`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper: 21
`Entered: November 9, 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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`RUIZ FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MACROPOINT LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-02016 (Patent 8,275,358 B1)
`Case IPR2017-02018 (Patent 9,429,659 B1) 1
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`Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, and
`NATHAN A. ENGELS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JEFFERSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Petitioner requested oral argument on October 19, 2018, in both
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`IPR2017-02016 and IPR2017-02018 (“the proceedings”). Paper 22
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one order to be entered in both these
`proceedings. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for
`subsequent papers without prior Board approval.
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`Case IPR2017-02016 (Patent 8,275,358 B1)
`Case IPR2017-02018 (Patent 9,429,659 B1)
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`(IPR207-02016).2 Patent Owner provided notice that it does not seek oral
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`argument in the proceedings, but would request participation if argument is
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`granted per Petitioner’s request. Paper 23.
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`Pursuant to our Order (Paper 17), Patent Owner filed Motions to
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`Dismiss the proceedings in light of Click-to-Call Techs., LP v. Ingenio, Inc.,
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`No. 2015-01242 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2018) (en banc in relevant part) and
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`relevant facts. Paper 18. Petitioner filed an opposition to Patent Owner’s
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`Motion to Dismiss (Paper 20) and Patent Owner filed a reply (Paper 21).
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`The Board has reviewed the parties’ submissions and Petitioner’s
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`request for oral argument and determined that the hearing scheduled for
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`November 16, 2018, per our May 19, 2018 Scheduling Order (Paper 8) is
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`hereby postponed pending a written decision on Patent Owner’s Motions to
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`Dismiss. The Board will request a conference call to reschedule the oral
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`hearing in the proceedings, if necessary, following a decision on the Motions
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`to Dismiss.
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`It is therefore:
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`ORDERED that Oral Argument scheduled for November 16, 2018, is
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`postponed; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for oral argument is
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`held in abeyance.
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`2 Similar papers were filed in IPR2017-02018. Throughout this order we
`refer only to the papers filed in IPR2017-02016.
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`Case IPR2017-02016 (Patent 8,275,358 B1)
`Case IPR2017-02018 (Patent 9,429,659 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`James Murphy
`jpmurphy@polsinelli.com
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`Matthew Frontz
`mfrontz@polsinelli.com
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`Ryan Murphy
`rmurphy@polsinelli.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Mark Johnson
`mjohnson@rennerotto.com
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`Luis Carrion
`lcarrion@rennerotto.com
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`Kyle B. Fleming
`kfleming@rennerotto.com
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