Ex Parte Brown et al - Page 12



          Appeal No. 2006-1513                                         Παγε 12          
          Application No. 10/068,574                                                    

               Regarding the affirmed rejection(s), 37 CFR § 41.52(a)(1)                
          provides "[a]ppellant may file a single request for rehearing                 
          within two months from the date of the original decision of the               
          Board."                                                                       
               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).                 
          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 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. . . .                                                   






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