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                 its claims 1-9, 11-18 and 20-49 as not corresponding to the                                                                            
                 count.                                                                                                                                 
                          That Herzog opposes the entry of judgment against it                                                                          
                 unless certain of its claims are designated as not                                                                                     
                 corresponding to the count, does not explain why Herzog is                                                                             
                 entitled, at this time in this proceeding, to have us consider                                                                         
                 the undesignation of certain of its claims.  Herzog has failed                                                                         
                 to show good cause why such an argument should be considered.                                                                          
                          The appropriate vehicle for a party moving to designate                                                                       
                 certain claims as not corresponding to a count is through the                                                                          
                 filing of a preliminary motion under 37 CFR § 1.633(c).                                                                                
                 Herzog has not filed a preliminary motion under 37 CFR §                                                                               
                 1.633(c).                                                                                                                              
                          Even if Herzog’s response to the Order to Show Cause is                                                                       
                 construed as a preliminary motion under 37 CFR § 1.633(c),                                                                             
                 such “preliminary motion” is untimely and fails to comply with                                                                         
                 the requirements for demonstrating that Herzog is entitled to                                                                          
                 the relief sought.  Preliminary motions were to be filed by                                                                            
                 February 15, 2001 (paper 43) .  Herzog’s response to the Order1                                                                                    
                 to Show Cause was filed February 28, 2001, 13 days after the                                                                           

                          1Herzog and Sarles stipulated to several time changes                                                                         
                 for time period 1 (the time for filing preliminary motions),                                                                           
                 resulting in Herzog having approximately 7 months to file a                                                                            
                 preliminary motion to undesignate claims.  No preliminary                                                                              
                 motions (from either Herzog or Sarles) were filed.                                                                                     
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