Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge Moore.
Stepan Company ("Stepan") appeals from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") affirming the examiner's rejection of claims 1-31 of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/456,567 ("the '567 application"). For the reasons discussed below, we vacate and remand.
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