`571-272-7822
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`Paper 8
`Entered: June 5, 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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`INTEL CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ALACRITECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Cases IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)1
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`Before STEPHEN C. SIU, DANIEL N. FISHMAN, and
`CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Scheduling Order applies to each case. The parties are not authorized
`to use this heading style.
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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`A. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of these proceedings. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6) for any
`of these proceedings.2 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.
`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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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`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, with respect to any of these proceedings. See
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`2 The parties may not change DUE DATE 4 with respect to the requirement
`for requesting oral argument, without the express permission of the panel.
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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66
`(Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for the initial conference call).
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`2. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
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`b.
`A motion to amend the patent, but only after first
`conferring with the Board (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 not raised in the response will
`be deemed waived.
`In a proceeding lacking a Motion to Amend, Due Date 3 would be
`moot, and the panel may advance Due Dates 4–7 for that proceeding.
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`3. 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.
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`4. DUE DATE 33
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`3 In a proceeding lacking a Motion to Amend, Due Date 3 would be moot,
`and the panel may advance Due Dates 4–7 for that proceeding.
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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`5. 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. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`6. 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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`7. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
`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).
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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
`2.
`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 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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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1 ..................................................................... September 5, 2018
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ...................................................................... December 5, 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 ........................................................................... January 7, 2019
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ........................................................................ January 28, 2019
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ...................................................................... February 11, 2019
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ...................................................................... February 19, 2019
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................ March 4, 2019
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`IPR2018-00226 (Patent 7,124,205 B2)
`IPR2018-00234 (Patent 8,805,948 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Garland T. Stephens
`Jeremy Jason Lang
`Anne Capella
`Adrian Percer
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`garland.stephens@weil.com
`jason.lang@weil.com
`anne.cappella@weil.com
`adrian.percer@weil.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`James M. Glass
`Joseph M. Paunovich
`Brian E. Mack
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`joepaunovich@quinnemanuel.com
`brianmack@quinnemanuel.com
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