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`By: Andrew J. Lagatta, Reg. No. 62,529
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel:
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`Fax: (612) 332-9081
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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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`H&S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
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`Petitioner
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`OXBO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00950
`Patent 8,166,739
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Case IPR2016-00950
`Patent No. 8,166,739
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`Patent Owner, Oxbo International Corporation, hereby requests an oral
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`hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s Scheduling Order (Paper
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`No. 8). As set forth in its Order, the Board has currently scheduled the oral hearing
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`for August 1, 2017. Patent Owner requests oral argument to discuss the issues
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`specified below.
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`ISSUES TO BE ARGUED
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`1. Whether Petitioner has met its burden to prove that challenged claim 1
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`of U.S. Patent No. 8,166,739 (EX1003) are unpatentable for the grounds
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`instituted.
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`2. Whether prior art beyond that cited in the Petition in association with
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`the instituted ground is properly considered;
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`The appropriate construction to be given the disputed claim terms;
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`4. Whether Petitioner’s expert applied a proper methodology in his
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`obviousness analysis;
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`Reply to any arguments raised in Petitioner’s Reply;
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`The relevance of EX2020-EX2021 to the ground of unpatentability at
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`Response to any issues specified by Petitioner in its request for oral
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`argument;
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`8. Whether Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude should be granted;
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`Response to Petitioner’s presentation on all matters; and
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`10. Any other issues briefed or presented by the parties throughout this
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`proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C.
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`/Andrew J. Lagatta/
`Andrew J. Lagatta, Reg. No. 62,529
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`80 South 8th St., Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 332-5300
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`alagatta@merchantgould.com
`OxboIPR@merchantgould.com
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`Date: June 23, 2017
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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 a copy
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`of this PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT has been
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`served on June 23, 2017, by email on counsel of record for the patent owner at the
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`following name and address:
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`Brad D. Pederson (Reg. No. 32,432)
`Eric H. Chadwick (Reg. No. 42,664)
`PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Phone: (612) 349-5740
`Facsimile: (612) 349-9266
`pedersen@ptslaw.com
`chadwick@ptslaw.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C.
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`/Andrew J. Lagatta/
`Andrew J. Lagatta, Reg. No. 62,529
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`80 South 8th St., Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 332-5300
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`alagatta@merchantgould.com
`OxboIPR@merchantgould.com
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