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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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`VERANCE CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`MZ AUDIO SCIENCES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2022-01544
`Patent 7,289,961 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Patent Owner MZ Audio Sciences, LLC hereby respectfully requests oral
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`argument in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and pursuant to the Scheduling
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`Order (Paper 13) entered April 21, 2023. Patent Owner proposes 45 minutes per
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`side for this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner requests that the oral argument be held remotely by
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`videoconference, rather than in person, consistent with the Board’s notice that the
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`Board “will only conduct an in-person hearing when requested by all parties.” See
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`https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab/hearings. Patent Owner requests the ability to
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`present demonstratives and exhibits to the Board during the videoconference, and
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`the ability to have additional counsel attend the video conference from separate
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`locations.
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`Patent Owner requests an opportunity to reserve sur-rebuttal time to respond
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`to rebuttal arguments by Petitioner, and an opportunity to provide a closing
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`statement. See, e.g., Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. et al. v. VirnetX, Inc.,
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`IPR2015-01046/01047, Paper 60, 2 (PTAB Jun. 2, 2016) (“Both parties may
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`reserve some of their argument time for rebuttal, and Patent Owner will be
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`afforded an opportunity to provide a closing statement along with any rebuttal.”).
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`In the event that it is conducted in-person, Patent Owner requests permission
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`to use the audio/visual system, including the capability of attaching a laptop to
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`present demonstratives, including projector and screen for computer-generated
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`slides, and a document camera/projector.
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests oral argument on the following issues:
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`1. Any issues pertaining to the grounds on which this IPR was instituted.
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`This may include, for example, the level of ordinary skill in the art, claim
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`construction, the absence of elements in the prior art, and reasons/motivations to
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`combine references.
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`2. Any issues specified in the Petition.
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`3. Any issues specified in Patent Owner’s Response.
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`4. Any issues specified in Petitioner’s Reply.
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`5. Any issues specified in Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply.
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`6. Any issues otherwise raised by the Board.
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`Dated: December 8, 2023
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Steven W. Hartsell/
`Sarah E. Spires (Reg. No: 61,501)
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: (214) 978-6600
`Fax: (214) 978-6601
`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam
`@skiermontderby.com
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Steven W. Hartsell (Reg. No: 58,788)
`Ryan A. Hargrave (pro hac vice to be filed)
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: (214) 978-6600
`Fax: (214) 978-6601
`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam
`@skiermontderby.com
`Back-Up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that I caused to be served on
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`counsel for Petitioner a true and correct copy of the foregoing Patent Owner’s
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`Request for Oral Argument, by electronic means on December 8, 2023, by
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`delivering a copy via electronic mail to the attorneys of record for Petitioner as
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`follows:
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`Babak Tehranchi
`tehranchi-ptab@perkinscoie.com
`Thomas Millikan
`millikan-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Dated: December 8, 2023
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Steven W. Hartsell /
`Steven W. Hartsell (Reg. No. 58,788)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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