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`Paper 15
`Entered: June 1, 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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`ALARM.COM INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VIVINT, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2015-01995, IPR2015-01997, IPR2015-02003,
`IPR2015-02004, IPR2016-00116, IPR2016-00129,
`IPR2016-00155, IPR2016-00161, and IPR2016-00173
` (Patents 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1)1
`____________
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`Before MICHAEL R. ZECHER, JAMES B. ARPIN, and
`CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On January 28, 2016, we issued a set of Orders staying certain
`Requests for Certificates of Correction filed by Patent Owner with respect to
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`1 This Order addresses an issue pertaining to each of the nine identified
`cases. Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in
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`Cases IPR2015-01995, IPR2015-01997, IPR2015-02003,
`IPR2015-02004, IPR2016-00116, IPR2016-00129,
`IPR2016-00155, IPR2016-00161, and IPR2016-00173
`(Patents 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1)
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1,
`pending our decisions on institution in each of the above-identified cases.2
`In a telephone conference held on May 25, 2016, we notified the
`parties3 of our intention to lift the stay of the Requests for Certificates of
`Correction, in view of the fact that decisions on institution have now been
`entered in each identified case.4
`In the telephone conference, Petitioner initially objected to our lifting
`of the stay, citing its intention to request partial rehearing of our Decision on
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`each case. The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any
`subsequent papers.
`2 Case IPR2015-01995 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 10), Case IPR2015-
`01997 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 10), Case IPR2015-02003 (PTAB Jan.
`28, 2016) (Paper 10), Case IPR2015-02004 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper
`10), Case IPR2016-00116 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 9), Case IPR2016-
`00129 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 9), Case IPR2016-00155 (PTAB Jan.
`28, 2016) (Paper 9), Case IPR2016-00161 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 9),
`and Case IPR2016-00173 (PTAB Jan. 28, 2016) (Paper 9) (collectively, “the
`Stay Orders”).
`3 Petitioner was represented in the telephone conference by William Mandir,
`Brian Shelton, and Teena-Ann Sankoorikal; and Patent Owner was
`represented by Robert Sterne, Jason Eisenberg, and Joseph Mutschelknaus.
`4 Case IPR2015-01995 (PTAB Apr. 4, 2016) (Paper 14), Case IPR2015-
`01997 (PTAB Apr. 7, 2016) (Paper 14), Case IPR2015-02003 (PTAB Mar.
`31, 2016) (Paper 15), Case IPR2015-02004 (PTAB Mar. 31, 2016) (Paper
`14), Case IPR2016-00116 (PTAB May 4, 2016) (Paper 14), Case IPR2016-
`00129 (PTAB May 3, 2016) (Paper 13), Case IPR2016-00155 (PTAB Apr.
`28, 2016) (Paper 14), Case IPR2016-00161 (PTAB May 12, 2016) (Paper
`16), and Case IPR2016-00173 (PTAB May 10, 2016) (Paper 14).
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`Cases IPR2015-01995, IPR2015-01997, IPR2015-02003,
`IPR2015-02004, IPR2016-00116, IPR2016-00129,
`IPR2016-00155, IPR2016-00161, and IPR2016-00173
`(Patents 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1)
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`Institution that only granted review based on a subset of the challenged
`claims in Case IPR2016-00161, as well as its intention to file additional
`petitions for inter partes review of certain claims subject to Patent Owner’s
`Requests for Certificates of Correction. Petitioner also repeated its previous
`position that certain changes sought in Patent Owner’s Requests for
`Certificates of Correction are not properly characterized as “corrections”
`within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 255.5 Patent Owner indicated that it does
`not oppose lifting of the stay of its Requests for Certificates of Correction.
`With regard to Petitioner’s initial objections, Petitioner conceded,
`however, that its request for rehearing would not turn on whether or not the
`requested corrections are entered,6 as well as that it could address the
`corrected claim language in any additional petitions filed. Accordingly,
`Petitioner withdrew its initial objection. Further, we explained that we are
`not persuaded that Petitioner’s argument under § 255 warrants further
`maintenance of the stay. The Certificate of Corrections Branch of the Office
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`5 See Case IPR2015-01995 (Paper 12, 1–4), Case IPR2015-02003 (Paper 12,
`1–3), Case IPR2015-02004 (Paper 12, 2–5), Case IPR2016-00116 (Paper 11,
`1–4), Case IPR2016-00161 (Paper 11, 1–3), and Case IPR2016-00173
`(Paper 11, 1–4).
`6 Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing has since been filed as Paper 18 in Case
`IPR2016-00161.
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`Cases IPR2015-01995, IPR2015-01997, IPR2015-02003,
`IPR2015-02004, IPR2016-00116, IPR2016-00129,
`IPR2016-00155, IPR2016-00161, and IPR2016-00173
`(Patents 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1)
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`is equipped to determine the propriety of Patent Owner’s Requests for
`Certificates of Correction, and we defer to its determination.
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the stay of Patent Owner’s Requests for Certificates
`of Correction with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1,
`6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1, imposed by our Stay Orders dated January
`28, 2016, hereby is lifted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that said Requests are returned to the
`jurisdiction of the Certificate of Corrections Branch of the Office for
`processing in due course.
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`Cases IPR2015-01995, IPR2015-01997, IPR2015-02003,
`IPR2015-02004, IPR2016-00116, IPR2016-00129,
`IPR2016-00155, IPR2016-00161, and IPR2016-00173
`(Patents 6,147,601, 6,462,654 B1, 6,535,123 B2, and 6,717,513 B1)
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`For PETITIONER:
`William H. Mandir
`Brian K. Shelton
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`bshelton@sughrue.com
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`Roger G. Brooks
`Teena-Ann V. Sankoorikal
`CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
`rgbrooks@cravath.com
`tsankoor@cravath.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert Greene Sterne
`Jason D. Eisenberg
`Ryan Richardson
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
`jasone-PTAB@skgf.com
`rrichardson-PTAB@skgf.com
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