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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SHARP CORPORATION, SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, and
`SHARP ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
`COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`SURPASS TECH INNOVATION LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00021
`Patent No. 7,202,843 B2
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, and Sharp Electronics
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`Manufacturing Company of America, Inc. (collectively, “Sharp” or “Petitioner”)
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`hereby respectfully request oral argument pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the
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`Scheduling Order attached to the Board’s April 9, 2015 Order (Paper No. 16), as
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`modified by the parties’ Joint Stipulation to Modify the Scheduling Order (Paper
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`No. 23) (collectively, “the Schedule”). Based on the Schedule, the oral hearing is
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`currently set for December 1, 2015.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and without waiving any issue not
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`specifically identified herein, Petitioner specifies the following issues to be argued
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`at oral argument in connection with this IPR:
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`1. Whether Claims 4, 8, and 9 of the ‘843 Patent (Ex. 1001) are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Ham (Ex. 1005).
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`2. Whether Patent Owner’s expert declaration testimony (Ex. 2005) is
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`entitled to little or no weight under 37 C.F.R. § 42.65 and Federal
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`Rules of Evidence 702.
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`3.
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`The issues raised in the Petition for Inter Partes Review (Paper No. 1)
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`relating to the ground on which the Board instituted inter partes
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`review, and all supporting exhibits cited by Petitioner.
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`The issues raised in Patent Owner’s Response (Paper No. 20), the
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`Declaration of William K. Bohannon (Ex. 2005), Petitioner’s Reply
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`(Paper No. 24), the Rebuttal Declaration of Michael J. Marentic (Ex.
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`1010), and all supporting exhibits cited by Patent Owner and
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`Petitioner.
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`Any issues raised by Patent Owner in its Request for Oral Argument.
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`Any issues raised by a motion to exclude evidence filed by any party
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c).
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`Any issues raised by a motion for observation on cross-examination
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`filed by any party pursuant to the Scheduling Order (Paper No. 16).
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`Any issues raised by Patent Owner in any filings contemporaneous
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`with or subsequent to this Request.
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`Any issues for which the Board seeks clarification.
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`Petitioner requests that audio/visual equipment be made available at a
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`hearing room to display demonstrative exhibits during the oral argument, including
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`a projector, ELMO, and screen.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
`90 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10016
`(212) 336-8000
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`Dated: October 15, 2015
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`By: /Anthony F. Lo Cicero/
`Anthony F. Lo Cicero
` Registration No.: 29,403
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that on this
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`15th day of October, 2015, a copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S REQUEST
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`FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served via e-mail on the counsel of record for the
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`Patent Owner at the following e-mail addresses:
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`Wayne M. Helge (whelge@dbjg.com)
`Donald L. Jackson (djackson@dbjg.com)
`Michael R. Casey (mcasey@dbjg.com)
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`By: /Anthony F. Lo Cicero/
`Dated: October 15, 2015
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