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`Paper No. 37
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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION and GOOGLE INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00391
`Patent 6,628,314 B1
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`PETITIONER MICROSOFT CORPORATION’S
`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`1 Case IPR2014-00738 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`IPR2014-00039
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner Microsoft
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`Corporation respectfully requests the opportunity to present oral argument. As
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`specified in the Board’s April 9, 2014 Order (Paper No. 14), Oral Argument is
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`scheduled for December 10, 2014.
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`Petitioner requests at least 1 hour of argument time for Petitioner to address
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`the following issues:
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`1.
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`Grounds for which inter partes review was instituted as to claims 11-
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`22 of the ’314 patent in IPR2014-00039, Paper 13 (Institution Decision).
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`2.
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`Any issues properly raised by Patent Owner, including Patent
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`Owner’s Response (Paper 30), Patent Owner’s Contingent Motion to Amend
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`(Paper 31), and Patent Owner’s Reply to the Opposition to the Motion to Amend
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`(Paper 36).
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`3.
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`Any issues addressed by Petitioner, including Microsoft’s Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review (Paper No. 1), Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner Response
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`(Paper 33), and Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend
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`(Paper 34).
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`4.
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`Response to Patent Owner’s arguments regarding the claim
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`construction standard to be used in these proceedings, and relevance if any to the
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`patentability issues raised by the original and/or amended claims.
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`5.
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`Issues related to all exhibits filed in this proceeding.
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`IPR2014-00039
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`6.
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`Rebuttal to issues raised by the Patent Owner.
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`Petitioner requests permission to use audio/visual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits, including a projector and screen for PowerPoint or PDF
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`slides.
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`Dated: October 31, 2014
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Registration No. 43,401
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`jkushan@sidley.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`IPR2014-00039
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 31st day of October, 2014, a copy of this
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`PETITIONER MICROSOFT CORPORATION’S REQUEST FOR ORAL
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`ARGUMENT has been served in its entirety by e-mail on the following counsel of
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`record for Patent Owner:
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`Jason S. Angell
`Robert E. Freitas
`Freitas Tseng & Kaufman LLP
`jangell@ftklaw.com
`rfreitas@ftklaw.com
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`Dated:
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`October 31, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Reg. No. 43,401
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`jkushan@sidley.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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