`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 12
`Entered: June 2, 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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`ILLUMINA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`
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`Cases: IPR2016-00549 (Patent 8,703,928 B2)
`IPR2016-00553 (Patent 8,288,521 B2)
`IPR2016-00559 (Patent 8,624,016 B2)
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, and
`SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(c)(1) and § 42.108(c)
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`IPR2016-00549 (Patent 8,703,928 B2)
`IPR2016-00553 (Patent 8,288,521 B2)
`IPR2016-00559 (Patent 8,624,016 B2)
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`Petitioner Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) sought authorization to file a
`reply brief in IPR2016-00549, IPR2016-00553, and IPR2016-00559 to
`respond to issues raised by testimonial evidence submitted by Patent Owner
`with its Preliminary Response. Patent Owner Cornell Research Foundation,
`Inc. (“Cornell”) opposed such authorization.
`The Board held a teleconference on Thursday, May 26, 2016, to
`resolve the request. After hearing the parties’ arguments, the Board was
`persuaded that the Petitioner had shown good cause to file a reply brief, and
`granted Illumina’s request to file such reply brief limited to no more than 10
`pages and to be filed within two weeks. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.108(c).
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` ORDER
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`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the Illumina’s request to file a reply brief in
`IPR2016-00549, IPR2016-00553, and IPR2016-00559 is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the reply brief in each case be limited to
`no more than 10 pages; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the reply brief be filed no later than
`Thursday, June 9, 2016.
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`IPR2016-00549 (Patent 8,703,928 B2)
`IPR2016-00553 (Patent 8,288,521 B2)
`IPR2016-00559 (Patent 8,624,016 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Kerry S. Taylor
`Michael L. Fuller
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON, & BEAR, LLP
`2KST@knobbe.com
`2MLF@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Dianne B. Elderkin
`Matthew A. Pearson
`Ruben H. Munoz
`Jason E. Weil
`AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
`delderkin@akingump.com
`mpearson@akingump.com
`rmunoz@akingump.com
`jweil@akingump.com
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