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`Paper 48 (CBM2014-00102)
` Paper 48 (CBM2014-00106)
` Paper 46 (CBM2014-00108)
`Paper 44 (CBM2014-00112)
`Entered: May 27, 2015
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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases1
`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)2
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all four cases. We exercise
`our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties,
`however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
`2 Case CBM2014-00103 has been consolidated with CBM2014-00102; case
`CBM2014-00107 has been consolidated with CBM2014-00106; case
`CBM2014-00109 has been consolidated with CBM2014-00108; case
`CBM2014-00113 has been consolidated with CBM2014-00112.
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`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU,
`JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and MATTHEW R. CLEMENTS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Request for Oral Argument
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner have each requested an oral hearing for
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`inter partes review proceeding CBM2014-00102, CBM2014-00106,
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`CBM2014-00108, and CBM2014-00112 pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
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`Papers 40 and 443. Upon consideration by the panel, the parties’ requests
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`are granted. Specifically, the hearing will commence at 9:00 AM Eastern
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`Standard Time, on June 9, 2015, on the ninth floor of Madison Building
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`East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
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`Each party will have two hours of total time4 to present arguments on
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`all four cases. The parties are free to divide the time among the four cases as
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`they choose, and must make clear at all times for purposes of the transcript,
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`the case(s) which they are discussing. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden
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`of proof that Patent Owner’s claims at issue in this review are unpatentable
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`and has the burden on its motion to exclude evidence. Petitioner will,
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`therefore, begin by presenting its case regarding the challenged claims and
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`3 Papers numbers refer to papers in CBM2014-00102.
`4 Patent Owner requested two hours per side for all four related cases. Paper
`44. Petitioner’s request did not specify an amount of time for argument.
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`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`grounds for which the Board instituted trial in the proceeding. Patent Owner
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`will then respond to Petitioner’s arguments. Petitioner may reserve time to
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`reply to arguments presented by Patent Owner. There is no motion to amend
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`pending in any of the subject proceedings.
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`The hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that
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`will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Board will
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`provide a court reporter for the hearing, and the reporter’s transcript will
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`constitute the official record of the hearing.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must be served
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`five (5) business days before the hearing. The parties are directed to St. Jude
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`Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University
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`of Michigan, Case IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65),
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`regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits. The Board
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`expects that the parties will meet and confer in good faith to resolve any
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`objections to demonstrative exhibits, but if such objections cannot be
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`resolved the parties may file any objections to demonstratives with the
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`Board at least two business days before the hearing. The objections should
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`identify with particularity which portions of the demonstrative exhibits are
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`subject to objection, include a copy of the objected-to portions, and include a
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`one-sentence statement of the reason for each objection. No argument or
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`further explanation is permitted. The Board will consider any objections and
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`schedule a conference call if deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will
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`reserve ruling on the objections. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits
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`that is not timely presented will be considered waived.
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`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`The parties also shall provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board
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`at least two business days prior to the hearing by emailing them to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. The parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits in
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`this case without prior authorization from the Board. A hard copy of the
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`demonstratives should be provided to the court reporter at the hearing.
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`The parties also should note that at least one member of the panel will
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`be attending the hearing electronically from a remote location, and that if a
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`demonstrative is not made fully available or visible to the judge participating
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`in the hearing remotely, that demonstrative will not be considered. If the
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`parties have questions as to whether demonstrative exhibits would be
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`sufficiently visible and available to all of the judges, the parties are invited
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`to contact the Board at (571) 272-9797. The parties are also reminded that
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`the presenter must identify clearly and specifically each demonstrative
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`exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number) referenced during the hearing to
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`ensure the clarity and accuracy of the reporter’s transcript and the ability of
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`the judge participating in the hearing remotely to closely follow the
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`presenter’s arguments.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
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`at the oral hearing. However, lead or backup counsel may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
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`attending the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone
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`conference with the Board no later than two business days prior to the oral
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`hearing to discuss the matter.
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`Questions regarding specific audio-visual equipment should be
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`directed to the Board at (571) 272-9797. Requests for audio-visual
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`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`equipment are to be made five (5) days in advance of the hearing date. The
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`request is to be sent to Trials@uspto.gov. If the request is not received
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`timely, the equipment may not be available on the day of the hearing.
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`CBM2014-00102 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00106 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00108 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
`CBM2014-00112 (Patent 7,942,317 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Megan Raymond
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
`megan.raymond@ropesgray.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael R. Casey
`J. Scott Davidson
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`mcasey@dbjg.com
`jsd@dbjg.com
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