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`Date: December 15, 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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`ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01364
`Patent 6,101,534
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`Before MICHAEL W. KIM, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FITZPATRICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Patent 6,101,534
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`A. DUE DATES
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`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.
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`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).
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`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) as 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 three weeks of
`this Scheduling Order if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to the
`schedule or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. at 48,765–66 (guidance in preparing for the initial conference
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`call).
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`2. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
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`a response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
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`a motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`b.
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. The patent owner must arrange a conference call with the parties
`and the Board at least ten (10) business days before DUE DATE 1 if: (1) the
`patent owner elects to file a motion to amend, or (2) the patent owner elects
`to not file a response to the petition. The patent owner is cautioned that any
`arguments for patentability not raised in a response will be deemed waived.
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`3. DUE DATE 2
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`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
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`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
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`a.
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`6. DUE DATE 5
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`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`a.
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
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`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`7. DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party and granted) is set for
`DUE DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
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`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
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`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
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`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. at 48,768. The 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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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL (if requested) ....................... Jan. 12, 2016
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................ Feb. 25, 2016
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 .............................................................................. May 9, 2016
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 .............................................................................. June 9, 2016
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................ June 30, 2016
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................. July 14, 2016
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................. July 21, 2016
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ........................................................................... Aug. 16, 2016
`Oral argument (if requested and granted)
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`For 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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`For Patent Owner:
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`Thomas K. Landry
`Adam C. Underwood
`CAREY RODRIGUEZ O’KEEFE
`MILIAN GONYA, LLP
`tlandry@careyrodriguez.com
`aunderwood@careyrodriguez.com
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