`571.272.7822
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` Paper No. 56
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` Entered: June 18, 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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`TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP., TD AMERITRADE, INC., AND
`TD AMERITRADE ONLINE HOLDINGS CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2014-00131 (Patent 7,533,056)
`CBM2014-00133 (Patent 7,676,411)
`CBM2014-00135 (Patent 6,772,132)
`CBM2014-00137 (Patent 7,685,055)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, and
`PHILIP J. HOFFMANN, 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 June 17, 2015, Patent Owner contacted the Board requesting
`authorization to file a motion to expunge Petitioner’s Reply in each of the
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`CBM2014-00131 (Patent 7,533,056)
`CBM2014-00133 (Patent 7,676,411)
`CBM2014-00135 (Patent 6,772,132)
`CBM2014-00137 (Patent 7,685,055)
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`four proceedings. Petitioner responded in a subsequent communication with
`the Board, opposing the request.
`Patent Owner requests to file a motion to expunge the replies filed by
`the Petitioner in the four proceedings, because the replies allegedly include
`several new arguments in violation of 37 CFR § 42.23(b). Whether a reply
`contains arguments that are outside the scope of a proper reply under 37
`C.F.R. § 42.23(b) is left to the determination of the Board. The Board will
`determine whether the Petitioner’s replies are outside the scope of a proper
`reply when the Board reviews all of the parties’ briefs and prepares the final
`written decisions. If there are improper arguments presented in a reply, the
`Board may exclude the reply, for example. For all of these reasons, the
`Board will take under consideration any alleged violations in due course
`with respect to Petitioner’s replies, upon considering the record at the end of
`the trial.
`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request to file a motion to exclude in
`each proceeding is denied.
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`CBM2014-00131 (Patent 7,533,056)
`CBM2014-00133 (Patent 7,676,411)
`CBM2014-00135 (Patent 6,772,132)
`CBM2014-00137 (Patent 7,685,055)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Robert E. Sokohl
`Jonathan M. Strang
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`lgordon-ptab@skgf.com
`rsokohl-ptab@skgf.com
`rstrang-ptab@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Erika H. Arner
`Joshua L. Goldberg
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`erika.arner@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
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`Steven F. Borsand
`Trading Technologies International, Inc.
`Steve.Borsand@tradingtechnologies.com
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