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`Paper No. 14
`Filed: September 1, 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., EVENTBRITE INC., STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS
`WORLDWIDE, INC., EXPEDIA, INC., FANDANGO, LLC,
`HOTELS.COM, L.P., HOTEL TONIGHT, INC., HOTWIRE, INC.,
`KAYAK SOFTWARE CORP., OPENTABLE, INC., ORBITZ, LLC, PAPA
`JOHN’S USA, INC., STUBHUB, INC., TICKETMASTER, LLC, LIVE
`NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., TRAVELOCITY.COM LP,
`WANDERSPOT LLC, AGILYSYS, INC., DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC.,
`DOMINO’S PIZZA, LLC, HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION,
`HILTON WORLDWIDE, INC., HILTON INTERNATIONAL CO., MOBO
`SYSTEMS, INC., PIZZA HUT OF AMERICA, INC., PIZZA HUT, INC.,
`and USABLENET, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMERANTH, INC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`Case CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, RICHARD E. RICE, and
`STACEY G. WHITE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETRAVICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`A. DUE DATES
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`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
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`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
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`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
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`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7.
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`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
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`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
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`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
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`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may
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`impose an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony
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`Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and
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`attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who
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`impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
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`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this
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`decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling
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`Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
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`Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for the
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`initial conference call).
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`2. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
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`b.
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`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.220), and
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`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.221).
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`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
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`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
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`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
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`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
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`response will be deemed waived.
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`3. DUE DATE 2
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`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`4. DUE DATE 3
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`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
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`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`5. DUE DATE 4
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`a.
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
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`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`6. DUE DATE 5
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`a.
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`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
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`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
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`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`7. DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
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`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
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`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1.
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`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
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`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2.
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
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`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
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`be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
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`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
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`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
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`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
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`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
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`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
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`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
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`specific.
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ............................................. Upon Request
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`DUE DATE 1 .................................................................. November 25, 2015
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ..................................................................... February 17, 2016
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ......................................................................... March 16, 2016
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................. April 6, 2016
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................ April 20, 2016
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ........................................................................... April 27, 2016
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................ May 10, 2016
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065
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`CBM2015-00080 (Patent 6,384,850 B1)
`CBM2015-00082 (Patent 6,871,325 B1)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`James M. Heintz
`Robert C. Williams
`Ryan W. Cobb
`ameranthCBMService@dlapiper.com
`robert.williams@dlapiper.com
`ryan.cobb@dlapiper.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`John Osborne
`Michael Fabiano
`josborne@osborneipl.com
`mdfabiano@fabianolawfirm.com
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`Apple Inc. Exhibit 1065