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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`J SQUARED, INC. d/b/a UNIVERSITY LOFT COMPANY,
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`Petitioner,
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`SAUDER MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00958
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,585,136
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE
`U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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`Petitioner’s Notice of Appeal
`Case IPR2015-00958
`U.S. Patent No. 8,585,136
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`Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a), that Petitioner, J
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`Squared Inc. d/b/a University Loft Company, hereby appeals to the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Final Written Decision entered
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`on June 27, 2016 (Paper No. 35) (the “Final Written Decision”), and from all
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`underlying orders, decisions, rulings and opinions regarding claims 1,2 and 4-14
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`of U.S. Patent No. 8,585,136 (“the ’136 patent”).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Petitioner further indicates
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`that the issues on appeal may include the following, as well as any underlying
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`findings, determinations (including claim constructions), rulings, decisions,
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`opinions, or other related issues:
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`The Board erred in finding that:
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`J Squared has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that
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`claims 4 and 5 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Yu
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`and Clark; and
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`J Squared has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that
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`claims 6, 7, 10, and 12‒14 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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`obvious over Yu, Clark, and Kassai.
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`A copy of this Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for
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`the Federal Circuit is being simultaneously filed with the Office of the General
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`Counsel for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via U.S. First-Class Mail to the
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Madison Building East, 10B20
`600 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Additionally, a copy of this Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of
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`Appeals for the Federal Circuit is being simultaneously filed electronically with the
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`Clerk’s Office for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit via
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`the CM/ECF Document Filing System along with the required filing fee of $500.00
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Oblon, McClelland, Maier &
`Neustadt, LLP
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`/Scott A. McKeown/
`Scott A. McKeown
`Registration No. 42,866
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Dated: August 26, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies service of
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`PETITIONER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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`FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT on the counsel of record for the Patent Owner by
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`filing this document through the PTAB E2E System as well as delivering a copy
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`teeagle@varnumlaw.com
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`Dated: August 26, 2016
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`/Scott A. McKeown/
`Scott A. McKeown
`Registration No. 42,866