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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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`MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, GOOGLE INC. and APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`ARENDI S.A.R.L.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00203
`Patent 8,306,993
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`Mailed: December 12, 2013
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`Before Althea Wilburn, 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 December 2, 2013.
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`Case IPR2014-00203
`Patent 8,306,993
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`Administrative Patent Judge Sally Medley has been designated to
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`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
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`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
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`Improper usages of claim charts: The rules require that a
`petition identify how the challenged claims are to be
`construed and how the claims are unpatentable under the
`statutory grounds raised. This information is to be
`provided pursuant to the page limit requirements, which
`require double spacing. Additionally, the rules require that
`the petition specify where each element of a challenged
`claim is to be found in the prior art. The element by
`element showing may be provided in a claim chart, which is
`permitted to be written with single spacing. See 37 C.F.R
`§42.6(a)(2)(iii). Placing one's argument and claim
`construction in a claim chart to circumvent the double
`spacing requirement is not permitted.
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`Example of arguments included in the claim charts –
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`Page 27 – “it would have been obvious…”
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`Page 31 – “it would have been obvious…”
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`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
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`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) may result in an order to
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`show cause as to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive
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`changes (e.g., new grounds) may be made to the petition.
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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 IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
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`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
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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.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
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`Althea Wilburn at 571-272-6230 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
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`571-272-7822.
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`Case IPR2014-00203
`Patent 8,306,993
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`PETITIONER:
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`Matthew Smith
`smith@turnerboyd.com
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`Zhuanija Gu
`gu@turnerboyd.com
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`Mehran Arjomand
`marjomand@mofo.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP
`125 SUMMER STREET
`BOSTON, MA 02110-1618
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