`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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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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` APPLE INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00613
`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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`JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY DUE DATES 1-3 AND
`AGREEMENT WAIVING MOTION TO AMEND
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`IPR2019-00613
`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
`Counsel for Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Petitioner Apple”) and Patent Owner
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`Firstface Co., Ltd. (“Patent Owner Firstface”) provide notice to the Board of their
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`stipulation to modify Due Dates 1-3 and Patent Owner Firstface’s agreement to
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`waive its right to file a motion to amend:
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`WHEREAS, on January 23, 2019, Petitioner Apple and Samsung
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`Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Petitioner
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`Samsung”) filed a petition for IPR challenging U.S. Patent 8,831,557 (“’557”)
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`(IPR2019-00612);
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`WHEREAS, on January 23, 2019, Petitioner Apple filed petitions for IPR
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`challenging U.S. Patents 9,633,373 (“’373”) (IPR2019-00613) and 9,779,419
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`(“’419”) (IPR2019-00614);
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`WHEREAS, on April 24, 2019, Petitioner Apple filed a petition for IPR
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`challenging two additional dependent claims of the ’373 (IPR2019-01011) and a
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`petition for IPR challenging one additional dependent claim of the ’419 (IPR2019-
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`01012);
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`WHEREAS, on August 5, 2019, the Board instituted IPR2019-00612 (’557)
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`and IPR2019-00613 (’373), and on August 19, 2019, the Board instituted
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`IPR2019-00614 (’419);
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`WHEREAS, the Board issued scheduling orders with identical schedules
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`(i.e., Due Dates 1-8) in IPR2019-00612 (’557), IPR2019-00613 (’373), and
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`IPR2019-00613
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`IPR2019-00614 (’419). See IPR2019-00612, Paper 12; IPR2019-00613, Paper 11;
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`IPR2019-00614, Paper 11;
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`WHEREAS Petitioners Apple and Samsung and Patent Owner Firstface
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`have agreed that in exchange for extending Due Dates 1-3 by four weeks in
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`IPR2019-00612 (’557), IPR2019-00613 (’373), and IPR2019-00614 (’419),
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`Firstface will waive its right to file a motion to amend in IPR2019-00612 (’557),
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`IPR2019-00613 (’373), IPR2019-00614 (’419), IPR2019-01011 (’373), and
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`IPR2019-01012 (’419);
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`WHEREAS, Petitioner Apple and Patent Owner Firstface have agreed that
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`IPR2019-01011 (’373) and IPR2019-01012 (’419), if instituted, should be
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`consolidated and aligned with the schedule entered by the Board in IPR2019-
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`00613 (’373) and IPR2019-00614 (’419), as modified pursuant to this stipulation;
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`WHEREAS, Petitioners Apple and Samsung and Patent Owner Firstface
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`emailed the Board on September 5, 2019 requesting guidance on scheduling in
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`IPR2019-00612 (’557), IPR2019-00613 (’373), IPR2019-00614 (’419), IPR2019-
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`01011 (’373), and IPR2019-01012 (’419);
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`WHEREAS, the Board emailed the parties on September 6, 2019, directing
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`the parties to file a joint stipulation to change the dates for Due Dates 1-3 and
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`setting forth that Patent Owner Firstface has waived its right to file a motion to
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`amend in IPR2019-00612 (’557), IPR2019-00613 (’373), IPR2019-00614 (’419),
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`IPR2019-01011 (’373), and IPR2019-01012 (’419);
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`WHEREAS, the Board’s September 6, 2019 email further stated that “[i]f
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`the stipulation is entered in the -612, -613, and -614 proceedings, and if the
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`IPR2019-01011 and -01012 proceedings are instituted, the Board will enter
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`scheduling orders in the instituted proceedings with Due Dates 1-8 set as specified
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`in the parties’ email.”
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`NOW THEREFORE, Petitioner Apple and Patent Owner Firstface hereby
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`stipulate as follows:
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`Due Date 1 is moved from October 28, 2019 to November 25, 2019;
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`Due Date 2 is moved from January 21, 2020 to February 18, 2020;
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`Due Date 3 is moved from March 3, 2020 to March 31, 2020;
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`Patent Owner Firstface agrees to waive its right to file a motion to amend in
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`IPR2019-00613 (’373) and IPR2019-01011 (’373).
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`IPR2019-00613
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`Dated: September 17, 2019
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`/Gabrielle E. Higgins/
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`By:
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`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Registration No. 38,916
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`Phone: 650-617-4000
`Facsimile: 650-617-4090
`Email: gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner Apple Inc.
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`/Barry J. Bumgardner/
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`By:
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`Barry J. Bumgardner, Reg. No. 38,397
`NELSON BUMGARDNER
`ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, TX 76107
`Phone: 817-377-3494
`Email: barry@nbafirm.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner Firstface Co.,
`Ltd.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Mailing address for all PTAB
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`Mailing address for all PTAB
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`NELSON BUMGARDNER
`ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, TX 76107
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing JOINT
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`STIPULATION TO MODIFY DUE DATES 1-3 AND AGREEMENT
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`WAIVING MOTION TO AMEND was served on September 17, 2019 in its
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`entirety by causing the aforementioned document to be electronically mailed,
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`pursuant to the parties’ agreement, to the following attorneys of record:
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Barry J. Bumgardner, Reg. No. 38,397
`NELSON BUMGARDNER ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, TX 76107
`Phone: 817-377-3494
`Email: barry@nbafirm.com
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`Back-up Counsel: Matthew C. Juren
`Email: matthew@nbafirm.com
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`Thomas C. Cecil
`Email: tom@nbafirm.com
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`NELSON BUMGARDNER ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, TX 76107
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`Date: September 17, 2019
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`By: /Crena Pacheco/
`Name: Crena Pacheco
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