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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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`WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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`Petitioner,
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`BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, LLC
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00768
`Patent RE46,137
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Weatherford International v. Baker Hughes
`Patent No. RE46,137 - IPR2019-00768
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Case Management and Scheduling
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`Order (Paper 9), Petitioner Weatherford International, LLC requests that the Patent
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`Trial and Appeal Board hear oral argument on the instituted grounds of
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`unpatentability for U.S. Patent No. RE46,137, with a total of 60 minutes allotted to
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`each side to address both of IPR2019-00708 and IPR2019-00768.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, and without intent to waive consideration of
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`any issue not requested, Petitioner specifies the issues to be argued as the grounds
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`of unpatentability instituted by the Board (Paper 8) in IPR2019-00768, including:
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`Anticipation of claims 1 and 34 by Patel ’427 as specified in Ground 1.
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`Obviousness of claims 1, 8-11, 16, 17, 31, 34, 41, and 42 by Patel ’427
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`in view of Giroux as specified in Ground 2.
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`3.
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`Obviousness of claims 1, 8-11, 16, 17, 31, 34, 41, and 42 by Patel ’427
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`in view of Giroux and in further view of the admitted prior art and the knowledge of
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`a person of ordinary skill in the art as specified in Ground 3.
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`4.
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`All issues raised by Patent Owner in its Request for Oral Argument or
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`at the oral hearing and responses thereto.
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`The Board has previously scheduled the Oral Hearing for June 9, 2020. See
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`Paper 9. Petitioner also requests the ability to use audio visual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a projector and screen or suitable
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`alternative.
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`Patent No. RE46,137 - IPR2019-00768
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`ARMOND WILSON LLP
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`Dated: April 28, 2020
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`By: /Douglas R. Wilson/
`Douglas R. Wilson (Reg. No. 54,542)
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Weatherford International, LLC
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`Weatherford International v. Baker Hughes
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), a true and
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`correct copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL
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`ARGUMENT is being served electronically on April 28, 2020 to the following
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`lead and back-up counsel for Patent Owner to the following email addresses:
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`Mark T. Garrett
`Mark.garrett@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Eagle H. Robinson
`Eagle.robinson@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Jeremy Albright
`Jeremy.albright@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Michael Pohl
`Michael.pohl@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`By: /Douglas R. Wilson/
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` Douglas R. Wilson (Reg. No. 54,542)
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Weatherford International, LLC
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