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Best Medical International, Inc.

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Elekta Inc.

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Elekta Inc. v. Best Medical International, Inc.

IPR2020-00070 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Oct. 18, 2019

Judges John Hudalla, Karl Easthom, and William Saindon

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Institution Denied

Challenged Patent 08/957,206

Patent No. 6,038,283 assignments

Tech Center 2800

Art Unit 2876

Inventors MARK P. CAROL, RICHARD NASH, BRUCE H. CURRAN, ROBERT C. CAMPBELL, RICHARD E. HUBER

Last Updated: 2 months ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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6/2/2020	06-02-2020-Board	Board Refund Approval 29: Notice of Refund
5/26/2020	05-26-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Refund Request 28: Petitioner¿¿¿s Request For Refund Of Post-Institution Fees
5/1/2020	05-01-2020-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Denied) Board Institution Decision 27: Trial Instituted Document
3/30/2020	03-30-2020-Board	Board Order 24: ORDER Conditionally Granting Patent Owner¿¿¿s Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10
3/30/2020	03-30-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Power of Attorney 25: Patent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Power of Attorney Patent Owner Notice 26: Patent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Mandatory Notices
3/20/2020	03-20-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 23: Motion to Withdraw and Substitution of Counsel
3/17/2020	03-17-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Response 21: Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Sur-Reply filed on March 11, 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit List 22: Patent Owner's Exhibit List as of March 17, 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2040: Exhibit 2040 - Memorandum Opinion Patent Owner Exhibit 2041: Exhibit 2041 - Division of Corporations Patent Owner Exhibit 2042: Exhibit 2042 - Exhibit 1034 Redacted Tamara Fraizer Declaration
3/11/2020	03-11-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 18: Petitioner Motion to File Under Seal and Enter Modified Default Protective Order Petitioner Reply 19: Petitioner Sur-Sur-Reply to POPR Petitioner Exhibit List 20: Petitioner Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Ex. 1033 - Public Redacted - Fraizer Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Ex. 1033 - CONFIDENTIAL (Filed Under Seal) Fraizer Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Ex. 1034 - Modified Default Protective Order
3/3/2020	03-03-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 16: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit List 17: Patent Owner's Exhibit List as of March 3, 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2036: Exhibit 2036 - Proof of Service Impac Medical Systems 18-cv-1600 Patent Owner Exhibit 2037: Exhibit 2037 - Reply Brief
2/25/2020	02-25-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Reply 14: Petitioner Elekta's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Petitioner Exhibit List 15: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1031: Declaration of Tamara D. Fraizer in Support of Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Declaration of Christopher Adams in Support of Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response
2/18/2020	02-18-2020-Board	Board Order 13: Order - Authorizing Replies and Sur-replies - 37 CFR 42.5, 42.108
2/7/2020	02-07-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit List 11: Patent Owner's Exhibit List as of February 7, 2020 Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner Preliminary Response 12: Patent Owner Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Exhibit 2001 - Daniel Chase CV Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Exhibit 2002 - Declaration of Daniel J. Chase IPR2020-00070 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Exhibit 2009 - Bortfeld Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Exhibit 2010 - Purdy 1996 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Exhibit 2011 - WEBB 1998 Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Exhibit 2012 - Nutting Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Exhibit 2013 - Klein Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: Exhibit 2014 - Proof of Service Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Exhibit 2015 - Box labels Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Exhibit 2016 - Priority Mail Express Information Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Exhibit 2017 - USPS Tracking Results Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Exhibit 2018 - USPS Registered Mail Tracking Results Patent Owner Exhibit 2032: Exhibit 2032 - Woo 1996 Patent Owner Exhibit 2033: Exhibit 2033 - Owen 1994 Patent Owner Exhibit 2038: Exhibit 2038 - Box labels [second white box] Patent Owner Exhibit 2039: Exhibit 2039 - USPS Tracking 9114902307224111412954 and RE472394793US
