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`571-272-7822
`Date Entered: May 6, 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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`WINTEK CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00567
`Case IPR2013-00568
`Case IPR2014-005411
`Patent 8,217,902
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`Before JOSIAH C. COCKS, RICHARD E. RICE, and ADAM V. FLOYD
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`COCKS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
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`Joint Motion to Modify Schedule
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Decision addresses matters pertaining to all three identified cases.
`Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each case.
`The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`Cases IPR2013-00567; IPR2013-00568; IPR2014-00541
`Patent 8,217,902
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`The parties2 have filed a joint motion to modify the schedule of the
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`IPR2013-00567 and IPR2013-00568 proceedings.3 As a part of the motion, the
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`parties agree that the Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response in related proceeding
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`IPR2014-00541 will be due on May 23, 2014. See, e.g., IPR2013-00567, Paper
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`20, 2.
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`The parties request the following scheduling for the IPR2013-00567 and
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`IPR2013-00568 proceedings:
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`Due Date 1: June 20, 2014
`Due Date 2: September 5, 2014
`Due Date 3: October 10, 2014
`Due Date 4: October 31, 2014
`Due Date 5: November 14, 2014
`Due Date 6: November 21, 2014
`Due Date 7: December 12, 2014
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`See, e.g., id. The parties also indicate that should the Board institute trial in
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`IPR2014-00541, the parties will follow the above-noted schedule in that
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`proceeding, and that TPK will not oppose Wintek’s motion for joinder (IPR2014-
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`00541, Paper 3). See, e.g., id.
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`The parties’ motion is granted.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the parties’ “Joint Motion to Modify Schedule” is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the schedule for the IPR2013-00567 and
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`IPR2013-00568 proceedings is now reflected in the “Revised Due Date Appendix”
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`that is attached to this Decision; and
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`2 Patent Owner, TPK Touch Solutions Inc. (“TPK), and Petitioner, Wintek
`Corporation (“Wintek”).
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` “Joint Motion to Modify Schedule” IPR2013-00567, Paper 20; IPR2013-00568,
`Paper 22; IPR2014-00541, Paper 10.
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`Cases IPR2013-00567; IPR2013-00568; IPR2014-00541
`Patent 8,217,902
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the due date for the Patent Owner’s Preliminary
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`Response in IPR2014-00541 is May 23, 2014.
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`REVISED DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1………………………………………………………June 20, 2014
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`Patent Owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent Owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2………………………………………………....…September 5, 2014
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`Petitioner’s reply to Patent Owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to Patent Owner’s motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3……………………………………………. .…….October 10, 2014
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`Patent Owner’s reply to Petitioner’s opposition
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`to Patent Owner’s motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4……………………………………………. …..…October 31, 2014
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`Petitioner’s motion for observation regarding
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`cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5………………………………………….……….November 14, 2014
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`Patent Owner’s response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude evidence
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`DUE DATE 6…………………………………………….……November 21, 2014
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude evidence
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`DUE DATE 7…………………………………………..…..…December 12, 2014
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`Cases IPR2013-00567; IPR2013-00568; IPR2014-00541
`Patent 8,217,902
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joseph E. Palys
`Naveen Modi
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW
`GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`joseph.palys@finnegan.com
`naveen.modi@finnegan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph J. Richetti
`BRYAN CAVE LLP
`joe.richetti@bryancave.com
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`David Bilsker
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`davidbilsker@quinnemanuel.com
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