`571–272–7822
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`Paper 41
`Entered: October 26, 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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`TELESIGN CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`TWILIO INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01976 (Patent 8,837,465 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01977 (Patent 8,755,376 B2)1
`_______________
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`Before ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, KIMBERLY MCGRAW, and
`SCOTT C. MOORE, 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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`IPR2017-01976 (Patent 8,837,465 B2)
`IPR2017-01977 (Patent 8,755,376 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 November 15, 2018. Paper 12, 6.2 Each party requested an
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`oral hearing pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 35, 38. The parties’
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`requests for an oral hearing are granted.
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`The hearing will commence at 1:00 PM ET on November 15, 2018,
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`on the 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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`The above-listed cases involve the same parties. The Scheduling
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`Orders for both cases were synchronized, and the oral hearings are
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`scheduled for the same day. Paper 12, 6. As the parties requested (Papers
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`35, 38), the oral hearings for the above-listed cases will be conducted at the
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`same time, i.e., not in seriatim.
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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. Absent
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`special circumstances, Petitioner will not be permitted to reserve for rebuttal
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`more than half the total time allotted for argument. Patent Owner may
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`request a brief sur-rebuttal.
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`2 We cite to the record in IPR2017-01976, unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2017-01976 (Patent 8,837,465 B2)
`IPR2017-01977 (Patent 8,755,376 B2)
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`The parties shall serve any demonstrative exhibits upon each other at
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`least seven (7) business days prior to the hearing. The parties also shall
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`provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least five (5) business
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`days prior to the hearing by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov.
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`Notwithstanding 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b), the parties shall not file any
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`demonstrative exhibits without prior authorization.
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`The parties should note that at least one member of the panel may be
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`attending the hearing electronically from a remote location and that, if a
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`demonstrative is not submitted by email prior to the hearing, it may not be
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`fully available or visible to any judges attending remotely. The parties are
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`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 ability of all judges to follow the presenter’s
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`arguments. The parties also should note that a panel member appearing
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`remotely will not be able to hear the parties unless they speak into the
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`microphone at the podium. If the parties have questions as to whether
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`demonstrative exhibits would be sufficiently available and visible to all of
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`the judges, the parties are invited to contact the Board.
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`Demonstrative exhibits used at the hearing are aids to oral argument
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`and not evidence, and should be clearly marked as such. For example, each
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`slide of a demonstrative exhibit may be marked with the words
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`“DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBIT – NOT EVIDENCE” in the footer.
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`Demonstrative exhibits cannot be used to advance arguments or introduce
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`evidence not previously presented in the record.
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`The parties are encouraged to resolve objections by exchanging
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`proposed demonstrative exhibits and conferring prior to submitting the
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`IPR2017-01976 (Patent 8,837,465 B2)
`IPR2017-01977 (Patent 8,755,376 B2)
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`exhibits to the Board. Objections to demonstratives should be carefully
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`considered and framed as the Board has not found that such objections are
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`helpful in many cases. If any objections cannot be resolved, the parties must
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`initiate a conference call with the Board at least two (2) business days prior
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`to the hearing. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits that are not timely
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`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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`IPR2017-01976 (Patent 8,837,465 B2)
`IPR2017-01977 (Patent 8,755,376 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jesse J. Camacho
`Elena K. McFarland
`Christine Guastello
`Mary J. Peal
`SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
`jcamacho@shb.com
`emcfarland@shb.com
`cguastello@shb.com
`mpeal@shb.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Wayne Stacy
`Sarah Guske
`Michelle Jacobson Eber
`Jay B. Schiller
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`wayne.stacy@bakerbotts.com
`sarah.guske@bakerbotts.com
`michelle.eber@bakerbotts.com
`jay.schiller@bakerbotts.com
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