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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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`SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2022-01222
`U.S. Patent No. 8,982,863
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
`IPR2022-01222 / U.S. Patent 8,982,863
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner hereby requests an oral
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`argument in the present inter partes review. Per the Board’s Order Changing Due
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`Date 8, the oral argument is currently scheduled for November 7, 2023. Order
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`Changing Due Date 8, Paper 16, p. 2.
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`Petitioner requests a remote virtual hearing with 30 minutes of oral argument
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`per side and the opportunity to address all issues raised in the papers, including:
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`Claims 1-6, 8, 10-11, 14, 19, and 24 are obvious under 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 103(a) over Ahopelto in view of Matero;
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`Claims 7 and 9 are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over
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`Ahopelto in view of Matero and Hardwick;
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`Claim 12 is obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Ahopelto in
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`view of Matero and Sood;
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`any other issues raised in any paper filed by the parties; and
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`any responses to issues raised by the Board or Patent Owner at the
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`oral argument.
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`If the Board has any questions or comments, the undersigned attorney
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`respectfully requests a telephone conference.
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`Dated: September 19, 2023
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2801 N. Harwood, Suite 2300
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Customer No. 27683
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Andrew S. Ehmke/
`Andrew S. Ehmke
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,271
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
`IPR2022-01222 / U.S. Patent 8,982,863
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, that service was made on
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`the Patent Owner as detailed below.
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`Date of service September 19, 2023
`Manner of service Electronic Service by E-mail:
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`tmartin@skiermontderby.com;
`pgraves@gravesshaw.com;
`gshaw@gravesshaw.com
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`Documents served PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Persons served Rex Hwang
`Skiermont Derby LLP
`633 West 5th Street, Suite 5800
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
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`Todd Martin
`Skiermont Derby LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
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`Philip J. Graves
`Greer N. Shaw
`Graves & Shaw LLP
`355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2450
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
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`/Andrew S. Ehmke/
`Andrew S. Ehmke
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Registration No. 50,271
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