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`Paper 9
`Entered: August 24, 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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`XILINX, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-00844
`Patent 6,653,731 B2
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`Before MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON,
`and SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`McSHANE, 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 promptly filed. 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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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of the
`Decision on Institution if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this
`Scheduling Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice
`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (setting forth
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`guidance in preparing for the initial conference call). To request an initial
`conference call, the parties should submit to Trials@uspto.gov a list of dates
`and times of availability for a call.
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`2. DUE DATE 1
`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.
`Patent Owner is reminded that it must confer with the Board before
`filing a Motion to Amend. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner should
`contact the Board to request such a conference, if necessary, at least two
`weeks before DUE DATE 1.
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`3. 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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`4. DUE DATE 31
`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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`1 Please be advised that, if no Motion to Amend is filed in this proceeding,
`Due Date 3 is moot, and the panel may advance Due Dates 4–7 sua sponte.
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`5. 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)) by DUE DATE 4.
`c.
`Each party must file any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.70(a)) by DUE DATE 4.
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`6. 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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`7. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. 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).
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`Cross-examination ends no later than one week before the filing
`2.
`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. PROTECTIVE ORDER
`No protective order has been entered in this proceeding. If the parties
`have agreed to a proposed protective order, including the Default Standing
`Protective Order, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, App. B (Aug 14, 2012), they should
`file a signed copy of the proposed protective order. If the parties choose to
`propose a protective order other than, or departing from, the Default
`Standing Protective Order, they must submit a joint, proposed protective
`order, accompanied by a red-lined version based on the Default Standing
`Protective Order.
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`E. CONFERENCE CALLS
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`The parties are also instructed that in any request for a conference call
`with the Board to resolve a dispute, the requesting party shall: (a) certify
`that it has conferred with the other party in an effort to resolve any related
`dispute; (b) identify with specificity the issues for which agreement has not
`been reached; (c) identify the precise relief to be sought; and (d) propose
`specific dates and times at which both parties are available for the
`conference call. Prior to contacting the Board, however, we encourage the
`parties to resolve any disputes arising in the proceeding on their own and in
`accordance with the precepts set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.1(b).
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1 ................................................................... November 13, 2017
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ........................................................................ February 5, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................ March 5, 2018
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 .......................................................................... March 26, 2018
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 .............................................................................. April 9, 2018
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................ April 16, 2018
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................... May 3, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Steven H. Slater
`Roger Knapp
`Brian A. Mair
`SLATER MATSIL, LLP
`17950 Preston Road, Suite 1000
`Dallas, TX 75252
`sslater@slatermatsil.com
`rknapp@slatermatsil.com
`bmair@slatermatsil.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Gerald B. Hrycyszyn
`Elisabeth H. Hunt
`Edmund J. Walsh
`Richard F. Giunta
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`GHrycyszyn-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`EHunt-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`EWalsh-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`RGiunta-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
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