`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 22
`Entered: June 15, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`____________
`
`Case CBM2015-00121
`Patent 8,794,516
`____________
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, RAMA G. ELLURU, and
`GREGG I. ANDERSON, 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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`CBM2015-00121
`Patent 8,794,516
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`Oral argument is scheduled for August 5, 2016, if the parties request
`it. Paper 9, 6. Petitioner and Patent Owner have requested oral argument in
`seven related covered business method reviews—CBM2015-00123,
`CBM2015-00124, CBM2015-00126, CBM2015-00127, CBM2015-00130,
`CBM2015-00131, and CBM2015-00133. See, e.g., Apple Inc. v. Smartflash
`LLC, Case CBM2015-00123, Papers 22, 23. Oral argument in the seven
`related covered business method patent reviews is scheduled for July 18,
`2016. See, e.g., Apple Inc. v. Smartflash LLC, Case CBM2015-00123, Paper
`8 (Scheduling Order) (PTAB Nov. 10, 2015). In order to coordinate oral
`argument in the instant proceeding with oral argument in the seven related
`covered business method patent reviews, we reset Due Dates 4 to 7 as
`follows:
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`DUE DATE 4
`DUE DATE 5
`DUE DATE 6
`DUE DATE 7
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`OLD
`July 1, 2016
`July 15, 2016
`July 22, 2016
`August 5, 2016
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`NEW
`June 27, 2016
`July 5, 2016
`July 11, 2016
`July 18, 2016
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`
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`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Due Date 4 is reset to June 27, 2016, Due Date 5 is
`reset to July 5, 2016, Due Date 6 is reset to July 11, 2016, and Due Date 7 is
`reset to July 18, 2016.
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`CBM2015-00121
`Patent 8,794,516
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`For PETITIONER:
`
`J. Steven Baughman
`Megan F. Raymond
`James R. Batchelder
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`Megan.raymond@ropesgray.com
`james.batchelder@ropesgray.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael R. Casey
`Wayne Helge
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`smartflash-cbm@dbjg.com
`whelge@davidsonberquist.com
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