`571-272-7822
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` Paper 16
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`Entered: January 10, 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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`MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
`Petitioner,
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`Patent of MICHAEL ARNOUSE
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2013-00010 (MT)
`Patent 7,516,484
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, and JONI Y. CHANG, and JENNIFER S. BISK,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Authorizing Briefing – 37 C.F.R. § 42.20
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`Case IPR2013-00010 (MT)
`Patent 7,516,484
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`A conference call was held on January 10, 2013 involving:
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`1. Ko-Fang Chang and Steven D. Moore, counsel for Motorola
`2. Lawrence H. Meier and Thomas D. Kohler, counsel for Arnouse
`3. Michael P. Tierney, Joni Y. Chang, and Jennifer S. Bisk, Administrative
`Patent Judges.
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`Arnouse filed a patent owner preliminary response on January 7, 2013,
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`raising the issue of statutory construction of 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) (“An inter partes
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`review may not be instituted if the petition requesting the proceeding is filed more
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`than 1 year after the date on which the petition… is served with a complaint
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`alleging infringement of the patent.”). At the conference call, the Board offered
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`Motorola the opportunity to brief on this issue so that the record will be clear on its
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`position. Motorola orally provided a short summary, and agreed to file a written
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`brief. The Board also provided Arnouse the opportunity to file a short reply.
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Motorola is authorized to file a brief limited to the issue of
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`statutory construction of 35 U.S.C. § 315(b); the page limit for the brief is 5 pages;
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`the brief must be filed no later than January 17, 2013; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Arnouse is authorized to file a reply to
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`Motorola’s brief; the page limit for the reply is 3 pages; the reply must be filed no
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`later than January 22, 2013.
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`Case IPR2013-00010 (MT)
`Patent 7,516,484
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`PETITIONER:
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`Ko-Fang Chang,
`Steven D. Moore,
`KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
`kchang@kilpatricktownsend.com
`smoore@kilpatricktownsend.com
`narobinson@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Lawrence H. Meier,
`Thomas D. Konhler,
`Down Rachlin Martin PLLC
`lmeier@drm.com
`tkohler@drm.com
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