`Date: November 19, 2015
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`THE MANGROVE PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2015-01046
`Patent 6,502,135 B1
`____________
`
`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, KARL D. EASTHOM, and STEPHEN C. SIU,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SIU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`
`On October 26, 2015, Apple Inc. filed a petition (IPR2016-00062, Paper 1,
`“Petition”) requesting institution of a trial regarding the patentability of claims 1,
`3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12 of U.S. Patent No. 6,502,135 (“the ’135 patent). Apple Inc.
`also filed concurrently a Motion for Joinder (Paper 2) with the present matter,
`
`
`
`
`
`IPR2015-01046
`Patent 6,502,135 B1
`
`
`which challenges the patentability of the same claims (i.e., claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10,
`and 12) of the ’135 patent.
`A conference call was held on November 18, 2015, for IPR2016-00062
`among respective counsel for Apple Inc., The Mangrove Partners Master Fund
`Ltd., VirnetX Inc., and Judges Tierney, Easthom, and Siu. During the conference
`call, the parties were advised that the Scheduling Order for the present matter
`(IPR2015-01046) has been modified with respect to Due Date 1. Due Date 1 has
`been changed from January 8, 2016, to February 8, 2016. All other Due Dates in
`the Scheduling Order are unchanged.
`In consideration of the above, it is
`ORDERED that Due Date 1 is changed from January 8, 2016, to February 8,
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`2
`
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`2016.
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`PETITIONER:
`Abraham Kasdan
`WIGGIN AND DANA LLP
`akasdan@wiggin.com
`
`James T. Bailey
`jtb@jtbaileylaw.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph E. Palys
`Naveen Modi
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com