`Patent 8,061,598
`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 CBM2015-00131
`Patent 8,061,598
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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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`Pursuant 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 Apple Inc. (“Apple”) submits
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`this Request for Oral Hearing on the instituted grounds of unpatentability for
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`claims 3-6, 8-14, 16-25, 27-30, and 32-41 (all of the instituted claims) of U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,061,598 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and associated issues. To account for
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`the expected number of counsel (including litigation counsel in related district
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`court proceedings) and party representatives, Petitioner respectfully requests that
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`the Oral Hearing for this proceeding take place in Courtroom A. In the event
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`Courtroom A is not available, Petitioner respectfully requests audio equipment
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`enabling access to the Oral Hearing through a teleconference so that non-arguing
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`counsel and/or party representatives may observe the Oral Hearing via
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`teleconference. The Board has already scheduled the Oral Hearing in this
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`proceeding for July 18, 2016, along with Oral Hearings in CBM2015-00123,
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`CBM2015-00124, CBM2015-00127, and CBM2015-00130 involving the same
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`parties and related patents, and CBM2015-00133 (consolidated with CBM2015-
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`00132) involving a related patent and additional petitioner Google, Inc. See
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`CBM2015-00123, Paper 8 at 6; CBM2015-00130, Paper 10 at 6; CBM2015-
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`00133, Paper 10 at 2. Petitioner respectfully requests that the oral arguments for all
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`of these proceedings relating to the Smartflash patents that are scheduled for July
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`18, 2016 be grouped and presented together in one Oral Hearing. Petitioner further
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`respectfully requests equal amounts of argument time for Petitioner(s) and for
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`Patent Owner, and respectfully proposes one hour of argument time for
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`Petitioner(s) and one hour of argument time for Patent Owner in connection with
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`the foregoing proceedings.
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`Dated: June 13, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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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
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`2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20006- 6807
`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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`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 June 13, 2016,
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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
`Wayne M. Helge
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`8300 Greensboro Dr., Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: (571) 765-7700
`Facsimile: (571) 765-7200
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`whelge@davidsonberquist.com
`SmartFlash-CBM@dbjg.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner Smartflash LLC
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`/s/ Sharon Lee
`Sharon Lee
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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