donald E. Adams ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Eric Grimes ) Administrative Patent Judge ) EG/MLM/jlbPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007