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`Paper No. 13
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` Entered: September 12, 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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`M & K HOLDINGS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2018-00696
`Patent 9,113,163 B2
`Case IPR2018-00697
`Patent 9,191,673 B2
`Case IPR2018-00698
`Patent 9,197,896 B2
`____________
`
`Before KARL D. EASTHOM, MELISSA A. HAAPALA, and
`SHARON FENICK, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`FENICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER1
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Scheduling Order applies to each of the three listed cases. The parties
`are not authorized to employ this heading style.
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`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 13
`
` Entered: September 12, 2018
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`M & K HOLDINGS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2018-00696
`Patent 9,113,163 B2
`Case IPR2018-00697
`Patent 9,191,673 B2
`Case IPR2018-00698
`Patent 9,197,896 B2
`____________
`
`Before KARL D. EASTHOM, MELISSA A. HAAPALA, and
`SHARON FENICK, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`FENICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`SCHEDULING ORDER1
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
`
`1 This Scheduling Order applies to each of the three listed cases. The parties
`are not authorized to employ this heading style.
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`
`
`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`A.
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
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`The panel did not schedule a conference call for these cases. The
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`parties should contact the Board to request a call if any issues arise during
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`trial. The information below pertains to the instant cases.
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`B.
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`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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`The parties must file confidential information using the appropriate
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`availability indicator in PTAB End to End (e.g., “Board and Parties Only”),
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`regardless of whose confidential information it is. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.14
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`(“The record of a proceeding, including documents and things, shall be made
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`available to the public, except as otherwise ordered. A party intending a
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`document or thing to be sealed shall file a motion to seal concurrent with the
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`filing of the document or thing to be sealed. The document or thing shall be
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`provisionally sealed on receipt of the motion and remain so pending the
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`outcome of the decision on the motion.”).
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`A protective order does not take effect until the parties file a
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`protective order approved by the Board. If either of the parties files a
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`motion to seal, the proposed protective order should be presented as an
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`exhibit to the motion. The Board urges the parties to operate under the
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`Board’s default protective order. See Default Protective Order, Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48769–71 (App. B) (Aug.
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`14, 2012). If the parties propose a protective order deviating from the
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`default protective order, they should submit the proposed order jointly. A
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`marked-up comparison of the proposed and default protective orders should
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`be presented as an additional exhibit to the motion to seal, so that differences
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`are highlighted. The parties should contact the Board if they cannot agree
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`on the terms of the proposed protective order.
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`The Board has a strong interest in the public availability of the
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`proceedings.
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`1.
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`Redactions
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`Redactions should be limited strictly to isolated passages consisting of
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`confidential information. The thrust of the underlying argument or evidence
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`must be discernable from the redacted version.
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`2.
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`Confidential Information in Final Written Decisions
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` Information subject to a protective order will become public if
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`identified in a final written decision in this proceeding. A motion to
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`expunge the information will not necessarily prevail over the public interest
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`in maintaining a complete and understandable file history. See Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48761.
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`C. DUE DATES
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`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
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`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
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`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
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`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7. Regardless of whether the parties stipulate to a change of
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`DUE DATE 4, requests for oral argument must be filed no later than the date
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`set forth in this order for DUE DATE 4, for Board planning purposes.
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`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
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`
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony.
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`The Testimony Guidelines appended to the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at 48772–73 (App. D), apply to this
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`proceeding. The Board may impose an appropriate sanction for failure to
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`adhere to the Testimony Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example,
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`reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied
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`on a person who impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a
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`witness.
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`1.
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`DUE DATE 1
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`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 (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
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`Patent Owner must file any such response or motion to amend by
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`DUE DATE 1. If Patent Owner elects not to file anything, Patent Owner
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`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. Patent Owner
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`is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the response
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`will be deemed waived.
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`2.
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`DUE DATE 2
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`Petitioner must file any reply to Patent Owner’s response and
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`3.
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`DUE DATE 3
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`Patent Owner must file any sur-reply to Petitioner’s reply and any
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`reply to Petitioner’s opposition to Patent Owner’s motion to amend by DUE
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`DATE 3.
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`4.
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`DUE DATE 4
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`a. Petitioner must file any sur-reply to Patent Owner’s reply to the
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 4.
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`b. Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`5.
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`DUE DATE 5
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude evidence
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`by DUE DATE 5.
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`6.
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`DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
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`DUE DATE 6.
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`Either party may request that the Board hold a pre-hearing conference.
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`7.
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`DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
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`DATE 7.
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`D. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1. Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is due.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`2. Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing date
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`for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to be
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`used. Id.
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`E. DISCOVERY DISPUTES
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`The panel encourages the parties to resolve disputes relating to
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`discovery on their own and in accordance with the precepts set forth in
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.1(b). To the extent that a dispute arises between the parties
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`relating to discovery, the parties shall meet and confer to resolve such a
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`dispute before contacting the Board. If attempts to resolve the dispute fail,
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`either party may request a conference call with the Board and the other party
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`in order to seek authorization to move for relief.
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`In any request for a conference call with the Board to resolve a
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`discovery dispute, the requesting party shall: (a) certify that it has conferred
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`with the other party in an effort to resolve the dispute; (b) identify with
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`specificity the issues for which agreement has not been reached; (c) identify
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`the precise relief to be sought; and (d) propose specific dates and times at
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`which both parties are available for the conference call.
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`E. MOTIONS TO AMEND
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`Although the filing of a Motion to Amend is authorized under our
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`Rules, Patent Owner must confer with us before filing any Motion to
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`Amend. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner should arrange for a
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`conference call with the panel and opposing counsel at least 10 business
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`days before DUE DATE 1 in order to satisfy the conferral requirement.
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1 .................................................................... December 10, 2018
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`Patent Owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent Owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 .......................................................................... March 11, 2019
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`Petitioner’s reply to Patent Owner’s response to the petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to Patent Owner’s motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................ April 10, 2019
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`Patent Owner’s sur-reply to Petitioner’s reply to the response to the
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`petition
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`Patent Owner’s reply to Petitioner’s opposition to the motion to
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`amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................. May 10, 2019
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`Petitioner’s sur-reply to Patent Owner’s reply to the opposition
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`to the motion to amend
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument (parties may not stipulate to an
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`extension for the request for oral argument)
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................. May 17, 2019
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................. May 24, 2019
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`Request for pre-hearing conference
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................... June 4, 2019
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`IPR2018-00696, Patent 9,113,163 B2
`IPR2018-00697, Patent 9,191,673 B2
`IPR2018-00698, Patent 9,197,896 B2
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`PETITIONER:
`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Quadeer A. Ahmed
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`quadeerahmed@paulhastings.com
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`John A. Bauer
`Kongsik Kim
`Jonathon P. Western
`MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY and POPEO, P.C.
`jabauer@mintz.com
`kkim@mintz.com
`jpwestern@mintz.com
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