`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 43
`Entered: May 2, 2016
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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., EVENTBRITE INC., STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS
`WORLDWIDE, INC., EXPEDIA, INC., FANDANGO, LLC,
`HOTELS.COM, L.P., HOTEL TONIGHT, INC., HOTWIRE, INC.,
`KAYAK SOFTWARE CORP., OPENTABLE, INC., ORBITZ, LLC, PAPA
`JOHN’S USA, INC., STUBHUB, INC., TICKETMASTER, LLC, LIVE
`NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., TRAVELOCITY.COM LP,
`WANDERSPOT LLC, AGILYSYS, INC., DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC.,
`DOMINO’S PIZZA, LLC, HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION,
`HILTON WORLDWIDE, INC., HILTON INTERNATIONAL CO., MOBO
`SYSTEMS, INC., PIZZA HUT OF AMERICA, INC., PIZZA HUT, INC.,
`AND USABLENET, INC., Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMERANTH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-000801 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`Case CBM2015-000822 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`STARBUCKS CORPORATION, APPLE, INC., EVENTBRITE INC., and
`STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMERANTH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`1 Case CBM2015-00096 has been joined with this proceeding.
`2 Case CBM2016-00006 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`CBM2015-00080, CBM2015-00091 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`CBM2015-00082, CBM2015-00099 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`Case CBM2015-000913 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`Case CBM2015-000994 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, RICHARD E. RICE, and
`STACEY G. WHITE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WHITE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`3 Case CBM2016-00007 has been joined with this proceeding.
`4 Case CBM2016-00006 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`CBM2015-00080, CBM2015-00091 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`CBM2015-00082, CBM2015-00099 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`We instituted covered business method patent reviews in CBM2015-
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`00080 and CBM2015-00082 on September 1, 2015, Paper 13 (CBM2015-
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`00080 and CBM2015-00082), and September 14, 2015, Paper 9 (CBM2015-
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`00091 and CBM2015-00099). A Scheduling Order in each proceeding was
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`issued on the same day with the Decision Instituting Review, which set the
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`date for oral hearing in all four proceedings as May 10, 2016, if hearing
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`were requested by the parties and granted by the Board. Paper 14
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`(CBM2015-00080 and CBM2015-00082); Paper 10 (CBM2015-00091 and
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`CBM2015-00099).
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`In each of these proceedings, Petitioner and Patent Owner have
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`requested oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 28, 29
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`(CBM2015-00080); Papers 30, 31 (CBM2015-00082); Papers 23, 27
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`(CBM2015-00091 and CBM2015-00099). The parties’ requests for oral
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`hearing are granted. The four cases are consolidated for hearing. Each
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`party will have a total of 90 minutes to present arguments.
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`Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that Patent Owner’s
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`claims at issue in this review are unpatentable. Petitioner will open the
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`hearing by presenting its case regarding the challenged claims for which the
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`Board instituted trial in these four proceedings. Patent Owner will then
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`respond to Petitioner’s argument. Petitioner may reserve time to respond to
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`arguments presented by Patent Owner. Motions to Exclude have been filed
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`by both Petitioner and Patent Owner in each of these proceedings. The
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`parties may address these motions during their allotted time.
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`The hearing will commence at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, on May 10,
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`2016, on the ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
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`Alexandria, Virginia. The Board will provide a court reporter for the
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`CBM2015-00080, CBM2015-00091 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`CBM2015-00082, CBM2015-00099 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`hearing and the reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the
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`hearing. 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.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must be served at
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`least four business days before the hearing. The parties shall also file their
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`demonstrative exhibits with the Board by sending them via e-mail to
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`trials@uspto.gov at least two business days before the hearing. The parties
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`shall not file the demonstrative exhibits using the PRPS.
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`When considering whether demonstrative exhibits are objectionable,
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`the parties are reminded that the panel does not consider demonstrative
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`exhibits to be evidence or an appropriate vehicle for making arguments that
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`do not appear in the parties’ substantive papers. See St. Jude Med.,
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`Cardiology Div., Inc. v. The Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Mich., Case
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`IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65). The panel will disregard
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`any newly raised argument appearing in the demonstrative exhibits when
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`rendering the final written decision. The parties must initiate a conference
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`call with the Board at least two business days before the hearing to present
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`objections, if any, regarding the propriety of any demonstrative exhibit. Any
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`objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not timely presented will be
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`considered waived.
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`Requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made no later than five
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`days in advance of the hearing date. The request is to be sent to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. If the request is not received timely, the equipment may
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`not be available on the day of the hearing.
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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, either lead or backup counsel may present the
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`CBM2015-00080, CBM2015-00091 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`CBM2015-00082, CBM2015-00099 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`party’s argument. If any 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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`CBM2015-00080, CBM2015-00091 Patent 6,384,850 B1
`CBM2015-00082, CBM2015-00099 Patent 6,871,325 B1
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`PETITIONER:
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`CBM2015-00080 and CBM2015-00082 -
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`James Heintz
`AmeranthCBMService@dlapiper.com
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`Robert Williams
`robert.williams@dlapiper.com
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`CBM2015-00091 and CBM2015-00099
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`Bing Ai
`Ai-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Matthew Bernstein
`MBernstein@perkinscoie.com
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`Patrick McKeever
`PMcKeever@perkinscoie.com
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`Yun Lu
`LLu@perkinscoie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`John Osborne
`josborne@osborneipl.com
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`Michael Fabiano
`mdfabiano@fabianolawfirm.com
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