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`Paper No. 9
`Entered: April 11, 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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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`WIRELESS MONITORING SYSTEMS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00027
`Patent 9,280,886 B2
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`Before TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, BRIAN J. McNAMARA, and
`IRVIN E. BRANCH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BRANCH, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`A. DUE DATES
`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).1 A
`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
`be filed promptly. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
`DATES 6 and 7.
`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
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within ten business days
`of the date of this Decision if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to
`this Scheduling Order or proposed motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice
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`1 The parties may not change DUE DATE 4 with respect to the requirement
`for requesting oral argument, without express authorization from the panel.
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012) (setting forth
`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 observation on the cross-examination
`testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by DUE DATE 4.
`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 any observations 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 to any opposition to 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. OBSERVATIONS ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Observations on cross-examination provide 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
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`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
`Although the filing of a Motion to Amend is authorized under our
`rules, Patent Owner must confer with us before filing any Motion to Amend.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner should contact the Board to request
`such a conference, if necessary, at least ten business days before DUE
`DATE 1.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ...................................................... Optional
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`DUE DATE 1 ............................................................................. June 27, 2018
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ................................................................... September 20, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ....................................................................... October 23, 2018
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ..................................................................... November 5, 2018
`Observations regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motions to exclude evidence
`Requests for oral argument2
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`DUE DATE 5 ................................................................... November 16, 2018
`Responses to observations
`Oppositions to motions to exclude evidence
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`DUE DATE 6 ................................................................... November 23, 2018
`Replies to oppositions to motions to exclude
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`2 Although the parties may stipulate to a different date for DUE DATE 4
`regarding the “Observations regarding cross-examination of reply witness”
`and “Motions to exclude evidence,” the parties may not stipulate to a
`different date for the filing of “Requests for oral argument.”
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`DUE DATE 7 ...................................................................... December 6, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`David L. Cavanaugh
`Daniel V. Williams
`Evelyn C. Mak
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`David.Cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
`Daniel.Williams@wilmerhale.com
`Evelyn.Mak@wilmerhale.com
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`Roshan Mansinghani
`Jonathan Stroud
`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
`jonathan@unifiedpatents.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Richard A. Baker
`NEW ENGLAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC
`rbaker@newenglandip.com
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`Bradley D. Liddle
`bdliddle@gmail.com
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