`Entered: January 21, 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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`ATOPTECH, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SYNOPSYS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01145 (6,237,127 B1)
`Case IPR2014-01150 (6,567,967 B2)
`Case IPR2014-01159 (6,567,967 B2)
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`Before TRENTON A. WARD, PETER P. CHEN, and
`FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WARD, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`IPR2014-01145 (6,237,127 B1)
`IPR2014-01150 (6,567,967 B2)
`IPR2014-01159 (6,567,967 B2)
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`A. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution of the
`proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE DATES 1
`through 3 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 4). A notice of the
`stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must be promptly filed.
`The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE DATES 4-7.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect of the
`stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to supplement
`evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-examination (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the evidence and
`cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772 (Aug. 14, 2012)
`(Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose an appropriate
`sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For
`example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be
`levied on a person who impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a
`witness.
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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`The parties are directed to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) for guidance in preparing for the
`initial conference call, and should be prepared to discuss any proposed changes to
`this Scheduling Order and any motions the parties anticipate filing during the trial.
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`2. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
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`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b.
`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner must
`arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent owner is
`cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the response will be
`deemed waived.
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`3. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`4. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to patent
`owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`5. DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by DUE
`DATE 4.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`b.
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by DUE
`DATE 4.
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`6. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any reply to an observation on cross-examination
`testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude evidence
`by DUE DATE 5.
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`7. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by DUE
`DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is due.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing date for
`any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties with a
`mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-examination testimony
`of a reply witness because no further substantive paper is permitted after the reply.
`See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14,
`2012). The observation must be a concise statement of the relevance of precisely
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`identified testimony to a precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit.
`Each observation should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party
`may respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL .......... February 23, 2015 at 2PM ET
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`DUE DATE 1 ................................................................ April 15, 2015
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 .................................................................... July 8, 2015
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................... August 5, 2015
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................. August 26, 2015
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ......................................................... September 9, 2015
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ....................................................... September 16, 2015
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................. October 7, 2015
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jeffrey A. Miller
`Deborah Fishman
`Paul G. Novak
`Michael Tonkinson
`DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP
`millerj@dicksteinshapiro.com
`fishmand@dicksteinshapiro.com
`novakp@dicksteinshapiro.com
`tonkinsonm@dicksteinshapiro.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David Cochran
`Joseph Sauer
`David W. Wu
`JONES DAY
`dcochran@jonesday.com
`jmsauer@jonesday.com
`dwwu@jonesday.com
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