`571–272–7822
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`Paper 26
`Entered: May 4, 2018
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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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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKBERRY LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00911 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
`Case IPR2017-00912 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, and
`RICHARD H. MARSCHALL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Oral Hearing
`35 U.S.C. § 316(a)(10) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 This Order pertains to both of these cases. Therefore, we exercise our
`discretion to issue a single Order to be filed in each case. The parties are not
`authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2017-00911 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
`IPR2017-00912 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
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`The Scheduling Orders for the above-listed cases set the date for the
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`oral hearing as May 30, 2018. Paper 8, 6.2 Each party requested an oral
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`hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 22, 23. The parties’ requests
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`for an oral hearing are granted.
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`The hearing will commence at 1:00 PM ET on May 30, 2018, on the
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`ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
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`Virginia. The hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance
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`that will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Board
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`will provide a court reporter for the hearing, and the reporter’s transcript will
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`constitute the official record of the hearing.
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`Each party will have a total of sixty (60) minutes to present any
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`arguments relating to the above-listed cases. Petitioner bears the ultimate
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`burden of proof that the claims under review in these cases are unpatentable.
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`Therefore, Petitioner will proceed first, and Patent Owner will follow.
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`Petitioner may then use any time Petitioner reserved for rebuttal. The parties
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`are reminded that the presenter must identify clearly and specifically any
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`demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number) referenced during the
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`hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the reporter’s transcript and the
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`ability of all judges to follow the presenter’s arguments.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall serve any demonstrative
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`exhibits upon each other at least seven (7) business days prior to the hearing.
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`The parties shall file the demonstrative exhibits with the Board at least five
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`(5) business days prior to the hearing.
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`2 We cite to the record in IPR2017-00911, unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2017-00911 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
`IPR2017-00912 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
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`We expect the parties will meet and confer in good faith to resolve
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`any objections to demonstrative exhibits. If such objections cannot be
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`resolved, the parties must initiate a conference call with the Board at least
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`two (2) business days prior to the hearing to resolve any objections to
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`demonstrative exhibits. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that are not
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`timely presented at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing will be
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`considered waived.
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`We expect lead counsel for each party to attend the hearing. Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,758 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`However, any counsel of record may present the party’s arguments. If either
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`party anticipates that its lead counsel will not attend the hearing, the parties
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`shall request and make themselves available for a conference call with the
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`Board to occur no later than two (2) business days prior to the hearing to
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`discuss the reasons for that lead counsel’s absence.
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`Any requests regarding special equipment or needs, such as for
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`audio/visual equipment, should be directed to Trials@uspto.gov. Requests
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`for special equipment will not be honored unless presented in a separate
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`communication directed to the identified email address not less than five (5)
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`business days before the hearing.
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`IPR2017-00911 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
`IPR2017-00912 (Patent 8,745,149 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Phillip W. Citroën
`John S. Holley
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`phillipcitroen@ paulhastings.com
`johnholley@paulhastings.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ching-Lee Fukuda
`Samuel A. Dillon
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`clfukuda@sidley.com
`samuel.dillon@sidley.com
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