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`Paper 22
`Entered: May 14, 2015
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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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`GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00493 (Patent 7,899,167 B1)
`Case IPR2014-00749 (Patent 8,577,003 B2)
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, BARBARA A. BENOIT, and
`GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BENOIT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Case IPR2014-00493 (Patent 7,899,167 B1)
`Case IPR2014-00749 (Patent 8,577,003 B2)
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`On September 17, 2014, we entered a Decision to Institute a trial in
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`each of IPR2014-00493 (Paper 8) and IPR2014-00749 (Paper 6). A
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`Scheduling Order issued in each case set the date for oral hearing, if
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`requested by either party, as June 4, 2015. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70,
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`both Petitioner and Patent Owner have requested an oral hearing in each
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`proceeding. These requests are granted.
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`Oral argument for IPR2014-00493 and IPR2014-00749 will be held
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`on June 4, 2015 on the ninth floor of Madison Building Eat, 600 Dulany
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`Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
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`Commencing at 1:00 PM ET, oral argument for the issues in
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`IPR2014-00493 will be held. Each party will have 45 minutes of argument
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`time. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the claims at issue
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`are unpatentable. Therefore, Petitioner will proceed first to present its case
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`with regard to the challenged claims and grounds on which we instituted
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`trial in this proceeding. Patent Owner then will argue its opposition to
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`Petitioner’s case. Finally, Petitioner may use any time it reserved to rebut
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`Patent Owner’s opposition.
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`Following the completion of oral argument for the issues in IPR2014-
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`00493, argument for the issues in IPR2014-00749 will be held. Each party
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`will have 45 minutes of argument time. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden
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`of proof that the claims at issue are unpatentable. Therefore, Petitioner will
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`proceed first to present its case with regard to the challenged claims and
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`grounds on which we instituted trial in this proceeding. Patent Owner then
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`will argue its opposition to Petitioner’s case. Finally, Petitioner may use any
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`time it reserved to rebut Patent Owner’s opposition.
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`Case IPR2014-00493 (Patent 7,899,167 B1)
`Case IPR2014-00749 (Patent 8,577,003 B2)
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`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the
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`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing. The
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`hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that will be
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`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. If the parties have any
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`concern about disclosing confidential information, they are to contact the
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`Board at least 10 days in advance of the hearing to discuss the matter.
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`The parties are reminded that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(f)(7), a
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`proponent of deposition testimony must file such testimony as an exhibit.
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`The Board will not consider any deposition testimony that has not been so
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`filed.
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`Furthermore, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must
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`be served at least five business days before the hearing. The parties shall
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`provide a courtesy copy of any demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least
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`five business days prior to the hearing by emailing them to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. The parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits in
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`these proceedings without prior authorization from the Board.
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`The parties must file any objections to the demonstratives with the
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`Board at least three business days before the hearing. Any objection to the
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`demonstrative exhibits that is not presented timely will be considered
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`waived. The objections should identify with particularity which
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`demonstratives are subject to objection, and include a short (one sentence or
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`less) statement of the reason for each objection. No argument or further
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`explanation is permitted. The Board will consider the objections and
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`schedule a conference if deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will
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`reserve ruling on the objections until after the oral argument. The parties are
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`directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of
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`Case IPR2014-00493 (Patent 7,899,167 B1)
`Case IPR2014-00749 (Patent 8,577,003 B2)
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`Regents of the University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB January 27,
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`2014) (Paper 65), for guidance regarding the appropriate content of
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`demonstrative exhibits.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present at oral
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`hearing, although any backup counsel may make the actual presentation, in
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`whole or in part. If lead counsel for either party will not be in attendance at
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`oral hearing, the Board should be notified via a joint telephone conference
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`call no later than two business days prior to the oral hearing to discuss the
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`matter.
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`Any special requests for audio visual equipment should be directed to
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`Trials@uspto.gov. Requests for special equipment will not be honored
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`unless presented in a separate communication not less than five days before
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`the hearing directed to the above email address.
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`At least one judge will be participating remotely via a
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`videoconferencing device and will not be able to view the projection screen
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`in the hearing room. The parties are reminded that the presenter must
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`identify clearly and specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or
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`screen number) referenced during the hearing to avoid confusion, and to
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`ensure the clarity and accuracy of the reporter’s transcript.
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`Case IPR2014-00493 (Patent 7,899,167 B1)
`Case IPR2014-00749 (Patent 8,577,003 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Michael B. Ray
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`mray-PTAB@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Rajiv P. Patel
`Darren E. Donnelly
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`rpatel-ptab@fenwick.com
`ddonnelly-ptab@fenwick.com
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