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`Paper 10
`Entered: February 16, 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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`SERVICENOW, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BMC SOFTWARE, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2015-00170
`Patent 8,646,093 B2
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, BRIAN P. MURPHY, and
`JOHN A. HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.Reg. 48,756, 48,772 (Aug. 14,
`2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose an
`appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines. 37
`C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees
`incurred by any party may be levied on a person who impedes, delays, or
`frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
` No initial conference call is scheduled for this case. The parties are
`encouraged to contact the Board to request a call if any issues arise during
`trial.
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`2. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.220), and
`b.
`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.221).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
`response will be deemed waived.
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`3. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file—
`Any reply to the patent owner’s response, and
`a.
`b.
`Any opposition to the motion to amend.
`The petitioner must file any such reply or opposition to the motion to amend
`by DUE DATE 2.
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`4. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`5. DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
`b.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`6. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`7. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`2.
`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
`be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
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`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ............................................................. N/A
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................ May 12, 2016
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ........................................................................ August 12, 2016
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 .................................................................. September 12, 2016
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................................ October 3, 2016
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ...................................................................... October 17, 2016
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ...................................................................... October 24, 2016
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 .................................................................... November 7, 2016
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
`Heidi L. Keefe
`Phillip E. Morton
`Andrew C. Mace
`Mark Weinstein
`COOLEY LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`pmorton@cooley.com
`amace@cooley.com
`mweinstein@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert A. Cote
`Pierre Hubert
`Robert Auchter
`Kevin Schubert
`MCKOOL SMITH P.C.
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`phubert@mckoolsmith.com
`rauchter@mckoolsmith.com
`kschubert@mckoolsmith.com