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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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`EXPEDIA, INC., FANDANGO, LLC, HOTELS.COM, L.P.,
`HOTEL TONIGHT, INC., HOTWIRE, INC.,
`KAYAK SOFTWARE CORP., OPENTABLE, INC., ORBITZ, LLC,
`PAPA JOHN’S USA, INC., STUBHUB, INC., TICKETMASTER, LLC,
`LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., TRAVELOCITY.COM LP,
`WANDERSPOT LLC, AGILYSYS, INC., DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC.,
`DOMINO’S PIZZA, LLC, HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION,
`HILTON WORLDWIDE, INC., HILTON INTERNATIONAL CO.,
`MOBO SYSTEMS, INC., PIZZA HUT OF AMERICA, INC.,
`PIZZA HUT, INC., and USABLENET, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMERANTH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-00097
`Patent 6,871,325
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`Mailed: March 16, 2015
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`Before Carla D. Chrisp, Trial Paralegal.
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`CBM2015-00097
`Patent 6,871,325
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`The petition for covered business method patent review in the above
`proceeding has been accorded the filing date of March 4, 2015.
`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
` Exhibit 1001 is incorrect according to your Exhbit list. Exhibit
`1001 should be US Patent No. 6,384,850 to McNally and you
`provided US Patent No. 6,871,325 to McNally.
`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) may result in an order to
`show cause as to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive
`changes (e.g., new grounds) may be made to the petition.
`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://www.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 encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`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.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Carla D. Chrisp at (571) 272-2648 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`CBM2015-00097
`Patent 6,871,325
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`PETITIONER:
`Richard S. Zembek
`Gilbert A. Greene
`NORTON, ROSE, FULBRIGHT US LLP
`richard.zembek@nortonrosefulbright.com
`bert.greene@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Locke Lord LLP
`Attn: IP Docketing
`Three World Financial Center
`New York, NY 10281-2101
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`Michael D. Fabiano
`FABIANO LAW FIRM, P.C.
`12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92130
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`William J. Caldarelli
`MAZZARELLA CALDARELLI LLP
`12340 El Camino Real, Suite 430
`San Diego, CA 92130
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