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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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` AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00366
`Patent 6,012,007
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Patent Owner, Signal IP, Inc., respectfully
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`requests oral argument on the question of whether claims 17 and 21 are patentable
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 102 over Schousek, US Pat. 5,474,327, said hearing to be at a
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`place and time set by the Board. Oral argument is presently scheduled for February
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`16, 2017 (Paper No. 8, Scheduling Order). Patent Owner requests 30 min. of
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`argument time.
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`US Pat. 6,012,007 is also at issue in IPR2016-00292, in which proceeding
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`the same claims as are at issue in the present proceeding are challenged as being
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`anticipated by Schousek. Patent Owner has requested an oral hearing in IPR2016-
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`00292, for which a hearing date of February 16, 2017, has been scheduled. See
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`Toyota Motor Corp. v. Signal IP, Inc., IPR2016-00292, Paper No. 17, slip op. at 6
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`(PTAB Jun. 2, 2016). Because IPR2016-00292 is before the same panel of the
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`Board, and concerns the same challenged claims, the same cited reference, and the
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`same issues as are present in this proceeding, Patent Owner requests that the oral
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`hearings for these two proceedings be consolidated.
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`Date: December 9, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Tarek N. Fahmi/
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`Tarek N. Fahmi, Reg. No. 41,402
`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W. San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`1 866 877 4883
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`was served on December 9, 2016, by filing this document though PTAB E2E as
`well as delivering a copy via electronic mail directed to the attorneys of record for
`the Petitioner at the following address:
`William H. Mandir
`David P. Emery
`Sughrue Mion PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20037
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`AisinIPR@sughrue.com
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`Date: December 9, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`by:
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` /Tarek N. Fahmi/
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`Tarek N. Fahmi, Reg. No. 41,402
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W. San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`1 866 877 4883