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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`General Electric Company,
`Petitioner,
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`United Technologies Corporation,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2016-00952
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s Scheduling Order dated
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`October 27, 2016 (Paper 10), Petitioner General Electric Company (“Petitioner”)
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`respectfully submits this Request for Oral Argument. The Board has currently
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`scheduled the oral hearing in IPR2016-00952 for July 24, 2017. Petitioner
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`specifies the following issues to be argued:
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` Whether claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 9,121,412 are
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`unpatentable under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated based on D.G.M.
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`Davies et al., A Variable Pitch Fan for an Ultra Quiet Demonstrator Engine
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`(“Davies”) (GE-1005);
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` Whether claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 9,121,412 are
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`unpatentable under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious based on Davies;
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` Whether claim 5 of U.S. Patent No. 9,121,412 are unpatentable under pre-
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`AIA 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious based on Davies and in view of P.
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`Middleton, 614: VFW’s jet feederline (“Middleton”) (GE-1006);
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` Any issues identified in Patent Owner’s Request for Oral Argument;
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` Any issues raised in Motions to Exclude or Motions for Observations on
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`Cross Examination; and
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` Any other issues the Board deems necessary for issuing a final written
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`decision.
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`Petitioner also requests permission to use a computer, projector and screen to
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`display possible demonstratives and exhibits.
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`Dated: June 19, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Anish R. Desai / a
`Anish R. Desai (Reg.No. 73,760)
`Brian E. Ferguson (Reg. No. 36,801)
`Christopher Pepe (Reg. No. 73,851)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
`T: 202-682-7000
`E: GE.WGM.Service@weil.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on June 19, 2017, the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served via
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`electronic mail, upon the following:
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`M. Andrew Holtman
`Jeffrey C. Totten
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
`901 New York Avenue NW
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`UTC-IPR@finnegan.com
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`Jason E. Stach
`James D. Stein
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P
`271 17th Street, NW
`Suite 1400
`Atlanta, GA 30363
`UTC-IPR@finnegan.com
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`Daniel C. Cooley
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190
`UTC-IPR@finnegan.com
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`/Timothy J. Andersen/ a
`Timothy J. Andersen
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
`T: 202-682-7075
`timothy.andersen@weil.com
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