`Paper Filed: September 12, 2013
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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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`SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. and
`SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00014
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`Patent No. 6,998,973
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to the Board’s March 13, 2013 Scheduling Order (paper 13),
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`Petitioner Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc. and Schrader Electronics, Inc.
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`(collectively, “Schrader”) respectfully requests oral argument for the trial currently
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`scheduled for December 11, 2013.
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`Schrader submits that a request for oral
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`argument at this time is proper as no further submissions will be filed in this case.
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`Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc. (“Continental”) did not file a motion to
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`amend the patent, so no opposition or reply will be filed in that regard. Further, no
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`cross examination will be taken as no affidavits were filed in this case. As such,
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`no observation and response to observation will be filed. Lastly, no motion to
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`exclude evidence is anticipated as neither party presented supplemental evidence.
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`Schrader is ready to present its oral arguments at any time if the Board
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`decides to accommodate one before the scheduled December 11, 2013 date.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, Schrader specifies the following issues to be
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`argued:
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`1.
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`Whether Claims 1-5 and 7-ll of U.S. Patent No. 6,998,973 (“the ’973
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`Patent”) are unpatentable based on the instituted rejection.
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`a. Whether each of the elements of claims 1-5 and 7-11 are taught or
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`suggested in the asserted prior art.
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`b. Whether there is a reason to combine the asserted prior art.
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`Please charge any fees, if any, associated with the submission of this paper
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`to Deposit Account Number 033975
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`(Ref. No.
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`73139/0000005).
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`The
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`Commissioner for Patents is also authorized to credit any over payments to the
`above—referenced Deposit Account.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW
`Pl MAN LLP
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`Dated: September 12, 2013
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true copy of the PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR
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`ORAL ARGUMENT was served in their entirety by EXPRESS MAIL® this 12th
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`day of September, 2013 on the attorney of record of Continental Automotive
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`Systems US, Inc., owner of the subject patent, as indicated below:
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`Timothy R. Baumann
`Steven G. Parmelee
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`Fitch,EVen Tabin & Flannery, LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street
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`Suite 1600
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`Chicago, Illinois 60603
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`A courtesy copy of the same was also emailed to tbaumann@f1tcheVen.com
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`and sgparm@fitcheVen.com, as requested by the patent owner.
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`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW
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`Dated: September 12, 2013
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