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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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`v.
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`Patent of CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00014
`Patent U.S. 6,998,973
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`Mailed: October 11, 2012
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`Before ANDREW KELLOGG, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION and
`NOTICE FOR SETTING THE TIME PERIOD FOR FILING
`PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of October 8, 2012.
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`Case IPR2013-00014
`Patent U.S. 6,998,973
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`The Board notes that the claim charts within the Petition are made in
`landscape orientation. In future filings, they should be made in portrait
`orientation.
`Administrative Patent Judge Sally C. Medley has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://ww.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Maria Vignone 571-272-4645 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-
`272-7822.
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`Case IPR2013-00014
`Patent U.S. 6,998,973
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`PETITIONER:
`Bryan P. Collins
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP
`SHAW PITTMAN LLP
`1650 Tysons Boulevard
`McLean, VA 22102
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`and
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`Robert M. Fuhrer
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP
`SHAW PITTMAN LLP
`1650 Tysons Boulevard
`McLean, VA 22102
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Young and Thompson
`209 Madison St.
`Suite 500
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`and
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`Themi Anagnos, Esq.
`Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
`21440 West Lake Cook Rd.
`7th Floor
`Dear Park, IL. 60010
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