`571.272.7822
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`Paper 51
`Date: May 21, 2020
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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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`ALERE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`REMBRANDT DIAGNOSTICS, LP,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2016-01502
`Patent 6,548,019 B1
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`Before CHRISTOPHER L. CRUMBLEY, JON B. TORNQUIST, and
`KIMBERLY McGRAW, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`This case was remanded from the United States Court of Appeals for
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`the Federal Circuit for us to consider grounds of unpatentability asserted in
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`the Petition but not addressed in our Final Written Decision (Paper 39).
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`In accordance with our Remand Scheduling Order (Paper 44), Petitioner
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`now requests an oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Paper 50. Upon
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`consideration, Petitioner’s request for oral hearing is granted.
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`Oral argument will commence at 1:00 PM (ET) on Monday,
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`June 22, 2020, by video. Each party will have one (1) hour, total, to present
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`its arguments. See Office Consolidated Trial Practice Guide (November
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`2019), 81, available at https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuide
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`Consolidated; see also 84 Fed. Reg. 64,280 (Nov. 21, 2019) (“The Board
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`expects to ordinarily provide for an hour of argument per side for a single
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`proceeding, but a party may request more or less time depending on the
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`circumstances of the case.”). Petitioner will first present its case regarding
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`the challenged claims and Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time (of no more
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`than half its total argument time) to respond to Patent Owner’s arguments
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`presented at the hearing. Thereafter, Patent Owner may respond to
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`Petitioner’s argument and may reserve time to present sur-rebuttal
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`arguments. See Office Consolidated Trial Practice Guide, November 2019
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`Edition, 83. No live testimony from any witness will be taken at the oral
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`argument.
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`The parties are directed to contact the Board at least ten (10) days in
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`advance of the hearing if there are any concerns about disclosing
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`confidential information. The Board will provide a court reporter for the
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`hearing, and the reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the
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`hearing.
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`If at any time during the proceeding, you encounter technical or other
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`difficulties that fundamentally undermine your ability to adequately
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`represent your client, please let the panel know immediately, and
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`adjustments will be made.1
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`To facilitate planning, each party must contact PTAB Hearings at
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`(571) 272-9797 five business days prior to the oral hearing date to receive
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`video set-up information. As a reminder, all arrangements and the expenses
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`involved with appearing by video, such as the selection of the facility to be
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`used from which a party will attend by video, must be borne by that party. If
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`a video connection cannot be established, the parties will be provided with
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`dial-in connection information, and the oral hearing will be conducted
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`telephonically.
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`If one or both parties would prefer to participate in the oral hearing
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`telephonically, they should notify PTAB Hearings at the above telephone
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`number five business days prior to the hearing to receive dial-in connection
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`information.
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`At least seven (7) business days prior to the hearing, each party shall
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`serve on the other party any demonstrative exhibit(s) it intends to use during
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`the hearing. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b). At least five (5) business days before
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`the hearing, the parties shall provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board
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`by emailing them to PTABHearings@uspto.gov. The parties shall not file
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`any demonstrative exhibits in this case, without prior authorization from the
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`Board.
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`Demonstrative exhibits used at the oral hearing are aids to oral
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`argument and not evidence, and should be clearly marked as such. For
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`example, each slide may be marked with the words “DEMONSTRATIVE
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`EXHIBIT – NOT EVIDENCE” in the footer. See Office Consolidated Trial
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`Practice Guide, November 2019 Edition, 84. Demonstrative exhibits cannot
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`be used to advance arguments or introduce evidence not previously
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`presented in the record. See Dell Inc. v. Acceleron, LLC, 884 F.3d 1364,
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`1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (noting that the “Board was obligated to dismiss [the
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`petitioner’s] untimely argument . . . raised for the first time during oral
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`argument”). Instead, demonstrative exhibits must cite to evidence in the
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`record.
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`The parties should attempt to work out any objections to
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`demonstratives prior to involving the Board. Should either party disagree
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`with the propriety of any of the opposing parties’ demonstratives, the party
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`may send, two (2) business days prior to the hearing, an email to
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`Trials@uspto.gov limited to identifying the opposing parties’ slide(s)
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`objected to and a brief sentence as to the general basis of the objection. No
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`further argument is permitted in that email. The Board will then take the
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`objections under advisement, and if the content is inappropriate, it will not
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`be considered. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that is not timely
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`presented will be considered waived. The Board asks the parties to confine
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`demonstrative exhibit objections to those identifying egregious violations
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`that are prejudicial to the administration of justice. The parties are directed
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`to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the
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`University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65),
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`for guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits. In
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`general, if the content on a slide cannot be readily associated with an
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`argument made, or evidence referenced, in a substantive paper, it is
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`inappropriate. The best practice is to indicate on each slide where support
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`may be found in a substantive paper and/or an exhibit of record in this
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`proceeding.
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`The parties are reminded that each presenter must identify clearly and
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`specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number)
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`referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the
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`reporter’s transcript. Each member of the panel will be attending the hearing
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`electronically from a remote location. If a demonstrative exhibit is not
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`emailed to the Board or otherwise made fully available or visible to all
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`judges at the hearing, that demonstrative exhibit will not be considered. If
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`the parties have questions as to whether demonstrative exhibits would be
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`sufficiently visible and available to all of the judges, the parties are invited
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`to contact the Board at (571) 272-9797.
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`The Board generally expects lead counsel for each party to be present
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`by video at the oral hearing. Any counsel of record may present the party’s
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`argument as long as that counsel is present by video.
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`Any special requests for audio-visual equipment should be directed to
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`PTABHearings@uspto.gov. A party may also indicate any special requests
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`related to appearing at a video oral hearing, such as a request to
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`accommodate visual or hearing impairments, and indicate how the PTAB
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`may accommodate the special request. Any special requests must be
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`presented in a separate communication not less than five (5) days before the
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`hearing.
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`Please unmute yourself only when speaking. The panel will have
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`access to all papers filed with the Board, including demonstratives. During
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`the oral hearing, the parties are advised to identify themselves each time they
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`speak. Furthermore, the remote nature of the oral hearing may also result in
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`an audio lag, so the parties are advised to observe a pause prior to speaking,
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`so as to avoid speaking over others.
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`Members of the public may request to listen in on this oral hearing. If
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`resources are available, the Board generally expects to grant such requests.
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`If either party objects to the Board granting such requests, for example,
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`because confidential information may be discussed, the party must notify the
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`Board by contacting PTABHearings@uspto.gov at least five (5) business
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`days prior to the oral hearing date.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that oral argument will commence at 1:00 PM (ET) on
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`June 22, 2020.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Amanda Hollis
`Amanda.hollis@kirkland.com
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`Kourtney Baltzer
`Kourtney.baltzer@kirkland.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph Jennings
`2jfj@knobbe.com
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`Jared Bunker
`2jcb@knobbe.com
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