`Filed: April 6, 2015
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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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`THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
`AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
`AS REPRESENTED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL,
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`Petitioner,
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`RETURN MAIL, INC.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case: CBM2014-00116
`Patent: 6,826,548
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`Petitioner’s Request for Oral Argument
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Pursuant to the Board’s October 16, 2014, Scheduling Order (Paper No.
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`12), Petitioner, The United States Postal Service (“USPS”), respectfully requests
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`oral argument for the trial currently scheduled on May 12, 2015.
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`Issues For Hearing
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70, USPS specifies the following issues to be
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`argued:
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`1. instituted grounds of unpatentability for claims 39-44 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,826,548 from USPS CBM Petition (Paper No. 2);
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`2. Petitioner’s Supplemental Briefing (Paper No. 9);
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`3. Institution Decision (Paper No. 11);
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`4. USPS Reply to Patent Owner’s Response (Paper No. 22);
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`5. all exhibits filed in the trial; and
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`6. admissibility of RMI’s evidence if raised by RMI and weight and
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`exclusion of the testimony of Dr. Nettles.
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`Petitioner hereby requests that, in addition to lead and back-up counsel,
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`5 spaces be reserved at the Oral Hearing to accommodate its counsel and
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`corporate representatives. In addition, Petitioner has informed the technical
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`support staff of its need for a screen, laptop projector, and a power strip.
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`Dated: April 6, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Lionel M. Lavenue/
` Lionel Lavenue, Reg. No. 46,859
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
`Garrett & Dunner LLP
`Two Freedom Square
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA, 20190-5675
`Phone: 571.203.2750
`Fax: 571.203.2777
`E-mail: USPS-RMI-
`CBM@finnegan.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for
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`Oral Argument Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 was served on April 6, 2015,
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`via email directed to counsel of record for the Patent Owner at the following:
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`Douglas H. Elliott
`doug@elliotiplaw.com
`Eric M. Adams
`eric@elliottiplaw.com
`Renea Mattox
`renea@elliottiplaw.com
`Sarah Kelly
`sarah@elliottiplaw.com
`THE ELLIOTT LAW FIRM, PLLC
`6750 West Loop South, Suite 995
`Bellaire, Texas 77401
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`/Ashley F. Cheung/
`Ashley F. Cheung
`Case Manager
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,
`FARABOW, GARRETT &
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