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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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`ASUSTEK COMPUTER, INC. and ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL,
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`Petitioners
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`v.
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`AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,
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`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,870,087
`Issue Date: February 9, 1999
`Title: MPEG DECODER SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A UNIFIED
`MEMORY FOR TRANSPORT DECODE AND SYSTEM CONTROLLER
`FUNCTIONS
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-00646
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD” Patent
`Trial and Appeal Board U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and in accordance with the Board’s
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`Scheduling Order (paper no. 12), Petitioners ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.
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`(“ASUSTeK”) and ASUS Computer International (“ASUS”) (collectively
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`“Petitioners”) request oral argument before the Board in this inter partes review. In
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`light of the Order regarding Conduct of the Proceeding (paper no. 19), the oral
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`argument is currently scheduled to occur on May 17, 2017. Petitioners respectfully
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`request one hour in which to present its arguments and the necessary equipment to
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`project related demonstratives. Petitioners request that two counsel at the counsel’s
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`table be allowed to use their computers at the hearing (in addition to the counsel
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`making the argument using his or her computer to show the demonstratives), to avoid
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`the need for the parties to bring entire paper copies of the record into the hearing
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`room and to facilitate efficient answering of panel questions.
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`Without intending to waive any issue not specifically identified, Petitioners
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`specify the following issues to be argued:
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`1. Whether Claims 1, 7, 10, 11, and 16 are unpatentable under pre-AIA 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(e) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,898,695 to Fujii et al.
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`(EX1005).
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`2. Whether Claims 1, 5, 7–11, and 16 are unpatentable under pre-AIA 35
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`U.S.C. § 103(a) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,898,695 to Fujii et al.
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`(EX1005) in combination with U.S. Patent No. 5,960,464 to Lam
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`(EX1004).
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`3. Whether Claims 7–9 are unpatentable under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §
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`103(a) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,898,695 to Fujii et al. (EX1005) in
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`combination with U.S. Patent No. 5,847,771 to Cloutier et al.
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`(EX1006).
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`4. Whether Claims 7–9 are unpatentable under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. §
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`103(a) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,898,695 to Fujii et al. (EX1005) in
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`combination with U.S. Patent No. 5,960,464 to Lam (EX1004) and U.S.
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`Patent No. 5,847,771 to Cloutier et al. (EX1006).
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`The scope and content of Patent Owner’s Response.
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`The content of Petitioners’ Petition and Reply.
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`Any additional issues raised by the Patent Owner during oral argument.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`No fees are believed to be required for filing this request; however, the
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`Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees which may be
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`required, or credit any overpayment, to Deposit Account No. 16-0605.
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`Dated: April 6, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Christopher TL Douglas/
`Christopher TL Douglas
`(Reg. No. 56,950)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`101 South Tryon
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`Suite 4000
`Charlotte, NC 28209
`Tel: 704-444-1119
`Email:
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
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`Michael J. Newton
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`2828 North Harwood Street, Suite 1800
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: 214-922-3400
`Email: mike.newton@alston.com
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`Derek S. Neilson
`(Reg. No. 65,447)
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`2828 North Harwood Street, 18th Floor
`Dallas, TX 75201-2139
`Tel: 214-922-3409
`Email: derek.neilson@alston.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioners
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that, on
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`April 6, 2017, a true copy of the foregoing “PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR
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`ORAL ARGUMENT” was served upon the following via email addresses:
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`Kristopher L. Reed
`Jeffrey M. Connor
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`Kilpatrick, Townsend, & Stockton LLP
`1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 600
`Denver, Colorado 80202
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`Email: BroadcomIPR@kilpatricktownsend.com
`Email: kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com
`Email: jmconnor@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`/Christopher TL Douglas/
`Christopher TL Douglas
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