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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 CBM2014-00018
`Patent 8,037,158
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`Mailed: October 29, 2013
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`Before PATRICK E. BAKER, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
`AND
`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for covered business method patent review in the above
`proceeding has been accorded the filing date of October 21, 2013.
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`Case CBM2014-00018
`Patent 8,037,158
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`Administrative Patent Judge Brian J. McNamara has been designated
`to manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`A review of the petition identified the following defects:
` Failure to incorporate the certificate of service within the
`petition document.
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` Failure to include a statement that the construed claim terms
`are to be given their “ordinary and customary meaning.”
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` Font size of table of contents smaller than 14-point. 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(a)(2)(ii)(A).
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` Reproduced figures are too small, rendering the associated text
`illegible.
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`Petitioner must correct the defects within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defects 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
`Patrick E. Baker at 571-272-6192 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`Case CBM2014-00018
`Patent 8,037,158
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael Q. Lee
`mlee-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Lori A. Gordon
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
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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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`Lawrence B. Goodwin, Esq.
`LAWRENCE B. GOODWIN, P.C.
`525 East 86th Street, Suite 5H
`New York, NY 10028
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