Appeal 2007-0278 Application 10/042,047 DECISION We sustain the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-8, 10-14, 16-20, 22-28, 30-36, and 38-42, but we reverse the Examiner’s rejection of claims 3, 9, 15, 21, 29, and 37. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-42 is affirmed-in-part. We have entered a new grounds of rejection against claims 3, 9, 15, 21, 29, and 37 under 37 C.F.R. � 41.50(b). As indicated supra, this decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant to 37 C.F.R. � 41.50(b) (amended effective September 13, 2004, by final rule notice 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark Office 21 (September 7, 2004)). 37 C.F.R. � 41.50(b) provides that “A new ground of rejection . . . shall not be considered final for judicial review.” 37 C.F.R. � 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) 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 . . . 20Page: Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Next
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