`571-272-7822
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` Paper 12
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`Entered: November 17, 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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`GLOBAL FOUNDRIES U.S., INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2014-01073
`IPR2014-01076
`Patent 6,805,779 B21
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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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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`1 This Order sets forth the same trial schedule for both above-identified
`proceedings. For efficiency, we issue one Order to be entered in all of the
`cases. The parties, however, may not use this style heading in subsequent
`papers, without prior authorization.
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`Cases IPR2014-01073 and IPR2014-01076
`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`Cases IPR2014-01073 and IPR2014-01076
`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`I. DUE DATES
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`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
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`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
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`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
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`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7.
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`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)),
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`to supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section II, below).
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`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772 (Aug.
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`14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose
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`an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees
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`incurred by any party may be levied on a person who impedes, delays, or
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`frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`A. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
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`The parties are directed to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
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`Fed. Reg. at 48,765–66 for guidance in preparing for the initial conference
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`call, and should be prepared to discuss any proposed changes to this
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`Cases IPR2014-01073 and IPR2014-01076
`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`Scheduling Order and any motions the parties anticipate filing during the
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`trial.
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`B. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
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`b.
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`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
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`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
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`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by
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`DUE DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent
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`owner must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The
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`patent owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in
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`the response will be deemed waived.
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`C. DUE DATE 2
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`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`D. DUE DATE 3
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`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
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`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`E. DUE DATE 4
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`1.
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
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`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section III, below) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`2.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`F. DUE DATE 5
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`1.
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`Each party must file any reply to an observation on cross-
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`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`2.
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
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`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`G. DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
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`DUE DATE 6.
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`H. DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
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`DATE 7.
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`II. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1.
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`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
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`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2.
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
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`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
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`be used. Id.
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`III. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
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`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
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`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
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`Fed. Reg. at 48,768. The observation must be a concise statement of the
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`relevance of precisely identified testimony to a precisely identified argument
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`or portion of an exhibit. Each observation should not exceed a single, short
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`paragraph. The opposing party may respond to the observation. Any
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`response must be equally concise and specific.
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`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL .......... December 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. ET
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`DUE DATE 1 ....................................................................... January 20, 2015
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ......................................................................... March 17, 2015
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ........................................................................... April 17, 2015
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 .............................................................................. May 8, 2015
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................ May 22, 2015
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`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................ May 29, 2015
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................ June 15, 2015
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`Patent 6,805,779 B2
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`David Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Dohm Chankong
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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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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