`571-272-7822
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`Paper: 10
`Entered: December 19, 2022
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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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`EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VARTA MICROBATTERY GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2022-01484
`Patent 9,153,835 B2
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, JON B. TORNQUIST, and
`BRIAN D. RANGE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`RANGE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motion to Accept Preliminary Response
`37 C.F.R. § 42.6(b)(2)
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`IPR2022-01484
`Patent 9,153,835 B2
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`On December 16, 2022, Patent Owner filed a “Motion Requesting
`Acceptance of Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response.” Paper 9. Patent
`Owner’s motion was necessary due to unavailability of the P-TACTS filing
`system on the evening of December 15, 2022. Id. at 1. Petitioner does not
`oppose Patent Owner’s motion.
`For the reasons stated in Patent Owner’s motion, the motion is
`granted.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response is accepted as
`filed;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response is
`accorded a filing date of December 15, 2022.
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`IPR2022-01484
`Patent 9,153,835 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Eric Cohen
`RIMON PC
`Eric.cohen@rimonlaw.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`H. Michael Hartmann
`mhartmann@leydig.com
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`Wesley O. Mueller
`wmueller@leydig.com
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`Robert T. Wittmann
`bwittmann@leydig.com
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`Paul J. Filbin
`pfilbin@leydig.com
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`Brent A. Chatham
`bchatham@leydig.com
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`VARTA-EVE-IPRs@leydig.com
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