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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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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`VIRNETX, INC. AND SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
`CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00354
`Patent 7,490,151
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`Mailed: June 19, 2013
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`Before PATRICK E. BAKER, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME 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 June 17, 2013.
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`Case IPR2013-00354
`Patent 7,490,151
`Administrative Patent Judge Sally C. Medley has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`A review of the petition identified the following defects:
` Petition exceeds page limit. 37 C.F.R. § 42.24.
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` Petititioner failed to uniquely number in a sequence each
`page of the exhibits pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.63(d)(2)(i).
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` Petitioner failed to affix a label with the Petitioner’s
`name and the relevant exhibit number on the lower right
`corner of the first page of the exhibit pursuant to 37 CFR
`§ 42.63(d)(2)(ii).
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` Petitioner failed to certify that the patent for which review
`is sought is available for the requested review. 37 C.F.R. §
`42.104(a).
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`Petitioner must correct the defects within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
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`from this notice. Failure to correct the defects may result in an order to
`show cause as to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive
`changes (e.g., new grounds) may be made to the petition.
`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://www.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.
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`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. §
`42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00010
`(MPT), a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.” Any motion for pro hac
`vice admission filed by the parties shall also indicate that the person sought
`to be admitted will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct.
`See Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office; Final Rule, 78 Fed. Reg. 20180 (Apr. 3, 2013) (effective
`May 3, 2013).
`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.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Patrick E. Baker at 571-272-6192 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`JEFFREY P. KUSHAN
`jkushan@sidley.com
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`JOSEPH A. MICALLEF
`jmicallef@sidley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER
`901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
`WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
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