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`Entered: March 27, 2013
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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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`SAP AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PI-NET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2013-00013
`Patent 8,037,158
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`Before Andrew Kellogg, 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
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`accorded the filing date of March 22, 2013.
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`Administrative Patent Judge Brian J. McNamara has been designated to
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`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
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`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
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`Case CBM2013-00013
`Patent 8,037,158
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`Related Matters: Petitions must contain a notice identifying “any other
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`judicial or administrative matter that would affect, or be affected by, a decision in
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`the proceeding.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2). Previously filed petitions IPR2013-00194
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`(concerning U.S. Patent 8,108,492) and IPR2013-00195 (concerning U.S. Patent
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`5,987,500) both appear to be related to the instant Petition.
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`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS from
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`this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) may result in an order to show cause as
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`to why the Board should institute the trial. No substantive changes (e.g., new
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`grounds) may be made to the petition.
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`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later than
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`three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is limited to
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`setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be instituted. Patent
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`Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary response to expedite the
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`proceeding. For more information, please consult the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012), which is available on the Board Web
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`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory notice
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`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 advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
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`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are authorized
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`to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Such
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`motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order -- Authorizing Motion for Pro
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`Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00010 (MPT), a copy of which is available
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`on the Board Web site under “Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
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`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the Patent
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`Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web site at
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`http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact Andrew
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`Kellogg at 571-272-5366 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael Q. Lee
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`Lori A. Gordon
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`1100 New York Ave., N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005-3932
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Pi-Net International, Inc.
`Attn: Dr. Lakshmi Arunachalam
`222 Stanford Avenue
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
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`and
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`PAZUNIAK LAW OFFICE LLC
`1201 North Orange Street
`7th Floor, Suite 7114
`Wilmington, DE 19801-1186
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