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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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`RIMFROST AS.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AKER BIOMARINE ANTARCTIC AS,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2018-01730
`Patent 9,072,752 B2
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`Before TINA E. HULSE and JOHN E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Patent
`Judges.
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`SCHNEIDER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5 and 42.121(a)
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`IPR2018-01730
`Patent 9,072,752 B2
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`On May 30, 2019, a conference call was held among counsel for the
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`parties and Judges Hulse and Schneider to discuss general guidance for
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`motions to amend.
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`We explained that the requirements for a motion to amend are set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.121. We referred the parties to that rule and to the
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`Memorandum re: Guidance on Motions to Amend in view of Aqua Products
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`(Nov. 21, 2017) (available at https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/
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`documents/guidance_on_motions_to_amend_11_2017.pdf).
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`We also referred the parties to additional guidance on motions to
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`amend discussed in the following precedential cases: Lectrosonics, Inc. v
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`Zaxcom, Inc., Case IPR2018-01129, 01130 (PTAB Feb. 25, 2019)
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`(Paper 15) (precedential), and Amazon.com, Inc. v. Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.,
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`Case IPR2017-00948 (PTAB Jan. 18, 2019) (Paper 34) (precedential).
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`Furthermore we explained, as set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.24, that
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`Patent Owner’s motion to amend and Petitioner’s opposition are each
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`limited to twenty-five pages. 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.24(a)(1)(vi), 42.24(b)(3).
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`Patent Owner’s reply and Petitioner’s sur-reply are limited to twelve pages.
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`Id. § 42.24(c)(3). Pursuant to the Scheduling Order, the papers are currently
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`due on June 17, September 16, October 15, and November 15, 2019,
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`respectively. Paper 8. If the parties wish to stipulate to different deadlines,
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`the parties may do so. Id. at 5 (“The parties may stipulate to different dates
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`for DUE DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that the conference requirement under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.121(a) is hereby satisfied.
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`PETITIONER:
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`James F. Harrington
`Michael I. Chakansky
`Ronald J. Baron
`John T. Gallagher
`HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP
`jfhdocket@hbiplaw.com
`mchakansky@hbiplaw.com
`rbaron@hbiplaw.com
`jgallagher@hbiplaw.com
`jtgdocket@hbiplaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`David A. Casimir
`J. Mitchell Jones
`CASIMIR JONES S.C.
`dacasimir@casimirjones.com
`jmjones@casimirjones.com
`docketing@casimirjones.com
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