`Tel: 571-272-7822 CBM2014-00194, Paper 40; CBM2014-00199, Paper 36
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`CBM2015-00015, Paper 41; CBM2015-00016, Paper 41
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`CBM2015-00017, Paper 40; CBM2015-00018, Paper 33
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`Entered: October 2, 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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases
` CBM2014-001921, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-001932, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-001943, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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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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`CLEMENTS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`ORDER
`Request for Oral Argument
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`1 CBM2015-00119 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
`2 CBM2015-00120 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
`3 CBM2015-00117 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
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`CBM2014-00192, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-00193, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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`Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.,
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`Ltd. ( “Samsung”) and Smartflash LLC (“Smartflash” or “Patent Owner”)
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`have each requested an oral hearing for covered business method patent
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`review proceedings CBM2014-00192, CBM2014-00193, CBM2014-00194,
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`and CBM2014-00199 pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 33, 34.4
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`Apple Inc. (“Apple”) and Smartflash have each requested an oral
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`hearing for covered business method patent review proceedings CBM2015-
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`00015, CBM2015-00016, CBM2015-00017, and CBM2015-00018. Papers
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`37, 38.5
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`Upon consideration by the panel, the parties’ requests are granted.
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`The hearing will be held in two sessions:
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`1. The first session will cover the oral hearing for CBM2015-00015,
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`CBM2015-00016, CBM2015-00017, and CBM2015-00018, and
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`will commence at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on November
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`9, 2015, on the ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany
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`Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Apple and Smartflash will each have
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`75 minutes6 of total time to present arguments on all four cases.
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`2. The second session will cover the oral hearing for CBM2014-
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`00192, CBM2014-00193, CBM2014-00194, and CBM2014-
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`00199, and will commence at approximately 1:30 PM East Eastern
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`Standard Time, on November 9, 2015, on the ninth floor of
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`4 Paper numbers refer to papers in CBM2014-00192.
`5 Paper numbers refer to papers in CBM2015-00015.
`6 Patent Owner requested three hours per side for all eight related cases.
`Paper 38. Petitioner’s request did not specify an amount of time for
`argument. Paper 37.
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`2
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`CBM2014-00192, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-00193, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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`Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
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`Samsung and Smartflash will each have 75 minutes of total time to
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`present arguments on all four cases.
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`In each session, the parties are free to divide the time among the four
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`cases as they choose, and must make clear at all times for purposes of the
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`transcript, the case(s) which they are discussing. Petitioner bears the
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`ultimate burden of proof that Patent Owner’s claims at issue in this review
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`are unpatentable and has the burden on its motion to exclude evidence.
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`Petitioner will, therefore, begin by presenting its case regarding the
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`challenged claims and grounds for which the Board instituted trial in the
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`proceeding. Patent Owner will then respond to Petitioner’s arguments.
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`Petitioner may reserve time to reply to arguments presented by Patent
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`Owner. There is no motion to amend pending in any of the subject
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`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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`3
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`CBM2014-00192, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-00193, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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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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`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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`4
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`CBM2014-00192, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-00193, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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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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`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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`If any party has questions or concerns about the format of the hearing
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`that it would like to raise with the panel, that party should request a
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`conference no later than Monday, October 26, 2015.
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`5
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`CBM2014-00192, CBM2015-00016 (Patent 8,033,458)
`CBM2014-00193, CBM2015-00017 (Patent 8,061,598)
`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00199, CBM2015-00015 (Patent 8,118,221)
`CBM2015-00018 (Patent 7,942,317)
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com
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`
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`PETITIONER:
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`Walter Renner
`axf@fr.com
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`Thomas Rozylowicz
`CBM39843-0003CP1@fr.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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