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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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`GOOGLE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00738
`Patent 6,628,314
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY and KALYAN K. DESHPANDE,
`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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`IPR2014-00738
`Patent 6,628,314
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`On April 9, 2014, an inter partes review was instituted in Microsoft
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`Corporation v. B.E. Technology, L.L.C., Case IPR2014-00039 (PTAB Apr. 9,
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`2014). Within a month of that decision, the Petitioner in the instant proceeding
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`filed a petition, along with a motion for joinder. Papers 1 and 3. Petitioner moves
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`for institution of an inter partes review and to be joined as a party to the inter
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`partes review in IPR2014-00039. Papers 1 and 3. On June 10, 2014, a conference
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`call was held between counsel for the respective parties and Judges Medley and
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`Deshpande. Counsel for the Petitioner in IPR2014-00039 (“the -00039 Petitioner”)
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`also joined the call. The purpose of the conference call was to discuss the
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`procedural issues arising from the motion for joinder.
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`During the conference call, counsel for the Patent Owner represented that the
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`Patent Owner does not oppose the motion for joinder; nor will the Patent Owner file
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`a Patent Owner Preliminary Response. Counsel for the -00039 Petitioner indicated
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`that the -00039 Petitioner does not oppose the motion for joinder with it in
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`IPR2014-00039. Based on the information obtained, the Board indicated that a
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`decision on the petition and motion for joinder will be made in due course.
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`IPR2014-00738
`Patent 6,628,314
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`PETITIONER:
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`Clinton Brannon
`cbrannon@mayerbrown.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Jason Angell
`jangell@fawlaw.com