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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`TQ DELTA, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01760
`Patent No. 9,094,268
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`PETITIONER’S OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S
`MOTION TO EXCLUDE
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`Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.23, Cisco Systems Inc., (“Petitioner”) hereby
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`opposes TQ Delta, LLC’s (“Patent Owner”) Motion to Exclude (Paper 26 “Mot.
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`Excl.”) Exhibits 1012 and 1016. The Board should deny TQ Delta’s Motion to
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`Exclude in its entirety for the reasons that follow.
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`I.
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`The Board Should Not Exclude Exhibits 1012 and 1016 under
`Fed. R. Evid. 402
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`TQ Delta’s arguments pertaining to the alleged inadmissibility of Exhibit
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`1012 (Declaration of Dr. Kiaei) and Exhibit 1016 (U.S. Patent No. 5,909,463) as
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`irrelevant under Fed. R. Evid. 402 are unavailing.
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`As movant, TQ Delta has the burden of showing that an exhibit is not
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`admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence. 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(c). Rule 401
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`dictates that evidence is relevant if “it has any tendency to make a fact more or less
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`probable than it would be without the evidence.” Fed. R. Evid. 401. Both the
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`Federal Circuit and the Board have recognized that there is a “low threshold for
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`relevancy.” OddzOn Prods., Inc. v. Just Toys, Inc., 122 F.3d 1396, 1407 (Fed. Cir.
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`1997); Laird Techs., Inc. v. GrafTech Int’l Holdings, Inc., IPR2014-00025, Paper
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`45 at 44 (PTAB Mar. 25, 2015).
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`a. Paragraphs 1-4, 7, 24, and 25 of Exhibit 1012 are relevant.
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`TQ Delta argues that Paragraphs 1-4, 7, 24, and 25 of Exhibit 1012 are not
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`relevant under Fed. R. Evid. 402 because “Petitioner’s Reply does not cite to those
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`paragraphs.” Mot. Excl. at 3. This argument misses the point. The evidence in
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`Paragraphs 1-4, 7, and 24 of Exhibit 1012 establishes that Dr. Kiaei’s testimony is
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`responsive to certain assertions made by Dr. Chrissan in his Declaration, thus
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`providing context for his testimony. The evidence at Paragraph 25 of Exhibit 1012
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`establishes that Dr. Kiaei submitted his testimony under oath. Accordingly, this
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`evidence in Paragraphs 1-4, 7, 24, and 25 of Exhibit 1012 is relevant for
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`establishing the context of Dr. Kiaei’s testimony and for assessing the credibility of
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`his testimony.
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`Moreover, this evidence should not be excluded because “there is a strong
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`public policy for making all information filed in an administrative proceeding
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`available to the public.” Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.,
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`CBM2012-00010, Paper 59 at 40 (PTAB February 24, 2014). Where the Board
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`does not need to rely on challenged testimony, the motion to exclude is dismissed
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`as moot. See, e.g., CoreLogic, Inc. v. Boundary Sols., Inc., IPR2015-00219, Paper
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`48 at 12 (PTAB May 19, 2016).
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`Therefore, Paragraphs 1-4, 7, 24, and 25 of Exhibit 1012 should not be
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`excluded.
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`b. TQ Delta’s arguments regarding Paragraphs 5-6, 8-10, 14, and
`16-23 of Exhibit 1012 and Exhibit 1016 do not address their
`admissibility under the rules of evidence.
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`TQ Delta’s arguments that Paragraphs 5-6, 8-10, 14, and 16-23 of Exhibit
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`1012 and Exhibit 1016 “constitute new evidence” and “support the new argument”
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`fail to address the admissibility of the evidence under FRE 402. Mot. Excl. at 3-
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`12. TQ Delta’s principle argument is that the evidence was not introduced with the
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`petition, ignoring the fact that “[t]he purpose of the trial in an inter parties review
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`proceeding is to give the parties an opportunity to build a record by introducing
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`evidence.” Genzyme Therapeutic Prods. v. Biomarin Pharm., 825 F.3d 1360, 1367
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`(Fed. Cir. 2016).
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`Therefore, because TQ Delta’s arguments do not explain how or why the
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`“newness” of the evidence allegedly relates to its relevancy, TQ Delta has failed to
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`meet its burden under 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(c). The exhibits should not be excluded.
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`c. Paragraphs 5-6, 8-10, 14, and 16-23 of Exhibit 1012 and Exhibit
`1016 are relevant.
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`Petitioner’s evidence in Paragraphs 5-6, 8-10, 14, and 16-23 of Exhibit 1012
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`and Exhibit 1016 is relevant to arguments raised in the Patent Owner Response
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`(Paper 13, “Response”) to which Petitioner is entitled to reply. 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.23(b). The evidence’s relevancy to specific issues and arguments is identified
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`below.
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`Dr. Kiaei’s testimony in Exhibit 1012 at Paragraphs 5-6 and 8-10 is relevant
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`to TQ Delta’s proposed constructions of the terms “maintaining synchronization
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`with a second transceiver” and “parameter(s) associated with the full power mode
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`operation.” Response at 19-23.
