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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SYNOPSYS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`Patent of MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2012-00042 (SCM)
`Patent 6,240,376 B1
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`Mail Stop Patent Board, PTAB
`United State Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`OHSUSA:754753844.1
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`IPR2012-00042
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner Synopsys, Inc. respectfully
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`requests oral argument for the trial currently scheduled on November 14, 2013.
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`Petitioner specifies the following issues to be argued:
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`1. Whether claims 1-9, 11, 28, and 29 of the ʼ376 patent (Ex. 1001) are
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`anticipated by Gregory (Ex. 1007).
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`2. Whether Mentor carried its burden of establishing the patentability of
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`proposed substitute claims 34-36 and 38-43.
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`If any fees are due in connection with this matter, the Commissioner is
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`hereby authorized to charge them to Deposit Account No. 15-0665.
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`OHSUSA:754753844.1
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`IPR2012-00042
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`Dated:
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`October 15, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /WilliamWright/
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`William H. Wright
`CA Bar No. 161580
`Registration No. 36,312
`wwright@orrick.com
`ORRICK, HERRINGTON, &
`SUTCLIFFE LLP
`777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200
`Los Angeles, California 90017
`Tel: 213-629-2020
`Fax: 213-612-2499
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`Travis Jensen
`CA Bar No. 259925
`Registration No. 60,087
`tjensen@orrick.com
`ORRICK, HERRINGTON, &
`SUTCLIFFE LLP
`1000 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015
`Tel: 650-614-7400
`Fax: 650-614-7401
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`Attorneys for Petitioner,
`Synopsys, Inc.
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`OHSUSA:754753844.1
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`IPR2012-00042
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies e-mail service on the Patent Owner pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and agreement of counsel of a true copy of the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT to counsel of record for
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`Patent Owner as follows:
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`Christopher L. McKee and Michael S. Cuviello
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`Mentoripr@bannerwitcoff.com
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`Dated:
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`October 15, 2013
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`By:
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`/AnitaChou/
`Anita Chou
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`OHSUSA:754753844.1
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