`571.272.7822
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`Paper 8
`Entered: April 25, 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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`LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC. LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC and
`L G SOURCING, INC.,
`Petitioners
`v.
`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00066
`Patent 7,915,631 B2
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`Before BRIAN J. McNAMARA, STACEY G. WHITE, and
`NABEEL U. KHAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
`KHAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. 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)
`EXCEPT that requests for oral argument may not be extended by stipulation
`and must be filed by DUE DATE 4. A notice of the stipulation, specifically
`identifying the changed due dates, must be filed promptly. The parties may
`not stipulate to an extension of DUE DATES 6 and 7.
`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 (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), 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.
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`1.
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this
`decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling
`Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
`Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for the
`initial conference call). Patent Owner is reminded that it must confer with
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`the Board before filing a Motion to Amend. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent
`Owner should contact the Board to request such a conference, if necessary,
`at least two weeks before DUE DATE 1.
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`DUE DATE 1
`2.
`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).
`Patent Owner must file any such response or motion to amend by
`DUE DATE 1. If Patent Owner elects not to file anything, Patent Owner
`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. Patent Owner
`is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the response
`will be deemed waived.
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`DUE DATE 2
`3.
`Petitioner must file any reply to Patent Owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`DUE DATE 3
`4.
`Patent Owner must file any reply to Petitioner’s opposition to Patent
`Owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`5.
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`DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below)
`by DUE DATE 4.
`b.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37
`C.F.R § 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.70(a)) by DUE DATE 4. NOTE: Requests for oral argument
`may not be extended beyond DUE DATE 4.
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`6.
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`DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response to an observation on
`cross-examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to
`exclude evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`DUE DATE 6
`7.
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`DUE DATE 7
`8.
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`2.
`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.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation 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
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The 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 paragraph. The opposing party may
`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`PROTECTIVE ORDER
`D.
`No protective order has been entered in this proceeding. The parties
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`are reminded of the requirement for a protective order when filing a motion
`to seal. 37 C.F.R. § 42.54. If the parties have agreed to a proposed
`protective order, including the Default Standing Protective Order, 77 Fed.
`Reg. 48,756, App. B (Aug 14, 2012), they should file a signed copy of the
`proposed protective order with the motion to seal. If the parties choose to
`propose a protective order other than, or departing from, the Default
`Standing Protective Order, they must submit a joint, proposed protective
`order, accompanied by a red-lined version based on the Default Standing
`Protective Order.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ............................................. Upon Request
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`DUE DATE 1 .............................................................................. July 25, 2018
`Patent Owner’s response to the petition
`Patent Owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ....................................................................... October 25, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ................................................................... November 26, 2018
`Patent Owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 .................................................................... December 17, 2018
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 .......................................................................... January 7, 2019
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ........................................................................ January 14, 2019
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ........................................................................ January 23, 2019
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`For PETITIONERS:
`Scott D. Stimpson
`Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
`sstimpson@sillscummis.com
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`B. Todd Patterson
`Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
`tpatterson@pattersonsheridan.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Catherine Nyarady
`David Cole
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`cnyarady@paulweiss.com
`dcole@paulweiss.com
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