Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 39
`Entered: April 7, 2017
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`ARKEMA INC. and ARKEMA FRANCE,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case PGR2016-00011
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`____________
`
`
`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, Vice
`Chief Administrative Patent Judges, and MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND,
`Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
`
`

`

`PGR2016-00011
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`
`
`On April 3, 2017, Patent Owner contacted the Board by email seeking
`a conference to discuss Patent Owner’s request for leave to file an
`observation regarding Petitioner’s Reply in this proceeding. Ex. A. Patent
`Owner stated that an observation is necessary “to correct [Petitioner’s]
`mischaracterizations of the evidence and deposition testimony” in this
`proceeding. Id. Patent Owner represented that counsel for the parties had
`met and conferred on the issue, and that counsel for Petitioner opposes such
`a filing.
`A conference with the parties is not necessary. To preserve the issue
`for our consideration when rendering the final written decision in this
`proceeding, Petitioner is authorized to file a short paper as set forth below.
`The parties also may address the issue further during the oral hearing if they
`desire.
`
`
`ORDER
`
`It is
`
`ORDERED that Patent Owner is authorized to file, by close of
`
`business (5 pm EST) on April 12, 2017, a two-page paper that identifies by
`page and line number the alleged mischaracterizations of evidence and
`deposition testimony in Petitioner’s Reply;
`FURTHER ORDERED that arguments, explanation, and other
`statements beyond the identification of page and line numbers are not
`authorized; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that no other papers by either party are
`authorized at this time.
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`

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`PGR2016-00011
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`
`
`
`
`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Mark D. Sweet
`Mark J. Feldstein
`Erin M. Sommers
`Charles W. Mitchell
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
` GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`mark.sweet@finnegan.com
`mark.feldstein@finnegan.com
`erin.sommers@finnegan.com
`charles.mitchell@finnegan.com
`Arkema_PTAB@finnegan.com
`
`
`
`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`
`Gregg F. LoCascio
`Eugene Goryunov
`Noah Frank
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`glocascio@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
`noah.frank@kirkland.com
`HON_PTAB_Service@kirkland.com
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`EXHIBIT A
`
` 
`From: Frank, Noah S. [mailto:noah.frank@kirkland.com]  
`Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 4:54 PM 
`To: Trials <Trials@USPTO.GOV> 
`Cc: LoCascio, Gregg F. <glocascio@kirkland.com>; Goryunov, Eugene <egoryunov@kirkland.com>; 
`#HON_PTAB_Service <HON_PTAB_Service@kirkland.com>; Sweet, Mark (mark.sweet@finnegan.com) 
`<mark.sweet@finnegan.com>; Feldstein, Mark (mark.feldstein@finnegan.com) 
`<mark.feldstein@finnegan.com>; Mitchell, Charles (Charles.Mitchell@finnegan.com) 
`<Charles.Mitchell@finnegan.com>; Sommers, Erin (Erin.Sommers@finnegan.com) 
`<Erin.Sommers@finnegan.com>; Arkema_PTAB (Arkema_PTAB@finnegan.com) 
`<Arkema_PTAB@finnegan.com> 
`Subject: PGR2016‐00011 & PGR2016‐00012 
` 
`Dear Board, 
` 
`Patent Owner Honeywell requests a call with the Board to discuss Honeywell’s request for leave to file 
`an observation on petitioner’s reply in PGR2016‐00011 to correct Arkema’s mischaracterizations of the 
`evidence and deposition testimony in Arkema’s reply. Honeywell initially requested Arkema’s consent to 
`file a focused sur‐reply limited to 10 pages. During a meet and confer on March 23rd, Arkema’s counsel 
`refused to consent to a sur‐reply, but that they would consider consenting to a non‐argumentative filing 
`if they were able to consider an actual draft. On Friday March 31st, Patent Owner sent Arkema’s counsel 
`a draft non‐argumentative observation on Arkema’s reply, to which Arkema again refused 
`consent.  Should the Board desire, Honeywell will provide the draft in advance for consideration on the 
`call.  Honeywell is available for a call with the Board any time on April 5th, April 7th, or any day 
`thereafter. Arkema’s counsel informed Honeywell that they are not available until Monday, April 10th. 
`Honeywell will arrange for a court reporter. 
` 
`Sincerely, 
` 
`Noah Frank
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