`Date: November 19, 2015
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00062
`Patent 6,502,135 B1
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, KARL D. EASTHOM, and STEPHEN C. SIU,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SIU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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` conference call in the above proceeding was held on November 18, 2015,
`among respective counsel for Apple Inc., The Mangrove Partners Master Fund
`Ltd., VirnetX Inc., and Judges Tierney, Easthom, and Siu. On October 26, 2015,
`Apple Inc. filed a petition (Paper 1, “Petition”) requesting institution of a trial
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`IPR2016-00062
`Patent 6,502,135 B1
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`regarding the patentability of claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12 of U.S. Patent No.
`6,502,135 (“the ’135 patent”). Apple Inc. also filed concurrently a Motion for
`Joinder (Paper 2) with IPR2015-01046, which challenges the patentability of the
`same claims (i.e., claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 12) of the ’135 patent. A decision to
`institute in IPR2015-01046 was issued on October 7, 2015.
`During the conference call, the parties were advised that a Patent Owner
`Preliminary Response to the Petition in the present matter, if filed, and Patent
`Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder, if filed, will both be due on
`January 8, 2016. Also, Petitioner’s Response to Patent Owner’s Opposition, if
`filed, is due on January 15, 2016.
`In consideration of the above, it is
`ORDERED that a Patent Owner Preliminary Response, if filed, is due not
`later than January 8, 2016;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner’s
`Motion for Joinder, if filed, is due not later than January 8, 2016; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Response to Patent Owner’s
`Opposition, if filed, is due not later than January 15, 2016.
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`IPR2016-00062
`Patent 6,502,135 B1
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`PETITIONER:
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Thomas A. Broughan, III
`Scott M. Border
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`jkushan@sidley.com
`tbroughan@sidley.com
`sborder@sidley.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph E. Palys
`Naveen Modi
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com