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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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`VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. and VALEO EMBRAYAGES,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374 B2
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`Mailed: January 4, 2017
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`Before PATRICK E. BAKER, Trial Paralegal.
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
`AND
`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of December 7, 2016.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
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`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E), accessible from the
`Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users
`must register with PTAB E2E. Information regarding how to register with
`and use PTAB E2E is available at the Board Web site.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Patrick E. Baker at 703-756-4781 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Robert C. Mattson
`Philippe J.C. Signore
`Lisa M. Mandrusiak
`OBLON LLP
`cpdocketmattson@oblon.com
`cpdocketsignore@oblon.com
`cpdocketmandrusiak@oblon.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Cary Kappel
`William Gehris
`David Petroff
`DAVIDSON & KAPPEL, LLC
`ckappel@ddkpatent.com
`wgehris@ddkpatent.com
`dpetroff@ddkpatent.com
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