`571-272-7822
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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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`Patent of PROXYCONN, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Patent 6,757,717
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`Mailed: September 27, 2012
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`Before Maria Vignone, Supervisory Trial Clerk.
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION and
`NOTICE FOR SETTING THE TIME PERIOD 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 September 18, 2012.
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Patent 6,757,717
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`Administrative Patent Judge Thomas L. Giannetti has been designated
`to manage the proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5.
`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://ww.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 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. To file documents, users must first
`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Maria Vignone at 571-272-4645 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Patent 6,757,717
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`PETITIONER:
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`JOHN D. VANDERBERG
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN LLP
`121 SW SALMON STREET, SUITE 1600
`PORTLAND, OREGON 97204
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`STEPHEN J. JONCUS
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN LLP
`121 SW SALMON STREET, SUITE 1600
`PORTLAND, OREGON 97204
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`GENE SCOTT
`COUDERT BROTHERS LLP
`333 SOUTH HOPE STREET
`23RD FLOOR
`LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071
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`MARC A. FENSTER
`ANDREW D. WEISS
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 12TH FLOOR
`LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025
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