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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 CORPORATION,
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`RAYTHEON COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00209
`Patent 5,591,678
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`PETITIONER SONY’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`IPR2016-00209
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`Petitioner Sony Corporation (“Sony”) hereby requests oral argument under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s May 2, 2016, Updated Scheduling Order (Paper
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`21). Oral argument is currently scheduled for October 13, 2016. (Paper 21, Due
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`Date 7).
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`Sony requests argument on all grounds set forth in the Petition for inter
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`partes review.
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`Sony requests the ability to use audio-visual equipment for demonstrative
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`exhibits such as PowerPoint slides. Sony notes that a portion of the record is
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`subject to confidentiality restrictions requested by the Patent Owner, and that
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`portions of any argument might need to be closed. The panel and parties should
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`discuss the required procedures in a conference call if the panel orders argument.
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`By: /Matthew A. Smith/
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`Matthew A Smith
`Registration No.: 49,003
`Counsel for Petitioner Sony
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`Date: Sept. 1, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`IPR2016-00209
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing SONY
`CORPORATION’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served on
`September 1, 2016 by electronic mail on the Patent Owner’s counsel:
`tfilarski@steptoe.com, sschlitter@steptoe.com, dstringfield@steptoe.com,
`jabramic@steptoe.com , and 678IPR@steptoe.com.
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`Date: Sept. 1, 2016
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`Signed: /Matthew A. Smith/
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` Registration No. 49,003
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` Counsel for Petitioner
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