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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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`GAME SHOW NETWORK, LLC and WORLDWINNER.COM, INC.
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`JOHN H. STEPHENSON
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00289
`Patent 6,174,237
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KEVIN F. TURNER, and
`BENJAMIN D. M. WOOD, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WOOD, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`By Order entered February 18, 2014, the Board authorized Petitioners to file
`a motion to terminate, or alternatively stay, ex parte reexamination no. 90/013,148.
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`IPR2013-00289
`Patent 6,174,237
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`Paper 24 at 2. Patent Owner had requested the ex parte reexamination to amend
`the claims at issue in this proceeding. Ex. 1009 at 2. Petitioners filed their motion
`on February 21, 2014. Paper 27.
`Upon consideration of Petitioners’ motion, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner is authorized to file an opposition;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the opposition is due March 5, 2014, and is
`limited to five pages;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioners are authorized to file a reply; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the reply is due March 12, 2014, and is limited
`to two pages.
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`IPR2013-00289
`Patent 6,174,237
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brenton R. Babcock
`Ted M. Cannon
`Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP
`Brent.babcock@knobbe.com
`Ted.cannon@knobbe.com
`boxgsn@knobbe.com
`2BRB@knobbe.com
`2tmc@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Daniel W. McDonald
`Thomas Leach
`Robert A Kalinsky
`Merchant & Gould, P.C.
`dmcdonald@merchantgould.com
`stephensonIPR@merchantgould.com
`tleach@merchantgould.com
`rkalinsky@merchantgould.com
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