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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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`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC., FORD MOTOR
`CO., JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC, SUBARU OF
`AMERICA INC., and VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC.
`Petitioners
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`CRUISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00289
`Patent 6,324,463
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`Mailed: January 9, 2014
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`Before Andrew Kellogg, 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 23, 2013
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`Administrative Patent Judge Josiah C. Cocks 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: Although claim charts are
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`permitted, the purpose of claim charts is to assist petitioners to specify where
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`each claim limitation is found in the prior art references relied upon.
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`Attorney argument is not permitted in the claim charts.
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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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`Andrew Kellogg at 571-272-5366 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
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`571-272-7822.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`John Caracappa
`Tremayne Norris
`Steptoe & Johnson LLP
`jcaracap@steptoe.com
`tnorris@steptoe.com
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`William Mandir
`Sughrue Mion PLLC
`wmandir@sughrue.com
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`Matthew Satchwell
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
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`Wab Kadaba
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Matthew Moore
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`matthew.moore@lw.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi,
`Fahmi, Sellers, Embert & Davitz
`84 W. Santa Clara St.
`Suite 550
`San Jose, CA 95113
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`BAYARD, P.A.
`Richard D. Kirk
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`Stephen B. Brauerman
`Vanessa R. Tiradentes
`222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900
`Wilmington, DE 19899
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`Alexander C.D. Giza
`Marc A. Fenster
`RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
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