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`Paper 32
`Entered: April 26, 2017
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`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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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 PGR2016-000111
`Case PGR2016-00012
`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
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue a single order to be entered in each
`case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for subsequent
`papers without Board preapproval.
`
`
`
`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`
`
`Petitioner and Patent Owner requested oral hearing pursuant to
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70 in each of the above-referenced proceedings. PGR2016-
`00011, Papers 34, 35; PGR2016-00012, Papers 30, 31. The parties’ requests
`for oral hearing are granted.
`The proceedings will be conducted as a single, consolidated hearing,
`to commence at 1:00 PM EST on May 15, 2017, on the ninth floor of the
`Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The Board
`will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the reporter’s transcript will
`constitute the official record of the hearing. The hearing will be open to the
`public for in-person attendance that will be accommodated on a first-come,
`first-served basis.
`The hearing room can accommodate the lead counsel and a back-up
`counsel for each party. Other members of the parties will be accommodated,
`based on space availability, on a first-come, first-served basis. The hearing
`will be open to the public for in-person attendance that also will be
`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
`Each party will have sixty (60) minutes of total oral argument
`time. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the patent claims at
`issue in this review are unpatentable. Petitioner, therefore, will proceed first
`to present its case regarding the pending grounds of
`unpatentability. Thereafter, Patent Owner will have the opportunity to
`respond to Petitioner’s case. If desired, Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time
`to respond to arguments presented by Patent Owner. Patent Owner may not
`reserve rebuttal time.
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`
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`
`
`At least seven (7) business days before the hearing date, each party
`shall serve on the other party any demonstrative exhibit(s) it intends to use
`during the hearing. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b). The parties also shall provide
`a courtesy copy of any demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least three (3)
`business days before the hearing by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov.
`Absent prior authorization, the parties shall not file any demonstrative
`exhibit(s) with the Board.
`Demonstrative exhibits are not evidence, but are intended to assist the
`parties in presenting their oral arguments to the Board. Demonstrative
`exhibits may not introduce new evidence or raise new argument but, instead,
`should cite to evidence in the record. The parties are directed to St. Jude
`Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University
`of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB January 27, 2014) (Paper 65), for
`guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits.
`The Board expects that the parties will meet and confer in good faith
`to resolve any objections to demonstrative exhibits. For any objections that
`cannot be resolved after conferring, the parties may file jointly a one-page
`list of objections at least three (3) business days before the oral hearing. The
`list shall identify with particularity the portions of the demonstrative exhibits
`that are subject to objection and include a one-sentence statement of the
`basis for each objection. No argument or further explanation is permitted.
`The Board will consider any objections and schedule a conference call if
`deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will reserve ruling on the
`objections until the oral argument.
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`Patent 9,157,017 B2
`
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`Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not presented timely
`will be considered waived. Neither party shall be permitted to interrupt their
`opponent’s presentation to lodge objections to demonstrative exhibits during
`the oral hearing.
`Each party shall provide a hard copy of its demonstrative exhibits to
`the court reporter at the hearing. The parties are reminded that the presenter
`must identify clearly and specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by
`slide or screen number) referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity
`and accuracy of the court reporter’s transcript.
`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
`at the oral hearing. However, any counsel of record may present the party’s
`argument. If either party expects that its lead counsel will not be attending
`the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone conference
`with the Board no later than two (2) business days prior to the oral hearing to
`discuss the matter.
`Questions regarding specific audio-visual equipment shall be directed
`to the Board at 571-272-9797. Requests for audio-visual equipment are to
`be made no later than five (5) days before the oral hearing date in an email
`communication to Trials@uspto.gov. If a request is not received timely, the
`equipment may not be available on the day of the oral hearing.
`
`It is
`ORDERED that an oral hearing shall take place beginning at 1:00 PM
`EST on May 15, 2017, on the ninth floor of the Madison Building East, 600
`Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
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`PGR2016-00011
`PGR2016-00012
`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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