`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 10
`Entered: April 15, 2014
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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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`RACKSPACE US, INC. and RACKSPACE HOSTING, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC and
`LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00057 (Patent 5,978,791)
`IPR2014-00058 (Patent 8,099,420)
`IPR2014-00059 (Patent 6,415,280)
`IPR2014-00062 (Patent 7,802,310)
`IPR2014-00066 (Patent 6,928,442)1
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, JONI Y. CHANG, and
`MICHAEL R. ZECHER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`1 This Order sets forth the same trial schedule for all of the above-identified
`cases. Therefore, we issue one order to be filed in all cases. The parties,
`however, are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`I. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)),
`to supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48772 (Aug. 14,
`2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose an
`appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees
`incurred by any party may be levied on a person who impedes, delays, or
`frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`A. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`The parties are directed to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. at 48765–66 for guidance in preparing for the initial conference
`call, and should be prepared to discuss any proposed changes to this
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`Scheduling Order and any motions the parties anticipate filing during the
`trial.
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`B. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b.
`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by
`DUE DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent
`owner must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The
`patent owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in
`the response will be deemed waived.
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`C. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`D. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`E. DUE DATE 4
`1.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`2.
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`F. DUE DATE 5
`1.
`Each party must file any reply to a petitioner observation on
`cross-examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`2.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`G. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`H. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`II. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`2.
`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
`be used. Id.
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`III. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL .................. April 29, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. ET
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................ June 16, 2014
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ........................................................................ August 15, 2014
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 .................................................................. September 15, 2014
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................................ October 6, 2014
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ...................................................................... October 20, 2014
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ...................................................................... October 27, 2014
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 .................................................................. November 18, 2014
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`For PETITIONERS:
`David W. O’Brien
`J. Andrew Lowes
`John Russell Emerson
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.obrien.ipr@haynesboone.com
`andrew.lowes.ipr@haynesboone.com
`russell.emerson.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Paul V. Storm
`GARDERE, WYNNE, SEWELL LLP
`pvstorm@gardere.com
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`For PATENT OWNERS:
`Joseph A. Rhoa
`Updeep S. Gill
`NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.
`jar@nixonvan.com
`usg@nixonvan.com
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