`Date: December 19, 2013
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GEVO, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases: IPR2013-00214 (Patent No. 8,304,588)
`IPR2013-00215 (Patent No. 8,283,505)
`IPR2013-00539 (Patent No. 8,273,565)
`IPR2014-00142 (Patent No. 8,193,402)
`IPR2014-00143 (Patent No. 8,378,160)
` IPR2014-00144 (Patent No. 8,487,149)1
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue a single order to be entered in each of the six
`cases pending between the parties. The parties are not authorized to use this style
`heading without authorization from the Board.
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`IPR2014-00142, Patent No. 8,193,402
`IPR2014-00143, Patent No. 8,378,160
`IPR2014-00144, Patent No. 8,487,149
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`IPR2013-00214, Patent No. 8,304,588
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`IPR2013-00215, Patent No. 8,283,505
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`IPR2013-00539, Patent No. 8,273,565
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`Management of these proceedings has been transferred from Administrative
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`Patent Judge Jennifer S. Bisk to Administrative Patent Judge Christopher L.
`Crumbley. All orders and time for taking action remain in effect unless changed
`by Judge Crumbley. All communications with the Board should be adapted as
`necessary to reflect this change.
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`IPR2014-00142, Patent No. 8,193,402
`IPR2014-00143, Patent No. 8,378,160
`IPR2014-00144, Patent No. 8,487,149
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`IPR2013-00214, Patent No. 8,304,588
`IPR2013-00215, Patent No. 8,283,505
`IPR2013-00539, Patent No. 8,273,565
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`For Petitioner:
`Deborah A. Sterling
`Peter A. Jackman
`dsterlin-PTAB@skgf.com
`pjackman-PTAB@skgf.com
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`For Patent Owner:
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`Fraser D. Brown, Ph. D.
`Chris Holly, Ph.D.
`fbrown@cooley.com
`cholly@cooley.com
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