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`Date: September 1, 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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`FRONTIER THERAPEUTICS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`MEDAC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR KLINISCHE
`SPEZIALPRÄPARATE MBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00649
`Patent 8,664,231 B2
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, ERICA A. FRANKLIN, and
`JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this
`decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling
`Order or proposed motions. To request a conference call, the parties should
`submit a list of dates and times when they are available for a call. If an
`initial conference call is requested, the parties should be prepared to discuss
`any proposed changes to this Scheduling Order and any motions the parties
`anticipate filing during the trial. The parties are directed to the Office Patent
`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012), for
`guidance in preparing for the initial conference call.
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`B. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below). In
`addition, any request for oral argument should be filed by original DUE
`DATE 4 as set forth in the DUE DATE APPENDIX.
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772 (Aug.
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`14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose
`an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees
`incurred by any party may be levied on a person who impedes, delays, or
`frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`1. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a. A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b. A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by
`DUE DATE 1. Patent Owner is reminded that it must confer with the Board
`before filing a motion to amend. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner
`should contact the Board to request the conference in sufficient time to
`ensure that the conference is conducted at least one week before DUE
`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file either a response to the
`petition or a motion to amend, the patent owner must arrange a conference
`call with the parties and the Board. The patent owner is cautioned that any
`arguments for patentability not raised in the response will be deemed
`waived.
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`2. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`3. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`4. DUE DATE 4
`a. Each party must file any motion for an observation on the cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by DUE
`DATE 4.
`b. Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`5. DUE DATE 5
`a. Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b. Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`6. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`7. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE DATE
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`C. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1. Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is due.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2. Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing date
`for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to be
`used. Id.
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`D. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`E. PROTECTIVE ORDER
`No protective order has been entered in this proceeding. The parties
`are reminded of the requirement for a protective order when filing a motion
`to seal. 37 C.F.R. § 42.54. If the parties have agreed to a proposed
`protective order, including the Standing Default Protective Order, Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at App. B, they should file a signed
`copy of the proposed protective order with the motion to seal. If the parties
`choose to propose a protective order other than, or departing from, the
`default Standing Protective Order, they must submit a joint, proposed
`protective order, accompanied by a red-lined version based on the default
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`protective order in Appendix B to the Board’s Office Patent Trial Practice
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ...............................................Upon Request
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`DUE DATE 1 .............................................................................. Dec. 2, 2016
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ...................................,,...................................... March 3, 2017
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ......................................................................... March 31, 2017
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................................... April 21, 2017
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 .............................................................................. May 5, 2017
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................ May 12, 2017
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................ May 24, 2017
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Gregory Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`James F. Haley, Jr.
`james.haley@ropesgray.com
`J. Steven Baughman
`Steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
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