`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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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.
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`Petitioner,
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`FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-006131
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
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`IPR2019-00613
`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) submits
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`this Request for Oral Hearing on the instituted grounds of unpatentability for claims
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`1-2, 4-6, 10-14, and 18 of U.S. Patent 9,633,373 (“’373 patent”)2 under 35 U.S.C. §
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`103(a), and associated issues. Petitioner also requests rebuttal to respond to all
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`issues raised by Patent Owner’s presentation.
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`The Board already scheduled Oral Hearing for this and related proceedings—
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`IPR2019-00612 for the U.S. Patent 8,831,557 (“’557 patent”), IPR2019-00613 for
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`the ’373 patent, and IPR2019-00614 for U.S. Patent 9,779,419 (“’419 patent”)3—
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`for May 5, 2020. IPR2019-00612, Paper 12 at 8; IPR2019-00613, Paper 13 at 6;
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`IPR2019-00614, Paper 14 at 6. Petitioner’s counsel has conferred with Patent
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`Owner’s counsel regarding the Oral Hearing. The parties jointly request Oral
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`Hearing for the IPR2019-00612, IPR2019-00613, and IPR2019-00614 proceedings.
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`The parties jointly propose that arguments for IPR2019-00612 on the ’557 patent be
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`heard first with an allocation of one (1) hour per side, followed by arguments for
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`IPR2019-00613 and IPR2019-00614 on the ’373 and ’419 patents with an allocation
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`of one (1) hour per side.
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` Case IPR2019-01011 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
`3 Case IPR2019-01012 has been consolidated with IPR2019-00614.
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`Furthermore, in view of the USPTO’s update on oral hearings scheduled to
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`take place at USPTO offices on or after Friday, March 13, 2020, Petitioner intends
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`to participate via remote video and/or telephone. Petitioner requests the ability to
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`use audio/visual equipment to display demonstratives and exhibits at the oral
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`hearing, to the extent available at the time of the hearing.
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`Dated: March 24, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Gabrielle E. Higgins/
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`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Reg. No. 38,916
`Christopher M. Bonny
`Reg. No. 63,307
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2284
`Phone: +1-650-617-4015
`Fax: +1-617-235-9492
`gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`christopher.bonny@ropesgray.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
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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 by filing this document through
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`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E) as well as providing a
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`courtesy copy via electronic mail to the following attorneys of record for the Patent
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`Owner listed below:
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`Barry J. Bumgardner
`barry@nbafirm.com
`Matthew C. Juren
`matthew@nbafirm.com
`Thomas C. Cecil
`tom@nbafirm.com
`NELSON BUMGARDNER ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-3494
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`Dated: March 24, 2020
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`By: /Christopher M. Bonny/
`Name: Christopher M. Bonny
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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