`571-272-7822 Entered: August 9, 2017
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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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`TRICKLESTAR LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`EMBERTEC PTY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01336
`Patent 9,106,099 B2
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`Before BARBARA A. BENOIT, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and
`STACY B. MARGOLIES, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MARGOLIES, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2016-01336
`Patent 9,106,099 B2
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`On June 30, 2016, Trickle Star LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a petition to
`institute inter partes review of claims 1–16 of U.S. Patent No. 9,106,099 B2
`(“the ’099 patent”). Paper 1 (“Petition”). On October 13, 2016, Embertec
`Pty Ltd. (“Patent Owner”) filed a preliminary response. Paper 9
`(“Preliminary Response”). On December 27, 2016, upon consideration of
`the Petition and the Preliminary Response, we instituted an inter partes
`review of claims 1–7 and 9 of the ’099 patent (Paper 7) and issued a
`Scheduling Order (Paper 8). Per the terms of the Scheduling Order, either
`party was permitted to request oral argument by August 7, 2017. Paper 8, 7
`(DUE DATE 4).
`The deadline to request oral argument has now passed, and neither
`party has requested oral argument. We do not find oral argument to be
`necessary to resolve the issues in this proceeding. Accordingly, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that no oral argument will take place in this proceeding.
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`IPR2016-01336
`Patent 9,106,099 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Shawn G. Hansen
`Jennifer Hayes
`NIXON PEABODY LLP
`shansen@nixonpeabody.com
`jenhayes@nixonpeabody.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Jonathan Tuminaro
`Michael B. Ray
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
`jtuminar-PTAB@skgf.com
`mray-PTAB@skgf.com
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