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`Paper No. ___
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________________________________________
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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.,
`TSMC NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION,
`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED,
`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC.,
`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG, TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC
`COMPONENTS, INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INC., TOSHIBA
`AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
`TOSHIBA CORPORATION, and
`THE GILLETTE COMPANY,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner
`____________________________________________
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`Case IPR2014-008071
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,604,716
`____________________________________________
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`MOTION TO DESIGNATE LEAD PETITIONER AND TO AMEND
`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`1 Cases IPR 2014-00846, IPR 2014-00974, and IPR 2014-01065 have been joined
`with the instant proceeding.
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`Pursuant to the Board’s March 10, 2015, Order following a conference call
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`between the Board and respective counsel for the parties Patent Owner ZOND
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`LLC (“Patent Owner”) and Petitioners TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR
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`MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC NORTH AMERICA
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`CORPORATION (jointly, “TSMC”), FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED,
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`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC. (jointly, “Fujitsu”),
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`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. (“AMD”), RENESAS ELECTRONICS
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`CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC. (jointly,
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`“Renesas”), GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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`DRESDEN MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
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`MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG (jointly, “GlobalFoundries”), TOSHIBA
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`AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INC.,
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`TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., TOSHIBA
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`CORPORATION (jointly, “Toshiba”), and THE GILLETTE COMPANY
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`(“Gillette”) (jointly, “Petitioner2”) (collectively with Patent Owner, “the Parties”)
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`have reached an agreement regarding designation of new Lead Counsel for
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`Petitioner and regarding proposed amendments to the Scheduling Order entered in
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`2 The above-listed Petitioners are parties to the inter partes review proceedings for
`which TSMC is Lead Counsel and may not necessarily be a party in the instant
`proceeding.
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`the above-captioned matter. This motion is submitted for the Board’s review
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`concurrently with the Joint Motion to Terminate filed by Patent Owner and TSMC.
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`I.
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`DESIGNATION OF NEW LEAD COUNSEL
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`TSMC counsel is currently designated as Lead Counsel on seventeen (17)
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`inter partes review proceedings involving seven (7) of Patent Owner’s patents.
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`The table below lists the proceedings for which TSMC counsel is Lead Counsel:
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`Patent
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`7,808,184
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`6,853,142
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`6,805,779
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`7,604,716
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`7,811,421
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`7,147,759
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`8,806,652
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`Case Nos.
`IPR2014-00799
`IPR2014-00803
`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-00828
`IPR2014-00829
`IPR2014-00917
`IPR2014-00807
`IPR2014-00808
`IPR2014-00800
`IPR2014-00802
`IPR2014-00805
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
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`IPR2014-00861
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`2
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`Following withdrawal by TSMC from the above proceedings, Petitioner
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`requests that the Board designate the following Petitioners as Lead and Backup
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`Counsel:
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`Patent
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`7,808,184
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`6,853,142
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`6,805,779
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`7,604,716
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`7,811,421
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`7,147,759
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`Case Nos.
`IPR2014-00799
`IPR2014-00803
`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-00828
`IPR2014-00829
`IPR2014-00917
`IPR2014-00807
`IPR2014-00808
`IPR2014-00800
`IPR2014-00802
`IPR2014-00805
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
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`Lead Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
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`Gillette
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`GlobalFoundries
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`GlobalFoundries
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`Gillette
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`GlobalFoundries
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`Gillette
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`AMD
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`GlobalFoundries
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`Toshiba
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`GlobalFoundries
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`Renesas
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`GlobalFoundries
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`8,806,652
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`IPR2014-00861
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`GlobalFoundries
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`Gillette
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`Counsel information for each of the Petitioners is summarized below.
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`Attorney
`Petitioner
`David L. Cavanaugh
`Gillette
`GlobalFoundries David M. Tennant
`Ryan K. Yagura
`AMD
`John J. Feldhaus
`Renesas
`Robinson Vu
`Toshiba
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`Registration No.
`36,476
`48,362
`47,191
`28,822
`60,211
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`As stated in the Board’s Decision Granting Renewed Motion for Joinder, the
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`Lead Counsel will be primarily responsible for consolidated filings for all
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`substantive papers on behalf of Petitioner and will not file any paper with
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`arguments separate from those advanced by the consolidated filings. Lead Counsel
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`further agrees to consolidated discovery, including the designation of an attorney
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`to conduct the cross-examination of any witnesses produced by Patent Owner and
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`the redirect of any witnesses produced by Petitioner, within the timeframe
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`normally allotted by the rules for one party. Petitioner requests that the parties
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`designated as Backup Counsel be so-designated as to allow them filing rights in the
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`event that the Lead Counsel is unable to successfully complete its consolidated
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`filings.
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`II.
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`PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DUE DATES 6 AND 7
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`In order to allow Petitioner sufficient time to accommodate TSMC’s
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`withdrawal while timely meeting its deadlines, the Parties request that the Board
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`amend DUE DATES 6 and 7 as set forth in the Scheduling Orders filed in inter
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`partes review proceedings for Patent Nos. 7,147,759, 6,853,142, and 8,125,155.
