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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CHEGG, INC., MATCH GROUP, LLC, AND RPX CORPORATION
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`Patent Owner
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`IPR2019-01165 (Patent No. 9,978,107)
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`PATENT OWNER NETSOC, LLC’S
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Scheduling Order
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`(Paper No. 15) issued on December 5, 2019, the Patent Owner respectfully
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`requests the opportunity to present oral argument on the issues listed below.
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`I. Claims 1-11 of the ‘107 Patent Are Not Obvious Over the Petition Art
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` A. Claims 1-3, 5-8, 10, and 11 of the ‘107 Patent Are Not Obvious Over
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`Beaudoin and Shubov
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` 1. Claims 1 and 6 Are Patentable Over Beaudoin and Shubov
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`a. Beaudoin and Shubov Do Not Teach All Claim Elements
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`1. Beaudoin and Shubov Do Not Teach Claim Elements 1c and 6c
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`(a). Beaudoin and Shubov Do Not Teach “In Response To” in
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`Claims 1c and 6c
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`Beaudoin and Shubov Do Not Teach “Shielding Contact
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`in Claims 1c and 6c
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`2. Beaudoin and Shubov Do Not Teach Claim Elements 1e and 6e
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`2. Dependent Claims 2-5 and 7-11 Are Not Invalid Over the Cited Art
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`B. Claims 4 and 9 of the ‘107 Patent Are Not Obvious Over Beaudoin,
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`II. Objection to the First Declaration of Goldberg and Motion to Exclude the First
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`Declaration of Goldberg
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`III. Reply to any argument made by the Petitioner
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`IV. Response to Petitioner’s presentation at the Oral Argument
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`V. Any and all issues briefed or presented by Patent Owner or Petitioner
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`In accordance with the Scheduling Order (Paper No. 15) issued on
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`December 5, 2019, oral argument is currently scheduled for September 9, 2020.
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`Patent Owner and Petitioner conferred on July 22, 2020 and request that the oral
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`argument be held at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria. Patent Owner requests
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`45 minutes for its presentation with an opportunity to hold a portion of that time
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`in reserve for rebuttal to the Petitioner’s presentation.
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`Dated: July 23, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`William P. Ramey, III
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`Ramey & Schwaller, LLP
`Registration No. 44,295
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`5020 Montrose Blvd., Suite 800
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`(713) 426-3923 (telephone)
`(832) 900-4941 (fax)
`wramey@rameyfirm.com
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`NETSOC, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I the undersigned, counsel with the law firm of Ramey & Schwaller, LLP,
`hereby certify that the following statements are true and correct under penalty of
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`On July 23, 2020 this PATENT OWNER NETSOC, LLC’S REQUEST FOR
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`Nathan J. Rees (Reg. No. 63,820)
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
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`Fax: 214.855.8200
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`Attorney for Petitioners
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`RPX__IPR_Service@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Dated: July 23, 2020
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`William P. Ramey, III
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`(713) 426-3923 (telephone)
`(832) 900-4941 (fax)
`wramey@rameyfirm.com
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`NETSOC, LLC
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