1/9/2020	01-09-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Corrected Petition 10: Revised Petition IPR2020-00070 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: Revised Ex. 1010
1/3/2020	01-03-2020-Board	Board Order 9: Order - Granting Motion to Correct Clerical or Typographical Mistakes
12/13/2019	12-13-2019-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 8: PETITIONER¿¿¿S MOTION TO CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL OR CLERICAL MISTAKES IN THE PETITION UNDER 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.104(c)
12/6/2019	12-06-2019-Board	Board Order 7: Order - Authorizing Motion to Correct Clerical or Typographical Mistakes - 37 CFR 42.5, 42.104
11/8/2019	11-08-2019-Petitioner	Petitioner Corrected Petition 6: EXPUNGED Petitioner Exhibit 1005: [Replacement] Ex. 1005 Science Direct (Elsevier) Online Publication History of Niemierko-RONSC Petitioner Exhibit 1009: [Replacement] Ex. 1009 Elsvier Publication History of Mohan-1994 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: [Replacement] Ex. 1020 Webb, S., Optimization of conformal radiotherapy dose distributions by simulated annealing: II. Inclusion of scatter in the 2D technique, Physics in Medicine & Biology 36.9 (1991): 1227 (Webb 1991) Petitioner Exhibit 1021: [Replacement] Ex. 1021 Google Scholar Report for Niemierko RONSC (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1022: [Replacement] Ex. 1022 Google Scholar Report for Goitein 1992 (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1023: [Replacement] Ex. 1023 Google Scholar Report for Mohan 1994 (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1024: [Replacement] Ex. 1024 Rosen, Isaac I., et al., Comparison of simulated annealing algorithms for conformal therapy treatment planning, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 33.5 (1995): 1091-1099 (Rosen 1995) Petitioner Exhibit 1025: [Replacement] Ex. 1025 Webb, S., and M. Oldham. A method to study the characteristics of 3D dose distributions created by superposition of many intensity-modulated beams delivered via a slit aperture. (1996): 2135. (Webb and Oldham 1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1026: [Replacement] Ex. 1026 Webb, S. Optimizing Radiation Therapy Inverse Treatment Planning Using the Simulated Annealing Technique, Intl J. Imaging Syst. Tech. Vol. 6:71-79 (1995) (Webb 1995) Petitioner Exhibit 1027: [Replacement] Ex. 1027 Withers, H. Rodney, et al., Treatment Volume and Tissue Tolerance. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol. 14:751-759 (1988) (Withers 1988) Petitioner Exhibit 1028: [Replacement] Ex. 1028 Niemierko, Andrzej, et al., Optimization of 3D Radiation Therapy with Both Physical and Biological End Points and Constraint, Int. J. Radiation Oncology, Biol., Phys., Vol. 23 (1992): 99-108 (Niemierko 1992a)
11/7/2019	11-07-2019-Board	Board Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition 4: EXPUNGED Board Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition 5: Notice of Accord Filing Date
11/5/2019	11-05-2019-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 3: Patent Owner Mandatory Notice Information
10/18/2019	10-18-2019-Petitioner	Petitioner Power of Attorney 1: Elekta Power of Attorney Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 2: IPR2020-00070 Petition Petitioner Exhibit 1001: Ex. 1001 U.S. Patent No. 6,038,283 (283 patent) Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Ex. 1002 Prosecution History of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/915,968, which matured into U.S. Patent No. 6,038,283 Petitioner Exhibit 1003: Ex. 1003 Declaration of Joao Seco, Ph.D. Petitioner Exhibit 1004: Ex. 1004 Niemierko, Andrzej, Random search algorithm (RONSC) for optimization of radiation therapy with both physical and biological end points and constraints, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 23.1 (1992): (Niemierko-RONSC) Petitioner Exhibit 1005: Ex. 1005 Science Direct (Elsevier) Online Publication History of Niemierko-RONSC Petitioner Exhibit 1006: Ex. 1006 Goitein, Michael, The comparison of treatment plans. Seminars in radiation