From: Donald R. McPhail <DMcPhail@dickinson‐wright.com>  
`Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 4:09 PM 
`To: Trials <Trials@USPTO.GOV> 
`Cc: Shuster, Elizabeth A. <EShuster@taftlaw.com>; White, Ryan O. <RWhite@taftlaw.com>; 
`Theodore Bielen <bielenlt@yahoo.com> 
`Subject: PGR2019‐00025 
`
`To the Honorable Board:
`
`On April 16, 2020, in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Revised Scheduling Order 
`(Paper No. 38), Patent Owner filed a Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Revised 
`Motion to Amend (Paper No. 43; “Patent Owner’s Reply”).  As admitted in the Certificate of 
`Compliance attached thereto, however, Patent Owner’s Reply “contains 20 pages and 3,321 
`words, per computer generated information” (emphasis added).  Patent Owner’s Reply thus did 
`not comply with the twelve (12) page limit set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c)(3) for replies to 
`oppositions to motions to amend.  
`
`Counsel for Petitioner therefore contacted counsel for Patent Owner and requested that Patent 
`Owner withdraw Patent Owner’s Reply for non‐compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c)(3).  Patent 
`Owner subsequently filed Patent Owner's Withdrawal of Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's 
`Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Motion to Amend of 16 April 2020 (Paper No. 45) on April 
`27, 2020.  Patent Owner, however, also filed Patent Owner's Amended Reply to Petitioner's 
`Opposition to Patent Owner's Revised Motion to Amend (Paper No. 44; “Patent Owner’s 
`Amended Reply”).
`
`Patent Owner did not request authorization from the Board to extend Due Date RMTA2, nor did 
`it try to seek an agreement with Petitioner to stipulate to a new date for Due Date RMTA2 as 
`shown in the attached email chain.   Patent Owner’s filing of Patent Owner’s Amended Reply 
`was therefore untimely.   Moreover, in view of the fact that Petitioner now has less than half the 
`time that it should have had to prepare and file its Sur‐Reply (Due Date 7) – a date which cannot 
`be extended – Petitioner has been substantially prejudiced by Patent Owner’s late filing of 
`Patent Owner’s Amended Reply.  
`
`Significantly, at the outset of these proceedings, the Board expressly cautioned Patent Owner 
`about failures to comply with the Board’s deadlines following its late filing of Patent Owner’s 
`Corrected Preliminary Response (Paper No. 9):
`
`“We caution Patent Owner that the Board expects compliance with all deadlines. Any further 
`late filings or lack of diligence to ministerial tasks on the part of Patent Owner will not be 
`tolerated, and Patent Owner is on notice that any further failings in this regard will most likely 
`result in the Board declining to consider such non‐compliant papers.”
`
`See Order – Conduct of the Proceeding dated July 17, 2019 (Paper No. 14).  Accordingly, 
`Petitioner requests authorization to file a Motion to Strike Patent Owner’s Amended Reply as 
`untimely and therefore highly prejudicial to Petitioner’s ability to timely prepare a Sur‐Reply by 
`Due Date 7.  
`
`PGR2019-00025
`Ex. 3001
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`

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`Should such be deemed appropriate, undersigned counsel is available for a teleconference at 
`the Board’s convenience.
`
`Respectfully submitted,  
`
`Donald R. McPhail 
`Counsel for Petitioner
`
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`email of dwpatents@dickinsonwright.com or dwtrademarks@dickinsonwright.com to
`any emails being sent to our office. Thank you.
`
`Donald R. McPhail Member
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`From: Theodore Bielen <bielenlt@yahoo.com>  
`Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 2:57 PM 
`To: Donald R. McPhail <DMcPhail@dickinson‐wright.com> 
`Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: PGR2019‐00025 
`
`Don,
`
`We will withdraw this document.
`
`Ted
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`

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`On Friday, April 24, 2020, 10:20:24 AM PDT, Donald R. McPhail <dmcphail@dickinson-
`wright.com> wrote:
`
`Ted:
`
`Following up on my email below, please let me asap whether Patent Owner will withdraw Paper
`No. 43. If we do not hear back from you, we will be contacting the Board this afternoon for
`authorization to file a Motion to Strike.
`
`Don
`
`On Apr 23, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Donald R. McPhail <DMcPhail@dickinson-wright.com> wrote:
`
`Ted:
`
`We write with respect to Patent Owner’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s
`Revised Motion to Amend (Paper No. 43), filed on April 16, 2020.
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c)(3), Patent Owner was limited to only twelve (12) pages for its
`Reply. As admitted in the Certificate of Compliance attached thereto, however, Patent Owner’s
`Reply “contains 20 pages and 3,321 words, per computer generated information.” (emphasis
`added).
`
`We therefore request that you immediately withdraw Paper No. 43 for non-compliance with the
`page limits of 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c)(3). Please confirm by return email before noon PDT tomorrow,
`April 24, that you will do so, and when, or we will be forced to email the Board and request
`authorization to file a Motion to Strike Patent Owner’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent
`Owner’s Revised Motion to Amend.
`
`Thanks,
`
`Don
`
`For docketing purposes of patent & trademark matters only, please add the appropriate email of
`dwpatents@dickinsonwright.com or dwtrademarks@dickinsonwright.com to any emails being
`sent to our office. Thank you.
`
`Donald R. McPhail Member
`
`International Square
`1825 Eye St. N.W.
`Suite 900
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`
`Phone 202-659-6928
`Fax
`844-670-6009
`Email DMcPhail@dickinsonwright.com
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`printouts that you may have made and notify us immediately by return e-mail.
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`transmission acts, unless otherwise specifically stated herein. Thank you.
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