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`The Parties propose that the Board consolidate Oral Argument (to the extent
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`requested) for Patent Nos. (i) 7,147,759 and 7,811,421, (ii) 8,125,155 and
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`7,808,184, and (iii) 6,853,142 and 7,604,716. The proposed amendments to DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7 for the 7,147,759, 6,853,142, and 8,125,155 patents will align with
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`DUE DATES 6 and 7 for the 7,811,421, 7,604,716, and 7,808,184, respectively.
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`The parties propose the following change in DUE DATES 6 and 7 as set
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`forth in the Scheduling Order for Patent Nos. 7,147,759, 6,853,142 and 8,125,155:
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`Patent
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`7,147,759
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`6,853,142
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`8,125,155
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`Case Nos.
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
`IPR2014-01086
`IPR2014-01087
`IPR2014-01083
`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-01098
`IPR2014-00477
`IPR2014-00479
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`DUE DATE 6
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`DUE DATE 7
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`5/28/2015*
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`6/8/2015*
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`6/5/2015**
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`6/12/2015**
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`5/21/2015***
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`5/28/2015***
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`* Same date as the corresponding DUE DATE in Patent No. 7,811,421
`** Same date as the corresponding DUE DATE in Patent No. 7,604,716
`*** Same date as the corresponding DUE DATE in Patent No. 7,808,184
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`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`III. AMENDMENTS TO DUE DATES 2, 3, 4, AND 5
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`Pursuant to the Scheduling Order entered in the above-captioned matter, the
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`Parties hereby present notice of stipulation to changes to DUE DATES 2, 3, 4, and
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`5 as discussed in Exhibit 1 (Notice of Stipulation to Extend Due Dates). The
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`Parties represent that the stipulation in Exhibit 1 is to be contingent on the Board’s
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`granting the Parties’ proposed amendments to DUE DATES 6 and 7, as discussed
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`in Section II.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, the Parties jointly request that the Board
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`designate new Lead Parties for each of the seventeen TSMC-led inter partes
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`review proceedings and modify DUE DATES 6 and 7 as set forth in the
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`Scheduling Orders filed in inter partes review proceedings for Patent Nos.
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`7,147,759, 6,853,142, and 8,125,155.
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`Dated: March 16, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Gregory J. Gonsalves/
`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), this is to certify that I caused to be served a
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`true and correct copy of the foregoing “MOTION TO DESIGNATE LEAD
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`PETITIONER AND TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER” as detailed below:
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`Date of service March 16, 2015
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`Manner of service email
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`Documents served MOTION TO DESIGNATE LEAD PETITIONER AND TO
`AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Persons Served
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` David L. McCombs
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
`USPTO Reg. No. 32,271
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`David O’Dell
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
`USPTO Reg. No. 42,044
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`/Gregory J. Gonsalves/
`Gregory J. Gonsalves, Reg. No. 43,639
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`Exhibit 1
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`Exhibit 1
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Paper No. ___
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________________________________________
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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.,
`TSMC NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION,
`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED,
`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC.,
`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG, TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC
`COMPONENTS, INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INC., TOSHIBA
`AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
`TOSHIBA CORPORATION, and
`THE GILLETTE COMPANY,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner
`____________________________________________
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`Case IPR2014-008073
`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,604,716 B2
`____________________________________________
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`NOTICE OF STIPUATION TO EXTEND DUE DATES
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`3 Cases IPR 2014-00846, IPR 2014-00974, and IPR 2014-01065 have been joined
`with the instant proceeding.
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`Notice of Stipulation to Extend Due Date
`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`Pursuant to the Scheduling Orders entered in the following inter partes
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`review proceedings, the parties hereby present this notice of stipulation to the
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`following changes in DUE DATES 2, 3, 4, and 5 as set forth in the respective
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`Scheduling Orders:
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`Patent
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`Case Nos.
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`DUE
`DATE 2
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`DUE
`DATE 3
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`DUE
`DATE 4
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`DUE
`DATE 5
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`8,125,155
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`7,147,759
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`6,853,142
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`7,808,184
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`7,604,716
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`IPR2014-00477
`IPR2014-00479
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
`IPR2014-01086
`IPR2014-01087
`IPR2014-01083
`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-01098
`IPR2014-00799
`IPR2014-00803
`IPR2014-00807
`IPR2014-00808
`IPR2014-01099
`IPR2014-01100
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`n/a*
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`4/30/2015
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`5/14/2015
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`5/4/2015
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`n/a*
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`5/15/2015
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`5/25/2015
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`4/16/2015
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`n/a*
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`5/15/2015
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`5/29/2015
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`4/10/2015
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`n/a*
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`4/30/2015
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`n/a*
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`-
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`-
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`-
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`-
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`*DUE DATE 3 corresponds to “Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to
`motion to amend.” As Patent Owner did not file a motion to amend, DUE DATE 3
`is irrelevant to the current proceedings.
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`Notice of Stipulation to Extend Due Date
`IPR2014-00807 (U.S. 7,604,716)
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Gregory J. Gonsalves/
`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Dated: March 16, 2015
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