Appeal 2007-0918
Application 10/931,868
This decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant to
37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b). 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) provides that, “A new ground of
rejection shall not be considered final for purposes of 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:
(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
proceedings be reheard under § 41.52 by the Board
upon the same record. . . .
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with
this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2006).
REVERSED/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)
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Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.
P.O. Box 581415
Minneapolis, MN 55458
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