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` Entered: January 22, 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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`LIFESCAN GLOBAL CORPORATION
`Petitioner,
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`IKEDA FOOD RESEARCH, LTD., and PHC CORPORATION
`Patent Owners.
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`PGR2019-00032
`Patent 9,976,125 B2
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`Before ERICA A. FRANKLIN, ROBERT A. POLLOCK, and
`DAVID COTTA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`COTTA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Petitioners’ Motion for an Extension of Time
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`PGR2019-00032
`Patent 9,976,125 B2
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`On January 14, 2020, with our prior authorization, Counsel for
`LifeScan Global Corporation (“Petitioner”), filed a motion “TO
`WITHDRAW AND SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL.” Paper 20 (“Motion”). On
`January 22, we granted Petitioner’s motion. Paper 21. In email
`correspondence relating to this motion, Petitioner requested a two week
`extension of the deadline to respond to Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.221. Ex. 3001. Petitioner represents that Patent
`Owner does not object to this request. Id.
`In view of Petitioner’s substitution of counsel, and given that Patent
`Owner does not object, we grant Petitioner’s request for an extension of time
`to respond to Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.221.
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for an extension of time to
`respond to Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.221 is
`granted. Petitioner’s response shall be filed on or before February 14, 2020.
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`PGR2019-00032
`Patent 9,976,125 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`Robert Tosti
`Daniel Palmer
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`rtosti@brownrudnick.com
`dpalmer@brownrudnick.com
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`Brian R. Tomkins
`Aaron S. Eckenthal
`Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Kenneth George
`Brian Comack
`Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
`kgeorge@arelaw.com
`bcomack@arelaw.com
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