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CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner
`______________________
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`Case CBM2014-001061
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`Before the Honorable JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, JEREMY M.
`PLENZLER, and MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`Further to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), requiring a separate paper requesting oral
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`hearing and specifying issues to be argued, Petitioner submits this Request for Oral
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`Hearing on the instituted grounds of unpatentability for claim 1 (all of the
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`instituted claims) of U.S. Patent No. 8,033,458 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and
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`associated issues. The Board has already scheduled the Oral Hearing for June 9,
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`2015 (Paper 15, p. 7).
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`Dated: May 19, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`1 Case CBM2014-00107 has been consolidated with the instant proceeding.
`1
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`CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`By: /J. Steven Baughman/
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`J. Steven Baughman (lead counsel)
`Reg. No. 47,414
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`Megan F. Raymond
`Reg. No. 72,997
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`One Metro Center
`700 12th St. – Ste. 900
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3948
`P: 202-508-4606/ F: 202-383-8371
`Steven.Baughman@ropesgray.com
`Megan.Raymond@ropesgray.com
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`Mailing address for all correspondence: ROPES & GRAY LLP, IPRM –
`Floor 43, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600
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`Ching-Lee Fukuda (backup counsel)
`Reg. No. 44,334
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`1211 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`P: 212-596-9336/ F:212-596-9000
`Ching-Lee.Fukuda@ropesgray.com
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`CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458 B2
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies
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`that a copy of
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`the
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`foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING was served on May 19, 2015,
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`to the following Counsel for Patent Owner via e-mail, pursuant to the parties’
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`agreement concerning service:
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`Michael R. Casey
`J. Scott Davidson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: (571) 765-7700
`Facsimile: (571) 765-7200
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`jsd@dbjg.com
`docket@dbjg.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner Smartflash LLC
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`/ Megan Raymond/_____
`Megan F. Raymond
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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