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` Entered: December 6, 2021
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF
`THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY AND AMERICAN EXPRESS
`TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`SIGNATURE SYSTEMS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2018-00035
`Patent 8,423,402 C1
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`Before ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
`Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
`Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`ORDER
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`CBM2018-00035
`Patent 8,423,402 C1
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in the above-captioned case. Ex. 3100. The request was referred to
`Mr. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the Functions and Duties of
`the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`It is ORDERED that the request for Director review is denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision in this case is the final decision of the agency.
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`CBM2018-00035
`Patent 8,423,402 C1
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`For PETITIONER:
`Todd Siegel
`John Vandenberg
`Robert Cruzen
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
`todd.siegel@klarquist.com
`john.vandenberg@klarquist.com
`rob.cruzen@klarquist.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Edward Pennington
`Ryan Varnum
`John Moy
`SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP
`epennington@sgrlaw.com
`rvarnum@sgrlaw.com
`jmoy@sgrlaw.com
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