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`Paper 12
`Entered: June 22, 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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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Cases IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)1
`_______________
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, BRYAN F. MOORE,
`and JASON J. CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in the identified cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading.
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 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 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). 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 6 and 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 contact the Board within a month of this
`decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling
`Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
`Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for the
`initial conference call).
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
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` 2. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`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.
`b.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
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`6. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response 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).
`2.
`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
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
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`observation must be a concise statement of the relevance of precisely
`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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`D. PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`No protective order has been entered in this proceeding. The parties
`are reminded of the requirement for a protective order when filing a motion
`to seal. 37 C.F.R. § 42.54. If the parties have agreed to a proposed
`protective order, including the Standing Default Protective Order, 77 Fed.
`Reg. 48,756, App. B (Aug 14, 2012), they should file a signed copy of the
`proposed protective order with the motion to seal. If the parties choose to
`propose a protective order other than, or departing from, the default Standing
`Protective Order, they must submit a joint, proposed protective order,
`accompanied by a red-lined version based on the default protective order in
`Appendix B to the Board’s Office Patent Trial Practice Guide.
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ............................................. Upon Request
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`DUE DATE 1 .......................................................................... August 6, 2015
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ...................................................................... October 29, 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 .................................................................. November 25, 2015
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ................................................................... December 16, 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 ................................................................... December 30, 2015
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ......................................................................... January 6, 2016
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ....................................................................... January 19, 2016
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`IPR2015-00396 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00476 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
`IPR2015-00533 (Patent 7,218,313 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Eric A. Buresh
`Abran J. Kean
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`Abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael Mauriel
`Sherman Kahn
`MAURIEL KAPOUYTIAN WOODS LLP
`mmauriel@mkwllp.com
`skahn@mkwllp.com
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`Robert Gilbertson
`Sybil Dunlop
`X. Kevin Zhao
`GREENE ESPEL PLLP
`bgilbertson@greeneespel.com
`sdunlop@greeneespel.com
`kzhao@greeneespel.com
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