`571–272–7822
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`Paper 16
`Entered: July 10, 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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`SYMANTEC CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
`IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00375
`Patent 8,074,115 B2
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`Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, BRYAN F. MOORE, and
`ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. DUE DATES
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`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
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`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
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`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
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`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7.
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`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
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`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
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`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
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`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may
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`impose an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony
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`Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and
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`attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who
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`impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
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`On July 8, 2015, Judges Blankenship, Moore, and Weinschenk held
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`an initial conference with counsel for the parties. During the conference, the
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`panel granted the parties’ request to extend each of DUE DATES 1 through
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`7 in this case by three weeks. This Amended Scheduling Order reflects
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`those changes to the schedule.
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`2. ADR STATEMENT
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`The parties are encouraged to discuss promptly alternative means for
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`resolving their disputes regarding the subject matter of this proceeding. To
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`advance the opportunities for early disposition, petitioner is encouraged to
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`notify the Board, by the due date identified in the Appendix to this Order,
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`that the parties have conferred regarding alternative dispute resolution and
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`whether the parties have reached any agreements.
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`3. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
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`b.
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`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
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`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
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`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
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`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
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`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
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`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
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`response will be deemed waived.
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`4. DUE DATE 2
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`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`5. DUE DATE 3
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`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
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`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`6. DUE DATE 4
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`a.
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
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`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`7. DUE DATE 5
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`a.
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`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
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`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
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`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`8. DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
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`DUE DATE 6.
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`9. DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
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`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1.
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`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
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`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2.
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
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`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
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`be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
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`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
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`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
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`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
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`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
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`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
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`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
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`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
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`specific.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ................................................. July 8, 2015
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`ADR STATEMENT DUE ........................................................ August 6, 2015
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`DUE DATE 1 ................................................................... September 29, 2015
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 .................................................................... December 29, 2015
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ........................................................................ January 27, 2016
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ...................................................................... February 17, 2016
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................ March 2, 2016
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................ March 9, 2016
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 .......................................................................... March 16, 2016
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
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`David D. Schumann
`Brian M. Hoffman
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`dschumann-ptab@fenwick.com
`bhoffman-ptab@fenwick.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Hong A. Zhong
`Jason G. Sheasby
`Michael Fleming
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`hzhong@irell.com
`jsheasby@irell.com
`mfleming@irell.com