`To:
`Cc:
`Subject:
`Date:
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`Trials
`Daniels, Scott; Moore, Scott; Tartal, James
`Trials
`FW: IPR2016-01176, RTIC Coolers LLC et al. v. YETI Coolers, LLC (US 8,910,819)
`Monday, November 14, 2016 10:03:56 AM
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`Please see below
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`Thanks
`andrew
`
`From: Christopher McKee [mailto:CMcKee@bannerwitcoff.com]
`Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 9:40 AM
`To: Trials <Trials@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: Vignone, Maria <Maria.Vignone@USPTO.GOV>; 'Wes Musselman' <musselman@fr.com>;
`Ricardo Bonilla <rbonilla@fr.com>; PTAB Inbound <PTABInbound@fr.com>; YETIpatentIPR
`<YETIpatentIPR@bannerwitcoff.com>
`Subject: IPR2016-01176, RTIC Coolers LLC et al. v. YETI Coolers, LLC (US 8,910,819)
`
`Dear Sirs/Madams:
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` A
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` Preliminary Response was filed in this IPR on September 16, 2016. Petitioner RTIC filed on October
`10, 2016 corrected mandatory notices adding previously omitted real parties in interest Jim Jacobsen,
`John Jacobsen, RTIC Web Services, LLC and Corporate Support and Fulfillment, LLC. No decision on
`institution has issued. Patent Owner YETI requests a conference call with the Board to seek
`authorization to present in this IPR a motion to:
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`(a) reset the filing date of the petition to the date (October 10, 2016) that Petitioner RTIC filed its
`corrected mandatory notices adding previously omitted real parties in interest; and
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`(b) allow YETI to raise the issue of a bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) in view of the reset filing date, by
` filing a supplemental preliminary response (or otherwise).
`
`YETI’s counsel has conferred with RTIC’s counsel on this issue. RTIC’s counsel (copied on this email)
`opposes the authorization sought by YETI but agrees that a call with the Board is appropriate. Counsel
`for both sides are available for a call this Wednesday (Nov. 16) up to 1 pm eastern, and on Thursday
`(Nov. 17) anytime during normal business hours.
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`Regards,
`
`Christopher L. McKee | Attorney
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
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