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`Filed on behalf of Dr. Lakshmi Arunachalam
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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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`SAP America, Inc.
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`Petitioner
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`Dr. Lakshmi Arunachalam
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE CBM2013-00013
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`Patent 8,037,158
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`Before KARL D. EASTHOM, WILLIAM V. SAINDON, and BRIAN J.
`McNAMARA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PATENT OWNER DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a) and § 90.3(b)(1) that
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`Patent Owner (“PO”), Dr. Lakshmi Arunachalam (“Dr. Arunachalam”) hereby
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`appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”)
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`from the Decision on Request for Rehearing entered on November 21, 2014 (Paper
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`63), from the Final Written Decision entered on September 18, 2014 (Paper 61),
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`and from all underlying orders, decisions, rulings and opinions, including without
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`limitation the Decision on Institution of Covered Business Method Review (CBM)
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`entered on September 19, 2013 (Paper 15).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), PO further indicates that the
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`issues on appeal include, but are not limited to, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`(“PTAB” or “Board”) 's application and use of the broadest reasonable
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`interpretation standard, claim construction, determination of unpatentability of
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`claims 1–6 and 11 of Dr. Arunachalam's U.S. Patent No. 8,037,158 (“’158 patent”)
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 101, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b),
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`determination that the '158 patent is a covered business method patent and is not a
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`technological invention, determination that 35 U.S.C. § 101 is a permissible basis
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`for review, analysis of the alleged prior art references, denial of due process to PO
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`by the Board, PTAB Judge’s conflicts of interest in Petitioner and litigants in PO’s
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`cases in the District Courts and at the USPTO, failure by USPTO/PTAB to
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`appoint Judges technically competent to conduct a CBM review of the subject
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`patent, PTAB not having technical understanding of the alleged prior art, Lawlor,
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`Computerworld, Electronic Banking or SFCU, PTAB misled by Petitioner,
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`Petitioner’s Counsel and Petitioner’s expert witness with false technical
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`information, inability by the PTAB Judges to discern the falsehood in such false
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`technical information, determination that SAP had standing to institute this
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`proceeding, and any finding or determination supporting or related to those issues,
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`as well as all other issues decided adversely to PO in any orders, decisions, rulings
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`and opinions and the unconstitutionality of the proceedings.
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`PO also hereby appeals the USPTO exceeding its statutory authority through
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`rulemaking, including without limitation by adopting rule 37 C.F.R. § 42.301(a)
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`defining "covered business method" and 37 C.F.R. § 42.300(b) alleging unexpired
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`claims should be given their "broadest reasonable construction."
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`Simultaneous with this submission, a copy of this Notice of Appeal is being
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`filed with the PTAB. In addition, three copies of this Notice of Appeal, along with
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`the required docketing fees, are being filed with the Clerk's Office for the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Date: January 20, 2015
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`222 Stanford Avenue
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`Tel:650.690.0995
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`Fax: 650.854.3393
`Email: laks22002@yahoo.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM
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`/Lakshmi Arunachalam/_
`Lakshmi Arunachalam
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`Pro Se Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING
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`I hereby certify that on January 16, 2015, the PTAB authorized the Patent Owner
`to file this “timely appropriate Notice of Appeal in accordance with 37 C.F.R. 90.2
`by U.S. mail and is instructed to send a copy to the Board by e-mail,” and I certify
`that the original version of the foregoing, PATENT OWNER DR. LAKSHMI
`ARUNACHALAM’S NOTICE OF APPEAL, was filed via Express Mail through
`the U.S. Post Office on this 20th day of January, 2015, with the Director of the
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING
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`I hereby certify that three (3) true and correct copies of the foregoing, PATENT
`OWNER DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM’S NOTICE OF APPEAL, along
`with the filing fees, were filed by Express Mail through the U.S. Post Office on
`this 20th day of January, 2015, with the Clerk's Office of the United States Court
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`717 Madison Place, N.W., Suite 401
`Washington, DC 20005
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing, PATENT OWNER
`DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM’S NOTICE OF APPEAL, was served, by
`electronic mail and also by FIRST CLASS U.S. Mail on this 20th day of January,
`2015, on the following counsel for the Petitioner:
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`Lori A. Gordon and Michael Q. Lee
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`SAP, America, Inc
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN
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`Attn: Samir N. Pandya
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`Sr. IP Counsel
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW
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`SAP Global Litigation Group
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`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
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`mlee-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner
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`Samir.pandya@sap.com
`Petitioner’s correspondence address Of record at the USPTO PTAB
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`CERTIFICATE OF SENDING COPY TO PTAB VIA E-MAIL
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing, PATENT OWNER
`DR. LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM’S NOTICE OF APPEAL, was sent, by
`electronic mail on this 20th day of January, 2015, to the PTAB, as per the PTAB’s
`request and authorization on January 16, 2015 via e-mail to Patent Owner to do so.
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`Date: January 20, 2015
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