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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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`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR
`AMERICA, INC., ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS
`ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC., GLOBAL FOUNDRIES 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,
`v.
`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-007811
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, JONI Y. CHANG, SUSAN L.C. MITCHELL,
`and JENNIFER M. MEYER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and Amend Scheduling Order
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Decision addresses similar issues in the inter partes reviews identified
`in Appendix A of this Decision. For efficiency, we enter this Decision in
`this case as representative.
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR
`AMERICA, INC., ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS
`ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`AMERICA, INC., GLOBAL FOUNDRIES 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,
`v.
`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`Case IPR2014-007811
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
`____________
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, JONI Y. CHANG, SUSAN L.C. MITCHELL,
`and JENNIFER M. MEYER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and Amend Scheduling Order
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Decision addresses similar issues in the inter partes reviews identified
`in Appendix A of this Decision. For efficiency, we enter this Decision in
`this case as representative.
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`We instituted an inter partes review in each of the proceedings
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`identified in Appendix A of this Decision, challenging U.S. Patent Nos.
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`6,805,779 B2, 6,806,652 B1, 6,853,142 B2, 6,896,773 B2, 6,896,775 B2,
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`7,147,759 B2, 7,604,716 B2, 7,808,184 B2, and 7,811,421 B2. Paper 13.2
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`After institution, we also granted the revised Motions for Joinder filed by
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`Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD., TSMC North
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`America Corporation (collectively, “TSMC”), Fujitsu Semiconductor
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`Limited and Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (collectively, “Fujitsu”),
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`Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”), Renesas Electronics Corporation,
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`Renesas Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Renesas”),
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`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc., GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module
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`One LLC & Co. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module Two LLC &
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`Co. KG (collectively, “GlobalFoundries”), Toshiba America Electronic
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`Components, Inc., Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba America Information
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`Systems, Inc., and Toshiba Corporation (collectively, “Toshiba”), and The
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`Gillette Company (“Gillette”). See, e.g., Papers 16, 17, 18. A list of these
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`Joinder Cases is provided in Appendix A of the instant Decision.
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`Subsequently, Patent Owner Zond, LLC (“Zond”) and TSMC filed a
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`Joint Motion to Terminate, with respect to TSMC, in each pending inter
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`partes review identified in Appendix A. Paper 33. Upon considering the
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`procedural posture of these proceedings and the facts before us, we granted
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`the Joint Motions to Terminate these reviews with respect to TSMC,
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`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a). Paper 36.
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`2 All citations are to IPR2014-00781, as representative, unless otherwise
`noted.
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Because TSMC was designated as Lead Petitioner for seventeen
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`joined proceedings (see, e.g., Paper 18, 6), we requested, in our prior Order
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`authorizing the filing of the Joint Motions to Terminate, that the parties to
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`designate a new lead petitioner for these proceedings and to identify any
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`impact on the new lead petitioner’s ability to file substantive papers,
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`scheduling changes, and consolidation of oral hearings. Paper 32, 3. In
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`response, the remaining Petitioners working together with Zond and TSMC
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`reached an agreement regarding these issues.
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`Pursuant to our prior Order, the parties filed the instant Motion to
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`Designate Lead Petitioner and to Amend Scheduling Order in each
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`proceeding. Paper 35. The Motions provide a list of Lead and Backup
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`petitioners (reproduced in Appendix A of this Decision). Id. at 3–4. The
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`parties also stipulate to different dates for Due Dates 2–5 in certain
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`proceedings, and propose to consolidate the oral hearings for the earlier
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`proceedings with those for the later proceedings, changing Due Dates 6–7
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`for the earlier proceedings (reproduced in Appendix B of this Decision).
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`Id. at 4–6. The parties believe that the proposal would allow the remaining
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`Petitioners sufficient time to accommodate TSMC’s termination while
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`timely meeting the deadlines. Id. at 4. We also observe that the parties’
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`proposal would not impact the trial schedules for these proceedings
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`significantly, nor our ability to complete the proceedings timely. In fact, the
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`consolidation of the oral hearings would streamline these proceedings by
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`reducing the number of oral hearings.
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`In view of the particular factual circumstances before us, we are
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`persuaded that good cause exists for permitting the parties to consolidate the
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`oral hearings and change the Due Dates 6–7 for the earlier proceedings.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that the Motion to Designate Lead Petitioner and to
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`Amend Scheduling Order filed in each pending proceeding identified in
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`Appendix A is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ designation of Lead
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`Petitioners and Backup Petitioners (reproduced in Appendix A) is accepted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, consistent with the Decision Granting
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`Revised Motion for Joinder (Paper 18), Lead Petitioner will be primarily
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`responsible for completing all consolidated filings for all substantive papers
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`on behalf of Petitioners, and will not file any paper with arguments separate
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`from those advanced by the consolidated filings; Lead Petitioner will
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`consolidate discovery, including the designation of an attorney to conduct
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`the cross-examination of any witnesses produced by Zond and the redirect
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`examination of any witnesses produced by Petitioners, within the timeframe
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`normally allotted by the rules for one party; Backup Petitioner may file the
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`consolidated filings or conduct discovery in the event that Lead Petitioner is
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`unavailable;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Due Dates 6–7 set forth in the Scheduling
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`Orders for the proceedings identified in Appendix B are changed to the dates
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`provided in Appendix B;
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ notice of stipulation,
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`changing Due dates 2–5 for the proceedings listed in their Motion (Paper 35,
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`labeled as Exhibit 1) is accepted; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, should the parties timely request an oral
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`hearing for the proceedings identified in Appendix B, the oral hearings for
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`the proceedings involving U.S. Patent No. 6,853,142 B2, 7,147,759 B2, and
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`8,125,155 B2 will be consolidated with the oral hearings for the proceedings
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`involving U.S. Patent No. 7,604,716 B2, 7,811,421 B2, and 7,808,184 B2,
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`respectively (the oral hearing dates for all of the proceedings are provided in
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`Appendix C).
