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`Paper No. 11
`Entered: May 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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`FUJIAN SANAN GROUP CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00547
`Patent 8,120,057
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`Before WILLIAM V. SAINDON, STACEY G. WHITE, and
`NATHAN A. ENGELS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SAINDON, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Second Order Modifying the Schedule of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2018-00547
`Patent 8,120,057
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`On May 24, 2018, the parties contacted the Board with a request for
`an extension of time to file Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response to the
`Petition from May 29, 2018 to June 22, 2018. Given the sensitivity of the
`timing, we indicated on May 25, 2018 via email that we would grant the
`parties’ request. This order provides an explanation of our reasons for
`granting the extension.
`The parties jointly requested the extension because they are discussing
`potential resolution of this proceeding. We grant the parties’ joint request to
`extend the above-noted deadlines at this time, given that the total amount of
`delay is relatively small, the absence of a statutory deadline, and in order to
`further the policy of encouraging settlements. We also will withhold any
`decision on Patent Owner’s pending Motion for Additional Discovery.
`It is so ORDERED.
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`IPR2018-00547
`Patent 8,120,057
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`PETITIONER:
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`Kia Freeman
`kfreeman@mccarter.com
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`Brian Lemon
`blemon@mccarter.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Catherine Nyarady
`cnyarady@paulweiss.com
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`David Cole
`dcole@paulweiss.com
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