`571-272-7822
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`Paper 58
`Entered: December 21, 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 and INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2016-00009
`Patent No. 7,685,055 B2
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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
`Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`The Scheduling Order provides for an oral hearing if an oral hearing is
`requested by the parties and granted by the panel. Petitioner and Patent
`Owner requested oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 50, 51.
`The requests are granted.
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`The hearing will commence at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January
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`6, 2016, on the ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, Virginia.
`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing, and the
`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing.
`Each party will have 30 minutes total time to present arguments.
`Petitioners bear the ultimate burden of proof that the challenged claims are
`unpatentable. Petitioners will open each hearing by presenting its arguments
`regarding the challenged claim for which we instituted trial. Thereafter,
`Patent Owner will argue its opposition to Petitioners’ arguments. Petitioners
`may reserve time to rebut Patent Owner’s opposition.
`Prohibition of New Arguments or Evidence
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`The parties are not permitted to raise new arguments or evidence at
`oral hearing. Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756,
`48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). Any new arguments or evidence will not be
`considered.
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`Demonstratives
`Demonstrative exhibits are intended to be visual aids to assist a party
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`in making its oral presentation. CBS Interactive Inc. v. Helferich Patent
`Licensing, LLC, Case No. IPR2013-00033, slip op. at 3, (PTAB Oct. 23,
`2013)(Paper 118). Demonstrative exhibits are not evidence, and as such, the
`exhibits cannot add new evidence to the record of the proceeding. St. Jude
`Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University
`of Michigan, Case No. IPR2013-00041, slip op. at 2 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014)
`(Paper 65). Demonstrative exhibits are not an opportunity for additional
`briefing. Id. at 3. Arguments that have not been made previously cannot be
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`made at the trial hearing and, thus, cannot be in a demonstrative exhibit. Id.
`Similarly, the exhibits cannot rely on evidence that, although it is in the
`record, was never specifically discussed in any substantive paper before the
`Board. Id.
`Demonstrative exhibits are limited to reproduction of portions of
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`papers of record or portions of the evidence specifically discussed in the
`substantive papers of record. Demonstrative exhibits must include a
`citation to where the reproduced portion of the paper is in the record
`and to where the evidence is discussed in a substantive paper in the
`record.
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`Objections to Demonstratives
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall serve any demonstrative
`exhibits upon each other at least seven business days prior to the hearing.
`The parties shall file the demonstrative exhibits at least two business days
`prior to the hearing.
`We expect that the parties will meet and confer in good faith to
`resolve all objections to demonstrative exhibits, but if such objections cannot
`be resolved, the parties may file objections to demonstratives with the Board
`no later than two business days before the hearing. The objections should
`identify with particularity which portions of the demonstrative exhibits are
`subject to objection, include a copy of the objected-to portions, and include a
`one-sentence statement of the reason for each objection. No argument or
`further explanation is permitted. We will consider any objections and
`schedule a conference call if deemed necessary. Otherwise, we will reserve
`ruling on the objections. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not
`timely filed will be considered waived.
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`Counsel
`Lead counsel for each party is expected to be present in person at the
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`oral hearing. Any counsel of record, however, may present the party’s
`arguments. If either party expects that its lead counsel will not be attending
`the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone conference
`with the panel no later than two business days prior to the oral hearing to
`discuss the matter.
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`Each party will designate one or two counsel to present argument.
`Only designated counsel may make objections or otherwise address the
`panel during the oral hearing. The designated counsel may seek permission
`from the panel for other counsel of record to address the panel, if necessary.
`Special Requests
`Any special requests for audio visual equipment or reserved seating
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`should be directed to Trials@uspto.gov. Request for special equipment or
`reserved seating will not be honored unless presented in a separate
`communication directed to the above email address not less than five days
`before the hearing.
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`Public Attendance
`The hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that
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`will be accommodated on a first-come, first served basis. The records of
`these proceedings include confidential information subject to a protective
`order. The parties should avoid disclosing confidential information in its
`demonstratives or oral arguments. If the parties have any concern about
`disclosing confidential information, they should contact the Board at least
`two days in advance of the hearing to discuss the matter.
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`It is so ORDERED.
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`PETITIONERS:
`Robert Sokohl
`Lori Gordon
`Richard Bemben
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`rsokohl-ptab@skgf.com
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`rbemben-PTAB@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Leif Sigmond
`Cole Richter
`Michael Gannon
`Leif Sigmond
`Jennifer Kurcz
`MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP
`sigmond@mbhb.com
`richter@mbhb.com
`gannon@mbhb.com
`sigmond@mbhb.com
`kurcz@mbhb.com
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`Kevin Rodkey
`Rachel Emsley
`Cory Bell
`Joshua Goldberg
`Erika Arner
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com
`rachel.emsley@finnegan.com
`cory.bell@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`erika.arner@finnegan.com
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`Steven Borsand
`Jay Knobloch
`TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`tt-patent-cbm@tradingtechnologies.com
`jay.knobloch@tradingtechnologies.com
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