`Patent No. 7,986,426
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`Filed on Behalf of MPHJ TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, INC
`By: Scott A. Horstemeyer (scott.horstemeyer@thomashorstemeyer.com)
`THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP
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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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`RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION AND XEROX CORPORATION,
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`Petitioners
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`MPHJ TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00302
`Patent 7,986,426
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT TO
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Case IPR2013-00302
`Patent No. 7,986,426
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, MPHJ Technology Investments LLC (“Patent
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`Owner”) hereby requests oral argument for the trial currently scheduled for August
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`18, 2014. The Patent Owner specifies the following issues to be argued, pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a).
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`ISSUES TO BE ARGUED
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`1. Claims 1-11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,986,426 (hereinafter “the ’426 Patent”)
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`are patentable over XNS, as relied upon by Petitioner.
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`2. Claims 1-11 the ’426 Patent are patentable over Salgado, as relied upon
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`by Petitioner.
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`3. Glenn Weadock is a person of at least ordinary skill in the art who is
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`qualified to testify with regard to the patent-at-issue.
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`4. Responses to leading questions in the deposition testimony of Dr. Melen,
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`submitted as Ex. 2003, should be excluded from evidence as set forth in
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`Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Thomas | Horstemeyer LLP
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` / Scott A. Horstemeyer /
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`Scott Horstemeyer
`Lead Counsel
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Registration No. 34,183
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` July 14, 2014
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Case IPR2013-00302
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`The undersigned herby certifies that a copy of the foregoing REQUEST
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`FOR ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 was served on
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`counsel of record on July 14, 20104 and that this document was filed through the
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`Patent Review Processing System and served electronically via email.
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`Michael D. Specht
`Jason D. Eisenberg
`H. Keeto Sabharwal (pro hac vice admittance)(Paper 19)
`Dennies Varughese
`Richard M. Bemben
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`rbemben-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Thomas | Horstemeyer LLP
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` / Scott A. Horstemeyer /
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`Scott Horstemeyer
`Lead Counsel
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Registration No. 34,183
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