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`Trials@uspto.gov Paper 9
`Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: February 12, 2014
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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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`DELL INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`DISPOSITION SERVICES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2013-00040
`Patent 5,424,944
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KEVIN F. TURNER, and
`MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On February 19, 2014, the initial conference call1 was held between
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`counsel for the respective parties and Judges Medley, Turner, and Clements.
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`1 The initial conference call is held to discuss the Scheduling Order and any
`motions that the parties anticipate filing during the trial. Office Patent Trial
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`Case CBM2013-00040
`Patent 5,424,944
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`Motions
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`Neither party seeks authorization to file a motion at this time. As was
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`noted during the initial conference call, the subject patent expired on
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`February 2, 2014, such that no Motion to Amend may be proffered.
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`Schedule
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`Counsel for the respective parties indicated that they have no issues
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`with the Scheduling Order (Paper 8) entered February 5, 2014.
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`It is
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`Order
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`ORDERED that no motions are authorized at this time.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Gilbert Greene
`bert.greene@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Sheila Kadura
`sheila.kadura@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Kenneth Florek
`kflorek@feiplaw.com
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`Matthew Solow
`docket@feiplaw.com
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