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`Trials
`Steadman, Paul; Trials; Lambrianakos, Peter
`toyota@sughrue.com; jmelnik@jonesday.com; jbeauchamp@jonesday.com; aliou@jonesday.com; Satchwell,
`Matthew; Minutoli, Gianni; Panno, Nicholas J.; Harel, Shahar; Rubino, Vincent J.; shsu@hdbdlaw.com;
`shsu@jvllp.com; Suzanne Konrad; Michael Murphy; Fabricant, Alfred R.; Lambrianakos, Peter
`RE: IPR2016-00418
`Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:25:51 PM
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`Counsel,
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` conference call will not be scheduled at this time. For IPR2016-00418, the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners
`are authorized to file the requested motion to withdraw and joint motion to file the settlement agreement
`as business confidential information. In addition, the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners have the option, but
`are not required, to attend the oral argument.
`
`The Board will respond to the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners’ requests regarding IPR2016-01476 and
`IPR2016-01477 shortly.
`Regards,
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`Andrew Kellogg,
`Supervisory Paralegal
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`USPTO
`andrew.kellogg@uspto.gov
`Direct: 571-272-5366
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`From: Steadman, Paul [mailto:Paul.Steadman@dlapiper.com]
`Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:48 PM
`To: Trials <Trials@USPTO.GOV>; Lambrianakos, Peter <PLambrianakos@brownrudnick.com>
`Cc: toyota@sughrue.com; jmelnik@jonesday.com; jbeauchamp@jonesday.com;
`aliou@jonesday.com; Satchwell, Matthew <Matthew.Satchwell@dlapiper.com>; Minutoli, Gianni
`<Gianni.Minutoli@dlapiper.com>; Panno, Nicholas J. <Nicholas.Panno@dlapiper.com>; Harel,
`Shahar <SHarel@brownrudnick.com>; Rubino, Vincent J. <VRubino@brownrudnick.com>;
`shsu@hdbdlaw.com; shsu@jvllp.com; Suzanne Konrad <SKonrad@giplaw.com>; Michael Murphy
`<MMurphy@giplaw.com>; Fabricant, Alfred R. <AFabricant@brownrudnick.com>; Lambrianakos,
`Peter <PLambrianakos@brownrudnick.com>; Steadman, Paul <Paul.Steadman@dlapiper.com>
`Subject: RE: IPR2016-00418
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`Dear PTAB,
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`Petitioners Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama,
`LLC, Kia Motors Corp., Kia Motors America, Inc., and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (on the one
`hand) and Patent Holder (on the other hand) have agreed to settle all of their disputes, including to
`request termination of all pending IPRs where Hyundai or Kia are petitioners, withdrawal of the Hyundai
`and Kia Petitioners from IPR2016-00418. IPR2016-00418 is currently scheduled for an oral hearing on
`February 2, 2017. Petitioners Honda and Nissan have joined IPR 2016-00418, and we have copied their
`counsel on this message.
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`We respectfully request a conference call to seek permission to file a joint motion to terminate IPR2016-
`01476 and IPR2016-01477 and for the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners to withdraw from IPR 2016-00418, as
`well as a joint motion to file the settlement agreement (upon its execution) as business confidential
`information. Counsel for Petitioner and Patent Owner are presently available and will make themselves
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`available at the Board's convenience. We have conferred with counsel for Patent Owner, who consents
`to our motions as described above.
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`Finally, in view of these developments, lead counsel for the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners request
`permission not to attend the oral hearing on February 2, 2017. In the alternative, if counsel for Hyundai
`and Kia Petitioners must attend, we request permission to substitute back-up counsel Mr. Gianni Minutoli
`to attend for the Hyundai and Kia Petitioners in lieu of lead counsel.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Paul R. Steadman
`Lead Counsel for Petitioners Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor
`Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, Kia Motors Corp., Kia Motors America, Inc., and Kia Motors Manufacturing
`Georgia, Inc.
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`From: Trials [mailto:Trials@USPTO.GOV]
`Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:42 AM
`To: Lambrianakos, Peter; Trials
`Cc: toyota@sughrue.com; jmelnik@jonesday.com; jbeauchamp@jonesday.com; aliou@jonesday.com;
`Steadman, Paul; Satchwell, Matthew; Minutoli, Gianni; Panno, Nicholas J.; Harel, Shahar; Rubino, Vincent
`J.; shsu@hdbdlaw.com; shsu@jvllp.com; Suzanne Konrad; Michael Murphy; Fabricant, Alfred R.
`Subject: RE: IPR2016-00418
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`Counsel,
`
`The panel appreciates the request for a conference call to discuss availability of lead counsel for Patent
`Owner at oral argument. We have noted the appearance by Mr. Vincent Rubino, and authorize his
`participation in lieu of lead counsel, Mr. Peter Lambrianakos. No conference call is necessary at this time.
`
`Regards,
`
`Andrew Kellogg,
`Supervisory Paralegal
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`USPTO
`andrew.kellogg@uspto.gov
`Direct: 571-272-5366
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`From: Lambrianakos, Peter [mailto:PLambrianakos@brownrudnick.com]
`Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:59 PM
`To: Trials <Trials@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: toyota@sughrue.com; jmelnik@jonesday.com; jbeauchamp@jonesday.com;
`aliou@jonesday.com; paul.steadman@dlapiper.com; matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com;
`Gianni.minutoli@dlapiper.com; Nicholas.panno@dlapiper.com; Lambrianakos, Peter
`<PLambrianakos@brownrudnick.com>; Harel, Shahar <SHarel@brownrudnick.com>; Rubino,
`Vincent J. <VRubino@brownrudnick.com>; shsu@hdbdlaw.com; shsu@jvllp.com; Suzanne Konrad
`<SKonrad@giplaw.com>; Michael Murphy <MMurphy@giplaw.com>; Fabricant, Alfred R.
`<AFabricant@brownrudnick.com>
`Subject: IPR2016-00418
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`Board,
`
`Pursuant to Paper No. 29, Order Granting Request for Oral Argument, Patent Owner requests a joint
`conference call to request that backup counsel for Patent Owner, Mr. Vincent Rubino, attend the
`Oral Argument in lieu of lead counsel. I have a conflict with a pretrial conference in the Eastern
`District of Texas on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, which conference was scheduled this afternoon.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Peter Lambrianakos
`Reg. No. 58,279
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`Peter Lambrianakos
`Partner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
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