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`Paper 16
`Entered: October 7, 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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`FINISAR CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`THOMAS SWAN & CO. LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Case IPR2014-00460 (Patent 7,145,710 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00461 (Patent 7,664,395 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00462 (Patent 8,089,683 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00465 (Patent 8,335,033 B2)1
`_______________
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, MICHELLE R. OSINSKI, and
`BARBARA A. PARVIS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This decision addresses issues that are the same in each of the four cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one decision to be entered in each case. The parties
`are not authorized to use this heading style without authorization from the Board.
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`
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`Case IPR2014-00460 (Patent 7,145,710 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00461 (Patent 7,664,395 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00462 (Patent 8,089,683 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00465 (Patent 8,335,033 B2)
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On October 6, 2014, the initial conference call2 was held between counsel
`for the respective parties and Judges Medley, Osinski, and Parvis.
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`Motions
`Neither party seeks authorization to file a motion at this time. As explained,
`if Patent Owner determines that it will file a motion to amend, Patent Owner must
`arrange a conference call soon thereafter with the Board and opposing counsel to
`discuss the proposed motion to amend. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a).
`The parties are reminded that if they seek authorization to file a motion not
`contemplated per the Scheduling Order, the party requesting such authorization
`must arrange a conference call with opposing counsel and the Board.
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`Settlement
`The parties anticipate having a written settlement agreement finalized within
`two weeks. The parties shall notify the Board per email once they have a written
`settlement agreement.
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`2 The initial conference call is held to discuss the Scheduling Order and any
`motions that the parties anticipate filing during the trial. Office Patent Trial
`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`Case IPR2014-00460 (Patent 7,145,710 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00461 (Patent 7,664,395 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00462 (Patent 8,089,683 B2)
`Case IPR2014-00465 (Patent 8,335,033 B2)
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`Order
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`It is
`ORDERED that no motions are authorized at this time.
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`PETITIONER:
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`David Radulescu
`Gregory Maskel
`RADULESCU LLP
`david@radulescullp.com
`greg@radulescullp.com
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`Kurt Rauschenbach
`RAUSCHENBACH PATENT LAW GROUP
`kurt@rauschenbach.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Marc M. Wefers
`W. Karl Renner
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`wefers@fr.com
`IPR28733-002IP1@fr.com
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