`Tel: 571-272-7822 Paper 5 (CBM2015-00118), Paper 15 (CBM2014-00190)
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` Paper 5(CBM2015-00119), Paper 13(CBM2014-00192)
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`Paper 6 (CBM2015-00120), Paper 13(CBM2014-00193)
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`Entered: May 6, 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
`CBM2015-00117 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00118 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00119 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00120 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`and,
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all identified 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, except the filing of the transcript for this teleconference.
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`
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`CBM2015-00117, CBM2014-00194 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00118, CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00119, CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00120, CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. and SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases2
`CBM2014-00194 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, GREGG I. ANDERSON,
`and PETER P. CHEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`2 This order addresses issues that are the same in all identified 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, except the filing of the transcript for this teleconference.
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`2
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`CBM2015-00117, CBM2014-00194 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00118, CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00119, CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00120, CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`A teleconference was held in these cases on May 4, 2015, among
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`respective counsel for Petitioner Apple, Inc. (“Apple”), Petitioner Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”),
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`Patent Owner Smartflash LLC (“Smartflash”), and Judges Elluru, Bisk,
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`Anderson, and Chen. A court reporter transcribed the teleconference at the
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`request of Smartflash.
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`Apple requested the call to discuss scheduling in CBM2015-00117,
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`CBM2015-00118, CBM2015-00119, and CBM2015-00120, in which cases
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`Apple requested consolidation pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 325(c) with
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`CBM2014-00194, CBM2014-00190, CBM2014-00192, and CBM2014-
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`00193, respectively. Samsung stated that it will not oppose Apple’s
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`consolidation request.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the due date for the Smartflash’s Preliminary
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`Responses in CBM2015-00117, CBM2015-00118, CBM2016-00119, and
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`CBM2015-00120 is June 1, 2015;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the due dates for Smartflash’s Opposition
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`to Apple’s motion pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 325(c), if any, is June 1, 2015,
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`and Apple’s reply in support of its motion is June 8, 2015; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Smartflash shall file the transcript of the
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`present teleconference each of the eight cases identified above.
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`3
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`CBM2015-00117, CBM2014-00194 (Patent 8,118,221 B2)
`CBM2015-00118, CBM2014-00190 (Patent 7,334,720 B2)
`CBM2015-00119, CBM2014-00192 (Patent 8,033,458 B2)
`CBM2015-00120, CBM2014-00193 (Patent 8,061,598 B2)
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`PETITIONER – APPLE, INC.:
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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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`PETITIONER - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
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`Walter Renner
`Thomas Rozylowicz
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`axf@fr.com
`CBM39843-0007CP2@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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