`U.S. Patent No. 8,013,732
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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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`EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.,
`Petitioner,
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`SIPCO, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00216
`Patent 8,013,732
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`Before LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, STACEY G. WHITE, and CHRISTA P. ZADO,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), requiring a separate paper requesting oral
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`hearing and specifying issues to be argued, Petitioner Emerson Electric Co.
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`(“Petitioner”) submits this Request for Oral Hearing on the instituted grounds of
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`unpatentability for claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No. 8,013,732 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`and associated issues. Petitioner also requests rebuttal to respond to all issues
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`raised by Patent Owner’s presentation.
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`The Board has already scheduled the Oral Hearing in this proceeding for
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`February 5, 2018. Pap. 9 at 8. Petitioner further respectfully requests equal
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`amounts of argument time for Petitioner and Patent Owner, and respectfully
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`proposes 45 minutes of total argument time for Petitioner and 45 minutes of total
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`argument time for Patent Owner in connection with the foregoing issues and
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`proceeding. Pursuant to the Board’s order (Pap. 9 at 6-7), Petitioner indicates a
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`preferred location of Alexandria, Virginia for the oral hearing.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: January 2, 2018
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`By: /s/ Steven Pepe
`Steven Pepe
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING was served on January 2, 2018 in its entirety
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`by causing the aforementioned document to be electronically mailed, pursuant to
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`the parties’ agreement, to the following attorneys of record:
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`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves (Lead Counsel)
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`(571) 419-7252
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Thomas F. Meagher (Back-up Counsel)
`Reg. No. 29,831
`One Palmer Square, Suite 325
`Princeton, NJ 08542
`(609) 454-3500
`tmeagher@meagheremanuel.com
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`Dustin B. Weeks (Back-up Counsel)
`Reg. No. 67,466
`600 Peachtree Street
`5200 Bank of America Plaza
`Atlanta, Georgia 30308
`dustin.weeks@troutmansanders.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner SIPCO, LLC
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`Dated: January 2, 2018
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`By: /Crena Pacheco/
`Name: Crena Pacheco
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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