`571-272-7822
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`Paper 33
`Entered: November 12, 2019
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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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`SHOPIFY, INC., PRICELINE.COM LLC, and BOOKING.COM B.V.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`DDR HOLDINGS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-01008 and IPR2018-01011 (Patent 9,639,876 B1)
`IPR2018-01009 and IPR2018-01012 (Patent 9,043,228 B1)
`IPR2018-01010 and IPR2018-01014 (Patent 8,515,825 B1)
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`Before CARL M. DEFRANCO, PATRICK M. BOUCHER, and
`ALYSSA A. FINAMORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Adjusting One-Year Pendency Due to Joinder
`35 U.S.C. § 316(a)(11); 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(c)
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`IPR2018-01008 and IPR2018-01011 (Patent 9,639,876 B1)
`IPR2018-01009 and IPR2018-01012 (Patent 9,043,228 B1)
`IPR2018-01010 and IPR2018-01014 (Patent 8,515,825 B1)
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`On November 15, 2018, the Board instituted an inter partes review in
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`each of these proceedings. See Paper 12.1 On June 10, 2019, the Board
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`joined Priceline.com LLC and Booking.com B.V. to each of the
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`proceedings. See Paper 26.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 316(a)(11), “the final determination in an
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`inter partes review [shall] be issued not later than 1 year after the date on
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`which the Director notices the institution of a review under this chapter,
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`except that the Director . . . may adjust the time periods in this paragraph in
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`the case of joinder under section 315(c).” The Director has delegated the
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`authority to adjust the one-year period to the Board. See 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.100(c). In particular, 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(c) provides:
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`An inter partes review proceeding shall be administered such
`that pendency before the Board after institution is normally no
`more than one year. The time can be . . . adjusted by the Board
`in the case of joinder.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.100(c), the Board adjusts the time
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`of pendency before the Board in the present proceeding, which involves
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`joinder, to permit the Board to consider and determine the pending issues.
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`The Board shall issue a Final Written Decision in this proceeding no later
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`than February 14, 2020.
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`1 Citations are to IPR2018-01008. Similar papers have been entered in each
`of the proceedings.
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`IPR2018-01008 and IPR2018-01011 (Patent 9,639,876 B1)
`IPR2018-01009 and IPR2018-01012 (Patent 9,043,228 B1)
`IPR2018-01010 and IPR2018-01014 (Patent 8,515,825 B1)
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the time of pendency in this proceeding, which
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`involves joinder, is adjusted; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Board shall issue a Final Written
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`Decision in this proceeding no later than February 14, 2020.
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`IPR2018-01008 and IPR2018-01011 (Patent 9,639,876 B1)
`IPR2018-01009 and IPR2018-01012 (Patent 9,043,228 B1)
`IPR2018-01010 and IPR2018-01014 (Patent 8,515,825 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael McNamara
`mmcnamara@mintz.com
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`William Meunier
`wameunier@mintz.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Louis Hoffman
`donald@valuablepatents.com
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`Justin Lesko
`justinlesko@patentit.com
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`Ian Crosby
`icrosby@susmangodfrey.com
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