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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES INC.
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`WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01478
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,293,520
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Patent Owner’s Request for Oral Argument
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`Pursuant to the Board’s March 17, 2015 Scheduling Order (Paper 19) and
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`the parties’ Joint Notice of Stipulation Concerning Scheduling and Discovery
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`(Paper 30), Patent Owner WesternGeco L.L.C. respectfully requests oral argument,
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`currently scheduled on November 12, 2015. Patent Owner requests that argument
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`in IPR2014-01478 be consolidated with argument in IPR2014-01475 and
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`IPR2014-01477 and requests that each party receives two hours to present its
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`arguments, with the two hours to be allocated amongst the three cases as each party
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`sees fit. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, Patent Owner specifies the following
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`issues to be argued:
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`1. Claims 3, 5, 20, and 22 are not rendered obvious by Workman;
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`2. Claims 13, 14, 30, and 31 are not anticipated by Workman;
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`3. Claims 13, 14, 30, and 31 are not rendered obvious by Workman;
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`4. Claims 15-17 and 32-34 are not rendered obvious by Workman and
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`Dolengowski;
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`5. Construction of claims 1, 3, 5, 13-18, 20, 22, and 30-34;
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`6. Secondary considerations of non-obviousness;
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`7. Petitioner’s identification of Real Parties in Interest;
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`8. Whether Petitioner is in privity with Ion Geophysical Corporation and
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`ION International S.A.R.L.;
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`9. Whether the petition is time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b); and
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`10. Whether Patent Owner has been afforded due process in this proceeding.
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`In the event any fees are required for this Request, please charge Deposit
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Oblon, McClelland, Maier &
`Neustadt, LLP
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`/Michael L. Kiklis/
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`Dated: October 14, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies service of
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT on the counsel of
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`record for the Petitioner by filing this document through the Patent Review
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`Processing System as well as delivering a copy via electronic mail to the following
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`David Berl
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`Jessamyn Berniker
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`Thomas S. Fletcher
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`Dated: October 14, 2015