Medtronic, Inc.v.Mark BarryDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardSep 9, 201511202409 (P.T.A.B. Sep. 9, 2015) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper No. 10 571-272-7822 Paper 12 Date Entered: September 9, 2015 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ MEDTRONIC, INC., Petitioner v. MARK A. BARRY, Patent Owner. ____________ Case IPR2014-01212 Patent 7,776,072 B2 ____________ Before DONNA M. PRAISS, BRIAN J. McNAMARA, and JEREMY M. PLENZLER, Administrative Patent Judges. McNAMARA, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING 37C.F.R. § 42.71(d) Case IPR2014-01212 Patent 7,776,072 B2 2 On March 6, 2015 Medtronic, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a Request for Rehearing (Paper 11, “Req. Reh’g.”) of our Decision Denying Institution (Paper 9). However, on February 20, 2015, Petitioner filed another Petition challenging the same claims of the same Patent, i.e. claims 1–4 of U.S. Patent 7,776,072 B2 (“the ’072 Patent”), as those challenged in the present proceeding. Medtronic, Inc. v. Mark A. Barry, Case IPR2015-00783 (Paper 2, “Second Pet.”). The Second Petition cites many of the same references cited by Petitioner in this proceeding, as well as additional references. Upon consideration of the Second Petition, we instituted inter partes review of claims 1–4 of the ’072 Patent. Medtronic, Inc. v. Mark A. Barry, Case IPR2015-00780, slip op. (PTAB Sept. 9, 2015) (Paper 7, Decision to Institute) (”Medtronic v. Barry VI”). In view of our institution of inter partes review in Medtronic v. Barry VI and the overlapping references and issues between this proceeding and IPR2015-00783, we exercise our discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) and deny Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing in this proceeding. For the reasons discussed above, the Request for Rehearing is DENIED. Case IPR2014-01212 Patent 7,776,072 B2 3 PETITIONER: Jeff E. Schwartz Seth A. Kramer FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP jeschwartz@foxrothschild.com skramer@foxrothschild.com PATENT OWNER David G. Henry Michael D. Ellis GRAY, REED & MCGRAW, PC dhenry@grayreed.com mellis@grayreed.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
