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`Paper 21
`Date: August 5, 2020
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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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`NEW U LIFE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2019-01141
`Patent 6,613,356 B1
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`Before GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON,
`and MICHAEL A. VALEK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`VALEK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Tel: 571-272-7822
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`Paper 21
`Date: August 5, 2020
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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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`NEW U LIFE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2019-01141
`Patent 6,613,356 B1
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`
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`Before GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, JENNIFER MEYER CHAGNON,
`and MICHAEL A. VALEK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`VALEK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`IPR2019-01141
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 and the Scheduling Order (Paper 9),
`Petitioner has requested an oral hearing in the above referenced case. Paper
`19. Petitioner’s request for oral hearing is granted.
`Oral argument will commence at 10:00 AM (ET) on Tuesday,
`September 1, 2020, by video. The Board will provide a court reporter for
`the hearing, and the reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of
`the hearing.
`If at any time during the proceeding, you encounter technical or other
`difficulties that fundamentally undermine your ability to adequately
`represent your client, please let the panel know immediately, and
`adjustments will be made.1
`To facilitate planning, each party must contact PTAB Hearings at
`PTABHearings@uspto.gov five business days prior to the oral hearing date
`to receive video set-up information. As a reminder, all arrangements and the
`expenses involved with appearing by video, such as the selection of the
`facility to be used from which a party will attend by video, must be borne by
`that party. If a video connection cannot be established, the parties will be
`provided with dial-in connection information, and the oral hearing will be
`conducted telephonically.
`If one or both parties would prefer to participate in the oral hearing
`telephonically, they should notify PTAB Hearings at the above email
`address five business days prior to the hearing to receive dial-in connection
`information.
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`1 For example, if a party is experiencing poor video quality, the Board may
`provide alternate dial-in information.
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`As Petitioner requested, each party will have 45 minutes, total, to
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`present its arguments. See Paper 19, 2. Petitioner will open the hearing and
`may present arguments regarding the challenged claims for which the Board
`instituted trial.2 Patent Owner will then respond to Petitioner’s arguments
`and may also present argument regarding its motion to exclude (Paper 20).
`Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time (of no more than half its total argument
`time) to respond to Patent Owner’s arguments. Patent Owner may reserve
`time for a brief sur-rebuttal. See Office Consolidated Trial Practice Guide,
`November 2019 Edition, 83 (“TPG”).3
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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 five business days before the
`hearing, the parties shall provide the demonstrative exhibits to the Board by
`emailing them at PTABHearings@uspto.gov. The parties shall not file any
`demonstrative exhibits in this case, without prior authorization from the
`Board.
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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 may be marked with the words “DEMONSTRATIVE
`EXHIBIT – NOT EVIDENCE” in the footer. See TPG, 84. 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
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`2 Patent Owner has withdrawn its Motion to Amend. Paper 18. Thus, the
`Board expects both parties to focus their arguments on the claims and
`grounds for which trial was instituted. See Institution Decision (Paper 8).
`3 Available at https://www.uspto.gov/TrialPracticeGuideConsolidated.
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`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”). Instead, demonstrative exhibits must cite to evidence in the
`record.
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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, two business days prior to the hearing, an email to
`Trials@uspto.gov limited to identifying the opposing party’s slide(s)
`objected to and a brief sentence as to the general basis of the objection. No
`further argument is permitted in that email. 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 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 Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the
`University of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB Jan. 27, 2014) (Paper 65),
`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)
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`referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the
`reporter’s transcript. As noted above, each member of the panel will be
`attending the hearing electronically from a remote location. If a
`demonstrative exhibit is not emailed to the Board or otherwise made fully
`available or visible to all judges at the hearing, that demonstrative exhibit
`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 generally expects lead counsel for each party to be present
`by video at the oral hearing. Any counsel of record may present the party’s
`argument as long as that counsel is present by video.
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`Any special requests for audio-visual equipment should be directed to
`PTABHearings@uspto.gov. A party may also indicate any special requests
`related to appearing at a video oral hearing, such as a request to
`accommodate visual or hearing impairments, and indicate how the PTAB
`may accommodate the special request. Any special requests must be
`presented in a separate communication not less than five business days
`before the hearing.
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`Please unmute yourself only when speaking. The panel will have
`access to all papers filed with the Board, including demonstratives (provided
`by email as discussed above). During the oral hearing, the parties are
`advised to identify clearly and specifically each demonstrative referenced
`(e.g., by slide or screen number) to ensure the clarity and accuracy of the
`court reporter’s transcript. In addition, the parties are advised to identify
`themselves each time they speak. Furthermore, the remote nature of the oral
`hearing may also result in an audio lag, and so the parties are advised to
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`observe a pause prior to speaking, so as to avoid speaking over others.
`Members of the public may request to listen in on this oral hearing. If
`resources are available, the Board generally expects to grant such requests. If
`either party objects to the Board granting such requests, for example,
`because confidential information may be discussed, the party must notify the
`Board by contacting PTABHearings@uspto.gov at least five business days
`prior to the oral hearing date.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that oral argument will commence by video at 10:00 AM
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`(ET) on September 1, 2020.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brian Galvin
`GALVIN PATENT LAW LLC
`brian@glavinpatentlaw.com
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`Brian S. Boon
`BOON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PLLC
`brianboon@boonintellectualpropertylaw.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Ryan E. Hatch
`LAW OFFICE OF RYAN E. HATCH
`ryan@ryanehatch.com
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`Tara Klamrowski
`SEGE LAW PRACTICE
`tara@alansege.com
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