`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 60
`Entered: July 31, 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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`ASPHALT PRODUCTS UNLIMITED, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKLIDGE EMULSIONS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2017-01241 and -01242
`Patents 7,503,724 B2 and 7,918,624 B2
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`Before MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY and TIMOTHY J. GOODSON,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Oral Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Inter partes reviews IPR2017-01241 and -01242 were instituted on
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`October 24, 2017. IPR2017-01241, Paper 23; IPR2017-01242, Paper 23. A
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`Scheduling Order was issued on the same day, which set the date for oral
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`hearing to August 8, 2018, if hearing were requested by the parties and
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`granted by the Board. IPR2017-01241, Paper 24; IPR2017-01242, Paper 24.
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`Both parties have requested oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70.
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`IPR2017-01241 and -01242
`Patent 7,503,724 B2 and 7,918,624 B2
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`IPR2017-01241, Papers 58, 59; IPR2017-01242, Papers 60, 61. Petitioner’s
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`and Patent Owner’s requests for oral hearing are granted. Although these
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`cases are not consolidated, the hearing for the cases will be held together and
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`a single transcript will be provided for both cases.
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`The hearing will commence at 1:00 p.m. EDT, on August 8, 2018, on
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`the ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
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`Virginia. The Board will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the
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`reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the hearing. The
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`hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance that will be
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`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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`Each party will have one hour to present arguments. Petitioner bears
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`the ultimate burden of proof that Patent Owner’s claims at issue in these
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`proceedings are unpatentable. Patent Owner has filed a motion to amend.
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`IPR2017-01241, Paper 33; IPR2017-01242, Paper 33. Petitioner will open
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`the hearing by presenting its case regarding the patentability of any claim at
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`issue in the proceedings including original claims and any claims proposed
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`in Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. Patent Owner will then respond to
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`Petitioner’s argument and also argue in support of its motion to amend
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`claims. Petitioner may reserve time to respond to arguments presented by
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`Patent Owner.
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`Demonstrative exhibits in this proceeding are not evidence and are
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`intended only to assist the parties in presenting their oral argument to the
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`panel. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), demonstrative exhibits shall be served
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`on opposing counsel at least seven (7) business days before the oral hearing,
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`and filed as an exhibit no later than the time of the oral hearing. The parties
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`also shall provide a courtesy copy of any demonstrative exhibits to the
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`IPR2017-01241 and -01242
`Patent 7,503,724 B2 and 7,918,624 B2
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`Board at least three (3) business days prior to the oral hearing by emailing
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`the exhibits to Trials@uspto.gov. The parties are directed to St. Jude
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`Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University
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`of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB January 27, 2015) (Paper 65), for
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`guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits, which
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`must include citations to the record.
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`If either party objects to demonstrative exhibits, the parties shall meet
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`and confer in good faith to resolve any such objections. A party may file a
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`paper addressing any unresolved objections to demonstrative exhibits with
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`the Board no later than three (3) business days before the oral hearing. The
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`paper shall include a single sentence per objection stating the basis for that
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`objection and be accompanied by a copy of the allegedly objectionable
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`demonstrative exhibit that identifies the objectionable portion of the exhibit
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`with particularity. No further argument or explanation is permitted. We will
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`consider the objections and, if we deem it necessary, we will further address
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`the objections in a conference call or at the oral hearing. Otherwise, we will
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`reserve ruling on the objections until after the oral hearing.
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`Requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made no later than
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`five (5) days in advance of the hearing date via email to Trials@uspto.gov.
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`If the request is not received timely, the equipment may not be available on
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`the day of the hearing.
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`We expect lead counsel for each party to be present in person at the
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`oral hearing. However, lead or backup counsel may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
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`attending the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone
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`IPR2017-01241 and -01242
`Patent 7,503,724 B2 and 7,918,624 B2
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`conference with the panel no later than two (2) business days prior to the
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`oral hearing to discuss the matter.
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`IPR2017-01241 and -01242
`Patent 7,503,724 B2 and 7,918,624 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Robert Waddell
`Michael K. Leachman
`JONES WALKER LLP
`rwaddell@joneswalker.com
`mleachman@joneswalker.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`John F. Triggs
`Ryan D. Levy
`Seth R. Odgen
`William E. Seyki
`PATTERSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C.
`jft@iplawgroup.com
`rdl@iplawgroup.com
`sro@iplawgroup.com
`wes@iplawgroup.com
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