Appeal 2007-0368
Application 10/178,127
Erden in view of Tilman, and claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Van Erden in
view of La Pierre are affirmed. A new ground of rejection of claims 1-20 has been
entered.
Regarding the affirmed rejection(s), 37 C.F.R. § 41.52(a)(1) provides
"Appellant 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 opinion contains a new ground of rejection pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)
(effective September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off.
Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (September 7, 2004)). 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) provides "[a] new
ground of rejection pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered final for
judicial review."
37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) also provides that the Appellant, 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. . . .
Should the Appellants elect to prosecute further before the Examiner
pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)(1), in order to preserve the right to seek review
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