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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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`APPLE INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`IMMERSION CORPORATION,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01372
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`Patent 8,659,571
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`IMMERSION CORPORATION’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`Mail Stop: PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Patent Owner Immersion Corporation
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`Case IPR2016-01372
`Patent No. 8,659,571
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`(“Immersion”) requests an oral hearing in this matter. In particular, Immersion
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`requests 60 minutes of total argument time to address the following issues (without
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`any intent to waive consideration of any issue not expressly requested):
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`1. The construction of relevant claim terms of U.S. 8,659,571 (the “’571
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`patent”);
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`2. The patentability of claims 1-4, 6, 23-26, and 28 of the ’571 patentin
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`view of the references relied upon in the Petition;
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`3. The parties’ motions to exclude;
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`4. Respond to any issues specified by Petitioner in its request for oral
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`argument or otherwise presented by the Petitioner; and
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`5. Any additional issues on which the Board seeks clarification.
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`Immersion understands that oral argument will be held on October 5, 2017.
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`Scheduling Order, Paper 8. Concurrently with this filing, Immersion is also
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`requesting an oral hearing in IPR2016-01381, which is scheduled for the same day
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`and before the same Board. Immersion respectfully requests that the oral hearing
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`for this matter and for IPR2016-01381 be scheduled consecutively on October 5,
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`2017.
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`Immersion requests the ability to use audio/visual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector and screen for a
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`48768, Immersion will contact the Board Trial Division paralegal to discuss this
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`Dated: August 28, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Michael R. Fleming, Reg. No. 67,933
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`Babak Redjaian, Esq., Reg. 42,096
`Irell & Manella LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
`Telephone: (310) 277-1010
`Fax: (310) 203-7199
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`Immersion Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, the undersigned certifies that on August 28,
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`FOR ORAL HEARING was served by electronic mail, as agreed to by the
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`parties, upon the following:
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`James M. Heintz, Reg. No. 41,828
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
`Reston, VA 20190
`703-773-4148 (phone)
`703-773-5200 (fax)
`Apple-Immersion-IPRs@dlapiper.com
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`Robert Buergi, Reg. No. 58,125
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`2000 University Ave
`East Palo Alto, CA 94330
`650-833-2407 (phone)
`650-687-1144 (fax)
`robert.buergi@dlapiper.com
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` /s/ Pia Kamath
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