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`Paper No.: 37
`Entered: November 16, 2017
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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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`HOSPIRA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01837
`Patent 7,807,799 B2
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`Before SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, ZHENYU YANG, and
`ROBERT A. POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Trial Hearing
`37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner requested oral hearing pursuant to
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.70 in the above-referenced proceeding. Papers 31, 34. The
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`parties’ requests for oral hearing are granted.
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`The proceeding will commence at 1:00 PM on November 29, 2017,
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`on the ninth floor of the Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
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`Alexandria, Virginia. The Board will provide a court reporter for the
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`hearing and the reporter’s transcript will constitute the official record of the
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`hearing.
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`The hearing room can accommodate the lead counsel and a back-up
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`counsel for each party. Other members of the parties will be accommodated,
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`based on space availability, on a first-come, first-served basis. The hearing
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`will be open to the public for in-person attendance that also will be
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`accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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`Each party will have forty-five (45) minutes of total oral argument
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`time. Petitioner bears the ultimate burden of proof that the patent claims at
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`issue in this review are unpatentable. Petitioner, therefore, will proceed first
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`to present its case regarding the pending grounds of unpatentability.
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`Thereafter, Patent Owner will have the opportunity to respond to Petitioner’s
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`arguments. If desired, Petitioner may reserve rebuttal time to respond to
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`arguments presented by Patent Owner. Patent Owner may not reserve
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`rebuttal time.
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`At least seven (7) business days before the hearing date, each party
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`shall serve on the other party any demonstrative exhibit(s) it intends to use
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`during the hearing. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(b). The parties also shall provide
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`a courtesy copy of any demonstrative exhibits to the Board at least three (3)
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`business days before the hearing by emailing them to Trials@uspto.gov.
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`Absent prior authorization, the parties shall not file any demonstrative
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`exhibit(s) with the Board.
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`Demonstrative exhibits are not evidence, but are intended to assist the
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`parties in presenting their oral arguments to the Board. Demonstrative
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`exhibits may not introduce new evidence or raise new argument but, instead,
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`should cite to evidence in the record. The parties are directed to St. Jude
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`Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University
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`of Michigan, IPR2013-00041 (PTAB January 27, 2014) (Paper 65), for
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`guidance regarding the appropriate content of demonstrative exhibits.
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`The Board expects that the parties will meet and confer in good faith
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`to resolve any objections to demonstrative exhibits. For any objections that
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`cannot be resolved after conferring, the parties may file jointly a one-page
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`list of objections at least three (3) business days before the oral hearing. The
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`list shall identify with particularity the portions of the demonstrative exhibits
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`that are subject to objection and include a one-sentence statement of the
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`basis for each objection. No argument or further explanation is permitted.
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`The Board will consider any objections and schedule a conference call if
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`deemed necessary. Otherwise, the Board will reserve ruling on the
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`objections until the oral argument. Any objection to demonstrative exhibits
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`that is not presented timely will be considered waived. Neither party shall
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`be permitted to interrupt their opponent’s presentation to lodge objections to
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`demonstrative exhibits during the oral hearing.
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`Each party shall provide a hard copy of its demonstrative exhibits to
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`the court reporter at the hearing. The parties are reminded that the presenter
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`must identify clearly and specifically each demonstrative exhibit (e.g., by
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`slide or screen number) referenced during the hearing to ensure the clarity
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`and accuracy of the court reporter’s transcript.
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`The Board expects lead counsel for each party to be present in person
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`at the oral hearing. However, any counsel of record may present the party’s
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`argument. If either party expects that its lead counsel will not be attending
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`the oral argument, the parties should initiate a joint telephone conference
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`with the Board no later than two (2) business days prior to the oral hearing to
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`discuss the matter.
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`Questions regarding specific audio-visual equipment shall be directed
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`to the Board at 571-272-9797. Notwithstanding the parties’ statements in
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`Papers 31 and 34, requests for audio-visual equipment are to be made no
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`later than five (5) days before the oral hearing date in an email
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`communication to Trials@uspto.gov. If a request is not received timely, the
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`equipment may not be available on the day of the oral hearing.
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that oral hearing, conducted pursuant to the procedures
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`outlined above, shall commence at 1:00 PM EST on November 29, 2017, on
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`the ninth floor of the Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
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`Virginia.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Thomas Meloro
`Michael Johnson
`WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
`tmeloro@willkie.com
`mjohnson1@willkie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Thomas Fletcher
`Christopher Suarez
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`tfletcher@wc.com
`csuarez@wc.com
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