`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`IBG LLC, INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC,
`TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.,
`TRADESTATION SECURITIES, INC., TRADESTATION
`TECHNOLOGIES, INC and IBFX, INC.
`Petitioners
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`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 7,676,411
`Case No. CBM2015-00181
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`PETITIONERS’
`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Mail Stop “Patent Board”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`CBM2015-00181
`U.S. Patent No. 7,676,411
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`The Board has scheduled oral hearing for this proceeding for October 19,
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`2016. (Paper 27.) Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner requests oral hearing
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`on the issues raised in the Petition for Covered Business Method Review of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,676,411, Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response, Patent Owner’s
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`Response, Patent Owner Response, Petitioner’s Reply and any Motion to Exclude
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`and corresponding Oppositions and Replies (if filed).
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`The issues to be argued are whether:
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`• claims 1–28 of U.S. Patent No. 7,676,411 are patent ineligible under
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`35 U.S.C. § 101; and
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`• claims 1–28 of U.S. Patent No. 7,676,411 are unpatentable under 35
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`U.S.C. § 103 over TSE, Belden, and Togher.
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`Petitioner requests the ability to use audio visual equipment to display
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`possible demonstratives and exhibits, including the use of a computer, projector
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`Date: September 23, 2016
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CBM2015-00181
`U.S. Patent No. 7,676,411
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /Robert E. Sokohl/
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`Robert E. Sokohl
`Registration No. 36,031
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONERS’
`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served electronically via e-mail on
`September 23, 2016 in its entirety on the following:
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`Erika H. Arner, Joshua L. Goldberg, Kevin D. Rodkey,
`Rachel L. Emsley, Cory C. Bell
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`Erika.arner@finnegan.com
`Joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`Kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com
`Rachel.emsley@finnegan.com
`Cory.bell@finnegan.com
`Trading-Tech-CBM@finnegan.com
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`Steven F. Borsand
`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`tt-patent-cbm@tradingtechnologies.com
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`Michael D. Gannon, Leif R. Sigmond, Jr., and Jennifer M. Kurcz
`MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP
`gannon@mbhb.com
`sigmond@mbhb.com
`kurcz@mbhb.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Robert E. Sokohl
`Registration No. 36,031
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: September 23, 2016
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
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