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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SAP AMERICA, INC. ET AL.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`Patent of VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2012-00001
`Patent 6,553,350
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`Before Maria Vignone, Supervisory Trial Clerk.
`Mailed: September 20, 2012
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION and
`NOTICE FOR SETTING THE TIME PERIOD FOR FILING
`PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for covered business method patent review in the above
`proceeding has been accorded the filing date of September 16, 2012.
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`Case CBM2012-00001
`Patent 6,553,350
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`The Board notes that the margins on the pages of the petition
`containing claim charts were less than 1 inch as required under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.06. The Board accepts the petition without modification, but future
`submissions are required to comply with the formatting requirements set
`forth in the rules.
`Administrative Patent Judge Jameson Lee has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.05.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://ww.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Maria Vignone at 571-272-4645 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Erika Arner, Esquire
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow
` Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
`Two Freedom Square
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190-5675
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`Michael L. Kiklis
`Oblon, Spivak, McClelland,
` Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gary Hecker
`Hamilton & Terrile, LLP
`P.O. Box 203518
`Austin, TX 78720
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`Scott L. Cole
`McKool Smith, P.C.
`300 W.6th Street, Suite 1700
`Austin, TX 78701
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`Kent Chambers
`Hamilton & Terrile, LLP
`8911 North Capital of Texas Highway
`Suite 3150
`Austin, TX 78759
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