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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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`MATCH.COM LLC and PEOPLE MEDIA, INC.
`Petitioner
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00699
`Patent 6,628,314
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and LYNNE E.
`PETTIGREW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`MEMORANDUM
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2014-00699
`Patent 6,628,314
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`On April 9, 2014, an inter partes review was instituted in IPR2014-00038.
`Within a month of that decision, the Petitioner in the instant proceeding filed a
`petition, along with a motion for joinder. Papers 1 and 4. Petitioner moves for
`institution of an inter partes review and to be joined as a party to the inter partes
`review in IPR2014-00038. Papers 1 and 4. On June 2, 2014, a conference call
`was held between counsel for the respective parties and Judges Medley,
`Deshpande, and Pettigrew. Counsel for the Petitioner in IPR2014-00038 (“the -
`00038 Petitioner”) also joined the call. The purpose of the conference call was to
`discuss the procedural issues arising from the motion for joinder.
`During the conference call, counsel for the Patent Owner represented that the
`Patent Owner does not oppose the motion for joinder; nor will the Patent Owner
`file a Patent Owner Preliminary Response. Counsel for the -00038 Petitioner
`indicated that the -00038 Petitioner does not oppose the motion for joinder with it
`in IPR2014-00038. Based on the information obtained, the Board indicated that a
`decision on the petition and motion for joinder will be made in due course.
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`IPR2014-00699
`Patent 6,628,314
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`PETITIONER:
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`Sanjay Murthy
`Kacy Dicke
`K&L Gates LLP
`sanjay.murthy@klgates.com
`kacy.dicke@klgates.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Jason Angell
`Freitas Angell & Weinberg LLP
`jangell@fawlaw.com
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