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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
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`RETURN MAIL, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2014-00116
`Patent 6,826,548
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`Mailed: April 17, 2014
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`Before Amy Kattula, 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 April 15, 2014.
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`Case CBM2014-00116
`Patent 6,826,548
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`Administrative Patent Judge Kevin Turner has been designated to
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`manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
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`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
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`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
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`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
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`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
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`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
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`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
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`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
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`the petition.
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`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
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`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
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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
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`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
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`“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
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`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
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`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
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`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
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`Case CBM2014-00116
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`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
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`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
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`Amy Kattula at 571-272-5826 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
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`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Lionel Lavenue
`Linoel.lavenue@finnegan.com
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`Erika Arner
`Erika.arner@finnegan.com
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`Elizabeth Ferrill
`Elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com
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`Joshua Goldberg
`Joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Attn: Patent Docketing
`George Frank Pappas
`Covington & Burling, LLP
`1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20004-2401
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