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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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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY, JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC,
`VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., AND SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner
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` CRUISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2014-00289
`Patent 6,324,463
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to the Board’s July 2, 2014 Scheduling Order (Paper 14), Petitioners
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`respectfully request oral argument for the trial currently scheduled on March 24, 2015
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`in this proceeding. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, Petitioners request one hour of
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`argument time and specify the following issues, without intent to waive consideration
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`of any issue not requested, to be argued:
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`Proper construction and scope of the claims under the Broadest
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`Reasonable Interpretation standard.
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`B. Ground 1: whether claims 13, 18, and 25–27 are invalid under 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Yoshimitsu.
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`C. Ground 2: whether claims 1–2, 12, 14–15, 27 and 34–36 are invalid
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`under 35 U.S.C. §103 as obvious over Yoshimitsu in view of 300zx Manual.
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`D. Ground 3: whether claims 19–20 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. §103 as
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`obvious over Yoshimitsu in view of Nagashima.
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`E. Ground 4: whether claims 12–13 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
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`as being anticipated by Yagihashi.
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`Ground 5: whether claims 1–5, 14, 26–28, and 34–36 are invalid
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Yagihashi in view of The
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`Admitted Prior Art and/or Yoshimitsu.
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` Rebuttal to Patent Owner’s presentation on all matters including the
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`issues listed above.
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`Petitioners additionally request permission to use audiovisual display
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`equipment to present demonstratives, including a projector and screen for
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`computer-generated slides. Any demonstrative exhibits beyond those attached to
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`the Petition will be served at least five business days before the oral argument as
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`required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b).
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`This filing is timely, being submitted no later than DUE DATE 4 (February
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`23, 2015), according to the Scheduling Order.
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`Date: February 20, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BY: /s/ Matthew D. Satchwell
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`Matthew D. Satchwell (Reg. No. 58,870)
`(matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1900
`Chicago, Illinois 60601
`T: 312-368-2111, F: 312-630-6352
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the attached PETITIONERS’
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARUGMENT was sent via electronic mail on February
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`20, 2015, to the following:
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`John R. Kasha, Reg. No. 53,100
`Kelly L. Kasha, Reg. No. 47,743
`Kasha Law LLC
`14532 Dufief Mill Rd.
`North Potomac, MD 20878
`(703) 867-1886
`john.kasha@kashalaw.com
`kelly.kasha@kashalaw.com
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`EAST\95743997
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`/s/ Matthew D. Satchwell
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`By:
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