`571-272-7822
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`Paper 31
`Date: January 31, 2017
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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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`____________
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
`LTD., HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, HYUNDAI MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION,
`KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING
`GEORGIA, INC., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., NISSAN MOTOR
`CO., LTD., and AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2016-004181
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`____________
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`Before JAMESON LEE, MIRIAM L. QUINN, and KERRY BEGLEY,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`QUINN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
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`ORDER
`Modifying Order Regarding Oral Argument
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)
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`1 Cases IPR2016-01533, IPR2016-01557, and IPR2016-01560 have been
`joined with this proceeding.
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`We granted Patent Owner’s request for oral argument on January 24,
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`2017. Paper 29. In that Order, we specified that only Toyota Motor
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`Corporation may present for the entities collectively captioned as Petitioner
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`in this proceeding. Id. On January 30, 2017, the Board received an email
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`from counsel for Toyota Motor Corporation indicating that it and Patent
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`Owner had agreed to settle their dispute. Exhibit 3001. We authorized, via
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`email, the filing of motions related to the settlement, including a motion for
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`Toyota Motor Corporation to withdraw as Petitioner in this proceeding.
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`Because our order concerning oral argument allowed only Toyota Motor
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`Corporation to present for Petitioner, we requested identification of which
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`entity would replace Toyota Motor Corporation as the presenter at the oral
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`argument scheduled for February 2, 2017. Id. Lead counsel for American
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`Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”), indicated that “On behalf of the
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`remaining Petitioners, Honda will argue at the hearing scheduled on
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`February 2nd.” Id.
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`Additionally, the Board received an email from Patent Owner’s Lead
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`Counsel informing the panel of a last minute conflict resulting in his
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`unavailability at oral argument. Ex. 3002. The panel noted the conflict and
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`expects the appearance of Back-up Counsel, Mr. Vincent Rubino, to present
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`for Patent Owner.
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`Given the upcoming oral argument, the impending settlement of
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`Toyota Motor Corporation, and the request by Honda for oral argument on
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`behalf of Petitioner, we hereby modify our Order dated January 24, 2017 as
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`follows.
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`ORDERED that Honda’s request to argue on behalf of remaining
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`Petitioners is granted;
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that argument by Honda is binding on all
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`remaining Petitioners;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Toyota Motor Corporation has the
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`option, but is not required, to attend the oral argument; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Lead Counsel for Patent Owner is
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`excused from attending the oral argument and Back-up Counsel, Mr.
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`Vincent Rubino, is authorized to participate in lieu of Lead Counsel.
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`IPR2016-00418
`Patent 8,155,342 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`IPR2016-00418:
`William H. Mandir (Lead Counsel)
`John F. Rabena (Back-up Counsel)
`Brian Shelton (Back-up Counsel)
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`jrabena@sughrue.com
`bshelton@sughrue.com
`
`IPR2016-01533:
`Joseph Melnik (Lead counsel)
`Joseph Beauchamp (Back-up counsel)
`H. Albert Liou (Back-up counsel)
`jmelnik@jonesday.com
`jbeauchamp@jonesday.com
`aliou@jonesday.com
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`IPR2016-01557:
`Paul R. Steadman (Lead counsel)
`Matthew D. Satchwell (Back-up counsel)
`Gianni Minutoli (Back-up counsel)
`Nicholas Panno (Back-up counsel)
`paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`Gianni.minutoli@dlapiper.com
`Nicholas.panno@dlapiper.com
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`IPR2016-01560:
`Sean Hsu (Lead counsel)
`shsu@hdbdlaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Peter Lambrianakos (Lead Counsel)
`Shahar Harel (Back-up Counsel)
`Vincent Rubino (Back-up Counsel)
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`sharel@brownrudnick.com
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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