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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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`HTC CORPORATION AND HTC AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`E-WATCH, INC. AND E-WATCH CORPORATION
`Patent Owners
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`Case IPR2014-00987
`Patent 7,365,871 B2
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`Mailed: June 24, 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 parties review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of June 19, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-00987
`Patent 7,365,871 B2
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`Administrative Patent Judge Jameson Lee has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`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
`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. To file documents, users must first
`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
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`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
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`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:
`Bing Ai
`Cheng C. (Jack) Ko
`Kevin Patariu
`Babak Tehranchi
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real, Suite 350
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Ai@perkinscoie.com
`CKo@perkinscoie.com
`KPatariu@perkinscoie.com
`BTehranchi@perkinscoie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Robert C. Curfiss
`Law Office of Robert Curfiss
`19826 Sundance Drive
`Humble, TX 77346-1402
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