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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. and
`FLIR MARITIME US, INC. (F/K/A RAYMARINE INC.),
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GARMIN SWITZERLAND GmbH,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2017-00946
`Patent 7,268,703 B1
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Board’s Scheduling Order dated
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`August 10, 2017 (Paper 8), Petitioner FLIR Systems Inc. and FLIR Maritime
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`US, Inc. (“Petitioner”) respectfully submits this Request for Oral Argument.
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`The Board has currently scheduled the oral hearing in IPR2017-00946 for April
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`11, 2018. Petitioner specifies the following issues to be argued:
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`• Whether claims 1, 7, 12, 19, 27, and 28 of U.S. Patent No.
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`7,268,703 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
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`anticipated based on de Jong, Automated Route Planning – A
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`Network-Based Route Planning Solution for Marine Navigation,
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`University of Nottingham (December 2001) (“de Jong”) (FLIR-
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`1005);
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`• Whether claims 2-6, 13-18, 20-23, 25, 26, 29 and 41-45 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,268,703 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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`obvious based on de Jong in view of Tetley et al., Electronic
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`Navigation Systems, 3d Ed. (Butterworth-Heinemann 2001)
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`(“Tetley”) (FLIR-1006);
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`• Any issues identified in Patent Owner’s Request for Oral Argument;
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`• Any issues raised in Motions to Amend, Motions to Exclude, Motions
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`for Observations on Cross Examination; and
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`• Any other issues the Board deems necessary for issuing a final
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`written decision.
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`Petitioner also requests permission to use a computer, projector and screen to
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`display possible demonstratives and exhibits.
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`Dated: March 1, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Brian E. Ferguson/
`Brian E. Ferguson (Reg. No. 36,801)
`Christopher Pepe (Reg. No. 73,851)
`Stephen Bosco (pro hac vice)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`2001 M Street N.W., Suite 600
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`T: 202-682-7000
`E: FLIR.703.IPR@weil.com
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`Anish R. Desai (Reg. No. 73,760)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`767 Fifth Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`T: 212-310-8153
`E: FLIR.703.IPR@weil.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on March 1, 2018, the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served via
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`electronic mail, upon the following:
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`Jennifer C. Bailey (Reg. No. 52,583)
`Adam P. Seitz (Reg. No. 52,206)
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`6201 College Blvd., Suite 300
`Overland Park, KS
`913-777-5600
`jennifer.bailey@eriseip.com
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
`PTAB@eriseip.com
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`/Timothy J. Andersen/
`Timothy J. Andersen
`Case Manager
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`2001 M Street NW, Suite 600
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`T: 202-682-7075
`timothy.andersen@weil.com
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