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`Paper No. 11
`Entered: February 6, 2018
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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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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-018411
`Case IPR2017-018432
`Patent 7,893,501 B2
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHAGNON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 Case IPR2017-01842 has been consolidated with Case IPR2017-01841.
`2 Case IPR2017-01844 has been consolidated with Case IPR2017-01843.
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`A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
`1. Requests for an Initial Conference Call
`Unless at least one of the parties requests otherwise, we will not
`conduct an initial conference call as described in the Office Patent Trial
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012). Any
`request for an initial conference call must be made no later than 25 days
`after the institution of trial.
`2. Standing Procedure for Requests for Conference Calls
`If the parties request a conference call, including an initial conference
`call, the parties must follow these procedures:
`a. Prior to requesting a conference call, the parties must confer in
`an effort to resolve any issue to be discussed with the Board, or
`be prepared to explain to the Board why such a conference was
`not possible.
`b. Parties may request a conference call by contacting the Board at
`the email address or telephone number listed above the caption
`of this Order. Requests via email are expected and preferred;
`requests via telephone should be reserved for time-critical
`circumstances. Requests by email must copy opposing counsel.
`Requests by telephone should include opposing counsel as
`practicable.
`c. The request must include a list of proposed issues and/or
`motions to be discussed during the call.
`d. The request may include a brief background discussion of the
`issue(s) and/or motion(s) to be discussed, but must not include
`arguments.
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`e. The request must certify that the parties conferred in
`accordance with 2.a., and must indicate the result of the
`conference (e.g., whether the non-requesting party opposes or
`does not oppose the request).
`f. The request must include a list of dates and times when both
`parties are available for the call.
`3. Protective Order
`A protective order does not exist in this proceeding unless the parties
`file one and the Board approves it. We encourage the parties to adopt the
`Board’s default protective order if they conclude that a protective order is
`necessary. See Default Protective Order, Office Patent Trial Practice Guide,
`77 Fed. Reg. at 48,769 (Appendix B). If the parties choose to propose a
`protective order deviating from the default protective order, they must
`submit the proposed protective order jointly along with a marked-up
`comparison of the proposed and default protective orders showing the
`differences; and the parties must explain why the proposed deviations from
`the default protective order are necessary.
`The Board has a strong interest in the public availability of the
`proceedings. We advise the parties that redactions to documents filed in this
`proceeding should be limited to isolated passages consisting entirely of
`confidential information, and that the thrust of the underlying argument or
`evidence must be clearly discernible from the redacted versions. We also
`advise the parties that information subject to a protective order will become
`public if identified in a final written decision in this proceeding, and that a
`motion to expunge the information will not necessarily prevail over the
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`public interest in maintaining a complete and understandable file history.
`See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48,761.
`4. Motions to Amend
`Patent Owner may file a motion to amend without prior authorization
`from the Board. Nevertheless, Patent Owner must confer with the Board
`before filing such a motion. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). To satisfy this
`requirement, Patent Owner should contact the Board to request a conference
`call in sufficient time to ensure that the conference is conducted at least one
`week before DUE DATE 1.
`5. Discovery Disputes
`The panel encourages parties to resolve disputes relating to discovery
`on their own and in accordance with the precepts set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.1(b). To the extent that a dispute arises between the parties relating to
`discovery, the parties shall meet and confer to resolve such a dispute before
`contacting the Board. If attempts to resolve the dispute fail, a party may
`request a conference call with the Board and the other party in order to seek
`authorization to move for relief.
`In any request for a conference call with the Board to resolve a
`discovery dispute, the requesting party shall: (1) certify that it has conferred
`with the other party in an effort to resolve the dispute; (2) identify with
`specificity the issues for which agreement has not been reached; (3) identify
`the precise relief to be sought; and (4) propose specific dates and times at
`which both parties are available for the conference call.
`6. Depositions
`The parties are advised that the Testimony Guidelines appended to the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48,772 (Appendix D),
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`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.
`Whenever a party submits a deposition transcript as an exhibit in this
`proceeding, the submitting party shall file the full transcript of the deposition
`rather than excerpts of only those portions being cited. After a deposition
`transcript has been submitted as an exhibit, all parties who subsequently cite
`to portions of the transcript shall cite to the first-filed exhibit rather than
`submitting another copy of the same transcript.
`7. Cross-Examination
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`a. Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`b. 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.
`8. Observations on Cross-Examination
`Observations 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. at 48,768. Each 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
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`paragraph. The opposing party may respond to the observation. Any
`response must be equally concise and specific.
`9. Motions
`Prior to filing any motion (other than those already authorized by this
`Order, or by rule), the moving party shall meet and confer with each
`non-moving party regarding the relief requested in the motion and, unless
`previously authorized, request the Board’s authorization for the motion
`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b) and paragraph A.2. of this Order. The
`motion must certify that the moving party complied with the
`meet-and-confer requirement and must indicate whether each non-moving
`party opposes or does not oppose the requested relief.
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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. Due to scheduling constraints, such as hearing room
`availability, the parties must advise the panel if there are any conflicts that
`arise with DUE DATE 7 by email as soon as practicable.
`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.
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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. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, 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.
`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.
`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.
`4. DUE DATE 4
`a. Each party must file any observations on the cross-examination
`testimony of a reply witness (see section A.8, above) by DUE
`DATE 4.
`b. Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) by DUE DATE 4.
`c. Each party must file any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.70(a)) by DUE DATE 4.
`5. DUE DATE 5
`a. Each party must file any reply to a petitioner observation on
`cross-examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`b. Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
`6. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
`7. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ...................................... UPON REQUEST3
`DUE DATE 1 ........................................................................... April 20, 2018
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
`DUE DATE 2 ............................................................................... July 6, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................. July 27, 2018
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
`DUE DATE 4 .......................................................................... August 9, 2018
`Observations regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
`DUE DATE 5 ........................................................................ August 22, 2018
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
`DUE DATE 6 ........................................................................ August 29, 2018
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
`DUE DATE 7 .................................................................. September 13, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`3 The word limits for papers in each proceeding are set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.24 (e.g., 14,000 words for the patent owner’s response and 5,600 words
`for the petitioner’s reply). Given the consolidation of proceedings, however,
`if either party believes additional words are warranted in either proceeding,
`the parties shall confer with each other and request a conference call.
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`PETITIONER:
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`David L. Cavanaugh
`Dominic E. Massa
`Michael H. Smith
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`David.Cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`Dominic.Massa@wilmerhale.com
`MichaelH.Smith@wilmerhale.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gerald B. Hrycyszyn
`Richard F. Giunta
`Edmund J. Walsh
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`GHrycyszyn-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`RGiunta-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`EWalsh-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
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