`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: October 2, 2017
`571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AUTOLOXER LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01271
`Patent 7,084,735 B2
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`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, BRIAN J. McNAMARA, and
`SCOTT B. HOWARD, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HOWARD, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`A. DUE DATES
`This Order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
`of the proceedings. 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.
`Regardless of whether the parties stipulate to a change of DUE DATE
`4, requests for oral argument must be filed no later than the date set forth in
`this Order for DUE DATE 4, for Board planning purposes.
`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 these proceedings. 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 one month of the
`entry date for this Scheduling Order if there is a need to discuss proposed
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`changes to this Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice
`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in
`preparing for the initial conference 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.
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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 3
`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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`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.
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`b. Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and 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).
`2. Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing 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. MEET AND CONFER REQUIREMENT
`The parties are encouraged to engage in meaningful discussion before
`seeking authorization under 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b) to file a motion for relief
`with the Board. At a minimum, before requesting authorization, the parties
`shall confer with each other in a good-faith effort to resolve the issue for
`which relief is to be sought. Only if the parties cannot resolve the issue on
`their own may a party request a conference call with the Board in order to
`seek authorization to move for relief.1 In any request for a conference call
`with the Board, the requesting party shall: (1) certify that it has in good-
`faith conferred (or attempted to confer) with the other parties in an effort to
`resolve the issue; (2) identify with specificity the issue for which agreement
`has not been reached; (3) state the precise relief to be sought; and
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`1 Patent Owner may file a motion to amend without prior authorization, but
`only after conferring with the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a).
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`(4) propose specific dates and times at which both parties are available for
`the conference call.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ....................................... UPON REQUEST
`DUE DATE 1 ..................................................................... December 18, 2017
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent ............................................
`DUE DATE 2 ............................................................................. March 5, 2018
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner response to petition ...........................
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend ............................................
`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................... April 3, 2018
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner opposition to motion to amend
`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................. April 17, 2018
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument .......................................................................
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`DUE DATE 5 ................................................................................ May 1, 2018
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
`DUE DATE 6 ................................................................................ May 8, 2018
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude ...............................................
`DUE DATE 7 .............................................................................. May 23, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
`David Cavanaugh
`Michael Van Handel
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`michael.vanhandel@wilmerhale.com
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`Jonathan Stroud
`Ashraf Fawzy
`Unified Patents Inc.
`jonathan@unifiedpatents.com
`afawzy@unifiedpatents.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`David Bennett
`DIRECTION IP LAW
`dbennett@directionip.com
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