`571-272-7822
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`Paper 53
`Entered: May 3, 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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`v.
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`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`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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`Before 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 Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On May 2, 2016, a conference call was held between counsel for
`Petitioners, counsel for Patent Owner, and Judges Petravick and Plenzler.
`Petitioner provided a court reporter and indicated that it would file in the
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`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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`record the transcript, when it becomes available. This order summarizes the
`conference call.
`Petitioner requested the conference call to discuss a dispute regarding
`depositions of Petitioner’s declarant Kendyl Roman in these proceedings.
`See Ex. 3002.1 According to Petitioner, the parties agreed to two depositions
`of Kendyl Roman — one with regards to CBM2015-00179 on May 3, 2016
`and a second deposition of Kendyl Roman with regards to the CBM2015-
`00181 and CBM2015-00182 on May 5, 2016. Petitioner would have May 4,
`2016 to prepare for the second deposition, after the deposition for
`CBM2015-00179 had closed.
`According to Patent Owner, the parties agreed to a single deposition
`on May 3, 2016 and May 5, 2016. Patent Owner objected to Petitioner being
`allowed to prepare Kendyl Roman for the second deposition on May 4.
`Patent Owner’s Notice of Deposition indicates that the parties agreed to
`depose Kendyl Roman on May 3 and May 5 for these proceedings but is
`silent as to how the time is to be divided. Paper 44.
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`After considering the information presented during the call, the Board
`determined that a first deposition of Kendyl Roman with regard to
`CBM2015-00179 would occur on May 3, 2016 and a second deposition of
`Kendyl Roman with regards that CBM2015-00181 and CBM2015-001822
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`1 For the purposes of this Order, CBM2015-00179 is representative and all
`citations are to papers in CBM2015-00179 unless otherwise noted.
`2 Unlike the patent at issue in CBM2015-00179, the patents at issue in
`CBM2015-00181 and CBM2015-00182 are part of the same family. During
`the call, both parties confirmed that they agreed to a single deposition for
`CBM2015-00181 and CBM2015-00182.
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`2
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`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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`would occur on May 5, 2016 and that Petitioner is allowed to prepare
`Kendyl Roman for the second deposition, after the first deposition closed.
`Additionally, the Board reminded the parties that every party must act
`with courtesy and decorum in these proceedings, including in interactions
`with the other party (37 C.F.R. § 42.1) and that the parties have a duty of
`candor and good faith to the Office during the course of a proceeding (37
`C.F.R. § 42.11(a)).
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`PETITIONER:
`Robert Sokohl
`Lori Gordon
`Jonathan Strang
`Richard Bemben
`STERN, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`Rsokohl-ptab@skgf.com
`Lgordon-ptab@skgf.com
`Jstrang-ptab@skgf.com
`Rbemben-ptab@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`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
`rachel.emsley@finnegan.com
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`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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`Steven F. Borsand
`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`tt-patent-cbm@tradingtechnologies.com
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