`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: October 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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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
`2K SPORTS, INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC., and
`BUNGIE, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)1
`Cases IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`Cases IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW and
`WILLIAM M. FINK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FINK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This Order applies to each of the listed cases. We exercise our discretion
`to issue one Order to be entered in each case. The parties, however, are not
`authorized to use this caption for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On October 21, 2016, Patent Owner contacted the Board by e-mail
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`requesting a conference call to discuss Petitioner’s Reply (e.g., IPR2015-
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`01951, Paper 54). Specifically, Patent Owner requests permission “to file a
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`paper identifying portions of Petitioner’s Reply that Patent Owner believes
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`raises new issues or belatedly presents evidence. Patent Owner proposes a
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`table format to identify the pages and lines that are outside the scope of the
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`Reply, with a second column identifying the reason these portions are
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`outside the scope of the Reply.” In its email, Patent Owner does not indicate
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`the number of such portions of the Reply it believes are objectionable.
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`A conference call is not necessary. Instead, for each proceeding,
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`Patent Owner may file a short paper as stated below. Petitioner may file a
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`short responsive paper as stated below. The Board will seek further
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`information from the parties if necessary.
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`ORDER
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`It is:
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` ORDERED that Patent Owner is authorized to file by October 28,
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`2016, a paper containing an itemized listing of arguments in Petitioner’s
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`Reply, identified by page number and line, as well as evidence cited in each
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`Reply (citing with particularity as applicable), that Patent Owner considers
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`to beyond the scope of a proper reply;
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` FURTHER ORDERED that, for each such paper filed by Patent
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`Owner, Petitioner is authorized to file by November 4, 2016, a responsive
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`paper of the same numbering and itemized manner of Patent Owner’s paper,
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`identifying what Petitioner regards as the material contained in the Patent
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`Owner Response, by paper, page, and line number only that caused
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`Petitioner to include such item in its Reply and, if applicable, where each
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`such item appears in the Petition, by paper, page, and line number only;
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` FURTHER ORDERED that arguments, explanation, and other
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`statements beyond the itemized listing are not authorized; and
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` FURTHER ORDERED that each such paper may not exceed two
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`pages.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Andrew Thomases
`James L. Davis, Jr.
`Daniel W. Richards
`Matthew R. Shapiro
`Joseph E. Van Tassel
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
`daniel.w.richards@ropesgray.com
`matthew.shapiro@ropesgray.com
`joseph.vantassel@ropesgray.com
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`Michael T. Rosato
`Andrew S. Brown
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`asbrown@wsgr.com
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`IPR2015-01951, IPR2015-01953 (Patent 6,714,966 B1)
`IPR2015-01964, IPR2015-01996 (Patent 6,829,634 B1)
`IPR2015-01970, IPR2015-01972 (Patent 6,701,344 B1)
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`James Hannah
`Michael Lee
`Shannon Hedvat
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`jhannah@kramerlevin.com
`mhlee@kramerlevin.com
`shedvat@kramerlevin.com
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