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`Lead
`Petitioners
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`Backup
`Petitioners
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Gillette
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Gillette
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Gillette
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`APPENDIX A
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`Joinder Cases
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`IPR2014-00856
`IPR2014-01070
`IPR2014-01022
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`IPR2014-00859
`IPR2014-01072
`IPR2014-01020
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`IPR2014-00918
`IPR2014-01074
`IPR2014-01025
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`IPR2014-00864
`IPR2014-01003
`IPR2014-01066
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`IPR2014-00866
`IPR2014-01012
`IPR2014-01075
`IPR2014-00867
`IPR2014-01014
`IPR2014-01046
`IPR2014-00863
`IPR2014-01013
`IPR2014-01057
`IPR2014-00865
`IPR2014-01015
`IPR2014-01063
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Patent No.
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`Pending
`Reviews
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`IPR2014-00828
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`6,805,779
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`IPR2014-00829
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`IPR2014-00917
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`6,806,652
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`IPR2014-00861
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`6,853,142
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`IPR2014-00818
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`IPR2014-00819
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`IPR2014-00821
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`IPR2014-00827
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`IPR2014-00580
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`IPR2014-01479
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`6,896,773
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`Gillette
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`Fujitsu
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`IPR2014-00726
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`IPR2014-01481
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`IPR2014-00578
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`IPR2014-01494
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`6,896,775
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`Gillette
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`Fujitsu
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`IPR2014-00604
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`IPR2014-01482
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`Lead
`Petitioners
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`Backup
`Petitioners
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`Renesas
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`Global
`Foundries
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`AMD
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Gillette
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Global
`Foundries
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`Gillette
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`Joinder Cases
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`IPR2014-00845
`IPR2014-00985
`IPR2014-01047
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`IPR2014-00850
`IPR2014-00986
`IPR2014-01059
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`IPR2014-00846
`IPR2014-01065
`IPR2014-00974
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`IPR2014-00849
`IPR2014-01067
`IPR2014-00975
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`IPR2014-00855
`IPR2014-00955
`IPR2014-01042
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`IPR2014-00858
`IPR2014-00996
`IPR2014-01061
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`IPR2014-00844
`IPR2014-00991
`IPR2014-01037
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`IPR2014-00848
`IPR2014-00992
`IPR2014-01071
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`IPR2014-00851
`IPR2014-00990
`IPR2014-01069
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Patent No.
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`Pending
`Reviews
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`7,147,759
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`7,604,716
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`7,808,184
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`IPR2014-00781
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`IPR2014-00782
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`IPR2014-00807
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`IPR2014-00808
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`IPR2014-00799
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`IPR2014-00803
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`IPR2014-00800
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`7,811,421
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`IPR2014-00802
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`IPR2014-00805
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`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`APPENDIX B –New Due Dates 6 and 7
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`Patent No.
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`Pending Reviews Due Date 6
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`Due Date 7
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`6,853,142
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`7,147,759
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`8,125,155
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`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-01098
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`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
`IPR2014-01083
`IPR2014-01086
`IPR2014-01087
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`IPR2014-00477
`IPR2014-00479
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`6/5/2015
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`6/12/2015
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`5/28/2015
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`6/8/2015
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`5/21/2015
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`5/28/2015
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`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`APPENDIX C – Oral Hearing Dates
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`Patent No.
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`Pending Reviews
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`Oral Hearing Dates
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`6,853,142
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`7,604,716
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`7,147,759
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`7,811,421
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`8,125,155
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`7,808,184
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`6,896,773
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`6,896,775
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`6,805,779
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`IPR2014-00818
`IPR2014-00819
`IPR2014-00821
`IPR2014-00827
`IPR2014-01098
`IPR2014-00807
`IPR2014-00808
`IPR2014-01099
`IPR2014-01100
`IPR2014-00781
`IPR2014-00782
`IPR2014-01083
`IPR2014-01086
`IPR2014-01087
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`IPR2014-00800
`IPR2014-00802
`IPR2014-00805
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`IPR2014-00477
`IPR2014-00479
`IPR2014-00799
`IPR2014-00803
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`IPR2014-00580
`IPR2014-00726
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`IPR2014-00578
`IPR2014-00604
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`IPR2014-00828
`IPR2014-00829
`IPR2014-00917
`IPR2014-01073
`IPR2014-01076
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`6/12/2015
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`6/8/2015
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`5/28/2015
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`6/16/2015
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`5/26/2015
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`6/15/2015
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Patent No.
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`Pending Reviews
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`Oral Hearing Dates
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`6,806,652
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`IPR2014-00861
`IPR2014-01088
`IPR2014-01089
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`8/13/2015
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`IPR2014-00781
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Bruce J. Barker
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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`Tarek Fahmi
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`TSMC and Fujitsu:
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`David L. McCombs
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`David M O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Richard C. Kim
`rckim@duanemorris.com
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`GlobalFoundries:
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`David Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Dohm Chankong
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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`Gillette:
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`David Cavanaugh
`david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
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`Larissa B. Park
`larissa.park@wilmerhale.com
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`IPR2014-00781
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`AMD:
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`Brian M. Berliner
`bberliner@omm.com
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`Ryan K. Yagura
`ryagura@omm.com
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`Xin-Yi Zhou
`vzhou@omm.com
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`Toshiba:
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`Robinson Vu
`Robinson.vu@bakerbotts.com
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`Renesas:
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`John J. Feldhaus
`jfeldhaus@foley.com
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`Pavan Agarwal
`pagarwal@foley.com
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`Mike Houston
`mhouston@foley.com
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