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`Dr. Kiaei’s testimony at Paragraph 14 in Exhibit 1012 and Exhibit 1016 are
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`relevant to TQ Delta’s argument regarding Yamano’s low power mode. This
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`testimony explains the understanding of a person of ordinary skill in the art
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`regarding echo cancelers. Response at 27-28.
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`Dr. Kiaei’s testimony at Paragraphs 16-18 in Exhibit 1012 is relevant to
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`arguments raised by TQ Delta regarding prior art synchronization signals. This
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`testimony explains what persons of ordinary skill in the art understood regarding
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`these signals. Response at 19-22, 31.
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`Dr. Kiaei’s testimony at Paragraphs 19-21 in Exhibit 1012 is relevant to
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`arguments raised by TQ Delta regarding activating circuitry in Bowie during low
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`power mode. This testimony explains what persons of ordinary skill in the art
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`understood at the time. Response at 54.
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`Dr. Kiaei’s testimony at Paragraphs 22 and 23 in Exhibit 1012 is relevant to
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`TQ Delta’s argument regarding the compatibility of the prior art. This testimony
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`explains what persons of ordinary skill in the art understood at the time. Response
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`at 37-39.
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`In sum, the evidence in Paragraphs 5-6, 8-10, 14, and 16-23 of Exhibit 1012
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`and Exhibit 1016 is relevant to arguments raised in TQ Delta’s Response and
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`relevant to the state of the art. See Rules of Practice for Trials before the Patent
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`Trial and Appeal Board, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,612, 48,620 (Aug. 14, 2014); Liberty
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`Mut. Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins., CBM2012-00010, Paper 59 (PTAB Feb. 24,
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`2014) (“The law is well established that the Board will not exclude evidence that is
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`proffered to show what a [person of ordinary skill in the art] would have known
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`about the relevant field of art.”).
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`Therefore, for the reasons set forth above, the Board should deny TQ Delta’s
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`Motion to Exclude Exhibits 1012 and 1016 under Fed. R. Evid. 402. See Kyocera
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`Corp. v. Softview LLC, IPR2013-00007, Paper 51 at 34 (PTAB March 27, 2014) (a
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`motion to exclude “is neither a substantive sur-reply, nor a proper vehicle for
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`arguing whether a reply or supporting evidence is of appropriate scope.”); see also
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`Laird Techs., Inc. v. GrafTech Int’l Holdings, Inc., IPR2014-00025, Paper 45 at 44
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`(PTAB Mar. 25, 2015) (“A motion to exclude . . . is not an appropriate mechanism
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`for challenging the sufficiency of evidence or the proper weight that should be
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`afforded an argument.”).
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`II.
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`The Board Should Not Exclude Exhibits 1012 and 1016 Under
`Fed. R. Evid. 403
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`TQ Delta also argues that even if relevant, the admission of Exhibits 1012
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`and 1016 causes “unfair prejudice, confusion, delay, and wasted time” and should
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`be excluded under Fed. R. Evid. 403. Mot. Excl. at 3, 4, and 12.
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`Other than the above noted conclusory assertion, however, TQ Delta
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`provides no explanation or evidence demonstrating that the “probative value [of
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`Exhibits 1012 and 1016] is substantially outweighed by a danger of . . . unfair
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`prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasting time.”
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`Fed. R. Evid. 403. There is no credible reason whatsoever to exclude this
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`probative evidence. Moreover, “[s]imilar to a district court in a bench trial, the
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`Board, sitting as a non-jury tribunal with administrative expertise, is well-
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`positioned to determine and assign appropriate weight to evidence presented.”
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`Mobotix Corp., v. Comcam International, Inc., Case IPR2015-00093, Paper 22 at 3
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`(PTAB Apr. 28, 2016); see also, e.g., Donnelly Garment Co. v. NLRB, 123 F.2d
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`215, 224 (8th Cir. 1941) (“One who is capable of ruling accurately upon the
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`admissibility of evidence is equally capable of sifting it accurately after it has been
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`received . . . .”).
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`Therefore, because TQ Delta has not met its burden to show any prejudicial
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`effect and because the Board is well-positioned to weigh the evidence, admissible
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`Exhibits 1012 and 1016 should not be excluded under Fed. R. Evid. 403.
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`III. Conclusion
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`For the above noted reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board
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`deny TQ Delta’s Motion to Exclude.
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`October 16, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/David L. McCombs/
`David L. McCombs
`Counsel for Petitioner
`Registration No. 32,271
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.205, that
`service was made on the Patent Owner as detailed below.
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`Date of service
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`October 16, 2017
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`Manner of service
`Email: pmcandrews@mcandrews-ip.com;
`twimbiscus@mcandrews-ip.com; smcbride@mcandrews-ip.com;
`cscharff@mcandrews-ip.com; rchiplunkar@mcandrews-ip.com;
`dpetty@mcandrews-ip.com; TQD-IPR2016-01760@mcandrews-ip.com
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`Documents served
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`Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Motion
`to Exclude
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`Persons served
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`Peter J. McAndrews
`Thomas J. Wimbiscus
`Scott P. McBride
`Christopher M. Scharff
`David Z. Petty
`Rajendra A. Chiplunkar (admitted PHV)
`MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD
`500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60661
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`/David L. McCombs/
`David L. McCombs
`Counsel for Petitioner
`Registration No. 32,271
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