Ex Parte MEHRAD et al - Page 3

          Appeal No. 2001-1371                                                        
          Application No. 09/120,712                                                  


               This application, by virtue of its “special” status requires           
          immediate action.  See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure                 
          (MPEP) 708.01 (8th Ed., Rev. 1, Feb. 2003).  It is important that           
          the Board be informed promptly of any action affecting the appeal           
          in this application (e.g., abandonment, issue, reopening                    
          prosecution).                                                               
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                                                                 
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                 REHEARING - DENIED                                   
                                      REMANDED                                        
                                                                                     



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