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` Entered: August 21, 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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`EIZO CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`BARCO N.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00358
`Patent RE43,707 E
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, JAMES B. ARPIN, and
`DAVID C. McKONE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DESHPANDE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`CONFERENCE SUMMARY
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On August 20, 2014, the initial conference call was held between counsel for
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`the respective parties and Judges Deshpande, Arpin, and McKone.
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`Motions
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`Neither party seeks authorization to file a motion at this time. As discussed,
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`if Patent Owner determines that it will file a motion to amend, Patent Owner must
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`arrange for a conference call, preferably two weeks prior to filing the motion to
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`amend, with us and opposing counsel to discuss the proposed motion to amend.
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`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Additional guidance on motions to amend claims is
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`provided in the Board’s Office Patent Trial Practice Guide (see Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,764, 48,766 (Aug. 14, 2012)) and in
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`relevant Board decisions, including Nichia Corp. v. Emcore Corp., IPR2012-
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`00005, Paper 27 (PTAB June 3, 2013), and Idle Free Systems, Inc. v. Bergstrom,
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`Inc., IPR2012-00027, Paper 26 (PTAB June 11, 2013).
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`We reminded the parties that, if they seek authorization to file a motion not
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`contemplated per the Scheduling Order, the party requesting such authorization
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`must arrange for a conference call with us and opposing counsel.
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`Schedule
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`Counsel for the respective parties indicated that they have no issues with the
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`Scheduling Order entered July 23, 2014. Paper 12.
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`To the extent issues arise with DUE DATES 1-5 identified in the Scheduling
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`Order, we remind the parties that, without obtaining prior authorization from us,
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`DATE 6, as provided in the Scheduling Order, by filing an appropriate notice with
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`the Board. The parties may not stipulate to any other changes to the Scheduling
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Marc K. Weinstein
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
`marcweinstein@quinnemanual.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Kerry T. Hartman
`HARTMAN PATENTS PLLC
`khartman@hartmanpatents.com
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`Jeffrey C. Morgan
`BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
`jeff.morgan@BTlaw.com
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