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`Paper 81
`Entered: February 10, 2014
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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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`Corning Incorporated
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`DSM IP Assets B.V.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00043 (Patent 7,171,103)
`Case IPR2013-00044 (Patent 6,961,508)
`Case IPR2013-00045 (Patent 6,339,666)
`Case IPR2013-00046 (Patent 6,110,593)
`Case IPR2013-00047 (Patent 6,438,306)
`Case IPR2013-00048 (Patent 6,298,189)
`Case IPR2013-00049 (Patent 6,298,189)
`Case IPR2013-00050 (Patent 6,323,255)
`Case IPR2013-00052 (Patent 7,276,543)
`Case IPR2013-00053 (Patent 7,276,543)1
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`Before FRED. E. McKELVEY, GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN,
`JENNIFER S. BISK, SCOTT E. KAMHOLZ, and ZHENYU YANG
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`OBERMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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` This Order addresses issues that are identical in the ten cases. We
`therefore exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each
`case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any
`subsequent papers.
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`ORDER
`CONDUCT OF PROCEEDING
`On Corning’s Objections to DSM’s Demonstrative Evidence
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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` consolidated final hearing for all ten cases has been requested and
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`scheduled for February 11, 2014. See, e.g., IPR2013-00043, Order—Trial
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`Hearing (Paper 84). On February 4, 2014, Patent Owner filed demonstrative
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`exhibits for use at the hearing. See, e.g., id.; Patent Owner’s Demonstratives
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`for Hearing (Paper 88). On February 6, 2014, counsel for Petitioner
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`requested a conference call with the Board to discuss Petitioner’s objections
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`to the propriety of Patent Owner’s demonstrative exhibits under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.70. A conference call was held at 11:00 a.m. on February 7, 2014,
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`between counsel for the parties and Judges Bisk, McKelvey, Obermann,
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`Kamholz, and Yang. A court reporter was present, and the Board asked
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`Petitioner to file a transcript of the telephone conference.
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`Petitioner argued that Patent Owner’s demonstrative exhibits
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`improperly include argument and, moreover, are so voluminous that Patent
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`Owner will be unable to use all of the exhibits within the time allotted for
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`the hearing. When asked to do so, Petitioner identified no new argument
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`included in the demonstrative exhibits. Petitioner further argued that Patent
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`Owner’s demonstrative exhibits should be expunged as inappropriate further
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`briefing.
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`Patent Owner responded that the demonstrative exhibits will aid the
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`Board in following Patent Owner’s presentation at the hearing.
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`The Board advised the parties that Patent Owner is permitted to use
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`the demonstrative exhibits at the hearing. Whether Patent Owner will have
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`time at the hearing to use each of the demonstrative exhibits is a time
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`management matter left to counsel for Patent Owner. The Board further
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`advised the parties that it is premature at this time to decide whether any
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`demonstrative exhibits should be expunged from the record subsequent to
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`the hearing.
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`It is, therefore,
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`ORDERED that demonstrative exhibits filed by Patent Owner on
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`February 4, 2014, may be used by Patent Owner at the final hearing.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael L. Goldman
`Jeffrey N. Townes
`LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation
`Michael.Goldman@leclairryan.com
`Jeffrey.Townes@leclairryan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Sharon A. Israel
`Joseph A. Mahoney
`Mayer Brown LLP
`SIsrael@mayerbrown.com
`JMahoney@mayerbrown.com
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