`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 30
`Entered: February 1, 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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`SCHUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`EMSEAL JOINT SYSTEMS, LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case PGR2017-00053
`Patent 9,528,262 B2
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`
`
`Before GEORGE R. HOSKINS and SCOTT C. MOORE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`HOSKINS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`
`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`PGR2017-00053
`Patent 9,528,262 B2
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`On December 20, 2018, the Board entered two Orders delaying oral
`arguments in this matter to February 13, 2019, to permit time for the parties
`to negotiate and execute an ancillary agreement as part of efforts to settle
`this proceeding. See Papers 28 & 29. The Board also scheduled a
`telephonic status conference for January 29, 2019. See Paper 29.
`We accordingly held a telephone conference as scheduled, with
`Judges Hoskins and Moore participating on behalf of the Board. Mr. David
`Connaughton spoke on behalf of Petitioner. Mr. Michael Kinney spoke on
`behalf of Patent Owner, and Ms. Christine Beninati also participated on
`behalf of Patent Owner.
`Counsel for both parties represented that negotiations are ongoing,
`and that the negotiations are expected to be completed and an ancillary
`agreement executed on or before February 6, 2019.
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`PGR2017-00053
`Patent 9,528,262 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Gary E. Lambert
`David J. Connaughton, Jr.
`LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES
`lambert@lambertpatentlaw.com
`connaughton@lambertpatentlaw.com
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`James E. Hudson III
`CRAIN, CATON & JAMES
`jhudson@craincaton.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael K. Kinney
`Christine W. Beninati
`MKG, LLC
`kinney@mkgip.com
`beninati@mkgip.com
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`Peter A. Nieves
`SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS & GREEN PA
`pnieves@sheehan.com
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