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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`UMICORE AG & CO. KG
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`BASF CORPORATION
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01121
`U.S. Patent 7,601,662
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner Umicore AG & CO. KG
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`(“Umicore”) hereby respectfully requests oral argument, as currently scheduled for
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`July 28, 2016. Petitioner believes that the issues implicated by Cases IPR2015-
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`1121, -1123, -1124, and -1125 can be addressed collectively at a single hearing.
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`Petitioner respectfully requests that each side be allotted 2 hours to present its
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`arguments regarding all four IPRs. Petitioner believes the following issues should
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`be argued:
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`I.
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`All instituted grounds in IPR2015-1121:
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`A. Whether claims 1–8 and 30 of the ’662 patent are unpatentable
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the combination of
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`Zones and Maeshima; and
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`B. Whether claims 12–24 and 32–50 of the ’662 patent are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the
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`combination of Zones, Maeshima, and Patchett.
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`II. All instituted grounds in IPR2015-1123:
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`A. Whether claims 1, 14, 15, 17–22, 26, and 27 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Zones and Maeshima; and
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`B. Whether claims 2–13, 16, 23–25, and 28–31 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Zones, Maeshima, and Patchett.
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`III. All instituted grounds in IPR2015-1124:
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`A. Whether claims 1, 14, 15, 19, 20, 26, and 27 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Maeshima and Breck;
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`B. Whether claims 2–13, 16, 23–25, and 28–31 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Maeshima, Breck, and Patchett;
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`C. Whether claims 1, 14, 15, 19, 20, 26, and 27 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Dedecek and Breck; and
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`D. Whether claims 2–13, 16, 23–25, and 28–31 of the ’203 patent
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`are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the
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`combination of Dedecek, Breck, and Patchett.
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`IV. All instituted grounds in IPR2015-1125:
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`A. Whether claims 1, 2, 5, 6, and 30 of the ’662 patent are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the
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`combination of Maeshima and Breck;
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`B. Whether claims 12–24 and 32–38 of the ’662 patent are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the
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`combination of Maeshima, Breck, and Patchett;
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`C. Whether claims 1, 2, 5, 6, and 30 of the ’662 patent are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the
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`combination of Dedecek and Breck; and
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`D. Whether claims 12–24 and 32–38 of the ’662 patent are
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over the
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`combination of Dedecek, Breck, and Patchett.
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`V.
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`The issues raised by Petitioner’s motion to exclude.
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`VI. Rebuttal on other matters properly before the Board.
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`Petitioner also respectfully requests to use audio visual equipment to display
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`possible demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector and screen.
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`Date: 6/20/2016
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/ Elizabeth Gardner /
`Elizabeth Gardner (Reg. No. 36,519)
`Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP
`51 West 52nd Street
`New York, NY 10019
`Tel: 212-506-5000
`Fax. 212-506-5151
`Email: egardner@orrick.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby confirms that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMEN T was served on June 20, 2016 via e-mail
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`upon the following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
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`Brian E. Ferguson (brian.ferguson@weil.com)
`Anish R. Desai (anish.desai@weil.com)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
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`/ Elizabeth Gardner /
`Elizabeth Gardner (Reg. No. 36,519)
`Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP
`51 West 52nd Street
`New York, NY 10019
`Tel: 212-506-5000
`Fax. 212-506-5151
`Email: egardner@orrick.com
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