`571-272-7822
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`Paper 12
`Entered: September 15, 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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`FORTINET, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SOPHOS INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00617 (Patent 6,195,587 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00618 (Patent 8,261,344 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00619 (Patent 8,607,347 B2)1
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`Before BRYAN F. MOORE, PETER P. CHEN, and
`MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE SUMMARY
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in all identified cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The
`parties are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`Case IPR2015-00617 (Patent 6,195,587 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00618 (Patent 8,261,344 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00619 (Patent 8,607,347 B2)
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL SUMMARY
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`On September 14, 2015, the initial conference call for these proceedings was
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`held between respective counsel for the parties and Judges Moore, Chen, and
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`Wormmeester.
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`A. Scheduling Order
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`The parties indicated no concerns at this time with the Scheduling Order.
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`B. Motions
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`Petitioner indicated that it intends to file a motion for counsel to appear pro
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`hac vice in these proceedings. Neither party intends to file any other motions at
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`this time.
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`C. Protective Order
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`The parties were advised that a protective order will not be entered in any of
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`the cases unless the parties request one.
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`D. Settlement
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`The parties did not report anything regarding settlement.
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`E. Related Proceedings
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`The parties are reminded to notify the Board of any changes in related
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`proceedings.
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`Case IPR2015-00617 (Patent 6,195,587 B1)
`Case IPR2015-00618 (Patent 8,261,344 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00619 (Patent 8,607,347 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jason Liu
`jasonliu@quinnemanuel.com
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`Jared Newton
`jarednewton@quinnemanuel.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`James Heintz
`jim.heintz@dlapiper.com
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`Gianni Minutoli
`SophosFortinetIPR@dlapiper.com
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`Nicholas Panno
`nicholas.panno@dlapiper.com
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