`571-272-7822
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`Paper 19
`Date: March 16, 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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`MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, and
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`MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
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`Petitioners,
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`v.
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` INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2015-00359, Patent 7,384,1771
`IPR2015-00360, Patent 7,300,194
`IPR2013-00361, Patent 6,755,547
`IPR2015-00363, Patent 7,404,660
`IPR2015-00366, Patent 8,215,816
`IPR2013-00368, Patent 7,434,974
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`Before THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 The parties are not authorized to use this caption.
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`IPR2015-00359, Patent 7,384,177
`IPR2015-00360, Patent 7,300,194
`IPR2013-00361, Patent 6,755,547
`IPR2015-00363, Patent 7,404,660
`IPR2015-00366, Patent 8,215,816
`IPR2013-00368, Patent 7,434,974
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`A conference call in these cases was held on March 13, 2015. The
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`call was requested by Petitioners to seek authorization to file amended
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`mandatory notices to add Daimler North America Corp. and Daimler AG as
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`real parties-in-interest. Present on the call were counsel for the parties and
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`Administrative Patent Judges Giannetti and Powell.
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`Petitioners were advised that the filing dates accorded the petitions
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`would be reset as a result of filing the amended notices. Petitioners stated
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`that the 12-month limitations period set forth in 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) has not
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`yet expired with respect to Petitioners, or to either of the parties being added.
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`Patent Owner requested an extension of one month to file its
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`preliminary responses. Patent Owner does not oppose.
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`It is, therefore,
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`ORDERED that Petitioners shall have ten days from the entry of this
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`order to file amended mandatory notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 adding
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`Daimler North America Corp. and Daimler AG as real parties-in-interest;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that upon filing the notices, the original filing
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`dates accorded these petitions shall be withdrawn and new filing dates shall
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`be accorded the petitions;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the new filing date accorded a petition
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`shall be the date on which the amended notice is filed;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the due date for filing Patent Owner’s
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`Preliminary Response under 37 C.F.R. § 42.107 is extended by a period of
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`one month from the current due date in each of the proceedings.
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`IPR2015-00359, Patent 7,384,177
`IPR2015-00360, Patent 7,300,194
`IPR2013-00361, Patent 6,755,547
`IPR2015-00363, Patent 7,404,660
`IPR2015-00366, Patent 8,215,816
`IPR2013-00368, Patent 7,434,974
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`PETITIONERS:
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`Scott W. Doyle
`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
`scott.doyle@shearman.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin B. Kimble
`BRAGALONE CONROY P.C
`jkimble@bcpc-law.com
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