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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR20l6—O0309
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`Patent 7,224,668 B1
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`PATENT OWNER’S
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, the Board’s June 11, 2016 Scheduling Order
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`(Paper 9), and the parties’ subsequent joint stipulations to modify the scheduling
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`order—Papers 16, 17 and 27, Patent Owner Cisco Systems, Inc. respectfully
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`requests oral argument in Alexandria, Virginia at 600 Delany Street, which is
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`currently scheduled for March 7, 2017. Patent Owner currently has two Federal
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`Circuit arguments on March 7 and March 13 that will require its counsel to be in
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`Washington, D.C. Furthermore, Cisco’s in-house counsel is located on the East
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`Coast (Atlanta) and its PTAB counsel is located in Washington, D.C.
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`Patent Owner will address issues raised in the Petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of U.S. Patent 7,224,668 (“the ’668 patent”), Patent Owner’s Preliminary
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`Response, Patent Owner’s Response, Petitior1er’s Reply to Patent Owner’s
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`Response, Patent Owner’s Motions for Observations on Cross Examination (if
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`filed), any Responses to Motions for Observations (if filed), and any Motions to
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`Exclude and corresponding Oppositions and Replies (if filed).
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`The issues to be argued are:
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`(1) whether claims 1-6, 8, 9, 15-22, 24-27, 33-36, 55-58, 60-63, and 69-
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`72 of the ’668 patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over a combination
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`of Amara and CoreBuilder;
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`(2) whether claims 7, 23, and 59 of the ’668 patent are unpatentable under
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) over a combination of Amara, CoreBuilder, and Moberg; and
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`IPR2016-00309
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,224,668 B1
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`(3) Whether claims 10, 12, 13, 28, 30, 31, 64, 66, and 67 ofthe ’668
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`patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over a combination of Amara,
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`CoreBui1der, and Hendel.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`\I:ori A. G6rdon (Reg. No. 50,633)
`Daniel S. Block (Reg. No. 68,395)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: January 27, 2017
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`IPR2016-00309
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,224,668 B1
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served electronically via e-mail on
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`January 27, 2017 in its entirety on the following:
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`W. Karl Renner (Lead Counsel)
`Lauren A. Degnan (Back-Up Counsel)
`Adam R. Shartzer (Back-Up Counsel)
`Steven R. Katz (Back-Up Counsel)
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
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`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: January 27, 2017
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
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`Washington, D.C. 20005
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