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`Entered: June 25, 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 IPR2014-00810
`Patent 7,324,637 B2
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`Before BARBARA A. BENOIT and GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BRADEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`IPR2014-00810
`Patent 7,324,637 B2
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`On November 26, 2014, we entered a Decision to Institute a trial in
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`IPR2014-00810. Paper 8. A Scheduling Order set the date for oral hearing, if
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`requested by either party, as July 7, 2015. Paper 9. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70,
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`both parties have requested oral hearing. Papers 23, 25. Petitioner’s and Patent
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`Owner’s requests for oral hearing are granted.
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`Oral argument for this proceeding will be held on July 7, 2015 on the ninth
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`floor of Madison Building Eat, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The
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`hearing will commence at 2:00 PM Eastern Time and it will be open to the public
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`for in-person attendance. In-person attendance will be accommodated on a first-
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`come-first-served basis. If the parties have any concern about disclosing
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`confidential information, they are to contact the Board at least 10 days in advance
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`of the hearing to discuss the matter.
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`Each party will have forty-five (45) minutes of total time to present
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`arguments. 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 with
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`regard to the challenged claims and grounds on which we instituted trial in this
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`proceeding. Patent Owner then will argue its opposition to Petitioner’s case.
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`Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time.
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`The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the reporter’s
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`transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing.
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`The parties are reminded that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(f)(7), a proponent of
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`deposition testimony must file such testimony as an exhibit. The Board will not
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`consider any deposition testimony that has not been so filed.
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`Furthermore, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits must be
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`served at least five (5) business days before the hearing. The parties shall provide
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`a courtesy copy of any demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least five (5)
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`business days prior to the hearing by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov. The
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`parties shall not file any demonstrative exhibits in these proceedings without prior
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`authorization from the Board. The demonstrative exhibits in this case are not
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`evidence and are intended only to assist the parties in presenting their oral
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`argument to the Board.
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`The parties must file any objections to the demonstratives with the Board at
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`least three (3) business days before the hearing. Any objection to the
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`demonstrative exhibits that is not presented timely will be considered waived. The
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`objections should identify with particularity which demonstratives are subject to
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`objection, and include a short (one sentence or less) statement of the reason for
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`each objection. No argument or further explanation is permitted. The Board will
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`consider the objections and schedule a conference if deemed necessary.
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`Otherwise, the Board will reserve ruling on the objections until after the oral
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`argument. The parties are directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
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`v. The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB
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`January 27, 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 hearing,
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`although any backup counsel may make the actual presentation, in whole or in part.
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`If lead counsel for either party will not be in attendance at oral hearing, the Board
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`should be notified via a joint telephone conference call no later than three (3)
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`business days prior to the oral hearing to discuss the 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 unless
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`presented in a separate communication not less than five (5) business 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 videoconferencing
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`device and will not be able to view the projection screen in the hearing room. The
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`parties are reminded that the presenter must identify clearly and specifically each
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`demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number) referenced during the
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`hearing to avoid confusion, and to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the reporter’s
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`transcript.
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Michael D. Specht
`mspecht-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Michael B. Ray
`Mray-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Daniel Yonan
`Dyonan-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Ross Hicks
`rhicks-PTAB@skgf.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin B. Kimble
`jkimble@bcpc-law.com
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`Jeffrey R. Bragalone
`jbragalone@bcpc-law.com
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