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`RE: LEAP Participation Request (IPR2023-00057, -00058, -00059, -00060)
`Thursday, February 1, 2024 11:27:21 AM
`LEAP Alan Billharz (IPR2023-00057 -00058 -00059 -00060).pdf
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`Greetings,
`
`Petitioner’s request that Alan M. Billharz 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, and reminded that the LEAP practitioner is required to have a
`meaningful and substantive opportunity to argue. For guidance regarding LEAP, please visit
`the USPTO website: www.uspto.gov/leap.
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`Sincerely,
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`PTAB Hearings
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`From: Alan.Billharz@allenovery.com <Alan.Billharz@allenovery.com>
`Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2024 9:03 AM
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`Cc: Lisa.Nguyen@AllenOvery.com; David.Tennant@AllenOvery.com;
`Chitrajit.Chandrashekar@AllenOvery.com; Eric.Lancaster@AllenOvery.com;
`Sara.Townsend@AllenOvery.com; shejny@McKoolSmith.com; ebernard@McKoolSmith.com;
`ajairam@McKoolSmith.com; ebeeney@McKoolSmith.com; khoffner@McKoolSmith.com
`Subject: LEAP Participation Request (IPR2023-00057, -00058, -00059, -00060)
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`Dear Board:
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` I
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` would greatly appreciate an opportunity to participate as a LEAP practitioner in the upcoming oral
`hearing for Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Angel Technologies Group LLC (IPR2023-00057, -00058, -00059,
`-00060), scheduled on February 13, 2024.
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` I
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` have attached my completed LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form. Please let me know
`if you have any questions or require additional information.
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`Best regards,
`Alan Billharz
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`Alan M. Billharz
`Allen & Overy LLP
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`PTO/SB/455 (11-21)
`United States Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`LEAP PRACTITIONER VERIFICATION FORM AND REQUEST FOR ORAL
`HEARING PARTICIPATION
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`On behalf of
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`,
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` requests to participate in the oral hearing in
` on its scheduled date, as noted below.
`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, , certify that I
`am eligible to participate in the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP)
`program. I have three or fewer substantive oral hearing arguments before federal
`tribunals, including PTAB.
`I certify/verify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
`America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Hearing Information
`Requesting Party:
`Appeal/Case/Control Number:
`Hearing Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
`LEAP Practitioner Contact Information
`LEAP Practitioner Name:
`Firm Name:
`Street Address 1:
`Street Address 2:
`City:
`State/Province:
`Country:
`Email:
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`Date:
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`Zip/Postal Code:
`Phone Number:
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`(Signature)
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