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`Daniel Block; PTAB Hearings
`MPH-IPRs; Michael Specht; Timothy L. Tang; Reuben Moses; Cannon, Kulunie; PTAB Hearings
`RE: LEAP Participation Request: IPR2019-00819 and IPR2019-00820
`Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:23:01 PM
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`Good evening,
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`Petitioner’s request that Timothy Tang be permitted to participate in the oral
`hearing as a LEAP practitioner is granted. Petitioner is granted an additional
`fifteen minutes of argument time during the oral hearing.
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`Patent Owner will not be granted additional argument time, as they have not
`submitted a request for a LEAP practitioner to participate in the oral hearing.
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`For guidance regarding LEAP, please visit the USPTO website:
`www.uspto.gov/leap.
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`Thank you,
`PTAB Hearings
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`From: Daniel Block <DBLOCK@sternekessler.com>
`Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:05 AM
`To: PTAB Hearings <PTABHearings@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: MPH-IPRs <MPH-IPRs@carmichaelip.com>; Michael Specht <MSPECHT@sternekessler.com>;
`Timothy L. Tang <TTang@sternekessler.com>; Reuben Moses <rmoses@sternekessler.com>
`Subject: LEAP Participation Request: IPR2019-00819 and IPR2019-00820
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`Your Honors,
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`Petitioner is writing to submit a LEAP participation request for the Oral Hearing scheduled on June
`25, 2020 for IPR2019-00819 and IPR2019-00820. Petitioner also requests an additional 15 minutes
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`Timothy Tang (Reg. No. 75,187) is listed as backup counsel in these cases and qualifies under the
`LEAP eligibility requirements. Apple intends to have Mr. Tang argue a portion of the hearing. He will
`file the required LEAP Practitioner Verification Form certifying his eligibility.
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`Patent Owner has indicated that it will not oppose this request as long as it receives an equal
`amount of any additional time allotted to Petitioner. Should any additional information be required,
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`Best regards,
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`Dan Block
`Counsel for Petitioner, Apple Inc.
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` Daniel Block
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
`Email: dblock@sternekessler.com
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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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`Case IPR2019-00820
`U.S. Patent No. 7,937,581
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
`PARTICIPATION AND VERIFICATION FORM
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
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`Case IPR2019-00820
`U.S. Patent No. 7,937,581
`LEAP REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING PARTICIPATION
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`On behalf of Patent Owner, Apple Inc., I request that LEAP practitioner
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`Timothy L. Tang (Reg. No. 75,187) participate in the oral hearing in the above-
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`captioned proceeding on its scheduled date, as noted below.
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`/Daniel S. Block/
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`Daniel S. Block
`Registration No. 68,395
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Hearing Date:
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`Requester:
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`Daniel S. Block (Reg. No. 68,395)
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`Date: June 16, 2020
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER VERIFICATION FORM
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Timothy L. Tang (Reg. No. 75,187), hereby
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`verify and affirm that I am eligible to participate in the Legal Experience and
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`By this statement, I affirm that I have three or fewer substantive oral hearing
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`arguments before a federal tribunal, including PTAB, and seven or fewer years of
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`experience as a licensed attorney or patent agent.
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`I declare/verify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States
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`of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Date: June 16, 2020
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`/Timothy L. Tang /
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`LEAP Practitioner: Timothy L. Tang (Reg. No. 75,187)
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`Telephone: 202-772-8758
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