In its Order, the Board addressed the initial conference call, which was held for the IPR proceedings, IPR2014-00097 and IPR2014-00098. Also addressed during the call were the related CBM proceedings, CBM2013-00049, CBM2013-00050, and CBM2013-00051.
The Board first addressed the proposed scheduling changes in both the IPR and CBM proceedings. The Board granted the parties’ joint request to extend due dates in the IPR proceedings to account for holiday schedules. The Board also granted Petitioner’s request to extend the schedule in the CBM proceedings “for a limited period of time” to address the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, __ U.S. __, No. 13-298, slip op. (U.S. June 19, 2014). Continue reading