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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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`McCLINTON ENERGY GROUP LLC, JAYCAR ENERGY GROUP LLC,
`SURF FRAC WELLHEAD EQUIPMENT CO., MOTOR MILLS
`SNUBBING LLC, STAN KEELING AND TONY D. McCLINTON
`Petitioners
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`MAGNUM OIL TOOLS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00993
`Patent 8,459,346
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`Mailed: June 30, 2014
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`Before Lawrence J. Banks, Trial Paralegal.
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of June 19, 2014.
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`Administrative Patent Judge Sally C. Medley has been designated to
`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
`On June 19, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) received, by
`Express Mail, Petitioner’s Motion to Accord Filing Date to Non-Electronic
`Submission of Exhibit and one DVD. The DVD contains a video file, which
`is listed on Petitioner’s exhibit list submitted with it petition on June 19,
`2014.
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`The DVD video is not in the proper MPEG format. Petitioner’s attention is
`directed to http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/prps.jsp , Technical Issues,
`Item 1. Only PDF and MPEG format files may be uploaded in PRPS.
`ORDERED Petitioner’s Motion to Accord Filing Date to Non-Electronic
`Submission of Exhibit is denied without prejudice to resubmission of the
`exhibit in a compliant video format.
`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) may result in an order to
`show cause as to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive
`changes (e.g., new grounds) may be made to the petition.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
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`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Lawrence J. Banks at 571-272-3450 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONERS:
`Jason A. Engel
`Robert Barz (pro hac vice)
`K&L GATES LLP
`70 W. Madison, Suite 3100
`Chicago, IL 60602
`jason.engel@klgates.com
`robert.barz@klgates.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`EDMONDS & NOLTE, PC
`2625 Bay Area Boulevard, Suite 530
`Houston, TX 77058
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