`571-272-7822
`Entered: March 26, 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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2015-00820 and IPR2015-00821
`Patent 8,532,641 B2
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and
`JON B. TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Setting Briefing Schedule
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.20 and 42.122
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`IPR2015-00820
`IPR2015-00821
`Patent 8,532,641 B2
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`On February 27, 2015, Petitioner filed two Petitions requesting inter
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`partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,532,641 B2. See IPR2015-00820, Paper
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`1; IPR2015-00821, Paper 1. Petitioner concurrently filed Motions for
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`Joinder requesting that IPR2015-00820 be joined with IPR2014-01184 and
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`IPR2015-00821 be joined with IPR2014-01181, which are also directed to
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,532,641 B2. See IPR2015-00820, Paper 3; IPR2015-
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`00821, Paper 3. Petitioner also requested that Patent Owner’s Preliminary
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`Responses be expedited. Id.
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`We hereby set a briefing schedule for the Motions for Joinder. Patent
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`Owner shall file its Oppositions to the Motions for Joinder, if any, by April
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`1, 2015. Petitioner shall file its replies, if any, by April 6, 2015. At this
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`time, however, we do not intend to expedite the briefing of Patent Owner’s
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`Preliminary Response.
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`If the parties have any questions or need clarification, they may
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`request a conference call with the Board.
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`It is, therefore,
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file its Oppositions to the Motions
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`for Joinder in IPR2015-00820 and IPR2015-00821 on, or before, April 1,
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`2015;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file its Replies to the
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`Oppositions on, or before, April 6, 2015; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response is
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`not, at this time, expedited.
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`IPR2015-00820
`IPR2015-00821
`Patent 8,532,641 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Kathryn N. Hong
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`Kathryn.Hong@ropesgray.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ryan Schultz
`Thomas DeSimone
`Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
`rschultz@robinskaplan.com
`tdesimone@robinskaplan.com
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