`Entered: February 25, 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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`RPX CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`APPLICATIONS IN INTERNET TIME, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01750
`Patent 8,484,111 B2
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`Case IPR2015-01751
`Case IPR2015-01752
`Patent 7,356,482 B21
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Before LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, and
`JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHAGNON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`CASE MANAGEMENT
`AND SCHEDULING ORDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This order addresses the schedule and other issues common to all cases;
`therefore, we issue a single order to be entered in each case.
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`IPR2015-01750 (Patent 8,484,111 B2)
`IPR2015-01751, IPR2015-01752 (Patent 7,356,482 B2)
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`A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
`1. Initial Conference Call
`Unless at least one of the parties requests otherwise, we will not
`conduct an initial conference call as described in the Office Patent Trial
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012). The
`parties are directed to contact the Board within one month of this Order if
`there is a need to discuss proposed changes to the schedule or any proposed
`motions. See 77 Fed. Reg. at 48,765–66 (guidance in preparing for the
`initial conference call).
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`2. Conference Calls with the Board
`In any request for a conference call with the Board to resolve a
`dispute, the requesting party shall: (a) certify that it has conferred with the
`other party in an effort to resolve the dispute; (b) identify with specificity the
`issues for which agreement has not been reached; (c) identify the precise
`relief to be sought; and (d) propose specific dates and times at which both
`parties are available for the conference call. Prior to contacting the Board,
`however, we encourage the parties to resolve any disputes arising in the
`proceeding on their own and in accordance with the precepts set forth in
`37 C.F.R. § 42.1(b).
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`3. Confidential Information
`The Default Protective Order has been entered in this case. See
`IPR2015-01750, Paper 50, Ex. 1017; IPR2015-01751, Paper 50, Ex. 1017;
`IPR2015-01752, Paper 50, Ex. 1117. The Default Protective Order shall
`govern the conduct of each of these proceedings unless otherwise modified.
`The parties must file confidential information using the appropriate
`availability indicator in PRPS (e.g., “Board and Parties Only”), regardless of
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`whose confidential information it is. It is the responsibility of the party
`whose confidential information is at issue, not necessarily the proffering
`party, to file the motion to seal, unless the party whose confidential
`information is at issue is not a party to this proceeding. Any motion to seal
`must include a certification that the moving party has in good faith conferred
`or attempted to confer with other affected parties in an effort to resolve any
`dispute. See 37 C.F.R. 42.54(a).
`Redactions should be limited strictly to isolated passages consisting
`entirely of confidential information. The thrust of the underlying argument
`or evidence must be clearly discernable from the redacted version.
`Information subject to a protective order will become public if
`identified in a final written decision in this proceeding. A motion to
`expunge the information will not necessarily prevail over the public interest
`in maintaining a complete and understandable file history. See 77 Fed. Reg.
`at 48,761.
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`4. Motion to Amend
`Although the filing of a Motion to Amend is authorized under our
`Rules, Patent Owner must confer with the Board before filing any Motion to
`Amend. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). We strongly encourage the parties to
`arrange for such a conference call with the Board no less than ten (10)
`business days prior to the due date for filing the Motion to Amend.
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`5. Depositions
`The parties are advised that the Testimony Guidelines appended to the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48,772 (App. D), apply to
`this proceeding. The Board may impose an appropriate sanction for failure
`to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example,
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`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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`6. Cross-Examination
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`a.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental
`evidence is due. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`b.
`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the
`filing date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is
`expected to be used. See id.
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`7. Motion for Observation on Cross-Examination
`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 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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`B. DUE DATES
`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
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7.
`Regardless of whether the parties stipulate to a change of DUE
`DATE 4, for Board planning purposes, requests for oral argument must be
`filed no later than the date set forth in this order for DUE DATE 4.
`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.
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`1. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b.
`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
`response will be deemed waived.
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`2. DUE DATE 2
`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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`3. DUE DATE 3
`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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`4. DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section A.7, above) by
`DUE DATE 4.
`b.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) by DUE DATE 4.
`c.
`Each party must file any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.70(a)) by DUE DATE 4. As noted above, DUE DATE 4 is not
`extendible with respect to any request for oral argument.
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`5. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`6. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`7. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................ May 20, 2016
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ........................................................................ August 12, 2016
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 .................................................................. September 12, 2016
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................................ October 3, 2016
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ....................................................................... October 17, 2016
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ...................................................................... October 24, 2016
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 .................................................................... November 8, 2016
`Oral argument (if requested).
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`IPR2015-01751, IPR2015-01752 (Patent 7,356,482 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Richard F. Giunta
`Elisabeth H. Hunt
`Randy J. Pritzker
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`RGiunta-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`EHunt-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`RPritzker-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Jonathan Pearce
`M. Kala Sarvaiya
`SOCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP
`jpearce@socalip.com
`ksarvaiya@socalip.com
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