`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 44
`Entered: May 6, 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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`PETRAVICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`A conference call was held on May 6, 2016 between counsel for all
`parties and Judges Petravick, Rice, and White. During the call, counsel and
`the Board discussed numerous objections and revisions to Petitioners’ and
`Patent Owner’s proposed demonstratives for the May 10, 2016 oral hearing.
`Patent Owner provided a court reporter and indicated that it would file, into
`the record, a transcript. The Board stated that revised demonstratives should
`be emailed to the Board at trials@uspto.gov by May 9, 2016.
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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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`PETITIONER:
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`James Heintz
`Robert Williams
`DLA PIPER LLP
`AmeranthCBMService@dlapiper.com
`robert.williams@dlapiper.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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