`U.S. Patent No. 9,937,097 B2
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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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`EIS GMBH,
`Petitioner,
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`NOVOLUTO GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2019-01302
`U.S. Patent No. 9,937,097 B2
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`JOINT NOTICE REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT
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`IPR2019-01302
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner respectfully submit that there are no issues in
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`this proceeding necessitating oral argument. Petitioner and Patent Owner have met
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`and conferred, and jointly agree that oral argument is not necessary.
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`To the extent the Board feels oral argument would be helpful and orders oral
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`argument, Petitioner and Patent Owner respectfully request one hour per side of
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`argument time, and specifies the following issues to be argued:
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`I. Anticipation of claims 1-9, 12-24, and 26-30 under 35 U.S.C. § 102
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`by Taylor;
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`II. Obviousness of claims 1-30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the
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`combination of Taylor and Hovland;
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`III. Obviousness of claims 1-30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the
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`combination of Lee, Guan, and Hovland;
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`IV. Rebuttal to Petitioner’s and Patent Owner’s presentation on all
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`V. Any other issues raised in papers filed in this proceeding, including
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`issues raised in papers yet to be filed, such as any Motions to Exclude
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`and Oppositions to Motions to Exclude; and
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`VI. Any other outstanding motions and pleadings, and other issues that
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`the Board deems necessary for issuing a Final Written Decision.
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner recognize that circumstances may require a
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`telephonic hearing or video conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as set
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`forth in the USPTO update on in-person hearings. If an oral hearing is conducted
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`remotely, Petitioner and Patent Owner respectfully request that it be conducted by
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`video. If an oral hearing is conducted in person, Patent Owner respectfully requests
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`that it be held at the Dallas, Texas, USPTO Regional Office pursuant to the
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`Scheduling Order (Paper 24) and Petitioner respectfully requests that it be held at
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`the United States Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria,
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`Virginia.
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`Dated: February 2, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dinesh N. Melwani (Reg. No. 60,670)
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, the undersigned hereby certifies that the
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`foregoing document was served by filing this document through the Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E) and via e-mail to the following
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`attorneys of record for the Patent Owner listed below:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Service Email
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`Dated: February 2, 2021
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`Tammy J. Dunn (Reg. No. 69,167)
`Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
`909 Fannin Street, Suite 3500
`Houston, TX 77010
`Telephone: (713) 228-8600
`Email: terry@obwbip.com
`Lisa E. Margonis (Reg. No. 57,123)
`Peter C. Schechter (Reg. No. 31,662)
`Califf T. Cooper (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
`909 Fannin Street, Suite 3500
`Houston, TX 77010
`Tel.| Fax: 713.228.8600| 713.228.8778
`Email: margonis@obwbip.com,
`schechter@obwbip.com, and
`cooper@obwbip.com
`OLNovoluto1302@obwbip.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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