`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: November 22, 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)1,2
`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.
`2 Bungie, Inc., who filed Petitions in IPR2016-00933, IPR2016-00934,
`IPR2016-00935, IPR2016-00936, IPR2016-00963, and IPR2016-00964, has
`been joined as a Petitioner in these proceedings.
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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
`Denying Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d)
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On November 15, 2016, Petitioner contacted the Board by e-mail
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`requesting a conference call seeking guidance regarding “the deposition of a
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`third party declarant resident in France.” The e-mail further stated, “Patent
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`Owner’s position is that the deposition is untimely and the issue will be
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`briefed in the Motions to Exclude.” Based on these statements, we denied
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`the request for a conference call and denied what we understood to be
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`Petitioner’s request for a deposition of a foreign, third-party witness. See,
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`e.g., IPR2015-01951, Paper 82.3
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`Petitioner filed a request for rehearing, asserting that we
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`misapprehended the facts concerning the requested deposition guidance. See
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`Paper 93 (“Req. Reh’g”), 1. According to Petitioner, the issue is that the
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`parties agree in principle to the deposition of a foreign, third-party declarant,
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`Dr. Diot (see Ex. 1052)––whose declaration was submitted by Petitioner as
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`supplemental evidence—but cannot agree as to whether he may appear by
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`video or should be required to appear in person in the United States. Req.
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`Reh’g 4–5. Petitioner therefore requests a conference call regarding this
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`issue or an order authorizing Petitioner to make Dr. Diot available for
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`3 We hereinafter refer to the papers and exhibits in IPR2015-01951.
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`2
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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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`deposition by video. Id. at 7–8. Except as noted in our guidance below,
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`Petitioner’s request is denied.
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`As we noted in our previous order, uncompelled testimony outside the
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`United States may only be taken by agreement of the parties or as the Board
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`specifically directs. Paper 82 (citing 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(b)(3)). Given the
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`late stage of the proceedings, we decline to parse the facts and circumstances
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`of the present dispute and/or specifically direct the taking of the deposition
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`at issue. However, to the extent the circumstances here are similar to those
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`discussed in our previous Order directing the taking of Australian
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`declarants’ depositions by videoconference, we instruct the parties to
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`consider our previous Order in these proceedings as to what is a “reasonable,
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`inexpensive solution” (Paper 17). See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.1(b), 42.5(a).
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`It is:
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for rehearing is denied; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED the parties are instructed to consider Paper 17
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`as guidance.
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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 PETITIONER:
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Andrew Thomases
`James L. Davis, Jr.
`Daniel W. Richards
`Matthew R. Shapiro
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
`daniel.richards@ropesgray.com
`matthew.shapiro@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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`Michael Tomasulo
`Michael Murray
`Andrew Sommer
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`mtomasulo@winston.com
`mmurray@winston.com
`asommer@winston.com
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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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