
      With respect to an appeal described in section 142 of this title,
    the Director shall transmit to the United States Court of Appeals
    for the Federal Circuit a certified list of the documents
    comprising the record in the Patent and Trademark Office. The court
    may request that the Director forward the original or certified
    copies of such documents during pendency of the appeal. In an ex
    parte case or any reexamination case, the Director shall submit to
    the court in writing the grounds for the decision of the Patent and
    Trademark Office, addressing all the issues involved in the appeal.
    The court shall, before hearing an appeal, give notice of the time
    and place of the hearing to the Director and the parties in the
    appeal. The court shall, before hearing an appeal, give notice of
    the time and place of the hearing to the Director and the parties
    in the appeal.

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