`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 15
`Entered: July 14, 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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` ZTE (USA) INC., HTC CORPORATION, HTC AMERICA, INC.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
` Petitioners,
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`v.
`
`EVOLVED WIRELESS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2016-007571
`Patent 7,881,236 B2
`_________
`
`
`Before WILLIAM V. SAINDON, CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY,
`PATRICK M. BOUCHER, and TERRENCE W. McMILLIN,2
`Administrative Patent Judges
`
`McMILLIN, Administrative Patent Judge
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`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Order addresses the same issue in the inter partes reviews listed in the
`Appendix. Therefore, we issue one order to be filed in all of these cases.
`The parties should not use this style of filing without prior authorization.
`2 The cases to which this Order pertains have three-judge panels consisting
`of the four judges listed herein. This is not an expanded panel.
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`IPR2016-00757
`Patent 7,881,236 B2
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`At the request of Patent Owner, a teleconference was held in these
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`proceedings on July 11, 2017. Judges Saindon, Crumbley, Boucher, and
`McMillin participated in the teleconference. The parties were represented
`by their respective counsel.
`
`Patent Owner requested leave to file a supplemental brief in each of
`the proceedings related to the constitutional challenge to PTAB proceedings
`that the Supreme Court has granted certiorari on in Oil States Energy
`Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 2017 WL 2507340 (U.S.
`June 12, 2017). Patent Owner indicated it intended to request termination of
`all these proceedings based on the constitutional grounds being asserted
`before the Supreme Court in Oil States. During the teleconference, Patent
`Owner indicated the purpose of the requested briefing was to place its
`constitutional objection in the record and to preserve its objection on this
`basis. Petitioners opposed Patent Owner’s request.
`
`There is no need for Patent Owner to file a separate paper to put its
`position in the record. Per this order, Patent Owner’s position is noted.
`Patent Owner’s request is denied without prejudice to renewal of its
`constitutional challenge to these proceedings as necessary or appropriate
`after the Supreme Court’s decision in Oil States.
`
`In addition, as discussed during the teleconference, changes are
`necessary to the scheduling orders entered in these proceedings. Oral
`argument in IPR2016-00757 and IPR2016-01345 will be held at the USPTO
`headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on August 8, 2017, at 1 pm ET. Oral
`argument, if requested, in IPR2016-01208, IPR2016-01209, IPR2016-
`01277, and IPR2016-01280 will be held at the USPTO headquarters in
`Alexandria, Virginia, on September 15, 2017, at 9 am ET. Oral argument, if
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`IPR2016-00757
`Patent 7,881,236 B2
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`requested, in IPR2016-1228 and IPR2016-01229 will be held at the USPTO
`headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 15, 2017, following the
`hearing in IPR2016-01208, IPR2016-01209, IPR2016-01277, and IPR2016-
`01280. Oral argument, if requested, in IPR2016-00758, IPR2016-00981,
`IPR2016-01342, IPR2016-01349, IPR2017-00068, IPR2017-00106, and
`IPR2017-00927 (if instituted and joined to IPR2016-01342) will be held at
`the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 17, 2017, at 1
`pm ET. The parties should contact the Board within five (5) business days if
`there are any conflicts with the revised dates.3
`Therefore, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request for supplemental briefing is
`denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the schedule for oral arguments in these
`proceedings is modified as indicated above.
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`3 As previously scheduled, oral argument, if requested, in IPR2016-01177
`and IPR2016-01310 will be held at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria,
`Virginia, on September 14, 2017, at 1:30 pm ET.
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`IPR2016-00757
`Patent 7,881,236 B2
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`PETITIONERS:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Roberto J. Devoto
`Dan Smith
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`IPR00035-0009IP1@fr.com
`IPR00035-0009IP2@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Cyrus Morton
`Ryan Schultz
`ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
`cmorton@robinskaplan.com
`rschultz@robinskaplan.com
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`APPENDIX
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`Petitioners
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`IPR2016-00757
`Patent 7,881,236 B2
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`U.S. Patent No.
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`7,768,965 B2
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`7,746,916 B2
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`7,881,236 B2
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`8,218,481 B2
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`Inter Partes
`Reviews4
`IPR2016-01177 Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft Mobile
`Oy, Microsoft Mobile
`IPR2016-01310 Samsung Electronics, Samsung
`Electronics America, ZTE (USA),
`HTC, HTC America
`Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft Mobile
`Oy, Microsoft Mobile
`ZTE (USA), Samsung Electronics,
`Samsung Electronics America, HTC,
`HTC America
`IPR2016-00757 ZTE (USA), HTC, HTC America
`IPR2016-01228
`Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft Mobile
`IPR2016-01229
`Oy, Microsoft Mobile
`IPR2016-01345 Samsung Electronics, Samsung
`Electronics America
`IPR2016-00758 ZTE (USA), HTC, HTC America
`IPR2016-00981
`Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft Mobile
`IPR2017-00068
`Oy, Microsoft Mobile
`IPR2017-00927
`IPR2016-01342 ZTE (USA), Samsung Electronics,
`Samsung Electronics America
`IPR2016-01349 ZTE (USA)
`IPR2017-00106 Samsung Electronics, Samsung
`Electronics America
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`IPR2016-01208
`IPR2016-01209
`IPR2016-01277
`IPR2016-01280
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`4 IPR2016-01310 has been consolidated with IPR2016-01177. IPR2016-
`001342 and IPR2016-01349 have been consolidated with IPR2016-00757.
`IPR2017-00068 and IPR2017-00106 have been joined with IPR2016-00758.
`IPR2016-01349 has been joined with IPR2016-00981.
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