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`Paper 37
`Entered: June 22, 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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`IBG LLC, INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC,
`TRADESTATION GROUP, INC., TRADESTATION SECURITIES, INC.,
`TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and IBFX, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2015-00161 (Patent No. 6,766,304 B2)1
`CBM2015-00172 (Patent No. 7,783,556 B1)
`CBM2015-00179 (Patent No. 7,533,056 B2)2
`CBM2015-00181 (Patent No. 7,676,411 B2)
`CBM2015-00182 (Patent No. 6,772,132 B1)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK and JEREMY
`M. PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETRAVICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Patent Owner, via email sent June 21, 2016, requests an one month
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`extension to DUE DATE 1 because Mr. Steve Borsand, Patent Owner’s in-
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`1 Case CBM2016-00035 has been joined with this proceeding.
`2 Case CBM2016-00040 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`CBM2015-00161 (Patent No. 6,766,304 B2)
`CBM2015-00172 (Patent No. 7,783,556 B1)
`CBM2015-00179 (Patent No. 7,533,056 B2)
`CBM2015-00181 (Patent No. 7,676,411 B2)
`CBM2015-00182 (Patent No. 6,772,132 B1)
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`house counsel and back-up counsel in these proceedings, recently fell ill.
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`Ex. 3003.3 DUE DATE 1 is the due date for filing a Patent Owner’s
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`Response. Paper 30, 4. The email indicates that Petitioners oppose the
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`request. Ex. 3003.
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`Patent Owner’s request is denied. Pursuant to the Statute and our
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`Rules, the pendency of covered business method patent review proceedings
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`is normally no more than one year. See 35 U.S.C. § 326 (a)(11), 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.202(c). DUE DATE 1 has been extended numerous times already. For
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`example in CBM2015-00161, the parties stipulated to three extensions of
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`time (Papers 42, 46, 51) and the Board granted one extension of time (Paper
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`47), giving Patent Owner six months to prepare and file its Patent Owner’s
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`Responses. DUE DATE 1, thus, cannot be readily extended again and still
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`allow for these proceedings to be completed within the one year period.
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`In these proceedings, Patent Owner is represented by lead counsel Ms.
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`Erika Arner and Mr. Borsand is back-up counsel. In addition to Mr.
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`Borsand, Patent Owner is represented by three other back-up counsel. Prior
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`to Patent Owner’s email indicating the Mr. Borsand fell ill, Patent Owner’s
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`lead counsel and other back-up counsel have had a significant amount of
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`time to prepare the Patent Owner’s Responses with Mr. Borsand. For
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`example in CBM2015-00161, Mr. Borsand and Patent Owner’s other
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`counsel had the majority of six months to prepare the Patent Owner’s
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`Response. DUE DATE 1 is set for June 27, 2016 (Paper 51), less than one
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`3 For the purposes of this Order, CBM2015-00161 is representative and all
`citations are to papers in CBM2015-00161, unless otherwise noted.
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`CBM2015-00161 (Patent No. 6,766,304 B2)
`CBM2015-00172 (Patent No. 7,783,556 B1)
`CBM2015-00179 (Patent No. 7,533,056 B2)
`CBM2015-00181 (Patent No. 7,676,411 B2)
`CBM2015-00182 (Patent No. 6,772,132 B1)
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`week from the date of Patent Owner’s email. Patent Owner presented no
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`persuasive reason why Patent Owner’s lead counsel and other back-up
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`counsel cannot finish preparing and file Patent Owner’s Responses and to
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`otherwise represent Patent Owner during Mr. Borsand’s absence.
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`It is hereby:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request for an extension of time for
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`DUE DATE 1 in each proceeding is denied.
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`CBM2015-00161 (Patent No. 6,766,304 B2)
`CBM2015-00172 (Patent No. 7,783,556 B1)
`CBM2015-00179 (Patent No. 7,533,056 B2)
`CBM2015-00181 (Patent No. 7,676,411 B2)
`CBM2015-00182 (Patent No. 6,772,132 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael T. Rosato
`Matthew A. Argenti
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`margenti@wsgr.com
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`Robert Sokohl
`Lori Gordon
`Jonathan Strang
`Richard Bemben
`STERN, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`Rsokohl-ptab@skgf.com
`Lgordon-ptab@skgf.com
`Jstrang-ptab@skgf.com
`Rbemben-ptab@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Erika H. Arner
`Joshua L. Goldberg
`Kevin D. Rodkey
`Rachel L. Emsley
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRET & DUNNER, LLP
`erika.arner@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com
`rache.emsley@finnegan.com
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`Steven F. Borsand
`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`tt-patent-cbm@tradingtechnologies.com
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