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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`THE MANGROVE PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD., APPLE INC., and
`BLACK SWAMP IP, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2015-010471
`U.S. Patent No. 7,490,151
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`1 Apple Inc. and Black Swamp IP, LLC, who filed petitions in IPR2016-00063 and
`IPR2016-00167, respectively, have been joined as Petitioners in the instant
`proceeding.
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`IPR2015-01047
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`Petitioners’ Request for Oral Hearing
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioners respectfully submit this
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`Request for an Oral Hearing. In its scheduling order, the Board has set the date of
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`an oral hearing in this proceeding for June 30, 2016. See Paper 12.
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`Although there is an overlap of issues between IPR2015-01046 and
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`IPR2015-01047, Petitioners are concerned that a consolidated hearing risks undue
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`confusion due to the distinct claim language in the separate patents, Petitioners’
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`related but distinct patentability arguments, Patent Owner’s responsive arguments
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`that are unique to each proceeding, and the different Petitioners involved.
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` Petitioners therefore request separate hearings in each proceeding, and
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`additionally request that each side be allocated 1 hour of total argument time in
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`IPR2015-01046 and 1 hour of total argument time in IPR2015-1047.
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`Dated: May 27, 2016
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Reg. No. 43,401
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple
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`/Thomas H. Martin/
`Thomas H. Martin
`Reg. No. 34,383
`MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP
`Attorney for Petitioner Black Swamp
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`/Abraham Kasdan/
`Abraham Kasdan
`Reg. No. 32, 997
`WIGGIN & DANA LLP
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`James T. Bailey
`Reg. No. 44,518
`THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES. T. BAILEY
`Attorneys for Petitioner Mangrove
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`IPR2015-01047
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`Petitioners’ Request for Oral Hearing
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I hereby certify that on this 27th day of
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`May, 2016, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing and any
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`accompanying exhibits by e-mail on the following counsel:
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`Joseph E. Palys
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
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`Naveen Modi
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
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`Dated: May 27, 2016
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Reg. No. 43,401
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple
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`/Thomas H. Martin/
`Thomas H. Martin
`Reg. No. 34,383
`MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP
`Attorney for Petitioner Black Swamp
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`/Abraham Kasdan/
`Abraham Kasdan
`Reg. No. 32, 997
`WIGGIN & DANA LLP
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`James T. Bailey
`Reg. No. 44,518
`THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES. T. BAILEY
`Attorneys for Petitioner Mangrove