For example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
To satisfy this requirement, Patent Owner should request a conference call with the Board no later than two weeks prior to DUE DATE 1.
Patent 10,030,461 B2 The parties are further directed to the Board’s Guidance on Motions to Amend in view of Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal, 872 F.3d 1290 (Fed. Cir. 2017) and Lectrosonics, Inc. v. Zaxcom, Inc., IPR2018-01129, Paper 15 (PTAB Feb. 25, 2019) (designated precedential).
Alternatively, the parties may jointly file a paper stating their preference for the hearing location within one month of this Order.
In stipulating to move any due dates in the scheduling order, the parties must be cognizant that the Board requires four weeks after the filing of an opposition to the motion to amend (or the due date for the opposition, if none is filed) for the Board to issue its preliminary guidance, if requested by Patent Owner.