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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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`BROSE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
`and
`BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, HALLSTADT
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`UUSI, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00416
`Patent 8,217,612
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`Mailed: February 18, 2014
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`Before Lawrence J. Banks, 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
`accorded the filing date of February 6, 2014.
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`Patent 8,217,612
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`Administrative Patent Judge Glenn J. Perry has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
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`Improper usages of claim charts: Claim charts should
`be presented in a readable format so that a reader (e.g., the patent
`owner or a deciding official) is able to locate the claim limitations
`and the relied-upon portions of the prior art quickly. Presenting
`claim limitations and prior art teachings in a single column format
`creates inefficiency and, at times, appears to circumvent the page
`limit set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.24. Claim limitations should be
`presented in a separate column (e.g., claim limitations in the left
`column and prior art teachings in the right column).
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`Improper usages of claim charts: Although claim
`charts are permitted, the purpose of claim charts is to assist
`petitioners to specify where each claim limitation is found in the
`prior art references relied upon. Claim charts should be presented in
`a readable manner and be free from attorney or declarant argument.
`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) may result in an order to
`show cause as to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive
`changes (e.g., new grounds) may be made to the petition.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`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),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Lawrence J. Banks at 571-272-3450 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Craig D. Leavell
`Alyse Wu
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP.
`300 North LaSalle Street
`Chicago, IL 60654
`craig.leavell@kirkland.com
`alyse.wu@kirkland.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P.
`1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 1700
`CLEVELAND, OH 44114
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