`571-272-7822
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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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`LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`Patent of PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2012-00003
`Patent 8,140,358
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`Mailed: September 24, 2012
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`Before Kimberly R. Jordan, Division 1 Support Administrator
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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 CBM2012-00003
`Patent 8,140,358
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`Administrative Patent Judge Jameson Lee has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`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
`Kimberly Jordan at 571-272-9797 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`Patent 8,140,358
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`PETITIONER:
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Patent Docketing – Floor 43
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Progressive Casualty/BHGL
`P.O. Box 10395
`Chicago, IL 60610
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