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`Paper No. 3
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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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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC and
`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 B2
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`Mailed: February 26, 2015
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`Before MEGAN SKUBAL, 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 17, 2015.
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`IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 B2
`A review of the petition identified the following defect:
`Improper usage of claim charts under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(a)(2)(iii).
`Claim charts may not include arguments, claim construction, statements of
`law, or detailed explanations as to why a claim limitation is taught or
`rendered obvious by the prior art. Petitioner’s claim charts contain improper
`argument.
`Petitioner must correct the defect within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect 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
`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,
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`IPR2015-00729
`Patent 7,280,097 B2
`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
`Megan Skubal at 571-272-1650 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-
`272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`ERIC A. BURESH
`ABRAN J. KEAN
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`MAURIEL KAPOUYTIAN WOODS LLP
`27 W. 24th STREET
`SUITE 302
`NEW YORK, NY 10010
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`ROBERT J. GILBERTSON
`GREENE ESPEL PLLP
`222 SOUTH NINTH STREET
`SUITE 2200
`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
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