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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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`McCLINTON ENERGY GROUP, LLC
`Petitioner
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`MAGNUM OIL TOOLS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00231
`Patent 8,079,413 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, JOSIAH C. COCKS, and
`MICHAEL R. ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Case IPR2013-00231
`Patent 8,079,413 B2
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`On October 8, 2013, the initial conference call1 was held between
`counsel for the respective parties and Judges Medley, Cocks, and Zecher.
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`Motions
`Neither party seeks authorization to file a motion at this time. A
`general discussion was had regarding motions to seal, protective orders and
`motions to amend. As explained, if Patent Owner determines that it will file
`a motion to amend, Patent Owner must arrange a conference call soon
`thereafter with the Board and opposing counsel to discuss the proposed
`motion to amend. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). For guidance on motions to
`amend, Patent Owner is directed to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
`motion to amend guidelines, along with the guidelines provided in Idle Free
`Systems, Inc. v. Bergstrom, Inc., IPR2012-00027, Paper 26 (June 11, 2013).
`The parties were reminded that if they seek authorization to file a
`motion not contemplated per the Scheduling Order (Paper 17), the party
`requesting such authorization must arrange a conference call with opposing
`counsel and the Board.
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`Schedule
`Counsel for the respective parties indicated that they have no issues
`with the Scheduling Order (Paper 17) entered September 23, 2013.
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`1 The initial conference call is held to discuss the Scheduling Order and any
`motions that the parties anticipate filing during the trial. Office Patent Trial
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48765 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`Patent 8,079,413 B2
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`Order
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`It is
`ORDERED that no motions are authorized at this time.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jason A. Engel
`Robert M. Barrett
`K&L GATES LLP
`jason.engel@klgates.com
`robert.barrett@klgates.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Robb D. Edmonds
`N. Alexander Nolte
`EDMONDS & NOLTE, P.C.
`redmonds@edmondsnolte.com
`anolte@edmondsnolte.com
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