`571-272-7822
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`Paper 43
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`Entered: October 30, 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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`v.
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`ARNOUSE DIGITAL DEVICES CORPORATION
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2013-00010
`Patent 7,516,484
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37C.F.R. §42.70
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`Case IPR2013-00010
`Patent 7,516,484
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`A conference call was held to discuss whether the Board should grant
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`Petitioner’s request for final hearing. Patent Owner opposed the request.
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`Specifically, Patent Owner represented that a hearing would place an undue
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`financial burden on the Patent Owner, which is a small business. Patent Owner
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`further represented that this particular case has been sufficiently briefed such that
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`no hearing would be necessary for the Board to decide the merits of the case.
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`The Board stated that 35 U.S.C. § 315(a)(10) required the Office promulgate
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`rules providing either party with the right to an oral hearing as part of the
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`proceeding. The Board agreed with Patent Owner, however, that this particular
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`case has been briefed sufficiently such that no prejudice would arise should a
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`hearing not be held. The Board requested that Petitioner consider whether such a
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`hearing would be necessary and if one were to be conducted, the Board indicated
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`that the hearing would be conducted telephonically to reduce the financial burden
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`on Patent Owner.
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`Petitioner subsequently contacted the Board and withdrew its request for an
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`oral hearing.
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`It is:
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`Ordered that no oral hearing will be held in the proceeding and that the case
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`will be decided on the briefs in due course.
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`Patent 7,516,484
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`PETITIONER:
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`Ko-Fang Chang
`kchang@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin McCabe
`jmccabe@dunkielsaunders.com
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`Geoff Hand
`ghand@dunkielsaunders.com
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