Ruckus Wireless, Inc., Brocade Communication Systems, Inc., and Netgear, Inc. (collectively, “Ruckus”) filed a Petition (Paper 1, “Pet.”) requesting an inter partes review of claims 1, 2, 7, 26, 29, 38, 39, 40, 47, 55, and 69 (“the challenged claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 9,019,838 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the ’838 patent”).
Ruckus also filed a Motion for Joinder (Paper 3, “Mot.”) requesting that it be joined to IPR2016-01397, Juniper Networks, Inc. v. Chrimar Systems, Inc., a pending inter partes review involving the ’838 patent.
For the reasons discussed below, we institute an inter partes review on all of the challenged claims in this proceeding, and we grant Ruckus’s Motion for Joinder.
Patent 9,019,838 B2 As the moving party, Ruckus bears the burden of proving that it is entitled to the relief requested in the Motion for Joinder.
Patent Owner shall not be required to provide any additional discovery or deposition time as a result of the joinder.