`571.272.7822
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`Paper No. 10
`Filed: October 25, 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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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01295
`Patent 8,709,062 B2
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`Before JAMES A. TARTAL, ROBERT L. KINDER,
`and AMANDA F. WIEKER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`WIEKER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. DUE DATES
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`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 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
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`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this
`decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling
`Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
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`Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for an initial
`conference call).
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`2. DUE DATE 1
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`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. See section C, below. 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
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`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
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`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
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`a.
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`1 Please be advised that, if no Motion to Amend is filed, Due Date 3 is moot
`and the panel may advance Due Dates 4–7 sua sponte.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`b.
`§ 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
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`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`a.
`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
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
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`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`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
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`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. at 48,767–68. 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. MOTION TO AMEND
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`Patent Owner may file a motion to amend without prior authorization
`from the Board. Nevertheless, Patent Owner must confer with the Board
`before filing such a motion. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner
`should arrange for a conference call with the Board and opposing counsel at
`least ten (10) business days before DUE DATE 1 in order to satisfy the
`requirement for a conference.
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`E. PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`No protective order has been entered in either proceeding. The parties
`are reminded of the requirement for a protective order when filing a motion
`to seal. 37 C.F.R. § 42.54. If the parties have agreed to a proposed
`protective order, including the Default Standing Protective Order, Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, App. B (Aug 14, 2012),
`they should file a signed copy of the proposed protective order with the
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`motion to seal. If the parties choose to propose a protective order or orders
`other than, or departing from, the Default Standing Protective Order, they
`must submit a joint, proposed protective order or orders, accompanied by a
`red-lined version based on the Default Standing Protective Order.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL .............................................. Upon Request
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`DUE DATE 1 ........................................................................ January 31, 2018
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ............................................................................... May 1, 2018
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................... June 1, 2018
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................. June 22, 2018
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................... July 6, 2018
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`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 .............................................................................. July 13, 2018
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`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ........................................................................... August 7, 2018
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`Oral argument (if requested)
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`PETITIONER:
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`A. James Isbester
`KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
`jisbester@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Craig S. Summers
`Joshua Stowell
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2css@knobbe.com
`Joshua.Stowell@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Wallace Wu
`Jennifer A. Sklenar
`Nicholas M. Nyemah
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`Wallace.Wu@apks.com
`Jennifer.Sklenar@apks.com
`Nicholas.Nyemah@apks.com
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