The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ___________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ___________ Ex parte JOHN K. ECKL ___________ Appeal No. 2006-1650 Application No. 09/903,500 Technology Center 3600 ___________ Decided: March 29, 2007 ___________ Before WILLIAM F. PATE, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and ANTON W. FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges. WILLIAM F. PATE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL PRELIMINARY MATTERS A party, such as Appellant, dissatisfied with a Decision of the Board in an ex parte appeal of an application has two courses of action. The party may request rehearing (reconsideration) under 37 C.F.R. § 41.52, or the party may seek judicial review by appeal or civil action. See 37 C.F.R. § 1.197(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 1.304(a)(1). The ex parte patent regulations and the jurisprudence do not providePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
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