`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 29
`Entered: May 8, 2017
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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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`VALVE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases
`IPR2016-00948 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`IPR2016-00949 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`Before PHILLIP J. KAUFFMAN, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, and
`MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KAUFFMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`IPR2016-00948 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`IPR2016-00949 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`The parties have requested oral argument, and the hearing will
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`commence at 1:00 PM ET on Monday, June 5, 2017, on the ninth floor of
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`Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. See
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`Papers 11 (Scheduling Order), 26 (Petitioner’s Request), 27 (Patent Owner’s
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`Request).1
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`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the
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`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing.2 The
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`hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that will be
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`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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`Each party will have 60 minutes to present argument. Petitioner bears
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`the ultimate burden of proof that Patent Owner’s claims at issue in this
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`review are unpatentable. Therefore, Petitioner will open the hearing by
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`presenting its arguments regarding the challenged claims for which the
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`Board instituted trial for both cases. Patent Owner then will respond to
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`Petitioner’s arguments. Petitioner may reserve time to respond to arguments
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`presented by Patent Owner. Patent Owner may not reserve time.
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`The parties are reminded that the demonstrative exhibits must be
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`served and filed in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b).
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`The Board asks that the parties attempt to resolve objections to the
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`demonstrative exhibits, and if any objections cannot be resolved, the parties
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`must file those objections with the Board no later than May 31, 2017. Any
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`objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not timely presented will be
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`considered waived. The objections should identify with particularity which
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`1 References are to the Papers of IPR2016-00948, the other proceeding
`includes similar papers.
`2 A single transcript will be produced and filed in each case.
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`IPR2016-00948 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`IPR2016-00949 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`demonstrative exhibits are subject to objection, and include a short statement
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`of the reason for each objection. The Board will consider the objections and
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`schedule a conference if deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will
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`reserve ruling on the objections until after the oral argument. The parties
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`are directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of
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`Regents of the University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB
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`January 27, 2014) (Paper 65), for guidance regarding the appropriate content
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`of demonstrative exhibits.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
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`at the oral hearing. However, any counsel of record may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party expects that its lead counsel will not be attending
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`the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone conference
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`with the Board no later than May 31, 2017, to discuss the matter.
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`Any special requests for audio visual equipment should be directed to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. Requests for special equipment will not be honored
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`unless presented in a separate communication not less than five days before
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`the hearing directed to the above email address.
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`IPR2016-00948 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`IPR2016-00949 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joshua Harrison
`josh@bhiplaw.com
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`Reynaldo Barcelo
`rey@bhiplaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Ehab Samuel
`esamuel@manatt.com
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