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                Appeal  2007-2364                                                                                
                Application 09/879,613                                                                           
                             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 AND NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER                                                  
                                              37 CFR § 41.50(b)                                                  



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                KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP                                                              
                INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT                                                                 
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