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` Paper 22
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` Date: August 9, 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 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC and
`GAMELOFT, S.A.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01364
`Patent 6,101,534
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FITZPATRICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`IPR2015-01364
`Patent 6,101,534
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`The Scheduling Order for this inter partes review set an August 18,
`2016, date for oral argument, if requested by the parties and granted by the
`Board. Papers 9, 14.
`The parties have filed requests for oral argument. Papers 19, 21. Oral
`argument is granted. The hearing for it will commence at 1:00 PM Eastern
`Time, on August 18, 2016. It will be open to the public for in-person
`attendance, on the ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, Virginia. Space in the hearing room is limited, and any
`attendees beyond three per party (including any attorneys who may be
`appearing) will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. One or
`more judges of the panel may attend remotely.
`Each side will have sixty (60) minutes of total time to present
`arguments. Petitioner will proceed first.1 Thereafter, Patent Owner will
`respond. Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time.
`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing, and the
`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing.
`Notwithstanding 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), at least three (3) business days
`prior to the hearing, each party shall serve on the other party (and not file)
`any demonstrative it intends to use during the hearing. The parties should
`attempt to resolve any objections to demonstratives prior to involving the
`Board. If any objections remain, a party may raise them during the hearing
`as part of its allotted argument time. At least one (1) business day prior to
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`1 There are two petitioner parties, Sony Entertainment America LLC and
`Gameloft, S.A. (collectively, “Petitioner”). They will present their
`arguments jointly.
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`IPR2015-01364
`Patent 6,101,534
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`the hearing, the parties shall provide the demonstratives to the Board by
`emailing them in portable document format (.pdf) to Trials@uspto.gov. The
`parties are directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. Board
`of Regents of the University of Michigan, Case IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan.
`27, 2014) (Paper 65) for guidance regarding appropriate content of
`demonstratives.
`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present at
`hearing, although any backup counsel may make the actual presentation, in
`whole or in part. If any lead counsel will not be in attendance at the hearing,
`the Board should be notified via a joint telephone conference call no later
`than two days prior to the hearing to discuss the matter.
`Any special requests for audio visual equipment should be directed to
`Trials@uspto.gov.
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`Petitioner:
`Eric A. Buresh
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`Abran J. Kean
`abran.kean@eriseip.com
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`Patent Owner:
`Thomas K. Landry
`tlandry@careyrodriguez.com
`Adam C. Underwood
`aunderwood@careyrodriguez.com