`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 22
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`Entered: August 4, 2015
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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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`UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01084
`Patent 7,126,468 B2
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`Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, SALLY C. MEDLEY, and LYNNE E.
`PETTIGREW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
` 35 U.S.C. § 316(a)(10)
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`Both parties request a hearing in this case pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
`The requests are granted.
`Each party will have thirty (30) minutes total time to present arguments for
`the case. Petitioner will proceed first to present its case with respect to the
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`challenged claims and grounds for which the Board instituted trial. Thereafter,
`Patent Owner will respond to Petitioner’s presentation. Petitioner may reserve
`rebuttal time to respond to Patent Owner’s presentation.
`The hearing will commence at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, on September 2,
`2015, and it will be open to the public for in-person attendance, on the ninth floor
`of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. In-person
`attendance will be accommodated on a first-come first-served basis. The Board
`will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the reporter’s transcript will
`constitute the official record of the hearing.
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must be served five
`business days prior to the hearing. They shall be filed at the Board two business
`days prior to the hearing, and the parties must initiate a conference call with the
`Board by two business days prior to the hearing to resolve any dispute over the
`propriety of each party’s demonstrative exhibits. Any dispute over the propriety of
`demonstrative exhibits that is not timely presented two business days prior to the
`hearing will be considered waived. The parties are directed to CBS Interactive Inc.
`v. Helferich Patent Licensing, LLC, IPR2013-00033, Paper 118 (October 23,
`2013), regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits.
`Questions regarding specific audio-visual equipment should be directed to
`the Board at (571) 272-9797. Requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made
`5 days in advance of the hearing date. The request is to be sent to
`Trials@uspto.gov. If the request is not received timely, the equipment may not be
`available on the day of the hearing.
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`The parties are reminded that the presenter must identify clearly and
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`specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number) referenced
`during the hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the reporter’s transcript.
`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present at hearing,
`although any backup counsel may make the actual presentation, in whole or in part.
`If any lead counsel will not be in attendance at hearing, the Board should be
`notified via a joint telephone conference call no later than two days prior to the
`hearing to discuss the matter.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Douglas Miro
`dmiro@ostrolenk.com
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`Peter Kang
`pkang@sidley.com
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`Theodore Chandler
`tchandler@sidley.com
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`Ferenc Pazmandi
`fpazmandi@sidley.com
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`Keith Barkaus
`kbarkaus@ostrolenk.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Eric Maiers
`maierse@gtlaw.com
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`Michael Nicodema
`nicodemam@gtlaw.com
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`James Lukas
`lukasj@gtlaw.com
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`Robbie Harmer
`harmerr@gtlaw.com
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