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`Paper 29
`Entered: December 15, 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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`GOOGLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VEDANTI SYSTEMS LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-002121
`Patent 7,974,339 B2
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`Before MICHAEL R. ZECHER, JUSTIN T. ARBES, and
`JOHN A. HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HUDALLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)
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`1 Case IPR2016-00215 has been consolidated with this proceeding.
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`Case IPR2016-00212
`Patent 7,974,339 B2
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`We entered an Order on December 7, 2016, that permitted Patent
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`Owner to file a Sur-Reply to Petitioner’s recently filed Reply. Paper 26.
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`The Order also specified that “no new evidence or testimony of any kind
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`shall be introduced or filed with Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply.” Id. at 3. When
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`Patent Owner filed its Sur-Reply (Paper 27), however, it additionally filed
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`four new exhibits. See Exs. 2021–2024. These new exhibits are not
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`referenced in the Sur-Reply other than in the Exhibit List.
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`“The Board may expunge any paper . . . that is filed contrary to a
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`Board order.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.7(a). In this case, Patent Owner’s filing of
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`four new exhibits with its Sur-Reply contravenes our Order entered on
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`December 7, 2016. Accordingly, these new exhibits shall be expunged. In
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`addition, Patent Owner is cautioned that sanctions may be imposed for any
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`further failure to comply with our orders in this proceeding. See 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.12(a)(1).
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.7(a), Patent Owner’s
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`Exhibits 2021–2024 are expunged.
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`Case IPR2016-00212
`Patent 7,974,339 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael V. Messinger
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`mikem-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Michelle K. Holoubek
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`mholoubek-PTAB@skgf.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert M. Asher
`SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP
`rasher@sunsteinlaw.com
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`John J. Stickevers
`SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP
`jstickevers@sunsteinlaw.com
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