`Trials@uspto.gov
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`571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`IGT,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2016-01170
`Patent 7,326,113 B2
`____________
`
`Mailed: June 10, 2016
`
`Before PAUL SULLIVAN, Trial Paralegal
`
`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
`AND
`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
`
`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
`accorded the filing date of June 8, 2016.
`A review of the petition identified the following defect(s):
`Petitioner failed to include a certification of the word count, in
`violation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.24 (Amendments to the Rules of Practice for
`Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, published April 1, 2016)
`which took effect on May 2, 2016.
`
`
`
`IPR2016-01170
`Patent 7,326,113 B2
`
`
`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.
`§ 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.”
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`IPR2016-01170
`Patent 7,326,113 B2
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`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 Paul
`Sullivan at 571-272-0338 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-
`7822.
`
`
`PETITIONER:
`
`Holby M. Abern
`Adam H. Masia
`Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
`Two North LaSalle Street
`Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60602
`
`habern@ngelaw.com
`amasia@ngelaw.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
`655 N. Central Avenue
`Suite 2300
`Glendale, CA 91203
`
`Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
`P.O. Box 29001
`Glendale, CA 91209-9001
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`NOTICE CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) strongly encourages parties who are considering
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`settlement to consider alternative dispute resolution as a means of settling the issues that may be raised
`in an AIA trial proceeding. Many AIA trials are settled prior to a Final Written Decision. Those
`considering settlement may wish to consider alternative dispute resolution techniques early in a
`proceeding to produce a quicker, mutually agreeable resolution of a dispute or to at least narrow the
`scope of matters in dispute. Alternative dispute resolution has the potential to save parties time and
`money.
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`Many non-profit organizations, both inside and outside the intellectual property field, offer
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`alternative dispute resolution services. Listed below are the names and addresses of several such
`organizations. The listings are provided for the convenience of parties involved in cases before the
`PTAB; the PTAB does not sponsor or endorse any particular organization’s alternative dispute resolution
`services. In addition, consideration may be given to utilizing independent alternative dispute resolution
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`If parties to an AIA trial proceeding consider using alternative dispute resolution, the PTAB
`would like to know whether the parties ultimately decided to engage in alternative dispute resolution
`and the reasons why or why not. If the parties actually engage in alternative dispute resolution, the
`PTAB would be interested to learn what mechanism (e.g., arbitration, mediation, etc.) was used and the
`general result. Such a statement from the parties is not required but would be helpful to the PTAB in
`assessing the value of alternative dispute resolution to parties involved in AIA trial proceedings. To
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