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`Trials@uspto.gov Paper 32
`571-272-7822
` Entered: November 2, 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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`Cases1
`IPR2017-00136 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`IPR2017-00137 (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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`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 We use this caption to indicate that this Decision applies to, and is entered
`in, each case. The parties are not authorized to use this type of caption.
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`Case IPR2017-00136 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`Case IPR2017-00137 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`On November 1, 2017, Judges Kauffman, Petravick, and Weatherly
`held a call with counsel for each party. The parties requested the call to
`resolve questions about Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Motion to
`Terminate, and the Reply to that Opposition. Previously, we ordered that the
`Opposition was limited to ten pages and we stated that we would determine
`whether a Reply was necessary after Petitioner filed the Opposition. See
`Paper 24.2
`During the call, Petitioner asked for five additional pages for the
`Opposition. Patent Owner was not opposed to that request, provided we
`would permit a Reply of seven pages. Patent Owner indicated they could
`file the Reply by November 7, 2017 (based on Petitioner filing the
`Opposition no later than November 3, 2017).
`On November 1, 2017, we notified the parties by email of our intent
`to file an order as outlined in this paper.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Opposition may not exceed fifteen pages
`(due date unchanged); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner may file a Reply to
`Petitioner’s Opposition, not to exceed seven pages, no later than November
`7, 2017.
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`2 The Order is the same paper number in each proceeding.
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`Case IPR2017-00136 (Patent 8,641,525 B2)
`Case IPR2017-00137 (Patent 9,089,770 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Joshua C. Harrison
`Reynaldo C. Barceló
`BARCELÓ, HARRISON & WALKER, LLP
`josh@bhiplaw.com
`rey@bhiplaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ehab Samuel
`Danielle Mihalkanin
`MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
`esamuel-PTAB@manatt.com
`DMihalkanin@manatt.com
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