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`Entered: February 22, 2016
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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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`PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
`Petitioner
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`MALLINCKRODT HOSPITAL PRODUCTS IP LTD.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00529
`U.S. Patent No. 8,846,112 B2
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`Before LORA M. GREEN, TINA E. HULSE, and
`ROBERT A. POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Case IPR2015-00529
`U.S. Patent No. 8,849,112
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s Order dated Sept. 17, 2015
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`(Paper 14), Patent Owner Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Ltd. (“Patent Owner”)
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`respectfully requests oral argument on issues related to the patentability of claims
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`1-19 of U.S. Patent No. 8,849,112 on the instituted grounds set forth in the Board’s
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`Decision (Paper 12) and on any issues specified in any motions to exclude or
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`motions for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness filed by the
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`parties. The Board has previously scheduled the oral argument for March 29,
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`2016. (Paper 14.) Patent Owner also requests permission to use a computer,
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`projector, and screen to display possible demonstratives and exhibits.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Robert Steinberg/
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`Robert Steinberg (Reg. No. 33,144)
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`355 South Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
`213.485.1234; 213.891.8763 (Fax)
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`Daniel G. Brown (Reg. No. 54,005)
`daniel.brown@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`885 Third Avenue
`New York, NY 10022-4834
`212.906.1200; 212.751.4864 (Fax)
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: February 22, 2016
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`Case IPR2015-00529
`U.S. Patent No. 8,849,112
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that on this 22nd day of
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`February, 2016, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Patent Owner’s Request
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`for Oral Argument was served by electronic mail on Petitioner’s lead and backup
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`counsel at the following email addresses:
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`sanjay.murthy@klgates.com
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`benjamin.weed@klgates.com
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`michael.abernathy@klgates.com
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`margaux.nair@klgates.com
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`maria.doukas@klgates.com
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`Praxair-Ikaria@klgates.com
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`By: /Robert Steinberg/
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`Robert Steinberg (Reg. No. 33,144)
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`355 South Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
`213.485.1234; 213.891.8763 (Fax)