`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 56
`Entered: October 28, 2015
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES INC,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`WESTERNGECO LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2014-01475 (Patent 7,162,967)
`Case IPR2014-01477 (Patent 7,080,607)
`Case IPR2014-01478 (Patent 7,293,520)1
`____________
`
`Before BRYAN F. MOORE, SCOTT A. DANIELS, and
`BEVERLY M. BUNTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`DANIELS, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`Request for Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
`We instituted the above-identified inter partes reviews. See e.g.,
`Paper 18.2 The Scheduling Order for these cases originally set the date for
`
`
`1 This Order addresses issues that are identical in each case. We exercise
`our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case. The parties are not
`authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
`
`
`
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`
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`IPR2014-01475 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-01477 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-01478 (Patent 7,293,520)
`
`oral hearing as November 12, 2015, if a hearing is requested by the parties
`and granted by the panel. Paper 19. Due to scheduling conflicts, the oral
`hearing will be on November 10, 2015. Both parties have requested oral
`hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 50, 51. The requests are
`granted.
`Oral arguments in this proceeding will commence at 9:00 am Eastern
`Time on November 10, 2015, at the USPTO Central Headquarter located
`in Alexandria, Virginia (ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany
`Street, Alexandria, Virginia). Each party will have 60 minutes total time to
`present argument.
`Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that Patent Owner’s
`claims at issue are unpatentable. Thus, Petitioner will open the hearing by
`presenting its case; Patent Owner will follow. Petitioner may reserve some
`time to respond to Patent Owner’s presentation.
`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the
`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing. The
`hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that will be
`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
`The parties are reminded that each presenter must identify clearly and
`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 parties also should note that one panel member will
`be attending the hearing electronically from the USPTO Detroit Regional
`
`2 For purposes of convenience, all citations are to papers filed in Case
`IPR2014-01475, as representative, unless otherwise noted.
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`2
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`IPR2014-01475 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-01477 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-01478 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`Office, and thus, again parties should be clear on the record as to what
`demonstrative is being discussed so the judge presiding over the hearing
`remotely may consider that demonstrative during the presentation.
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall serve any demonstrative
`exhibits upon each other at least five business days prior to the hearing. The
`parties also shall provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least five
`business days prior to the hearing by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov.
`The parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits in this proceeding
`without prior authorization from the Board. The parties are directed to St.
`Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the
`University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014 (Paper 65)),
`for guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits.
`We expect lead counsel for each party to be present in person at the
`oral hearing. However, any counsel of record may present the party’s
`argument. If either party expects that its lead counsel will not be attending
`the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone conference
`with the panel no later than two business days prior to the oral hearing to
`discuss the matter.
`Any special requests for audio visual equipment should be directed to
`Trials@uspto.gov. Requests for special equipment will not be honored
`unless presented in a separate communication directed to the above email
`address not less than five days before the hearing.
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`IPR2014-01475 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-01477 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-01478 (Patent 7,293,520)
`
`For PETITIONER:
`
`David Berl
`Jessamyn Berniker
`Christopher Suarez
`Thomas Fletcher
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, LLP
`dberl@wc.com
`jberniker@wc.com
`csuarez@wc.com
`tfletcher@wc.com
`
`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Michael L. Kiklis
`Scott A. McKeown
`Kevin B. Laurence
`Christopher Ricciuti
`Katherine Cappaert
`OBLON, SPIVAK, McCLELLAND,
`MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.
`CPdocketKiklis@oblon.com
`CPdocketMcKeown@oblon.com
`CPdocketLaurence@oblon.com
`CPdocketRicciuti@oblon.com
`CPdocketCappaert@oblon.com
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