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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE INC. and APPLE INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM 2015-000401
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`U.S. Patent 7,774,280
`Filed October 4, 2004
`Issued August 10, 2010
`Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF
`RIGHTS USING SHARED STATE VARIABLES
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`Attorney Docket No. 20318-134361
`Customer No: 22242
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`1 Case CBM2015-00160 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`Pursuant to the Board’s Scheduling Order entered June 24, 2015 (Paper 10),
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests oral argument. Oral argument is currently
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`scheduled for February 24, 2016. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, Patent Owner
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`specifies, without intent to waive consideration of any issue not requested, the
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`following issues to be argued:
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`1.
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`Each ground of unpatentability that the Board instituted covered
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`business method review on as to the challenged issued claims (Paper No. 9), the
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`corresponding arguments raised in the Petition (Paper No. 1) and the Reply (Paper
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`No. 21), and all arguments raised in Patent Owner’s Response (Paper No. 15); and
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`2.
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`Patent Owner’s Contingent Motion to Amend and all arguments
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`raised therein (Paper Nos. 16 and 25) and Petitioners’ opposition to such Motion
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`(Paper No. 22).
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`Patent Owner requests that the Board allow the parties one hour per side to
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`address the issues.
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`Patent Owner requests the ability to use audiovisual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector and screen for PowerPoint
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP
`/Timothy P. Maloney/
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`Timothy P. Maloney
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`Dated: February 8, 2016
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`By:
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`Registration No. 38,233
`tim@fitcheven.com
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`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that a true
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`copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`is being served on counsel for petitioners.
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP
`/Timothy P. Maloney/
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`Timothy P. Maloney
`Registration No. 38,233
`tim@fitcheven.com
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`Dated: February 8, 2016
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`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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