`571.272.7822
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` Paper No. 22
` Filed: July 11, 2019
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`
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`AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB., CANON INC.,
`and CANON U.S.A., INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`
`Cases IPR2019-00235
`Patent 7,868,912 B2 & C1
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`
`
`Before GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, KIMBERLY McGRAW, and
`JESSICA C. KAISER, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`McGRAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`
`IPR2019-00235
`Patent 7,868,912 B2 & C1
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`
`On July 1, 2019, Petitioner Canon Inc. requested Precedential
`Opinion Panel review of our Decision not to institute inter partes review of
`U.S. Patent No. 7,868,912 (Paper 19, “Decision”). Ex. 3002. This request is
`currently under review. Paper 21.
`On July 1, 2019, Axis Communications AB., Canon Inc., and Canon
`U.S.A., Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a request for rehearing of our Decision.
`Paper 20. On July 9, 2019, Patent Owner Avigilon Fortress Corporation
`(“Patent Owner”) requested authorization to submit a reply to Petitioner’s
`request for rehearing. Ex. 3003. Patent Owner states that its reply will
`address “newly-raised arguments” and “correct several inaccuracies in
`Petitioners’ request for rehearing.” Id. Patent Owner further states that the
`points it seeks to raise in its requested reply “could also explain why
`Precedential Opinion Panel review, which Petitioners have also requested, is
`not necessary.” Id.
`Patent Owner’s request for authorization to file a reply to Petitioner’s
`Request for Rehearing is denied. If the Precedential Opinion Panel grants
`review, the Precedential Opinion Panel will provide its own guidance as to
`what additional briefing is authorized. If the Precedential Opinion Panel
`declines review, however, Patent Owner may at that time renew its request
`to file a reply to Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing.
`In the meantime, Patent Owner may submit an email stating why it
`opposes Precedential Opinion Panel review to
`Precedential_Opinion_Panel_review@uspto.gov
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`IPR2019-00235
`Patent 7,868,912 B2 & C1
`
`
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request for authorization to file a
`reply to Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing is denied without prejudice;
`FURTHER ORDERED that if the Precedential Opinion Panel
`declines review of our Decision, Patent Owner may at that time renew its
`request to file a reply to Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing;
`FURTHER ORDERED Patent Owner may submit an email stating
`why it opposes Precedential Opinion Panel review to
`Precedential_Opinion_Panel_review@uspto.gov
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`PETITIONER:
`Joseph Calvaruso
`Richard Martinelli
`ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
`jvcptabdocket@orrick.com
`rfmptabdocket@orrick.com
`
`C. Gregory Gramenopoulos
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP
`gramenoc@finnegan.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Eugene Goryunov
`Michael Dokhanchy
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
`reza.dokhanchy@kirkland.com
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