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`Paper: 11
`Entered: May 16, 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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`FITBIT, INC. and WAHOO FITNESS LLC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BLACKBIRD TECH, LLC d/b/a BLACKBIRD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-020121
`Patent 6,434,212
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`Before DEBRA K. STEPHENS, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, and
`CHRISTA P. ZADO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`STEPHENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court held that a decision to institute
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`1 Wahoo Fitness LLC, which filed a petition in IPR2018-00275, has been
`joined as a petitioner in this proceeding.
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 314 may not institute on less than all claims challenged in
`the petition (SAS Inst., Inc. v. Iancu, 2018 WL 1914661, at *10 (U.S. Apr.
`24, 2018)). In our Decision on Institution, we determined that Petitioner
`demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that it would establish that at least one
`of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 6,434,212 (’212 patent) is
`unpatentable (Paper 8, 28). Specifically, Petitioner challenged claims 2, 5,
`and 6 in the Petition on the following grounds:
`Claim(s)
`Basis
`References
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`2 and 5
`2 and 5
`6
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`§ 102
`§ 103
`§ 103
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`Amano (US 6,241,684 B1) (Ex. 1003) (“Amano”)
`Amano
`Kato (US 5,033,013) (Ex. 1004) (“Kato”) and
`Amano
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`(Paper 1, 6–7) We instituted on:
`Claim(s)
`Basis
`References
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`§ 103
`§ 103
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`Amano
`Kato and Amano
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`2 and 5
`6
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`(Paper 8, 28). We modify our institution decision to institute on all of the
`challenged claims and all of the grounds presented in the Petition.
`Specifically, we modify our decision to include the Petitioner’s asserted
`ground that claims 2 and 5 are anticipated by Amano under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 102(e).
`The parties shall confer to discuss the impact, if any, of this Order on
`the current schedule. If, after conferring, the parties wish to change the
`schedule or submit further briefing due to this Order, the parties must, within
`one week of the date of this Order, request a conference call with the panel
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`to seek authorization for such changes or briefing.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that our institution decision is modified to include review
`of all challenged claims and all grounds presented in the Petition,
`specifically:
`Claims 2 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Amano;
`Claims 2 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Amano; and
`Claim 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Kato and Amano;
`and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner and Patent Owner shall confer
`to determine whether they desire any changes to the schedule or any further
`briefing, and, if so, shall request a conference call with the panel to seek
`authorization for such changes or briefing within one week of the date of this
`Order.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Harper Batts
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`1001 Page Mill Road
`Building One, Suite 200
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Email: harper.batts@bakerbotts.com
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`John Gaustad
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`1001 Page Mill Road
`Building One, Suite 200
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Email: john.gaustad@bakerbotts.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Walter D. Davis, Jr.
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Dr.
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Email: wdavis@dbjg.com
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`Wayne M. Helge
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Dr.
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Email: whelge@dbjg.com
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`Aldo Noto
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP
`8300 Greensboro Dr.
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Email: anoto@dbjg.com
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