`571-272-7822
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`Entered: October 19, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Cases
`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
`IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
`
`______________
`
`
`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, WILLIAM V. SAINDON, and
`BARRY L. GROSSMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`SAINDON, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Authorizing Petitioner to File a Motion to Strike
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)
`
`
`
`
`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
`IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
`
`
`Patent Owner submitted with its Response excerpts of the testimony
`of Mr. Wilfried Merkel during a prior district court case involving Patent
`Owner and a third party. See Ex. 2005. After some discussion between the
`parties, Patent Owner informed Petitioner that Mr. Merkel would not be
`available for cross-examination due to health reasons but would be willing to
`provide written responses to written questions. On September 27, 2016, a
`conference call was held to discuss Petitioner’s request for the Board to
`order Patent Owner to provide Mr. Merkel for cross examination or, in the
`alternative, for authorization to file a motion to strike Exhibit 2005.
`Upon hearing the positions of the parties, we authorized Petitioner to
`file a motion to strike. The motion is to be no more than 5 pages and is due
`no later than October 24, 2017. Patent Owner is authorized to file an
`opposition of no more than 5 pages, due no later than October 28, 2017.
`It is so ORDERED.
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`IPR2016-00034 (Patent 6,973,698 B1)
`IPR2016-00036 (Patent 6,944,905 B2)
`IPR2016-00038 (Patent 6,292,974 B1)
`IPR2016-00039 (Patent 7,228,588 B2)
`IPR2016-00040 (Patent 7,484,264 B2)
`IPR2016-00041 (Patent 8,099,823 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Richard M. Koehl
`richard.koehl@hugheshubbard.com
`
`David E. Lansky
`david.lansky@hugheshubbard.com
`
`James R. Klaiber
`james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com
`
`Stefanie Lopatkin
`stefanie.lopatkin@hugheshubbard.com
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`
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Patrick R. Colsher
`patrick.colsher@sherman.com
`
`Enrique W. Iturralde
`enrique.itturralde@sherman.com
`
`Mark A. Hannemann
`mark.hannemann@sherman.com
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