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             Appeal No.  2004-0975                                                                                    
             Application No. 09/793,595                                                                               

             37 CFR § 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. . . .                                    
                                         REVERSED; 37 CFR § 41.50(b)                                                  



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