`571-272-7822
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`Paper 14
`Entered: March 30, 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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`HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC.,
`HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS (Thailand) CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`NITTO DENKO CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01607
`Patent 8,692,126
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`Before THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2017-01607
`Patent 8,692,126
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`At Patent Owner’s request, on March 27, 2018, a conference call was
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`held among counsel for the parties and the panel. The purpose of the call
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`was to discuss Patent Owner’s intention to file a contingent motion to amend
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`and, thus, meet its duty to confer as required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a).
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`The requirements for filing a motion to amend were discussed
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`generally during the conference call. For additional guidance, see Sprint
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`Spectrum L.P. v. General Access Solutions, Ltd., IPR2017-01885 (Paper 8,
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`March 9, 2018).
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
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`ORDER
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner has satisfied the requirement of
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`conferring with us prior to filing a motion to amend under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.121(a).
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`IPR2017-01607
`Patent 8,692,126
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Jennifer Hayes
`jenhayes@nixonpeabody.com
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`John Gatz
`jgatz@nixonpeabody.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Alex Chachkes
`a34ptabdocket@orrick.com
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`Donald Daybell
`d2dptabdocket@orrick.com
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