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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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`HEINEKEN N.V.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-01663
`Patent 9,944,453
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`PATENT OWNER’S SURREPLY TO PETITIONER’S REPLY TO PATENT
`OWNER’S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ..................................................................................... ii
`I.
`THE BOARD SHOULD DENY INSTITUTION UNDER SECTION
`325(D) .............................................................................................................. 1
`PARALLEL PROCEEDING IN THE ITC WARRANTS DENIAL .............. 3
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`III. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 3
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`CASES:
`Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Braun Melsungen AG,
`IPR2017-01586 (PTAB Dec. 15, 2017) ................................................................ 1
`iRobot Corp.,
`Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Tech. Co., Ltd. v.
`IPR2018-00761 (PTAB Sept. 5, 2018) ................................................................. 3
`STATUTES & OTHER AUTHORITIES:
`(Aug. 2018 Update),
`USPTO, PTAB Trial Prac. Guide at 10
`https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018_Revised_Trial
`_Practice_Guide.pdf ............................................................................................. 3
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`Patent Owner submits this Surreply to Petitioner’s Reply (Paper 8).
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`I.
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`The Board Should Deny Institution Under Section 325(d)
`Petitioner contends ABI’s Response did not address the Becton factors.
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`Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Braun Melsungen AG, IPR2017-01586, Paper 8 at 17-
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`18 (PTAB Dec. 15, 2017) (informative). However, ABI demonstrated that factors
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`(a)-(b)—similarities and cumulative nature of the art—are met because five of the
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`seven references cited in the Petition—Butterworth, Brady, Keisuke, Richter, and
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`Schmidt—were disclosed to the USPTO or used as bases of rejections. See Prelim-
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`inary Response, Sections II.C, IV.C. Becton factor (c)—the extent of evaluation
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`during prosecution and extent of overlapping arguments—is met because
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`Butterworth was cited by the Examiner in six Office Actions (including actions
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`issued after the Peirsman Declaration was filed) (Preliminary Response at II.C,
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`IV.C), Richter was cited in three Actions and deemed in the Notice of Allowance to
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`be the closest prior art (Preliminary Response at Sections II.C, IV.C; Exh. 1003 at
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`1009, 1193), and Schmidt was cited in one Action (Prelim. Response at 6); as such,
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`these five references were thoroughly evaluated during examination and either
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`meritoriously overcome or were deemed irrelevant. See id. Additionally, Becton
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`factor (d) was met because the Petition relies on Butterworth, Richter, and Schmidt
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`in substantially the same manner as relied on during prosecution (i.e., Butterworth
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`and Richter for a delaminable bottle and Schmidt for a pressurized gas) (id.)).
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`Moreover, Petitioner’s baseless accusations that the Peirsman Declaration is
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`“misleading” cannot overcome the fact that the Examiner carefully considered the
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`Butterworth reference. As explained in the Peirsman Declaration and attested to by
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`ABI’s Expert, Butterworth’s Embodiment 4 is not enabled because the resulting
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`bottle would have a wall thickness less than 100 µm and, thus, would not have
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`sufficient mechanical strength to dispense a beverage using pressurized gas. See
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`Exh. 1003 at 488-494; Preliminary Response at Section V.A.1.a.i; Exh. 2001,
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`¶¶ 103-106, 124-144. Petitioner’s Expert does not point to any evidence of either
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`experience with or testing performed on dispensing blow-molded containers with a
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`wall thickness less than 100 µm. (Exh. 1002, ¶¶ 54-60; Exh. 2001, ¶¶ 130-138).
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`Instead, Dr. Reitman relies solely on references that do not teach a bag-in-container
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`subject to the same stresses as the claimed invention. (Exh. 1002, ¶¶ 58-67). As
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`such, Reitman’s opinions are unsubstantiated and do not rise to the level of
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`additional evidence and facts which warrant reconsideration.
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`Petitioner’s further contention that the counterpart WO 99/03668 to Brady
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`was disclosed after allowance is irrelevant. This publication was filed concurrently
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`with a Request for Continued Examination, thereby withdrawing the allowance
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.114(d) and, thus, was available as a basis for rejection.
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`Moreover, contrary to Heineken’s assertions, Uhlig discloses a source of
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`pressurized gas, an opening in the cap, and dispensing by applying pressure to an
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`The Examiner could have combined Keisuke with Uhlig but did not.
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`II.
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`Parallel Proceeding in the ITC Warrants Denial
`Petitioner incorrectly argues that the parallel proceeding in the ITC is not a
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`reason to deny institution. To the contrary, the Trial Practice Guide expressly (1)
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`states denial is not limited to follow-on petitions and (2) contemplates denying
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`institution in light of parallel ITC proceedings:
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`There may be other reasons besides the “follow-on” petition context
`where the “effect . . . on the economy, the integrity of the patent system,
`the efficient administration of the Office, and the ability of the Office
`to timely complete proceedings,” 35 U.S.C. § 316(b), favors denying a
`petition even though some claims meet the threshold standards for
`institution under 35 U.S.C. §§ 314(a), 324(a). This includes, for
`example, events in other proceedings related to the same patent, either
`at the Office, in district courts, or the ITC. USPTO, PTAB Trial Prac.
`Guide at 10 (Aug. 2018 Update), (emphasis added; citation omitted).
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`Thus, it remains within the discretion of the Board to deny institution in light of the
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`parallel proceedings at the ITC. See e.g., Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Tech. Co.,
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`Ltd. v. iRobot Corp., IPR2018-00761, Paper No. 15 at 7-8 (PTAB Sept. 5, 2018).
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`III. Conclusion
`Inter partes review should not be instituted for the reasons discussed herein
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`and in Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response.
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`Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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`/Dorothy R. Auth/
`(Electronically signed)
`Dorothy R. Auth, Ph.D.,
`Reg. No. 36,434
`Lead Counsel
`Danielle Vincenti Tully,
`Reg. No. 54,512
`Backup Counsel
`Dina Halajian,
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`Backup Counsel
`Andrew Fessak, Ph.D.,
`Reg. No. 48,528
`Backup Counsel
`Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
`200 Liberty Street
`New York, NY 10281
`(212) 504-6000
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
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`February 5, 2019
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this document was served on
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`February 5, 2019, by filing this document through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`End to End System as well as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the
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`following attorneys of record for the Petitioner:
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`Joseph Loy
`Nathan Mammen
`Eugene Goryunov
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`jloy@kirkland.com
`nathan.mammen@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Andrew Fessak/ (Electronically signed)
`Andrew Fessak
`Reg. No. 48,528
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