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`Paper 47
`Date: April 22, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INO THERAPEUTICS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00884 (Patent 8,291,904 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00888 (Patent 8,776,794 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00889 (Patent 8,573,209 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00891 (Patent 8,573,210 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00893 (Patent 8,776,795 B2)1
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`Before KEN B. BARRETT, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`SCOTT A. DANIELS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FITZPATRICK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 This Order employs a joint caption, as it is being entered in each of the five
`identified inter partes reviews. The parties may not use a joint caption unless
`authorized.
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`IPR2015-00884
`IPR2015-00888
`IPR2015-00889
`IPR2015-00891
`IPR2015-00893
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`Patent 8,291,904 B2
`Patent 8,776,794 B2
`Patent 8,573,209 B2
`Patent 8,573,210 B2
`Patent 8,776,795 B2
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`The Scheduling Order for these inter partes reviews set a May 16, 2016,
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`date for oral argument, if requested by the parties and granted by the Board.
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`See, e.g., IPR2015-00884, Paper 16. The parties (i.e., Patent Owner,
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`INO Therapeutics LLC, and Petitioner, Praxair Distribution, Inc.) have since filed
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`requests for oral argument in each proceeding. See, e.g., IPR2015-00884,
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`Papers 45, 46. The requests are granted.
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`As Patent Owner notes in its Requests, the subject patents are directed to
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`similar technologies, and the trials involve overlapping issues and arguments. See,
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`e.g., IPR2015-00884, Paper 45. Accordingly, a consolidated hearing will be held
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`for oral arguments from all five inter partes reviews.
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`It will commence at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, on May 16, 2016. It will be
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`open to the public for in-person attendance, on the ninth floor of Madison Building
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`East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. In-person attendance will be
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`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. One or more judges of the panel
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`may attend remotely.
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`Each party will have sixty (60) minutes of total time, a portion of which it
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`may initially reserve, to present arguments, in the following order:
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`First, Petitioner may argue its asserted grounds of unpatentability;
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`Second, Patent Owner may argue in opposition thereto and argue its
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`Motions to Exclude;
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`Third, Petitioner may present rebuttal arguments with respect to its
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`asserted grounds of unpatentability and in opposition to the Motions to
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`Exclude (assuming Patent Owner argues those Motions); and
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`2
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`IPR2015-00884
`IPR2015-00888
`IPR2015-00889
`IPR2015-00891
`IPR2015-00893
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`Patent 8,291,904 B2
`Patent 8,776,794 B2
`Patent 8,573,209 B2
`Patent 8,573,210 B2
`Patent 8,776,795 B2
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`Fourth, Patent Owner may present rebuttal arguments with respect to
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`its Motions to Exclude (assuming Patent Owner argues those Motions).
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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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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), at least five (5) business days prior to the
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`hearing, each party shall serve on the other party (and not file) any demonstrative
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`exhibit(s) it intends to use during the hearing. The parties should attempt to work
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`out any objections to demonstratives prior to involving the Board. At least two (2)
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`business days prior to the hearing, the parties shall provide the demonstrative
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`exhibits to the Board by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov. The parties are
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`directed to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of
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`the University of Michigan, Case No. IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014)
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`(Paper 65) for guidance regarding appropriate content of demonstratives.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present at the hearing,
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`although any backup counsel may make the actual presentation, in whole or in part.
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`If any lead counsel will not be in attendance at the hearing, the Board should be
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`notified via a joint telephone conference call no later than two days prior to the
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`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.
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`3
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`Patent 8,291,904 B2
`Patent 8,776,794 B2
`Patent 8,573,209 B2
`Patent 8,573,210 B2
`Patent 8,776,795 B2
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`4
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`IPR2015-00884
`IPR2015-00888
`IPR2015-00889
`IPR2015-00891
`IPR2015-00893
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`For Petitioner:
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`Sanjay Murthy
`Sanjay.murthy.ptab@klgates.com
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`Sara Kerrane
`Sara.kerrane@klgates.com
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`Margaux Nair
`Margaux.nair@klgates.com
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`Maria Doukas
`Maria.doukas@klgates.com
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`Benjamin Week
`Benjamin.weed.ptab@klgates.com
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`For Patent Owner:
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`Robert Steinberg
`Bob.steinberg@lw.com
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`Daniel Brown
`Daniel.brown@lw.com
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