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`Paper 16
`Entered: October 16, 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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`CYANOTECH CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00401
`Patent 5,527,533
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`Before SCOTT E. KAMHOLZ, SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, and
`GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KAMHOLZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Case IPR2013-00401
`Patent 5,527,533
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`The Board conducted a conference call with the parties on October 11, 2013,
`to discuss Cyanotech’s request for leave to file a reply to the University’s patent
`owner preliminary response. Cyanotech argued that the case presents a question of
`first impression concerning 35 U.S.C. § 315(a) and that the University cited recent
`decisions that did not exist at the time Cyanotech filed its petition.
`Upon consideration of Cyanotech’s request, the Board determined that
`additional briefing prior to the decision on the petition is unnecessary.
`Accordingly, it is hereby
`ORDERED that Cyanotech is not authorized to file a reply to the patent
`owner preliminary response.
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`Joseph A. Rhoa
`George E. Darby
`NIXON & VANDERHYE
`jar@nixonvan.com
`cyan@teleport-asia.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Mark D. Schuman
`Iain A. McIntyre
`CARLSON CASPERS
`mschuman@carlsoncaspers.com
`imcintyre@carlsoncaspers.com
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