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`Entered: 27 December 2012
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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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`SYNOPSYS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`Patent of MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2012-00042
`Patent 6,240,376
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`Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, SALLY C. MEDLEY, and
`JENNIFER S. BISK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BISK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`Order Granting Limited Waiver of 37 CFR § 42.6(a)(2)(iii)
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`Patent Owner, Mentor Graphics Corporation, notified Board supervisory
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`trial clerk Maria Vignone on 27 December 2012, that the Petition filed
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`September 26, 2012, does not comply with Rule 42.6(a)(2)(iii) in that it uses
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`1.5 spacing instead of double spacing in the text. The preliminary response by
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`Patent Owner is due to be filed on 28 December 2012. Under these particular
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`Case IPR2012-00042
`Patent 6,240,376 B1
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`circumstances, we grant both Petitioner and Patent Owner a limited waiver of this
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`rule. Patent Owner’s preliminary response may use 1.5 spacing instead of double
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`spacing. All future filings in this case, by both parties, shall comply with all
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`portions of 37 CFR § 42.6.
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`Upon consideration of the record, it is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner may file its preliminary response using
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`1.5 spacing instead of double spacing as required by 37 CFR § 42.6(a)(2)(iii).
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`ORDERED that all future briefing by both parties in this case shall comply
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`with 37 CFR § 42.6.
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`PETITIONER:
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`William H. Wright
`Travis Jensen
`Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
`Email: wwright@orrick.com
`Email: tjensen@orrick.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher L. McKee
`Michael S. Cuviello
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`Email: mentoripr@bannerwitcoff.com
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