`571-272-7822
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`IPR2015-01201, Paper 54
`IPR2016-00209, Paper 35
`Entered: September 23, 2016
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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 CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`RAYTHEON COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01201
`Case IPR2016-002091
`Patent 5,591,678
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`Before JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON, and
`JEFFREY W. ABRAHAM Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHAGNON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
`Request for Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 Case IPR2016-00962 has been joined with IPR2016-00209. See
`IPR2016-00209, Paper 29. Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.; Samsung
`Electronics America, Inc.; and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. are included as
`additional Petitioners in IPR2016-00209.
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`The updated Scheduling Orders for these inter partes reviews set a
`date of October 13, 2016, for oral argument, if requested by either party and
`granted by the Board. IPR2015-01201, Paper 35; IPR2016-00209, Paper 21.
`Both parties requested oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
`IPR2015-01201, Papers 52, 53; IPR2016-00209, Papers 33, 34. At the
`request of the Board, on September 21, 2016, a conference call including
`Judges Kokoski, Chagnon, and Abraham, as well as counsel for Petitioner
`Sony and Patent Owner Raytheon, was held to discuss the logistics of the
`oral hearing for the proceedings.
`The requests for oral hearing are granted to the extent set forth below
`and subject to the following conditions. The hearing will commence at
`1:00 PM EDT, on October 13, 2016, on the ninth Floor of the Madison
`Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Because the two
`proceedings relate to the same patent, and as requested by the parties, the
`oral arguments for these proceedings will be merged and conducted as a
`consolidated hearing. Any argument or evidence presented by a party at the
`consolidated hearing will be applicable only in the proceeding in which the
`record provides a proper foundation for such argument or evidence.
`Each side will have seventy-five (75) minutes total to present its
`argument, and may divide the time between the cases as it wishes. The
`Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the reporter’s
`transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing. The parties are
`reminded that the presenter must identify clearly and specifically each
`demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number) referenced during the
`hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the transcript.
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`Seating in the hearing room will be accommodated on a first-come,
`first-served basis, until such time as the hearing room is closed to the public
`for presentation of argument and evidence that discloses information that has
`been designated as confidential in these proceedings. In that regard, the
`parties have requested that the hearing room be closed to the public for a
`portion of the hearing to allow for presentation of confidential information.
`As set forth below, up to sixty (60) minutes of the total time allotted for the
`consolidated oral hearing shall be closed to the public to provide an
`opportunity for presentation of argument and evidence relating to
`confidential information.
`The parties are responsible for allocating their total argument time
`among the two cases, including any argument pertaining to pending motions
`or procedural matters. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the
`claims at issue are unpatentable. Therefore, Petitioner will open the hearing
`by presenting up to forty five (45) minutes of argument relating to the
`challenged claims for which we instituted trial. Before commencing that
`opening presentation, Petitioner may reserve some argument time for
`rebuttal. Thereafter, Patent Owner will respond to Petitioner’s arguments,
`having forty five (45) minutes as its allotted time for responsive argument.
`Petitioner’s rebuttal argument, if presented, will be limited to addressing
`issues raised during Patent Owner’s responsive argument.
`At the conclusion of any rebuttal presentation, the courtroom shall be
`closed to persons not authorized to access confidential information.2 The
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`2 As discussed during the conference call, the parties shall file as an exhibit a
`copy of the Protective Order Acknowledgment signed by each person to be
`present during the closed portion of the hearing.
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`court reporter shall be directed to mark as confidential the remaining portion
`of the transcript. Petitioner may open with up to thirty (30) minutes of
`argument relating to confidential information in a session closed to the
`public, and may reserve argument time for rebuttal. Patent Owner shall have
`thirty (30) minutes to present its arguments relating to confidential
`information. Petitioner’s rebuttal argument, if presented, will be limited to
`addressing issues raised during Patent Owner’s responsive argument.
`Either party may, at the beginning of the hearing, indicate it wishes to
`allocate more of its time to the open portion of the hearing. Neither party,
`however, shall be allotted more than thirty (30) minutes during the closed
`session, or more than seventy-five (75) minutes total. Time not used during
`the open portion of the hearing may not be reserved for use during the closed
`portion.
`Furthermore, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall serve
`demonstrative exhibits upon each other no later than October 3, 2016. The
`parties also shall provide a courtesy copy of the demonstrative exhibits to
`the Board no later than October 7, 2016, by e-mailing them to
`Trials@uspto.gov. Each party shall provide a hard copy of their
`demonstratives to the court reporter at the hearing. Notwithstanding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits in
`this proceeding without prior authorization from the Board.
`Further, the parties are directed to refrain from including confidential
`information in any demonstrative exhibit. During the portion of the hearing
`that is closed to the public, either party may direct the panel to specific
`confidential information being discussed by exhibit, page, and line number
`in the record.
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`The parties must meet and confer in good faith to resolve any
`objections to demonstrative exhibits prior to submitting courtesy copies to
`the Board. If any objection cannot be resolved, the objecting party may file
`a statement of objections with the Board no later than October 7, 2016. The
`objections should identify with particularity which demonstrative exhibits
`are subject to objection, and include a short (one sentence or less) statement
`of the reason for each objection. No argument or further explanation is
`permitted. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not timely
`presented will be deemed waived. No response to objections shall be filed
`by either party. The Board will consider the objections and schedule a
`conference if deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will reserve ruling on
`the objections until after the oral hearing. The parties are directed to
`St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the
`University of Michigan, Case IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014)
`(Paper 65), for guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative
`exhibits.
`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
`at the hearing. Lead or backup counsel, however, may present the party’s
`argument. If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
`attending the hearing, that party should initiate a joint telephone conference
`with the other party and the Board no later than three business days prior to
`the hearing to discuss the matter.
`Questions regarding specific audio-visual equipment should be
`directed to the Board at (571) 272-9797. Requests for audio-visual
`equipment are to be made by e-mail to Trials@uspto.gov at least five
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`business days in advance of the hearing date. If the request is not received
`timely, the equipment may not be available on the day of the hearing.
`As also discussed during the September 21, 2016 conference call, the
`parties are authorized to file as exhibits in IPR2016-00209 the agreed upon
`documents from IPR2015-01201 that are responsive to Patent Owner’s
`evidentiary objections set forth in Paper 32 of IPR2016-00209.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that oral hearing, conducted pursuant to the procedures
`outlined above, shall commence at 1:00 PM EDT on October 13, 2016, on
`the ninth Floor of the Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, Virginia.
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`PETITIONER:
`Matthew A. Smith
`Zhuanjia Gu
`TURNER BOYD LLP
`smith@turnerboyd.com
`gu@turnerboyd.com
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`Robert Hails
`rhails@bakerlaw.com
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`Heath J. Briggs
`Patrick J. McCarthy
`GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
`briggsh@gtlaw.com
`mccarthyp@gtlaw.com
`RaytheonGTIPR@gtlaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Thomas J. Filarski
`John L. Abramic
`Brian Fahrenbach
`Stanley A. Schlitter
`Daniel S. Stringfield
`STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP
`tfilarski@steptoe.com
`jabramic@steptoe.com
`678IPR@steptoe.com
`sschlitter@steptoe.com
`dstringfield@steptoe.com