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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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`GENOME & COMPANY,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. PGR2019-00002
`U.S. Patent 9,855,302 B2
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`PGR2019-00002
`U.S. Patent 9,855,302 B2
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Board’s April 15, 2019 Scheduling
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`Order (Paper 9) as corrected on May 15, 2009 (Paper 13), Petitioner, Genome &
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`Company (“Petitioner”), submits this Request for Oral Argument and respectfully
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`requests an opportunity to present oral argument on all issues in this proceeding.
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`Oral argument in this proceeding is scheduled for January 15, 2020.
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`Petitioner intends to address at least the following issues during oral
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`argument:
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`1. All grounds for which Petitioner requested post-grant review, including
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`all issues raised by the parties’ papers;
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`2. Any issue raised by either party in a request for oral argument, a motion
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`to exclude, objections to demonstrative exhibits (if any), or any other
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`motion or paper filed by either party before oral argument;
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`Rebuttal to any issue raised by Patent Owner at the oral argument; and
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`4. Any additional issue on which the Board seeks clarification.
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`Petitioner respectfully proposes that Petitioner and Patent Owner each be
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`provided 60 minutes of argument time for the hearing in this proceeding, inclusive
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`of any rebuttal time either party wishes to reserve at the hearing.
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`Petitioner also respectfully requests the ability to use audio-visual equipment
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`to display demonstratives and exhibits at the oral argument, including the use of a
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`computer, projector, ELMO, and screen. In accordance with the Trial Practice
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48768, Petitioner will contact the Board Trial Division
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`paralegal to discuss this request.
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`Dated: December 3, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /John A. Bauer/
`John A. Bauer, Reg. No. 32,554
`Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
`280 Park Avenue, 15th Floor West
`New York, NY 10017
`(646) 428-2615 (telephone)
`(646) 428-2610 (facsimile)
`john.bauer@nelsonmullins.com
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`PGR2019-00002
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`I hereby certify that on December 3, 2019, a true and accurate copy of this paper,
`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT, was served on the following email
`addresses for Patent Owner’s counsel, pursuant to Patent Owner’s consent to e-
`mail service:
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`skamholz@cov.com
`jrobbins@cov.com
`PGR2019-00002@cov.com
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`Dated: December 3, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /John A. Bauer/
`John A. Bauer, Reg. No. 32,554
`Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
`280 Park Avenue, 15th Floor West
`New York, NY 10017
`(646) 428-2615 (telephone)
`(646) 428-2610 (facsimile)
`john.bauer@nelsonmullins.com
`Attorney for Petitioner
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