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`Paper No. 17
`Entered: October 10, 2019
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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IRON OAK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00106
`Patent 5,699,275
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, PATRICK R. SCANLON, and
`ARTHUR M. PESLAK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`IPR2019-00106
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner each request oral hearing pursuant to 37
`C.F.R. § 42.70. Papers 15, 16. Petitioner proposes that each party be
`allocated thirty (30) minutes of total time to present arguments. Paper 23, 2.
`Patent Owner does not propose an amount of time to present arguments.
`Based on the issues presented in this case, we agree with Petitioner’s
`proposal regarding the allocated time for the hearing. The requests for oral
`hearing are granted according to the terms set forth in this Order.
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`The combined oral hearing will commence at approximately 2:45 PM
`Eastern Time1 on Monday, November 4, 2019, in Hearing Room B on the
`ninth floor of Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
`Virginia. The hearing will be open to the public for in-person attendance
`that will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Board
`will provide a court reporter for the hearing and the reporter’s transcript will
`constitute the official record of the hearing.
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`Each party will have thirty (30) minutes of total time to present
`arguments in the above-identified proceedings. As the party with the burden
`of proof and persuasion, Petitioner will proceed first to present its case with
`regard to the challenged claim and grounds set forth in the Petitions.
`Thereafter, Patent Owner may respond to Petitioner’s case. Thereafter,
`Petitioner may use any of its remaining time for rebuttal regarding Patent
`Owner’s arguments regarding the challenged claim. And, thereafter, Patent
`Owner may use any of its remaining time for sur-rebuttal, to respond to
`Petitioner’s rebuttal arguments, despite Petitioner’s “opposition” for Patent
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`1 Upon conclusion of the hearing for related cases IPR2018-01552 and
`IPR2018-01553, there will be a short recess, followed by the
`commencement of the hearing for IPR2019-00106.
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`Owner to do so. Paper 15, 2. The parties are reminded that arguments made
`during rebuttal and sur-rebuttal periods must be responsive to arguments the
`opposing party made in its immediately preceding presentation.
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`At least seven business days prior to the hearing, each party shall
`serve on the other party any demonstrative exhibit(s) it intends to use during
`the hearing. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b). At least three business days prior to
`the hearing, the parties shall file any demonstrative exhibits in this case.
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`Demonstrative exhibits used at the oral hearing are aids to oral
`argument and not evidence, and should be clearly marked as such. For
`example, each slide of a demonstrative exhibit may be marked with the
`words “DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBIT – NOT EVIDENCE” in the footer.
`Demonstrative exhibits cannot be used to advance arguments or introduce
`evidence not previously presented in the record. See Dell Inc. v. Acceleron,
`LLC, 884 F.3d 1364, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (noting that the “Board was
`obligated to dismiss [the petitioner’s] untimely argument . . . raised for the
`first time during oral argument”).
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`The parties should attempt to work out any objections to
`demonstratives prior to involving the Board. Should either party disagree
`with the propriety of any of the opposing party’s demonstratives, the party
`may send, contemporaneously with their own slides three business days
`prior to the hearing, an email to Trials@uspto.gov including a paper limited
`to identifying the opposing party’s slide(s) objected to and a brief sentence
`as to the general basis of the objection(s). No further argument is permitted
`in that paper. The Board will then take the objections under advisement, and
`if the content is inappropriate, it will not be considered. Any objection to
`demonstrative exhibits that is not timely presented will be considered
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`waived. The Board asks the parties to confine demonstrative exhibit
`objections to those identifying egregious violations that are prejudicial to the
`administration of justice. The parties are directed to St. Jude Med.,
`Cardiology Div., Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the Univ. of Mich.,
`IPR2013-00041, Paper 65 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014), for guidance regarding the
`appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits. In general, if the content on a
`slide cannot be readily associated with an argument made, or evidence
`referenced, in a substantive paper, it is inappropriate. The best practice is to
`indicate on each slide where support may be found in a substantive paper
`and/or an exhibit of record in this proceeding.
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`The parties are reminded that each presenter must identify clearly and
`specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by slide or screen number)
`referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the
`reporter’s transcript. The parties also should note that at least one member
`of the panel may be attending the hearing electronically from a remote
`location, and that if a demonstrative is not made fully available or visible to
`all judges at the hearing, that demonstrative will not be considered. If the
`parties have questions as to whether demonstrative exhibits would be
`sufficiently visible and available to all of the judges, the parties are invited
`to contact the Board at 571-272-9797.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
`at the hearing. If a party anticipates that its lead counsel will not be
`attending the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone
`conference with the Board no later than two business days prior to the oral
`hearing to discuss the matter. Any counsel of record, however, may present
`the party’s arguments.
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`A party may request remote video attendance for one or more of its
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`other attendees to view the hearing from any USPTO location. The
`available locations include the Texas Regional Office in Dallas, Texas; the
`Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver, Colorado; the Elijah J. McCoy
`Midwest Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan; and the Silicon Valley Office
`in San Jose, CA. To request remote video viewing, a party must send an
`email message to Trials@uspto.gov ten business days prior to the hearing,
`indicating the requested location and the number planning to view the
`hearing from the remote location. The Board will notify the parties if the
`request for video viewing is granted. Note that it may not be possible to
`grant the request due to the availability of resources.
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`Per the recent update to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, either
`party may request a pre-hearing conference. Office Patent Trial Practice
`Guide, August 2018 Update, 83 Fed. Reg. 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018) (found at
`the following link to the USPTO website: https://go.usa.gov/xU7GP).
`Requests for a pre-hearing conference must be made by Monday, October
`21, 2019. To request such a conference, an email should be sent to
`Trials@uspto.gov including several dates and times of availability for both
`parties that are generally no later than three business days prior to the oral
`hearing. Please refer to the Guide for more information on the pre-hearing
`conference.
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`Any special requests for audio-visual equipment should be directed to
`Trials@uspto.gov. A party may also indicate any special requests related to
`appearing at an in-person oral hearing, such as a request to accommodate
`physical needs that limit mobility or visual or hearing impairments, and
`indicate how the PTAB may accommodate the special request. Any special
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`requests must be presented in a separate communication not less than five
`days before the hearing.
`It is
`ORDERED that oral argument will commence at approximately 2:45
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`PM EASTERN TIME on Monday, November 4, 2019.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Joseph Micallef
`jmicallef@sidley.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Albert Deaver
`adeaver@md-iplaw.com
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`Robert McAughan
`bmcaughan@md-iplaw.com
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`Jeffrey Andrews
`jandrews@yettercoleman.com
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`Christopher Lonvick
`clonvick@md-iplaw.com
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