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`Paper No. __
`September 15, 2017
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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,
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`Petitioner,
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`SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case: IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ADVERSE JUDGMENT
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(B)
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`Case IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374
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`The Board initiated a trial in the above-captioned proceeding for claims 1-
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`16. Paper 8. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b), a party before the PTAB may request
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`judgment against itself at any time during a proceeding. Actions construed to be a
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`request for adverse judgment include cancellation of claims such that the party has no
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`remaining claim in the trial. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(2).
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board cancel claims 1-16 and
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`enter an adverse judgment.
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`On September 14, 2017, Patent Owner Schaeffler Technologies AG &
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`Co. KG filed a narrowing Reissue Application Serial No. 15/704,477. The
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`claims sought to be cancelled above are the same claims cancelled in the reissue
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`application.
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`In view of the cancellation of all claims remaining in the trial, Patent
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`Owner respectfully requests that the Board enter a final adverse judgment
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(2).
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`September 15, 2017 By: /Cary Kappel/
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`Cary Kappel, Reg. 36,561
`William Gehris, Reg. 38,156
`David Petroff, Reg. 46,385
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel,
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`589 8th Avenue, 16th Floor
`New York, NY 10018
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES
`AG & CO. KG
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on September 15, 2017, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing REQUEST FOR ADVERSE JUDGMENT was served by
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`electronic mail pursuant to agreement, upon the following counsel of record for
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`Petitioners VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. and VALEO EMBRAYAGES:
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`Robert C. Mattson
`Philippe J.C. Signore
`Lisa M. Mandrusiak
`Oblon LLP
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`Tel. (703) 412-6466
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`(703) 413-3000
`Fax. (703) 413-2220
`cpdocketmattson@oblon.com
`cpdocketsignore@oblon.com
`cpdocketmandrusiak@oblon.com
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`Cary Kappel
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