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`Paper 43
`Entered: June 30, 2021
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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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`YITA LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MACNEIL IP LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01139 (Patent 8,382,186 B2)
`IPR2020-01142 (Patent 8,833,834 B2)1
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`Before MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, JAMES A. WORTH,
`MICHAEL L. WOODS, and ARTHUR M. PESLAK, Administrative Patent
`Judges.
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`WOODS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`Conduct of the Proceeding
`Authorizing Filing of Joint Stipulation
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5, 42.53
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`1 This Order applies to both proceedings. The parties are not authorized to
`use this heading without express permission from the Board.
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`IPR2020-01139 (Patent 8,382,186 B2)
`IPR2020-01142 (Patent 8,833,834 B2)
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`On June 30, 2021, a telephonic conference call was held between the
`parties and the Board to discuss the parties’ request to file a joint stipulation
`setting forth the procedure for Petitioner’s cross examination of Patent
`Owner’s witnesses who reside outside the United States.
`During the call and in the proposed joint stipulation, the parties
`explained that they agreed to a procedure for conducting foreign-language
`cross examination of Patent Owner’s witnesses and with the aid of
`interpreters.
`The parties are authorized to file the joint stipulation and need not
`contact the Board again in advance of any cross examination performed
`pursuant to the stipulation as specified in 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(e) (“If an
`interpreter will be used during the deposition, the party calling the witness
`must initiate a conference with the Board at least five business days before
`the deposition.”).
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`IPR2020-01139 (Patent 8,382,186 B2)
`IPR2020-01142 (Patent 8,833,834 B2)
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`ORDER
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`It is ORDERED that,
`The parties may file a joint stipulation setting forth the procedure for
`Petitoiner’s cross-examination of Patent Owner’s witnesses in each
`proceeding; and
`The parties must file a copy of the June 30, 2021, telephonic
`conference transcript between the parties and the Board as a Paper in each
`proceeding.
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`IPR2020-01139 (Patent 8,382,186 B2)
`IPR2020-01142 (Patent 8,833,834 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`Mark Walters
`LOWE GRAHAM JONES PLLC
`walters@lowegrahamjones.com
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`Ralph Powers
`Jason Fitzsimmons
`Stephen Merrill
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
`tpowers-ptab@sternekessler.com
`jfitzsimmons-ptab@sternekessler.com
`smerrill-ptab@sternekessler.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`David G. Wille
`Chad C. Walters
`Clarke W. Stavinoha
`BAKER BOTTS LLP
`david.wille@bakerbotts.com
`chad.walters@bakerbotts.com
`clarke.stavinoha@bakerbotts.com
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`Jefferson Perkins
`PERKINS IP LAW GROUP LLC
`jperkins@perkinsip.com
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