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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00403
`Patent 7,987,274
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`Mailed: February 19, 2014
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`Before Cathy Underwood, 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
`accorded the filing date of February 4, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-00403
`Patent 7,987,274
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`Administrative Patent Judge Michael P. Tierney has been designated
`to manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
` Failure to certify that Petitioner is not barred or estopped from
`requesting the review challenging the patent claims on the
`grounds identified in the petition. 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a).
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`Petitioner must correct the defect(s) within FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
`from this notice. Failure to correct the defect(s) 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.
`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.
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`Case IPR2014-00403
`Patent 7,987,274
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`§ 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
`Cathy Underwood at 571-272-8358 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`W. Karl Renner
`Kevin E. Greene
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`axf@fr.com
`greene@fr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`McDermott Will & Emery
`The McDermott Building
`500 North Capitol Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001
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