`571-272-7822
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`Paper No: 33
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` Entered: March 13, 2013
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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`PROXYCONN, INC.
`Patent Owner
`____________
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`Case IPR2012-00026 (TLG)
`Case IPR2013-00109 (TLG)
`Patent 6,757,717 B1
`____________
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`
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, SCOTT R. BOALICK, and THOMAS L.
`GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Case IPR2013-00109
`Patent 6,757,717
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`An initial telephone conference call in this proceeding resulting
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`from the joinder of IPR2012-00026 and IPR2013-00109 was held on
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`March 12, 2013. The participants were John D. Vandenberg, Esq., for the
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`Petitioner, Bryan K. Wheelock, Esq., for the Patent Owner, and
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`Administrative Patent Judges Sally C. Medley, Scott R. Boalick, and
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`Thomas L. Giannetti.
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`The following matters were discussed:
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`1. Status
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`The parties confirmed that there are no pending motions or other
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`matters currently under submission.
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`2. Schedule
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`The parties currently have no issues with the Scheduling Order
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`(Paper 29) entered on February 25, 2013.
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`3. Protective Order
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`The parties were advised that the Protective Order (Paper 25) entered
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`in IPR2012-00026 is applicable to the joined proceeding.
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`4. Motions
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`Patent Owner is contemplating filing a motion to amend the claims at
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`the time of filing the patent owner response. Patent Owner is reminded of
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`the provisions of 37 C.F.R. § 42.121, particularly the provision requiring
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`that any amendment propose a reasonable number of claims. As stated in
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`2
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Case IPR2013-00109
`Patent 6,757,717
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`the rule, the presumption is that only one claim would be needed to replace
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`each challenged claim. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a)(3).
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`Petitioner was authorized to file a motion for pro hac vice admission
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`of attorney Loesch. Patent Owner does not oppose filing of the motion.
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`4. Settlement
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`The parties have nothing further to report.
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`3
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`Case IPR2012-00026
`Case IPR2013-00109
`Patent 6,757,717
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`For Patent Owner
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`Matthew L. Cutler
`Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
`mcutler@hdp.com
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`Bryan K. Wheelock
`Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
`bwheelock@hdp.com
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`For Petitioner
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`John D. Vandenberg
`Klarquist Sparkman LLP
`john.vandenberg@klarquist.com
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`Stephen J. Joncus
`Klarquist Sparkman LLP
`stephen.joncus@klarquist.com
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