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`Paper No. 12
`Filed: June 8, 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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`SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`JOHN D. PROFANCHIK, SR.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00268
`Patent 8,315,367 B2
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, BARBARA A. BENOIT, and
`GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BRADEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
`be filed promptly. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7. Nor does stipulating to a different DUE DATE 4 modify
`the deadline, set in this Order, for requesting an oral argument.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may
`impose an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony
`Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and
`attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who
`impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`1.
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this
`order if there is a need to hold an initial conference call to discuss proposed
`changes to this Scheduling Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012)
`(guidance in preparing for an initial conference call).
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`2. ADR STATEMENT
`The parties are encouraged to discuss promptly alternative means for
`resolving their disputes regarding the subject matter of this proceeding. To
`advance the opportunities for early disposition, petitioner is encouraged to
`notify the Board, by the due date identified in the Appendix to this Order,
`that the parties have conferred regarding alternative dispute resolution and
`whether the parties have reached any agreements.
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`3. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b.
`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
`response will be deemed waived.
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`4. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`5. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`6. DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
`b.
`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`7. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`8. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`9. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1.
`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`2.
`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
`be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77
`Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
`specific.
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`D. MOTION TO AMEND
`Under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.24 and 42.121, a motion to amend, if filed in
`this proceeding, and the petitioner’s opposition to the motion to amend are
`limited to twenty-five (25) pages; the patent owner’s reply to the opposition
`to the motion to amend is limited to twelve (12) pages; and the claim listing
`may be contained in an appendix to the motion, which does not count toward
`the page limit of the motion. See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.24, 42.121(b);
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`Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and
`Appeal Board, 80 Fed. Reg. 28,561, 28,565–66 (Final Rule) (May 19, 2015).
`The patent owner is reminded that it must confer with the Board
`before filing a motion to amend. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). The patent owner
`should contact the Board to request the conference in sufficient time to
`ensure that the conference is conducted at least one week before DUE
`DATE 1.
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`E. PETITIONER’S REPLY
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c), the petitioner’s reply brief to the patent
`owner’s response is limited to twenty-five (25) pages. See 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.24(c); Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent
`Trial and Appeal Board, 80 Fed. Reg. at 28,565.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ..................................... UPON REQUEST
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`ADR STATEMENT DUE ......................................... 8 weeks after institution
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................ Aug. 25, 2016
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ............................................................................. Oct. 21, 2016
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ........................................................................... Nov. 18, 2016
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 .............................................................................. Dec. 9, 2017
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................ Dec. 22, 2017
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................... Jan. 6, 2017
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................. Jan. 19, 2017
`Oral arguments (if requested oral arguments will be held in the Texas
`Regional Office in Dallas, Texas)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Erika H. Arner
`Jason Stach
`Kevin D. Rodkey
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
`erika.arner@finnegan.com
`jason.stach@finnegan.com
`kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Brian C. McCormack
`William D. McSpadden
`BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP
`Brian.McCormack@bakermckenzie.com
`William.McSpadden@bakermckenzie.com
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