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`571-272-7822
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`Paper 37
`Entered: October 19, 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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`BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED and
`BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01380
`Patent 9,303,501 B2
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`NEIL T. POWELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`571-272-7822
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`Paper 37
`Entered: October 19, 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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`BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED and
`BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01380
`Patent 9,303,501 B2
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`NEIL T. POWELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`IPR2016-01380
`Patent 9,303,501 B2
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`Much of the briefing has been completed for IPR2016-01380.
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`Concurrent with this Order, IPR2017-00247 has been joined with this case
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`and terminated. This Order sets forth for the joined cases a revised schedule
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`that outlines due dates for further briefing, as well as oral argument. As
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`outlined in detail below, some of the briefing authorized from this point
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`forward will be limited to briefing regarding the grounds instituted in
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`IPR2017-00247. For example, with respect to the grounds instituted in
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`IPR2017-00247, Petitioner will have an opportunity to file a Reply
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`addressing Patent Owner’s Response filed in IPR2017-00247. The Reply
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`filed by Petitioner will be limited to the grounds instituted in IPR2017-
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`00247. Patent Owner’s previously filed Response to the IPR2016-01380
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`Petition, as well as Petitioner’s previously filed Reply to that Response will
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`be applied with respect to the grounds raised by the IPR2016-01380 Petition.
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`A. DUE DATES
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`The Appendix specifies due dates for the parties to take action in this
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`trial. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE DATES 6 through
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`10 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 11). A notice of any
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`stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must be filed
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`promptly with the Board. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of
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`DUE DATES 11 and 12.
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`In stipulating to different dates, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
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`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section D, below).
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`6.
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`DUE DATE 61
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2016-01380, each
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`party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by DUE DATE 6.
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`7.
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`DUE DATE 7
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247, the
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`petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and opposition
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`to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 7.
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`8.
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`DUE DATE 8
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247, the
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`patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to patent
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`owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 8.
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`9.
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`DUE DATE 9
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`a. With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`each party must file any motion for an observation on the cross-examination
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`testimony of a reply witness (see section E, below) by DUE DATE 9.
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`b. With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R § 42.64(c))
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`by DUE DATE 9.
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`c. Each party must file any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.70(a)) by DUE DATE 9.
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`1 DUE DATES 1–5 have passed.
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`10. DUE DATE 10
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`a. With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`each party must file any response to an observation on cross-examination
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`testimony by DUE DATE 10.
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`b. With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude evidence by DUE
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`DATE 10.
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`11. DUE DATE 11
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247, each
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`party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by DUE DATE
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`11.
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`12. DUE DATE 12
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`Oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE DATE 12.
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`D. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1. Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is due.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2. Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing date
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`for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to be
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`used. Id.
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`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
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`the Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.Reg. at 48,772 (App. D), apply to this
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`proceeding. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.12, the Board may impose an
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`appropriate sanction on any party who fails to adhere to the Testimony
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`Guidelines, including reasonable expenses and attorney fees incurred by a
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`party affected by another party’s misconduct.
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`E. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
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`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
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`examination testimony of a reply witness, because no further substantive
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. at
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`48,768. The observation must be a concise statement of the relevance of
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`precisely identified testimony to a precisely identified argument or portion
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`of an exhibit. Each observation should not exceed a single, short paragraph.
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`The opposing party may respond to the observation. Any response must be
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`equally concise and specific.
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`APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 6……………………………………..………. October 19, 2017
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2016-01380, reply
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`to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ................................................................... December 15, 2017
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 8 ....................................................................... January 16, 2018
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247, patent
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`owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 9 ....................................................................... February 6, 2018
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 10 ................................................................... February 20, 2018
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`response to observation
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247,
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`opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 11 ................................................................... February 27, 2018
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`With respect to issues raised by the Petition in IPR2017-00247, reply
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`to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 12 ....................................................................... March 13, 2018
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`IPR2016-01380
`Patent 9,303,501 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Mark T. Garrett
`Engle H. Robinson
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`mark.garrett@nortonrosefulbright.com
`eagle.robinson@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Hamad M. Hamad
`CALDWELL, CASSADY & CURRY P.C.
`hhamad@caldwellcc.com
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`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`GONSALVES LAW FIRM
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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