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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT & [PROPOSED] ORDER

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ADAM R. ALPER (S.B.N. 196834)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

aalper@kirkland.com 

TIMOTHY G. MAJORS (S.B.N. 228275) 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

333 South Hope Street 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 680-8400 

Facsimile: (213) 680-8500 

tim.majors@kirkland.com 

DANIEL W. MCDONALD (Pro Hac Vice) 

dmcdonald@merchantgould.com 

WILLIAM D. SCHULTZ (Pro Hac Vice) 

wschultz@merchantgould.com 

ERIC CHAD (Pro Hac Vice) 

echad@merchantgould.com 

MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. 

3200 IDS Center 

80 South Eighth Street 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2215 

Telephone: (612) 332-5300 

Facsimile: (612) 332-9081 

Attorneys for Defendant CARDIOCOM, 

LLC

BAS DE BLANK (S.B.N. 191487)

basdeblank@orrick.com 

LILLIAN MAO (S.B.N. 267410) 

lmao@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

100 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: (650) 614-7400 

Facsimile: (650) 614-7401 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, 

INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE 

SYSTEMS, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CARDIOCOM, LLC, 

Defendant.

Case No. 3:14-cv-01575-EMC

JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date: January 14, 2016 

Time: 9:30 A.M. 

Dept: 5 

Judge: Edward M. Chen 

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Pursuant the Court’s June 29, 2015 Order (Dkt. No. 159) and April 5, 2016 Order (Dkt. 

No. 165), Plaintiff Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. (“Bosch”) and Defendant Cardiocom, 

LLC (“Cardiocom”) hereby supplement their previous joint case management statements (Dkt. 

Nos. 140, 150, 152, 158, 160) with the current status of the post-grant review proceedings 

relevant to the Patents-in-Suit: 

IPR / Reexam 

Case No. 

Patent 

No. 

Claims 

Challenged Status 

IPR2013-00468 & 

IPR2013-00469 

(merged) 

7,516,192 1-37 (all 

claims) 

Final decision issued Jan. 27, 2015. 

All challenged claims cancelled. 

Bosch appealed and the Federal 

Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision 

in Rule 36 Judgment on June 29, 2016.

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Office Action rejecting challenged 

claims mailed May 19, 2015. Bosch 

filed Notice of Appeal on July 2, 2015. 

Bosch filed Reply Brief and Request 

for Oral Hearing on December 21, 

2015. Bosch waived Oral Hearing on 

July 8, 2016.

IPR2013-00449 7,840,420 1-5 (all claims) Final decision issued Jan. 15, 2015. 

All challenged claims cancelled. 

Bosch appealed and the Federal 

Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision 

in Rule 36 Judgment on June 29, 2016.

90/013,270 7,840,420 1-5 (all claims) All claims confirmed on June 5, 2015. 

Reexamination certificate issued on 

July 22, 2015.

IPR2013-00431 7,921,186 1-16 (all 

claims) 

Final decision issued Jan. 15, 2015. 

All challenged claims cancelled. 

Bosch appealed and the Federal 

Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision 

in Rule 36 Judgment on June 29, 2016.

90/013,263 7,921,186 1-8 Final Office Action rejecting 

challenged claims mailed April 15, 

2015. Bosch filed Notice of Appeal 

on Sept. 15, 2015 and Appeal Brief on 

Nov. 16, 2015. Examiner filed 

Answer to Appeal Brief on December 

1, 2015. Bosch waived Oral Hearing 

on July 8, 2016.

IPR2013-00451 7,587,469 1, 2, 5-10 Final decision issued Jan. 15, 2015. 

All challenged claims cancelled. 

Bosch filed Notice of Appeal on Mar. 

18, 2015. Bosch filed motion to 

terminate appeal. The Federal Circuit 

granted the motion to dismiss appeal 

on July 24, 2015.

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IPR / Reexam 

Case No. 

Patent 

No. 

Claims 

Challenged Status 

90/013,175 7,587,469 1-22 (all 

claims) 

Reexamination certificate issued on 

December 8, 2015, confirming claims 

3 and 4, and canceling claims 1, 2, and 

5-22.

90/013,663 7,587,469 3 Reexamination request filed on Dec. 

21, 2015, pending decision by Office. 

The USPTO mailed a non-final Office 

Action rejecting claim 3 on May 18, 

2016.

IPR2014-00488 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) IPR Instituted on all claims Sept. 

2014. 

Terminated on Bosch’s Motion to 

Terminate for Petitioner’s Failure to 

Name all Real Parties in Interest on 

March 16, 2015. Request for 

Rehearing denied May 22, 2015. 

Medtronic filed Notice of Appeal on 

July 23, 2015. Federal Circuit granted 

Bosch’s motion to dismiss appeal on 

Nov. 17, 2015. Medtronic filed 

petition for en banc rehearing on Dec. 

17, 2015. Federal Circuit sua sponte

recalled its dismissal mandate on June 

30, 2016. Federal Circuit ordered 

additional briefing on July 1, 2016. 

Medtronic also filed suit against 

Michelle K. Lee, Director of the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office in the District Court for the 

Eastern District of Virginia. 

Medtronic sought an order requiring 

the PTO to reinstitute the terminated 

IPR. The District Court for the E.D. 

Virginia dismissed case. Medtronic 

appealed the dismissal to the Federal 

Circuit requesting initial en banc

review. Briefing suspended by the 

Federal Circuit Feb. 22. 2016. 

90/013,167 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) All claims confirmed on June 2, 2015. 

Reexamination certificate issued on 

June 22, 2015. 

90/013,484 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) Reexamination ordered on all claims 

June 9, 2015. First office action 

issued on Sept. 10, 2015, rejecting all 

claims. Bosch submitted response on 

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IPR / Reexam 

Case No. 