oncology, Vol. 2. No. 4. WB Saunders, 1992, PubMed P.M.I.D.: 10717041 (Goitein-1992) Petitioner Exhibit 1007: Ex. 1007 Science Direct (Elsevier) Online Publication History of Goitein-1992 Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Ex. 1008 Mohan, Radhe, et al., The potential and limitations of the inverse radiotherapy technique. Radiotherapy and Oncology 32(3) (1994): 232-248, PubMed P.M.I.D.: 7816942 (Mohan-1994) Petitioner Exhibit 1009: Ex. 1009 Elsvier Publication History of Mohan-1994 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: Ex. 1010 Declaration of Librarian, Marla Hirth Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Ex. 1011 Boyer Declaration on the State of the Art in the 1990s (Boyer SOA Declaration) Petitioner Exhibit 1012: Ex. 1012 Curriculum vitae of Prof. Joao Seco Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Ex. 1013 Carol, M. P., Where we go from here: one persons vision, pages 243-252 in Sternick, ES, The Theory and Practice of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Madison, WI, Advanced Medical Publishing (1997) (Carol 1997) Petitioner Exhibit 1014: Ex. 1014 Carol, Mark P., et al., 3-D planning and delivery system for optimized conformal therapy, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 24 (1992): 156 (Carol 1992) Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Ex. 1015 Carol, Mark P., Peacock: A system for planning and rotational delivery of intensity modulated fields, International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology 6.1 (1995): 56-61 (Carol 1995) Petitioner Exhibit 1016: Ex. 1016 Special Masters Report and Recommendation in Best Med. Int¿¿¿l, Inc. v. Accuray, Inc., No. 2:10-cv-1043, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4452 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 11, 2013) Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Ex. 1017 January 11, 2013 Order from Best Med. Int¿¿¿l, Inc. v. Accuray, Inc., No. 2:10-cv-1043, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4452 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 11, 2013) Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Ex. 1018 Lawrence, Theodore, et al., The use of 3-D dose volume analysis to predict radiation hepatitis, Int. J. Radiation Oncology Bio. Phys. Vol. 23 (1992);781-788 (Lawrence 1992). Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Ex. 1019 Webb, S., Optimisation of conformal radiotherapy dose distribution by simulated annealing, Physics in Medicine & Biology 34.10 (1989): 1349 (Webb 1989) Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Ex. 1020 Webb, S., Optimization of conformal radiotherapy dose distributions by simulated annealing: II. Inclusion of scatter in the 2D technique, Physics in Medicine & Biology 36.9 (1991): 1227 (Webb 1991) Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Ex. 1021 Google Scholar Report for Niemierko RONSC (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1022: Ex. 1022 Google Scholar Report for Goitein 1992 (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Ex. 1023 Google Scholar Report for Mohan 1994 (date limited: -1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1024: Ex. 1024 Rosen, Isaac I., et al., Comparison of simulated annealing algorithms for conformal therapy treatment planning, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 33.5 (1995): 1091-1099 (Rosen 1995) Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Ex. 1025 Webb, S., and M. Oldham. A method to study the characteristics of 3D dose distributions created by superposition of many intensity-modulated beams delivered via a slit aperture with multiple absorbing vanes. (1996): 2135. (Webb and Oldham 1996) Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Ex. 1026 Webb, S. Optimizing Radiation Therapy Inverse Treatment Planning Using the Simulated Annealing Technique, Intl J. Imaging Syst. Tech. Vol. 6:71-79 (1995) (Webb 1995) Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Ex. 1027 Withers, H. Rodney, et al., Treatment Volume and Tissue Tolerance. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol. 14:751-759 (1988) (Withers 1988) Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Ex. 1028 Niemierko, Andrzej, et al., Optimization of 3D Radiation Therapy with Both Physical and Biological End Points and Constraint, Int. J. Radiation Oncology, Biol., Phys., Vol. 23 (1992): 99-108 (Niemierko 1992a) Petitioner Exhibit 1029: Ex. 1029 Attachments to Hirth Declaration p. 1-288 Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Ex. 1030 Attachments to Hirth Declaration p. 290-end

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