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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2014-001061
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`1 Case CBM2014-00107 has been consolidated with the instant proceeding.
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`Case CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`Pursuant to the Board’s Revised Scheduling Order entered November 14,
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`2014 (Paper 15), Patent Owner requests that it be granted an oral hearing on the
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`currently scheduled date of June 9, 2015 to present oral arguments on any issues
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`that have not been decided by that date that relate to the claims under review,
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`including the Petition, Patent Owner’s Response, Petitioner’s Reply, and Motions
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`to Strike and Exclude Evidence. Patent Owner requests that it be allowed to at
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`least address the issues of claim construction and the patentability of the claims
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`under review. Patent Owner requests that at least two hours per side be provided
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`for oral argument in the related cases of CBM2014-00102, CBM2014-00106,
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`CBM2014-00108, and CBM2014-00112.
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`Dated: May 19, 2015
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` Michael R. Casey /
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`Michael R. Casey
`Registration No. 40,294
`Davidson Berquist
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`Jackson & Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: (571) 765-7705
`Fax: (571) 765-7200
`Email: mcasey@dbjg.com
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that this PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST
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`FOR ORAL HEARING in CBM2014-00106 was served today, by agreement of
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`the parties by emailing a copy to counsel for the Petitioner as follows:
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`J. Steven Baughman (steven.baughman@ropesgray.com)
`Ching-Lee Fukuda (ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com)
`Megan Raymond (megan.raymond@ropesgray.com)
`ApplePTABService-SmartFlash@ropesgray.com
`Ropes & Gray LLP
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` Michael R. Casey /
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`Michael R. Casey
`Registration No. 40,294
`Davidson Berquist
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`Jackson & Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: (571) 765-7705
`Fax: (571) 765-7200
`Email: mcasey@dbjg.com
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Dated: May 19, 2015
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