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` Paper 179
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` Entered: January 14, 2022
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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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`NESTLÉ USA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`STEUBEN FOODS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2014-01235 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2015-00249 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
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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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`IPR2014-01235 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2015-00249 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
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`The Office has received a requests for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision on Remand in each of the above-captioned cases. See, e.g., IPR2014-
`01235, Ex. 3100. The requests were 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 in each case is denied;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision on Remand in each case is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2014-01235 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2015-00249 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Thomas H. Jenkins
`Virginia L. Carron
`Tyler M. Akagi
`Kevin D. Rodkey
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`tom.jenkins@finnegan.com
`virginia.carron@finnegan.com
`tyler.akagi@finnegan.com
`kevin.rodkey@finnegan.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Charles M. Avigliano
`Siddharth Fernandes
`STEUBEN FOODS, INC.
`cavigliano@steubenfoods.com
`sfernandes@steubenfoods.com
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`W. Cook Alciati
`calciati@gardellagrace.com
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