Patent 

No. 

Claims 

Challenged Status 

Nov. 10, 2015. All claims confirmed 

on March 14, 2016. Reexamination 

certificate issued on March 30, 2016. 

90/013,527 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) Petition filed June 12, 2015. 

Reexamination denied on Aug. 12, 

2015. Petition for review of 

reexamination denial filed on Sept. 14, 

2015. The USPTO denied review of 

denial on January 15, 2016 and no 

claim was cancelled. 

90/013,769 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) Petition filed June 17, 2016. Awaiting 

USPTO decision on whether to 

institute reexamination. 

90/013,773 7,769,605 1-9 (all claims) Petition filed June 29, 2016. 

Reexamination ordered for all claims 

on July 19, 2016. 

IPR2014-00607 

(merged with 2014-

00691) 

7,870,249 1, 2, 6-8, 11-

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Terminated on Bosch’s Motion to 

Terminate for Petitioner’s Failure to 

Name all Real Parties in Interest on 

March 16, 2015. Request for 

Rehearing denied May 22, 2015. 

Medtronic filed Notice of Appeal on 

July 23, 2015. Federal Circuit granted 

Bosch’s motion to dismiss appeal on 

Nov. 17, 2015. Medtronic filed 

petition for en banc rehearing on Dec. 

17, 2015. Federal Circuit sua sponte

recalled its dismissal mandate on June 

30, 2016. Federal Circuit ordered 

additional briefing on July 1, 2016. 

Medtronic also filed suit against 

Michelle K. Lee, Director of the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office in the District Court for the 

Eastern District of Virginia. 

Medtronic sought an order requiring 

the PTO to reinstitute the terminated 

IPR. The District Court for the E.D. 

Virginia dismissed case. Medtronic 

appealed the dismissal to the Federal 

Circuit requesting initial en banc

review. Federal Circuit suspended 

briefing on Feb. 22, 2016. 

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IPR / Reexam 

Case No. 

Patent 

No. 

Claims 

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IPR2014-00691 7,870,249 3-5, 9, 10, 14-

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Terminated on Bosch’s Motion to 

Terminate for Petitioner’s Failure to 

Name all Real Parties in Interest on 

March 16, 2015. Request for 

Rehearing denied May 22, 2015. 

Medtronic filed Notice of Appeal on 

July 23, 2015. Federal Circuit granted 

Bosch’s motion to dismiss appeal on 

Nov. 17, 2015. Medtronic filed 

petition for en banc rehearing on Dec. 

17, 2015. Federal Circuit sua sponte

recalled its dismissal mandate on June 

30, 2016. Federal Circuit ordered 

additional briefing on July 1, 2016. 

Medtronic also filed suit against 

Michelle K. Lee, Director of the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office in the District Court for the 

Eastern District of Virginia. 

Medtronic sought an order requiring 

the PTO to reinstitute the terminated 

IPR. The District Court for the E.D. 

Virginia dismissed case. Medtronic 

appealed the dismissal to the Federal 

Circuit requesting initial en banc

review. Federal Circuit suspended 

briefing on Feb. 22, 2016. 

90/013,262 7,870,249 14-18, 20-21, 

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Reexamination certificate confirming 

claims 14-18, 20-21 and cancelling 

claims 23-26, issued May 22, 2015.

90/013,493 7,870,249 1, 2, 6-8, 10-

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Reexamination ordered for claims 1, 2, 

6-8, and 10-13 on June 3, 2015. First 

office action issued on Aug. 20, 2015, 

rejecting challenged claims. Bosch 

filed response and terminal disclaimer 

on Oct. 20, 2015. Terminal disclaimer 

approved on Oct. 21, 2015. Non-final 

rejection mailed February 25, 2016. 

Bosch filed response on May 25, 2016. 

Proceeding merged with 90/013,647 

on July 8, 2016.

90/013,647 7,870,249 1-13 Reexamination ordered for claims 1-

13 on January 20, 2016. Non-final 

rejection mailed April 7, 2016. Bosch 

filed response on June 21, 2016. 

Proceeding merged with 90/013,493 

on July 8, 2016.

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IPR / Reexam 

Case No. 

Patent 

No. 

Claims 

Challenged Status 

90/013,638 7,870,249 1-2, 6-8, 11-13 Reexamination request filed on Nov. 

23, 2015. Request denied on Dec. 17, 

2015. Reexamination terminated on 

February 18, 2016 and no claims were 

cancelled.

Bosch may seek rehearing, en banc review, or certiorari of the Federal Circuit’s 

decisions with respect to the ‘192, ‘186, and ‘420 Patents. Therefore, the parties respectfully 

request that the Court take the Case Management Conference off the calendar and allow the 

parties to file a supplemental status report on October 11, 2016 informing the Court whether 

Bosch has appealed or sought review of the Federal Circuit’s decision. 

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Dated: July 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Bas de Blank

Bas de Blank, Bar No. 191487 

bdeblank@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

1000 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: (650) 614-7400 

Facsimile: (650) 614-7401 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. 

Dated: July 21, 2016

By: /s/ William D. Schultz w/ permission Bas de Blank 

William D. Schultz 

wschultz@merchantgould.com 

MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. 

3200 ids Center 

80 S. Eighth Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55402-2215 

Telephone: (612) 336-4637 

Facsimile: (612) 332-9081 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CARDIOCOM, LLC 

IT IS SO ORDERED that the Further CMC 

is reset for 10/20/16 at 10:30 a.m. An 

updated joint CMC Statement shall be filed 

by 10/13/16. 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER 

The above JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER is approved as the Case Management Order for this case and all parties 

shall comply with its provisions. [In addition, the Court makes the further orders stated below:] 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

JUDGE EDWARD M. CHEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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