Appeal No. 84-1718. Decided: August 9, 1985. J. Timothy Keane, Monsanto Company, of St. Louis, Mo., argued for appellants. Richard H. Shear, Monsanto Company, was on the brief. Fred W. Sherling, U.S. Patent Trademark Office, of Arlington, Va., argued for appellee. With him on the brief were Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., John W. Dewhirst, Associate Sol., and Harris A. Pitlick, Associate Sol., Washington, D.C. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals. Before FRIEDMAN, NIES, and NEWMAN
Appeal No. 78-615. April 12, 1979. Stuart R. Suter, Philadelphia, Pa., attorney of record, for appellants. Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents, Jack E. Armore, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, LANE, and MILLER, Judges. Judge Lane took no part in the decision in this matter. MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
(a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622
(a) (1) If an applicant is required to reply within a nonstatutory or shortened statutory time period, applicant may extend the time period for reply up to the earlier of the expiration of any maximum period set by statute or five months after the time period set for reply, if a petition for an extension of time and the fee set in § 1.17(a) are filed, unless: (i) Applicant is notified otherwise in an Office action; (ii) The reply is a reply brief submitted pursuant to § 41.41 of this title; (iii)