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`Paper No. 27
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` Entered: August 4, 2016
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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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`DERMIRA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PUREPHARM, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01593 (Patent 8,679,524 B2)
`Case IPR2015-01594 (Patent 8,252,316 B2)1
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`Before LORA M. GREEN, DEBORAH KATZ, and ZHENYU YANG,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`YANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 This order addresses issues that are common to each referenced case. We,
`therefore, issue a single order that has been entered in each case. For
`convenience, paper numbers refer to those filed in IPR2015-01593.
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`IPR2015-01593 (Patent 8,679,524 B2)
`IPR2015-01594 (Patent 8,252,316 B2)
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`In the Scheduling Order (Paper 7), we set forth July 18, 2016 as the
`deadline for requesting oral argument. Petitioner timely requested oral
`argument pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Paper 26. Patent Owner did not
`request oral argument.
`On July 26, 2016, the Board contacted counsel for both parties. In
`that email communication, the panel explained that while 35 U.S.C.
`§ 316(a)(10) provides either party with the right to an oral hearing as part of
`the proceeding, in the panel’s view, these particular cases have been briefed
`sufficiently such that no prejudice would arise should a hearing not be held.
`The panel requested that Petitioner consider if it still wished an oral hearing
`under these circumstances.
`On July 27, 2016, counsel for Petitioner contacted the Board, stating
`that the oral hearing may be cancelled in both proceedings.
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that no oral hearing will be held in these proceedings, and
`the cases will be decided on the briefs.
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`IPR2015-01593 (Patent 8,679,524 B2)
`IPR2015-01594 (Patent 8,252,316 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Matthew A. Smith
`Keeley I. Vega
`TURNER BOYD LLP
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`smith@turnerboyd.com
`vega@turnerboyd.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher Brody
`CLARK & BRODY
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`cbrody@clarkbrody.com
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