Ex Parte Kreulen et al - Page 12



           Appeal No. 2007-0429                                                                      
           Application 09/848,430                                                                    

                                             DECISION                                                
                 The rejection of claims 1, 5, 9, 13, l5, and 17-25 under § 103(a) for               
           obviousness over Pirolli in view of Call is reversed, as is the rejection of claims 2,    
           6, 10, l4, and 16 under § 103(a) for obviousness over Pirolli in view of Call and         
           further in view of Cohen.                                                                 
                 Furthermore, pursuant to our authority under 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) (2006),           
           we have entered a new ground of rejection of claims 1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 18, and 20-22        
           under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) for anticipation by Call.                                        

                          APELLANTS’ OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO                                       
                               THE NEW GROUND OF REJECTION                                           
                 Appellants’ options for responding to the new ground of rejection are as            
           follows:                                                                                  
                       (b) . . .  A new ground of rejection pursuant to this                         
                 paragraph shall not be considered final for judicial review.                        
                 When the Board makes a new ground of rejection, 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.  The new ground of rejection                      
                 is binding upon the examiner unless an amendment or new                             
                 evidence not previously of record is made which, in the opinion                     
                 of the examiner, overcomes the new ground of rejection stated                       
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