`571.272.7822 Paper 65, IPR2015-00040
` Entered: November 20, 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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`MASTERIMAGE 3D, INC. and
`MASTERIMAGE 3D ASIA, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`REALD INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00035 (Patent 7,857,455 B2)
` Case IPR2015-00040 (Patent 8,220,934 B2)1
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`Before JAMESON LEE, JAMES B. ARPIN, and
`BART A. GERSTENBLITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GERSTENBLITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 This Order addresses issues that apply to the two cases. We, therefore,
`exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each of the cases.
`The parties are not authorized to use this heading style in their papers.
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`IPR2015-00035 (Patent 7,857,455 B2)
`IPR2015-00040 (Patent 8,220,934 B2)
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`The parties request an oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
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`See, e.g., Paper 55.2 The parties’ requests are granted. Although the two
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`cases captioned above are not consolidated, the hearings will be consolidated
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`and one common transcript will be provided.
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner will each have ninety (90) minutes of
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`total argument time. We anticipate at least one short break.
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`Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the claims at issue in
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`these reviews are unpatentable. Patent Owner, however, bears the ultimate
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`burden of proof that the proposed claims set forth in its Contingent Motion
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`to Amend (IPR2015-00040, Paper 43) are patentable. Patent Owner did not
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`file a motion to amend in IPR2015-00035.
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`At the hearing, Petitioner first will present its arguments in
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`IPR2015-00035 with regard to the challenged claims on which we instituted
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`trial. Thereafter, Patent Owner will argue its opposition to Petitioner’s case.
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`To the extent Petitioner reserves rebuttal time, Petitioner then may make use
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`of its rebuttal time responding to Patent Owner’s presentation. Patent
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`Owner will not have rebuttal time in IPR2015-00035.
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`Petitioner then will present its argument in IPR2015-00040 with
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`regard to the challenged claims on which we instituted trial, as well as any
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`argument directed to its Motion to Exclude (IPR2015-00040, Paper 64).
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`Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time to respond to Patent Owner’s arguments
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`in support of the challenged claims and any arguments presented regarding
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`Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude, as well as Patent Owner’s Motion to
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`Exclude (IPR2015-00040, Paper 62), if raised by Patent Owner at the
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`2 For ease of reference, the papers and exhibits cited herein refer to those
`filed in IPR2015-00035, unless otherwise indicated.
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`IPR2015-00035 (Patent 7,857,455 B2)
`IPR2015-00040 (Patent 8,220,934 B2)
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`hearing, and in support of the proposed claims in Patent Owner’s Contingent
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`Motion to Amend (collectively, “Patent Owner’s Motions”), if Patent Owner
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`addresses the particular motion during its presentation. Thereafter, Patent
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`Owner will present its opposition to Petitioner’s case and also may present
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`argument directed to Patent Owner’s Motions, including why the proposed
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`claims in its Contingent Motion to Amend are patentable. Patent Owner
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`may only reserve rebuttal time to respond to Petitioner’s arguments
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`concerning Patent Owner’s Motions. To the extent Petitioner reserves
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`rebuttal time, Petitioner then may use of the remainder of its time responding
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`to Patent Owner’s case. To the extent Patent Owner reserves rebuttal time,
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`Patent Owner may use the remainder of its time responding to Petitioner’s
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`argument in opposition to Patent Owner’s Motions. To the extent there are
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`common issues across the proceedings, those issues may be addressed at the
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`same time.
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`The hearing will commence at 1:00PM EST, on December 10, 2015,
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`and it will be open to the public for in-person attendance, on the Ninth Floor
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`of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
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`In-person attendance will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve
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`basis. The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the
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`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing. If
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`either party intends to discuss confidential information, subject to an order
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`limiting its disclosure, during the hearing, that party shall notify the panel at
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`least two business days in advance, via an email to Trials@uspto.gov, to
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`arrange a conference call. The parties are encouraged to employ other
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`means to refer to confidential information at the hearing, for example by
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`citing to a paper or exhibit containing the information or referring to the
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`IPR2015-00040 (Patent 8,220,934 B2)
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`information in general terms, rather than expressly reciting the confidential
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`information. Recitation of confidential information at the public hearing
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`will result in the information being disclosed publicly. Further, the parties
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`should not include confidential information in any demonstratives.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall serve demonstrative
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`exhibits upon each other at least five (5) business days before the hearing.
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`The parties also shall provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least
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`five (5) business days before the hearing by emailing them to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. The parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits
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`without our prior authorization. 37 C.F.R. § 42.5(b). Each party shall
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`provide a paper copy of their demonstratives to the court reporter at the
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`hearing. Such paper copies shall not become part of the record of these
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`proceedings. The parties are directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology
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`Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan,
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`IPR2013-00041, slip op. at 2–5 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65), and CBS
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`Interactive Inc. v. Helferich Patent Licensing, LLC, IPR2013-00033, slip op.
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`at 2–4 (PTAB Oct. 23, 2013) (Paper 118), regarding the appropriate content
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`of demonstrative exhibits.
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`Questions regarding special equipment, such as specific audio-visual
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`equipment, or special needs, such as additional space for a wheel chair or
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`similar accommodations, should be directed to the Board at (571) 272-9797.
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`Requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made five days in advance of
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`the hearing date. The request is to be sent to Trials@uspto.gov. If the
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`request is not received timely, the equipment may not be available on the
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`day of the hearing. The parties are reminded that the presenter must identify
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`clearly and specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen
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`number) referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of
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`the transcript. Additionally, Judge Arpin shall participate in the hearing
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`remotely. Images projected, using audio visual equipment in Alexandria,
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`will not be visible to Judge Arpin. Further, because of limitations on the
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`audio transmission systems in the hearing rooms, the presenter may speak
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`only when standing at the hearing room podium.
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`We expect lead counsel for each party to be present in person at the
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`hearing. Any counsel of record, however, may present the party’s argument.
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`If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be attending the
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`hearing, that party should initiate a joint telephone conference with the other
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`party and the Board no later than two business days prior to the hearing to
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`discuss the matter.
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`IPR2015-00035 (Patent 7,857,455 B2)
`IPR2015-00040 (Patent 8,220,934 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Evan Finkel
`Roger Wise
`evan.finkel@pillsburylaw.com
`roger.wise@pillsburylaw.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Brian McCormack
`William D. McSpadden
`brian.mccormack@bakermckenzie.com
`william.mcspadden@bakermckenzie.com
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