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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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`FACEBOOK, INC., LINKEDIN CORP., and TWITTER, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case 2013-00479
`Patent 5,832,494
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`Mailed: August 5, 2013
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`Before Amy Kattula, 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
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`accorded the filing date of July 30, 2013.
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`Administrative Patent Judge Michael Tierney has been designated to
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`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
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`Case 2013-00479
`Patent 5,832,494
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`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
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`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
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`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
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`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
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`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
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`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
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`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
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`the petition.
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`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
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`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
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`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
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`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
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`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00010
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`(MPT), a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
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`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.” Any motion for pro hac
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`vice admission filed by the parties shall also indicate that the person sought
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`to be admitted will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct.
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`See Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office; Final Rule, 78 Fed. Reg. 20180 (Apr. 3, 2013) (effective
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`May 3, 2013).
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`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
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`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
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`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
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`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
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`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
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`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact Amy
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`Kattula at 571-272-5826 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-
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`7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Heidi L. Keefe
`Mark R. Weinstein
`Cooley, LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`mweinstein@cooley.com
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`David Silbert
`Keker & Van Nest, LLP
`djs@kvn.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Software Rights Archive, LLC
`2530 Meridian Parkway
`Third Floor
`Durham, NC 27713
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`Software Rights Archive, LLC
`104 East Houston Street
`Marshall, TX 75670
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`Case 2013-00479
`Patent 5,832,494
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`Aldo Noto
`Andrews Kurth, LLP
`1350 I Street, NW
`Suite 1100
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC
`607 14th Street, NW
`Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
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`W. Paul Schuck
`Thomas Whitelaw, LLP
`Three Embarcadero Center
`Suite 1350
`San Francisco, CA 94111-4037
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`Victor G. Hardy
`Chester J. Shiu
`Dinovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy, LLP
`7000 North Mopac Expressway
`Suite 350
`Austin, TX 78731
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