`Patent No. 7,706,778
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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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`SPECTRUM BRANDS Inc.,
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`ASSA ABLOY AB,
`Owner of U.S. Patent No. 7,706,778 to Lowe
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`Case IPR2015-01563
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`PATENT OWNER’S WAIVER OF PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.107(b)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.107(b), the Patent Owner of U.S. Patent No.
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`7,706,778 hereby elects to waive the patent owner preliminary response to the
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`Requester’s Petition for Inter Partes Review. This waiver is filed within three
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`months after the date of a notice indicating that the request to institute an inter
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`partes review has been granted a filing date.
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`As indicated in the Trial Practice Guide, no adverse inference should be
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`taken by this election. Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, Section II.C. The Patent
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`Owner reserves all rights to submit a Patent Owner’s Response and/or Amendment
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`of the Patent pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.120 and 42.121, respectively, should the
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`Board institute an inter partes review.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`RUTAN & TUCKER LLP
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`BY: /Benjamin Deming/
`Benjamin Deming
`RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP
`611 Anton Blvd.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
`WAIVER OF PRELIMINARY RESPONSE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.107(b)
`was served on October 19, 2015, in its entirety on the following via Express Mail:
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`Michelle E. Armond
`John B. Sganga, Jr.
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Telephone: 949-760-0404
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`Email: BoxSPEBRL@knobbe.com
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`BY: /Benjamin Deming/ _
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