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`Pavel Pogodin <pavel@transpacificlaw.com>
`Wednesday, April 13, 2016 9:31 PM
`Meunier, William
`Andrew.Kellogg@uspto.gov; Trials@uspto.gov; Sanjay Prasad; StraightPathIPRs
`Re: IPR2013-00246 -- Order Regarding Additional Briefing
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`Dear Mr. Kellogg and Mr. Meunier:
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`We have received instructions from our client Sipnet that it does not intend to file any additional briefs in this
`matter.
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`Thank you.
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`Best Regards,
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`Pavel Pogodin, Ph.D., Esq.
`Attorney at Law
`Registered Patent Attorney
`TransPacific Law Group
`High Technology Attorneys
`t: +1 (650) 469-3750 f: +1 (650) 472-8961
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`On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Meunier, William <WAMeunier@mintz.com> wrote:
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`I am forwarding the email below concerning an urgent scheduling question to Trials@uspto.gov as instructed by the
`following email response from Mr. Andrew Kellogg:
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`“I am currently out of the office and will return on April 12, 2016. For questions regarding IPR and CBM cases,
`please e-mail Trials@uspto.gov and for questions regarding interferences, please e-mail
`BoxInterferences@uspto.gov”
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`Thank you,
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`William Meunier
`Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
`Direct: (617) 348-1845
`E-mail: WAMeunier@mintz.com
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`From: Meunier, William
`Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 10:37 AM
`To: 'Pavel Pogodin'; Andrew.Kellogg@uspto.gov
`Cc: Sanjay Prasad; StraightPathIPRs
`Subject: RE: IPR2013-00246 -- Order Regarding Additional Briefing
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`Dear Mr. Kellogg:
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`Straight Path writes in response to Sipnet’s email below and to address the resulting uncertainty about the current briefing
`schedule in IPR2013-00246.
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`Sipnet has known that it missed the deadline for its additional briefing since at least last Wednesday morning, April 6,
`2016, which is when Straight Path emailed the Board’s scheduling order to Sipnet’s counsel and informed Sipnet that it
`had failed to timely file its additional brief (due Tuesday, April 5, 2016). Straight Path took these actions because, in the
`course of investigating Sipnet’s failure to file its additional briefing, Straight Path noticed that Sipnet had provided
`incomplete and incorrect service information for its counsel and thus may not have received the Board’s scheduling order
`concerning the additional briefing. Straight Path informed Sipnet of its mistake and asked Sipnet how it intended to
`proceed.
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`Despite this, Sipnet still has not sought to extend the briefing schedule so that it may file additional briefing. Sipnet’s below
`email suggests that it will not decide whether to move to alter the schedule until later this week, more than a week after
`Sipnet’s brief was due and it learned of its oversight.
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`Straight Path’s own supplemental brief is currently due tomorrow, April 12, 2016. By the Board’s order, Straight Path’s
`brief was due a week after Sipnet’s so that Straight Path could respond to any arguments raised by Sipnet.
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`Accordingly, Straight Path respectfully states that it needs to know now whether Sipnet intends to ask for, and whether it
`will be granted, additional time in which to file its tardy brief. If Sipnet is allowed additional time, Straight Path requests
`that Straight Path be allowed to file its supplemental brief a week after Sipnet’s, consistent with the Board’s original
`order. If the schedule will not be extended to allow Sipnet to file an additional brief, Straight Path intends to file its brief
`tomorrow in accordance with the original scheduling order. Either way, Straight Path should not be required to file its brief
`before Sipnet’s.
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`Please let Straight Path know how to proceed. Straight Path is available for a conference call any time today if that would
`assist the Board.
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`Sincerely,
`
`William Meunier
`Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
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`Direct: (617) 348-1845
`E-mail: WAMeunier@mintz.com
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`From: Pavel Pogodin [mailto:pavel@transpacificlaw.com]
`Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 4:38 PM
`To: Andrew.Kellogg@uspto.gov
`Cc: Meunier, William; mdurell@mintz.com; Sanjay Prasad
`Subject: IPR2013-00246 -- Order Regarding Additional Briefing
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`Dear Mr. Kellogg,
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`due to an incorrect email address in the USPTO email service list, counsel for Petitioner did not timely get the
`Board's Order regarding filing of the additional briefs. The order was forwarded to us by opposing counsel after
`the deadline for filing the Petitioner's brief has already passed.
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`We are consulting with our client regarding the situation and, after receiving approval, may file an appropriate
`motion with the Board by mid next week.
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`Thank you.
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`Best Regards,
`
`Pavel Pogodin, Ph.D., Esq.
`Attorney at Law
`Registered Patent Attorney
`TransPacific Law Group
`High Technology Attorneys
`
`t: +1 (650) 469-3750 f: +1 (650) 472-8961
`e: pavel@transpacificlaw.com
`w: www.transpacificlaw.com
`o: 1 Daniel Burnham Ct., Unit 914, San Francisco, California,
`94109
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