In its Decision, the Board denied Patent Owner’s and Petitioner’s requests to expunge a declaration submitted with Patent Owner’s Response and also denied Patent Owner’s request to submit substitute a Corrected Patent Owner’s Response and Amended Declaration.
Category Archives: Expunge
Granting Leave to File Motion to Exclude Allegedly Newly Raised Evidence and Arguments IPR2014-01372, 01374
In its Order, the Board addressed Patent Owner’s request for authorization to file a motion to exclude certain evidence. After having conducted a telephone conference with the parties, the Board granted Patent Owner’s request
Patent Owner sought authorization to move to expunge or strike portions of Petitioner’s Replies in IPR2014-01372 and IPR2014-01374 for allegedly containing new arguments or relying on new evidence. In particular, Patent Owner argued that “the Replies cite to new portions of the challenged patents, not cited in the Petition, to support new theories that the patents disclose certain limitations.” In response, Petitioner argued that the allegedly new evidence and arguments were in response to arguments presented in Patent Owner’s Responses. The Board decided to authorize briefing “[g]iven the technical detail in the argument presented.”
Patent Owner also asserted “it was prejudiced because Petitioner did not file expert declarations with the Replies to explain the alleged new theories regarding unpatentability, even though it filed expert declarations with the Petitions.” The Board disagreed, noting that declarations are not required but that “the lack of a declaration is a factor the Board can consider in determining how much weight it gives the arguments in the Replies.” Thus, the Board ordered that Patent Owner not discuss the lack of declarations with Petitioner’s Replies in its Motion, and that Patent Owner cannot move to exclude any sections on that basis.
Smart Modular Technologies Inc. v. Netlist, Inc., IPR2014-01372 and IPR2014-001374
Paper 32: Order on Conduct of the Proceedings
Dated: October 9, 2015
Patents: 8,001,434 B1; 8,359,501 B1
Before: Linda M. Gaudette, Bryan F. Moore, and Peter P. Chen
Written by: Moore
Denying Motion to Expunge Information Regarding Manufacturing Practices and Customers IPR2014-00309
In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s post-hearing motion to expunge sealed versions of certain exhibits. Specifically, Patent Owner sought to seal deposition transcripts of two Saint-Gobain employees and named inventors of the ‘640 patent that was challenged in the instant IPR proceeding. Continue reading
Order Denying Motion to Expunge Where no Prejudice Exists IPR2014-00500
Order Denying Motion to Expunge Where no Prejudice Exists IPR2014-00500
In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Expunge. Patent Owner had filed the Motion to expunge certain exhibits from the record because, according to Patent Owner, such exhibits were not timely filed.
Expunging Declaration Held to be Improperly Submitted as Exhibit to Motion to Exclude IPR2014-00552
In its Order, the Board expunged a declaration that was submitted with Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude. Petitioner sought authorization from the Board to file a motion to expunge Exhibit 2089, a declaration by Dr. Robert Short in support of Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude. Rather than authorizing Petitioner’s request, the Board entered the instant Order expunging Exhibit 2089. Continue reading
Denying Motion to Seal That Relied Upon Designation of Documents as Highly Confidential IPR2015-00266
In its Decision, the Board denied Patent Owner’s revised motion to seal (Paper 22) and granted Petitioner’s motion to expunge and replace (Paper 28). Previously, the Board issued an order providing guidance as to the requirements for a motion to seal. Patent Owner thereafter filed a motion to seal two deposition transcript exhibits from related district court litigation. Continue reading
Denying Request to File Corrected Patent Owner Response Removing Citations to Expunged Exhibit CBM2014-00133, 135
In its Order, the Board granted Patent Owner’s request to expunge an exhibit and denied Petitioner’s request that Patent Owner be ordered to file a corrected Patent Owner Response. Continue reading
Granting Motion to Expunge IPR2013-00453
In its Decision, the Board granted Petitioner’s Motion to Expunge certain papers and exhibits. The Board had previously terminated the proceeding and denied Petitioner’s Rehearing Request. Petitioner then filed the instant Motion seeking to expunge “the unredacted, sealed versions of Papers 21, 35, 42, and 48, and Exhibits 2017, 2018, 2020-2033, and 2040.” Petitioner also filed redacted versions of several exhibits. Continue reading
Expunging Preliminary Response IPR2015-00009
In its Order, the Board ordered that the Preliminary Response filed by Fluidigm will be expunged unless within five business days of the Board’s Order, a paper is filed “that shows cause why Fluidigm should be entitled to file a preliminary response to the Petitions.” Continue reading
Order on Request to Expunge Evidence or Argument CBM2014-00182
In its Order, the Board ruled on Petitioner’s request that the Board expunge certain exhibits from the record and strike any corresponding argument in Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response. According to Petitioner, the exhibits and Preliminary Response included new testimonial evidence in violation of 37 C.F.R. 42.207(c). Continue reading