`571-272-7822
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`Paper 22
`Entered: Sept. 10, 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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`LAM RESEARCH CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`DANIEL L. FLAMM,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2015-01764
`IPR2015-01768
`Patent RE40,264 E
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, and
`KIMBERLY MCGRAW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KOKOSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Petitioner requested oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
`Papers 21 (IPR2015-01764), 19 (IPR2015-01768). Patent Owner did not
`file a request for oral hearing, nor did it oppose Petitioner’s request. The
`request is granted.
`There is substantial overlap in the issues raised in these cases, and we
`exercise our discretion to conduct a consolidated oral hearing. Each party
`will have 45 minutes of total argument time to present its arguments as to
`both proceedings, with each party allotting their time among the proceedings
`as they wish. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the patent
`claims at issue in these reviews are unpatentable. Therefore, Petitioner will
`proceed first to present its case with regard to the challenged claims at issue
`in the instituted trial. Thereafter, Patent Owner will respond to Petitioner’s
`arguments. Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time to respond to arguments
`presented by Patent Owner.
`The hearing shall commence at 1:00 pm EDT on October 11, 2016.
`The hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance on the ninth
`floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA.
`In-person attendance will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served
`basis. The Board will provide a court reporter, and the transcript shall
`constitute the official record of the hearing.
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits, if any, must be
`served seven business days before the hearing. Notwithstanding § 42.70,
`however, the parties shall file the demonstrative exhibits no later than three
`business days before the hearing to allow the panel sufficient time to review
`the materials.
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`The Board reminds the parties that demonstrative exhibits are not
`evidence, but are intended to assist the parties in presenting their oral
`arguments to the Board. The Board also reminds the parties that
`demonstrative exhibits are not a mechanism for making arguments not
`previously addressed in the Papers. 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 that the parties will meet and confer in good faith
`to resolve any objections to demonstrative exhibits. If such objections
`cannot be resolved the parties may file any remaining objections with the
`Board at least three business days before the oral hearing. The objections
`should identify with particularity the portions of the demonstrative exhibits
`that are subject to objection and include a one-sentence statement of the
`basis for each objection. No argument or further explanation is permitted.
`The Board will consider any objections and schedule a conference call if
`deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will reserve ruling on the
`objections. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not timely
`presented will be considered waived.
`A hard copy of the demonstratives should be provided to the court
`reporter at 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 reporter’s transcript.
`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
`at the oral hearing. However, any counsel of record may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
`attending the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone
`conference with the Board no later than two business days prior to the oral
`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 no later than 5 days in advance of the hearing date. The
`request is to be sent directly to Trials@uspto.gov. If the request is not
`received timely, the equipment may not be available on the day of the
`hearing.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael R. Fleming
`Samuel K. Lu
`Kamran Vakili
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`MFleming@irell.com
`SLu@irell.com
`KVakili@irell.com
`LamFlammIPR@irell.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher Frerking
`chris@ntknet.com
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