`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
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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.
`Petitioner
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`ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2017-00626
`U.S. Patent 6,363,345
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Andrea Electronics Corporation (“Patent
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`Owner”) respectfully requests oral argument in IPR2017-00626 involving U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,363,345. Pursuant to the Scheduling Order dated July 24, 2017
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`(Paper 8), oral argument is currently scheduled for April 25, 2018.
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`Oral argument in the related proceedings IPR2017-00627 involving the ’345
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`Patent has also been scheduled for April 25, 2018. Patent Owner requests 45
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`minutes of total time in a single, consolidated hearing to present its arguments in
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`the ’626 and the ’627 IPRs in view of the common issues to be addressed. Without
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`waving consideration of any issue not requested, Patent Owner specifies the
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`following issues to be addressed:
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claims 1-3, 12, 13, 21,
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`23, and 38 are anticipated by Hirsch (Ex. 1005);
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claims 4-11, 25, 39-42,
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`and 46 are obvious over Hirsch in view of Martin (Ex. 1006);
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claims 13, 14, 17-21,
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`23, and 47 are obvious over Hirsch in view of Boll (Ex. 1009);
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claim 43 is obvious
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`over Hirsch in view of Martin and Boll;
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claims 15, 16, and 24
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`are obvious over Hirsch in view of Boll and Arslan (Ex. 1011);
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claim 22 is obvious
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`over Hirsch in view of Uesugi (Ex. 1015);
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`Petitioner has not met its burden of proof that claims 44 and 45 are
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`obvious over Hirsch in view of Martin and Uesugi;
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`Any issue raised by a Motion to Exclude Evidence filed by Petitioner;
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`and
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`Any other issue for which the Board requests argument.
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`At the oral argument, the Patent Owner requests use of audio/visual
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`equipment to display demonstrative exhibits, including an Elmo, projector, and
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`screen. In accordance with the Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48768, Patent
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`Owner will contact the Board Trial Division paralegal to discuss this request.
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`Dated:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /William D. Belanger/
`William D. Belanger, Reg. No. 40,509
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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` hereby certify that on March 19, 2018, a true and accurate copy of this paper,
`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served on the Petitioner at
`the following email address, pursuant to Petitioner’s consent to e-mail service:
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`iprnotices@sidley.com
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`Dated:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /William D. Belanger/
`William D. Belanger, Reg. No. 40,509
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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