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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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`ERICSSON INC., TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON, and
`AT&T MOBILITY, LLC,
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01 169
`Case IPR2017-00681
`Patent 5,960,032
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`PATENT OWNER INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S
`NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`via PTAB E2E
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`via Hand Carry
`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel, 10B20
`Madison Building East
`600 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`
`via CM/ECF
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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`

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`Case 1PR2016-01 169
`Case 1PR2017-00681
`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,032
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC’s appeal stems from the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board’s Final Written Decision entered on December 13, 2017 (Paper 38) (the
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`"Final Written Decision") in the above-captioned
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`inter partes review of United
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`States Patent No. 5,960,032. This notice is timely filed within 63 days of the Final
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`Written Decision. 37 C.F.R. § 90.3(b)(1).
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S APPEAL
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`Please take notice that under 35 U.S.C. §’ 141(c), 142, 319; 37 C.F.R. §’
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`90.2(a), 90.3(a), and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure/Federal Circuit Rule
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`4(3)(a), Patent Owner Intellectual Ventures I LLC hereby appeals to the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Final Written Decision
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`based on the "Decision, Institution of Inter Partes Review" entered on December
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`14, 2016 (Paper 9) (the "Institution Decision")
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S ISSUES ON APPEAL
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Intellectual Ventures I LLC’s
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`issues on appeal include at least: (i) the Board’s finding that claims 1-3, 7, and 9
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`are unpatentable as obvious over the combination of Sasaki 1994 in view of Sasaki
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`1991; (ii) the Board’s finding that claim 4 is unpatentable as obvious over the
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`combination of Sasaki 1994, in view of Sasaki 1991, and further in view of Rice;
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`(iii) the Board’s finding that claims 5 and 6 are unpatentable as obvious over the
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`Case 1PR2016-01 169
`Case 1PR2017-00681
`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,032
`combination of Sasaki 1994, in view of Sasaki 1991, and further in view of Kato;
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`(iv) the Board’s finding that claim 8 is unpatentable as obvious over the
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`combination of Sasaki 1994, in view of Sasaki 1991, and further in view of
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`Fattouche; and (v) any findings or determinations supporting or related to the
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`aforementioned issues as well as all other issues decided adversely to Intellectual
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`Ventures I LLC in any orders, decisions, rulings, phone conference decisions,
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`and/or opinions.
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`Simultaneously with this submission, Intellectual Ventures I LLC is filing a
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`true and correct copy of this Notice of Appeal with the Director of the United
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`States Patent and Trademark Office and a true and correct copy of the same, along
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`with the required docketing fee, with the Clerk of the United States Court of
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`Appeals for the Federal Circuit as set forth in the accompanying Certificate of
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`Filing.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`Lori A. Gordon (Reg. No. 50,633)
`Attorney for Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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`Date: February 14, 2018
`1100 New York Avenue, N. W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`Case 1PR2016-01 169
`Case 1PR2017-00681
`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,032
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, in addition to being electronically
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`filed through PTAB E2E, a true and correct copy of the above-captioned PATENT
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`OWNER INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`is
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`being filed by hand with the Director on February 14, 2018, at the following
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`address:
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel, 10B20
`Madison Building East
`600 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`
`The undersigned also hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the
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`above-captioned PATENT OWNER INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S
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`NOTICE OF APPEAL and the filing fee is being filed via CMIECF with the
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`Clerk’s Office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on
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`February 14, 2018.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: February 14, 2018 (cid:9)
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`Lori A. Gordon (Reg. No. 50,633)
`Attorney for Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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`Case 1PR2016-01 169
`Case 1PR2017-00681
`U.S. Patent No. 5,960,032
`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC’S NOTICE OF APPEAL was served
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`electronically via e-mail on February 14, 2018, in its entirety on the following
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`counsel for Petitioner:
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`J. Andrew Lowes (Lead Counsel)
`Russ Emerson (Back-up Counsel)
`Clint Wilkins (Back-up Counsel)
`Adam C. Fowles (Back-up Counsel)
`Jamie H. McDole (Back-up Counsel)
`HAYNES & BOONE LLP
`andrew.lowes.ipr@haynesboone .com
`clint.wilkins.ipr@haynesboone .com
`russell. emerson.ipr@haynesboone.com
`adam. fowles.ipr@haynesboone. corn
`jamie.mcdole@haynesboone.com
`
`Jon V. Swenson (Lead Counsel)
`Nicholas A. Schuneman (Back-up Counsel)
`Eliot D. Williams (Back-up Counsel)
`BAKER BOTTS LLP
`jon. swenson@bakerbotts. corn
`nick. schuneman@bakerbotts. corn
`eliot.williarns@bakerbotts.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: February 14, 2018 (cid:9)
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`Lori A. Gordon (Reg. No. 50,633)
`Attorney for Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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