`571.272.7822
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` Paper No. 41
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`Filed: March 4, 2020
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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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`CANON INC., CANON U.S.A., INC., and
`AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00314
`Patent 7,923,923 B2 & C1
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`Before GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, KIMBERLY McGRAW, and
`JESSICA C. KAISER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`McGRAW, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
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`Granting Motion to Submit Supplemental Information
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
`37 C.F.R. § 42.123
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`I. INTRODUCTION
`Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc., and Axis Communications AB
`(“Petitioner”) filed an authorized motion requesting the Board admit the
`declaration of Katherine Zimmerman (the “Zimmerman Declaration”),
`provisionally filed as Exhibit 1055, as supplemental information pursuant to
`37 C.F.R. § 42.123(b). (Paper 28, “Mot.”). Patent Owner does not oppose
`the motion. For the reasons stated below we grant Petitioner’s motion.
`Analysis
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.123(b), a motion to submit supplemental
`information filed more than one month after the trial is instituted must show
`why the supplemental information reasonably could not have been obtained
`earlier, and that consideration of the supplemental information would be in
`the interests of justice.
`Petitioner contends the Zimmerman declaration and its associated
`exhibits provide the “personal knowledge” of an MIT librarian that Patent
`Owner argues is required to establish the printed publication status of
`asserted references in this proceeding (i.e., Dimitrova and Brill), provide
`specifics of the shelving and indexing practice at the MIT libraries, and
`further buttress the prior art status of Dimitrova and Brill. Mot. 4–5 (citing
`Paper 27 (“PO Resp.”), 36–48). Petitioner argues this information
`reasonably could not have been obtained earlier because MIT would not
`provide this information voluntarily and that Board authorization to issue a
`subpoena was required in order to obtain the declaration. Id. at 5.
`Petitioner further asserts consideration of the supplemental information is in
`the interest of justice because the information addresses Patent Owner’s
`contention that Petitioner must provide detailed evidence and testimony
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`from someone with direct personal knowledge, such as an MIT librarian. Id.
`at 6 (citing Paper 24 (“Order Granting Motions to Compel Testimony and/or
`Documents”), 4). Petitioner further asserts Patent Owner will not be
`prejudiced by the filing of this information. Id. at 6–7.
`Given the above representations, we are persuaded Petitioner has
`made a sufficient showing that the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.123(b) are
`satisfied. For these reasons, and because the Motion is unopposed,
`Petitioner’s Motion to Submit Supplemental Information is granted.
`ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion to File Supplemental
`Information is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED Exhibit 1055 is admitted into the record.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`C. Gregory Gramenopoulos
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP
`gramenoc@finnegan.com
`Attorney for Petitioner Axis Communications AB
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`Joseph Calvaruso
`Richard Martinelli
`ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
`jvcptabdocket@orrick.com
`rfmptabdocket@orrick.com
`Attorney for Petitioners Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Reza Dokhanchy
`Adam R. Alper
`Akshay S. Deoras
`Michael De Vries
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS
`reza.dokhanchy@kirkland.com
`aalper@kirkland.com
`adeoras@kirkland.com
`michael.devries@kirkland.com
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