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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`McCLINTON ENERGY GROUP, LLC
`Petitioner
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`MAGNUM OIL TOOLS INTERNATIONAL, Ltd.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 8,079,413
`Issue Date: December 20, 2011
`Title: BOTTOM SET DOWNHOLE PLUG
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2013-00231
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`PATENT OWNER'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
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`IPR2013-00231
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`Pursuant to the Board's Scheduling Order dated September 23, 2013, Patent
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`Owner Magnum Oil Tools International, Ltd. ("Magnum") respectfully requests
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`oral argument, currently scheduled for May 8, 2014. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.70, Patent Owner specifies, without intent to waive consideration of any issue
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`not requested, the following issues to be argued:
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`1. Rebuttal of each ground of unpatentability on which trial was instituted,
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`specifically:
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`a. Claims 1-3, 5-8, 12, and 13 are not obvious under 35 U.S.C. §
`103(a) over Lehr, Cockrell, and Kristiansen.
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`b. Claims 4 and 9-11 are not obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
`Lehr, Cockrell, Kristiansen, and Slup.
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`c. Claims 14 and 16 are not obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
`Lehr, Cockrell, Kristiansen, and Streich.
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`d. Claim 15 is not obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Lehr,
`Cockrell, Kristiansen, Streich, and McKeachnie.
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`e. Claims 17-19 are not obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Lehr,
`Cockrell, Kristiansen, Slup, and Streich.
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`f. Claim 20 is not obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Lehr,
`Cockrell, Kristiansen, Slup, Streich, and McKeachnie.
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`Patent Owner requests the ability to use audio visual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector and screen for PowerPoint
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`display.
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`Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
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`IPR2013-00231
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`Dated: April 14, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Robb D. Edmonds/__
`Robb D. Edmonds
`Registration No. 46,681
`John D. Holman
`Registration No. 71,746
`N. Alexander Nolte
`Registration No. 45,689
`EDMONDS & NOLTE, P.C.
`2625 Bay Area Blvd, Suite 530
`Houston, TX 77058
`Phone: 281-480-2700
`Fax: 281-480-2701
`redmonds@edmondsnolte.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner Magnum
`Oil Tools International, Ltd.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this Patent Owner's Request
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`for Oral Argument has been served via Federal Express on April 14, 2014 upon the
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`following:
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`Jason A. Engel
`Robert M. Barrett
`K&L Gates LLP
`70 West Madison Street
`Suite 3100
`Chicago, IL 60602-4207
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`Attorneys for Petitioner, McClinton Energy Group, LLC
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`/John D. Holman/_
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