`571-272-7822
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`Paper 8
`Entered: May 1, 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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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`FALL LINE PATENTS, LLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00043
`Patent 9,454,748 B2
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`Before MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER, SHEILA F. McSHANE, and
`JOHN R. KENNY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KENNY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)
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`On April 19, 2018, Patent Owner sent an email to the Board
`requesting an Initial Conference Call, pursuant to the Scheduling Order
`(Paper 7, 2–3), to seek authorization to file a motion for additional
`discovery regarding Petitioner’s real party-in-interest. On April 30, 2018,
`the Initial Conference Call was held with Judges Wormmeester, McShane,
`and Kenny, and respective counsel for the parties.
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`IPR2018-00042
`Patent 9,454,748 B2
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`During the conference call, Patent Owner sought authorization to
`file its motion, but Patent Owner indicated that it would prefer to wait
`until a ruling issued in a related district court action regarding a protective
`order issue before filing the motion. Petitioner argued, inter alia, that
`seeking authorization for a motion at this time is premature because the
`parties should continue meeting and conferring to attempt to resolve their
`discovery dispute. Under the circumstances, at this time, we decline to
`decide whether to authorize the filing of the motion. When Patent Owner
`is ready to file the motion, Patent Owner may seek authorization to do so
`at that time.
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`IPR2018-00042
`Patent 9,454,748 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`David W. O’Brien
`Raghav Bajaj
`David L. McCombs
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`david.obrien.ipr@haynesboone.com
`raghav.bajaj.ipr@haynesboone.com
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Jonathan Stroud
`Roshan Mansinghani
`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`jonathan@unifiedpatents.com
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Terry L. Watt
`CROWE & DUNLEVY
`terry.watt@crowedunlevy.com
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`Matthew J. Antonelli
`Michael E. Ellis
`Larry D. Thompson, Jr.
`ANTONELLI, HARRINGTON & THOMPSON LLP
`matt@ahtlawfirm.com
`michael@ahtlawfirm.com
`larry@ahlawfirm.com
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