`571-272-7822
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`Paper 27
`Entered: June 22, 2021
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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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`ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, LLC,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`HART INTERCIVIC, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`PGR2020-00031
`Patent 10,445,966 B1
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`Before CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, AMANDA F. WIEKER, and
`JASON M. REPKO, Administrative Patent Judges.
`REPKO, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Setting Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Oral argument in this proceeding was originally scheduled for
`June 18, 2021. On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth
`National Independence Day Act (S. 475) into law, amending section 6103(a)
`of title 5, United States Code, to include “Juneteenth National Independence
`Day, June 19,” in the list of official holidays for Federal employees. See
`Kathleen M. McGettigan, United States Office of Personnel Management,
`Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (Jun. 17,
`2021), https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-
`holidays/juneteenth-national-independence-day-holiday.pdf. Because
`June 19, 2021, fell on a Saturday, the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office was closed on Friday, June 18, 2021, in observance of the holiday. Id.
`Because the Office was closed, oral argument scheduled for June 18, 2021
`was canceled. In a conference call, the Board informed the parties that oral
`argument would be rescheduled for a later date.
`Oral argument for this proceeding shall commence at 2:00 PM ET on
`July 6, 2021, by video in the manner set forth in the original Order Setting
`Oral Argument (Paper 23). On June 15, 2021, the parties filed their
`demonstratives for the hearing with the Board in anticipation of the
`originally scheduled argument. Ex. 1056 (Petitioner’s Demonstratives),
`Ex. 2016 (Patent Owner’s Demonstratives). The parties are not authorized to
`file additional or substitute demonstratives.
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`ORDER
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`It is
`ORDERED that oral argument for this proceeding shall commence at
`2:00 PM ET on July 6, 2021, by video, and proceed in the manner set forth
`in the original Order Setting Oral Argument (Paper 23); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties are not authorized to file
`additional or substitute demonstratives.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Robert M. Evans, Jr.
`Michael J. Hartley
`STINSON LLP
`robert.evans@stinson.com
`michael.hartley@stinson.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Brian W. Oaks
`Nicholas A. Schuneman
`Kevin J. Meek
`Mark A. Speegle
`BAKER BOTTS LLP
`brian.oaks@bakerbotts.com
`nick.schuneman@bakerbotts.com
`kevin.meek@bakerbotts.com
`mark.speegle@bakerbotts.com
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