`Tel: 571-272-7822 IPR2017-00351, Paper 28
` IPR2017-00352, Paper 28
` IPR2017-00524, Paper 26
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` Entered: February 16, 2018
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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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`FREDMAN BROS. FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BEDGEAR, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases1
` IPR2017-00350 (Patent 8,887,332 B2);
` IPR2017-00351 (Patent 9,015,883 B2);
` IPR2017-00352 (Patent 8,646,134 B1);
`IPR2017-00524 (Patent 9,155,408 B2)
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`Before HYUN J. JUNG, BART A. GERSTENBLITH, and
`AMANDA F. WIEKER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one order to be entered in each case.
`The parties are not authorized to use a caption identifying multiple
`proceedings.
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`IPR2017-00350 (Patent 8,887,332 B2)
`IPR2017-00351 (Patent 9,015,883 B2)
`IPR2017-00352 (Patent 8,646,134 B1)
`IPR2017-00524 (Patent 9,155,408 B2)
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`The parties requested oral argument pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 in
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`each of the above-captioned proceedings. Papers 25, 26 in IPR2017-00350;
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`Paper 25, 26 in IPR2017-00351; Papers 25, 26 in IPR2017-00352;
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`Papers 23, 24 in IPR2017-00524. The parties’ requests are granted.
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`Petitioner requests combining oral argument for all proceedings into
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`one hearing. See, e.g., Paper 25 in IPR2017-00350. Oral argument for all
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`four proceedings, thus, will be heard together and will commence at
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`10:00 AM Eastern Time on March 20, 2018, on the ninth floor of Madison
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`Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The hearing
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`will be open to the public for in-person attendance, and in-person attendance
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`will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Board will
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`provide a court reporter for the hearing, and the reporter’s transcript will
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`constitute the official record of the hearing.
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`The parties each request a total of 90 minutes to address all four cases.
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`See, e.g., Papers 25, 26 in IPR2017-00350. In view of the substantial
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`overlap in arguments and evidence in IPR2017-00350, IPR2017-00351, and
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`IPR2017-00352, we allocate each party forty five (45) minutes of total
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`argument time for the four cases. The parties may use their forty five
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`minutes to present their arguments as they see fit, but the parties must make
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`clear to the panel to which case(s) a particular argument applies. If the panel
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`requires a lengthy examination of a party’s argument, the panel may extend
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`argument time. If the panel extends argument time for one party, the panel
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`will extend argument time for the other party by an equal amount.
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`Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the claims at issue
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`are unpatentable. Therefore, at the hearing, Petitioner will proceed first to
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`IPR2017-00350 (Patent 8,887,332 B2)
`IPR2017-00351 (Patent 9,015,883 B2)
`IPR2017-00352 (Patent 8,646,134 B1)
`IPR2017-00524 (Patent 9,155,408 B2)
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`present its arguments with regard to the challenged claims and grounds on
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`which basis we instituted trial in these proceedings. Petitioner may reserve
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`rebuttal time. Thereafter, Patent Owner will argue its opposition to
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`Petitioner’s case. Petitioner may then use any time Petitioner reserved to
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`rebut Patent Owner’s opposition.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must be served at
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`least seven business days before the hearing. The parties also shall file a
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`copy of the demonstratives as an exhibit at least seven business days prior to
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`the hearing. The parties are directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology
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`Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan,
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`IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65), for guidance regarding
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`the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits. The parties shall meet
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`and confer to discuss any objections to demonstrative exhibits at least three
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`business days before the hearing. If any issues regarding demonstratives
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`remain unresolved after the parties meet and confer, the parties shall file
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`jointly a one-page list of objections to the demonstrative exhibits at least two
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`business days before the hearing. For each objection, the list must identify
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`with particularity the demonstratives subject to the objection and include a
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`short, one-sentence statement explaining the objection. The panel will
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`consider the objections and schedule a conference call if necessary.
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`Otherwise, rulings on the objections will be reserved until the hearing or
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`after the hearing. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits not presented
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`timely will be considered waived. The parties are reminded that the
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`demonstrative exhibits presented in this case are not evidence and are
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`intended only to assist the parties in presenting their oral argument to the
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`IPR2017-00350 (Patent 8,887,332 B2)
`IPR2017-00351 (Patent 9,015,883 B2)
`IPR2017-00352 (Patent 8,646,134 B1)
`IPR2017-00524 (Patent 9,155,408 B2)
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`panel. Each party shall provide a hard copy of its demonstratives to the
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`court reporter at the hearing.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
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`at the hearing. Lead or backup counsel, however, may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
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`attending the hearing, that party should initiate a joint telephone conference
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`with the other party and the panel no later than three business days prior to
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`the hearing to discuss the matter.
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`Requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made five business days
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`in advance of the hearing date. The request is to be sent to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. If the request is not received timely, the equipment may
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`not be available on the day of the hearing.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that oral argument will commence at 10:00 AM Eastern
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`Time on March 20, 2018, in Alexandria, Virginia.
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`IPR2017-00350 (Patent 8,887,332 B2)
`IPR2017-00351 (Patent 9,015,883 B2)
`IPR2017-00352 (Patent 8,646,134 B1)
`IPR2017-00524 (Patent 9,155,408 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jason R. Mudd
`Eric A. Buresh
`ERISE IP
`jason.mudd@eriseip.com
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`ptab@eriseip.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph J. Richetti
`Frank Fabiani
`Alexander Walden (pro hac vice)
`BRYAN CAVE LLP
`joe.richetti@bryancave.com
`frank.fabiani@bryancave.com
`alexander.walden@bryancave.com
`PTAB-NY@bryancave.com
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