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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`STARBUCKS CORP.
`Petitioner
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`AMERANTH, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2015-00099
`U.S. Patent No. 6,871,325
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`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Post Office Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`PATENT OWNER AMERANTH’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`CBM2015-00099
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`Per 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), which requires a separate paper requesting oral
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`hearing and specifying issues to be argued, Patent Owner Ameranth, Inc.
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`submits this Request for Oral Hearing in CBM2015-00099 on the instituted
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`grounds for review, i.e., the patentability of claims 11-13 of U.S. Patent No.
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`6,871,325 (the '325 Patent) under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of the
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`"Brandt", "NetHopper", and "Carter" references; the patentability of claim 15 of the
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`'325 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of the "Brandt","
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`NetHopper", "Carter", and "Rossmann" references; the patentability of claims 11-13
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`of the '325 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of the "Brandt",
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`"Demers", "Alonso", and "Carter" references; the patentability of claim 15 of the '325
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`Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of the "Brandt", "Demers",
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`"Alonso", "Carter", and "Rossmann" references; and on all related issues.
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`The Board has already scheduled this Oral Hearing for May 10, 2016.
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`(Scheduling Order, Paper 10.)
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`Dated: April 4, 2016
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`CBM2015-00099
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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` /s/ John W. Osborne
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`John W. Osborne
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`USPTO Reg. No. 36,231
`OSBORNE LAW LLC
`33 Habitat Lane
`Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
`josborne@osborneipl.com
`Tel.: 914-714-5936
`Fax: 914-734-7333
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`Michael D. Fabiano
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
`USPTO Reg. No. 44,675
`FABIANO LAW FIRM, P.C.
`12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92130
`mdfabiano@fabianolawfirm.com
`Tel.: 619-742-9631
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`CBM2015-00099
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`I certify that, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §42.6, a true and correct copy of
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`the foregoing was served on April 4, 2016 by causing said documents to be
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`delivered via electronic mail, per agreement of the parties, to counsel for Petitioner
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`Patrick N. McKeever
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, CA 92130
`PMcKeever@perkinscoie.com
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`Yun L. Lu
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, California 92130
`LLu@perkinscoie.com
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` /s/ Michael D. Fabiano
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`at the following addresses:
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`Bing Ai
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, California 92130
`Ai-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Matthew C. Bernstein
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, California 92130
`MBernstein@perkinscoie.com
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`Dated: April 4, 2016
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