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IPR2017-00029 (Patent 8,538,226 B2)
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`USPTO: Jan. 9, 2018
`|PR2017-00029 (Patent 8,538,226 32)
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`USPTO: Jan. 9, 2018
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`’226 Patent Issues to Be Addressed’226 Patent Issues to Be Addressed
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`Whether Smrha’s adapter array 58 is a “fiber optic module”
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`Whether Smrha discloses a “leaf” spring
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`3 Whether a POSITA would have modified Smrha’s guide 66 to
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`Paper 18 at 1
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`Issue #1:
`Whether Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Is a “Fiber Optic Module”
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`Petitioner’s Position Is InconsistentPetitioner’s Position Is Inconsistent
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`Petition:
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`Petitioner’s Reply Brief:
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`Paper 2 at 50; Paper 17 at 12
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`’226 Patent Claim 32’226 Patent Claim 32
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Petition:
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`Paper 1 at 70
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Eric Pearson
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`Paper 13 at 30–31; Ex. 2001 ¶¶ 62–63
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Ex. 1004 at Figs. 7, 9
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Paper 13 at 14–15; Ex. 1004 at 3:23–35
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Paper 13 at 14–15; Ex. 1004 at 3:35–45
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Eric Pearson
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`Paper 13 at 30–31; Ex. 2001 ¶ 64
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`Smrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does NotSmrha’s Adapter Array 58 Does Not
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`Manage Cable Connections and PolarityManage Cable Connections and Polarity
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`Eric Pearson
`Director of the
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`Paper 13 at 30–31; Ex. 2001 ¶¶ 66–67
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`Issue #2:
`Whether Smrha Anticipates “Leaf Spring” Claims
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`’226 Patent Claim 42’226 Patent Claim 42
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`Petitioner’s Theory for Claim 42Petitioner’s Theory for Claim 42
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`Petition:
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`Paper 1 at 56
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`Petitioner’s Evidence of a Leaf SpringPetitioner’s Evidence of a Leaf Spring
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`Paper 1 at 40
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`Petitioner’s Theory for Claim 42Petitioner’s Theory for Claim 42
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`· Because guide 66 is flexible, it is a leaf spring:
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`Paper 1 at 56; Ex. 1004 at Figs. 10, 11
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`Petitioner’s Expert ProvidesPetitioner’s Expert Provides
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`Unsupported Conclusory OpinionUnsupported Conclusory Opinion
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`Ex. 1003 ¶¶ 80–81
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`Petitioner’s Expert Reads “Leaf” Out of the ClaimsPetitioner’s Expert Reads “Leaf” Out of the Claims
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`Paper 13 at 35–36; Ex. 2004 at 93:16–94:6
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`Petitioner’s Expert Reads “Leaf” Out of the ClaimsPetitioner’s Expert Reads “Leaf” Out of the Claims
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`Paper 13 at 36; Ex. 2001 ¶ 38
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`Dictionary Definitions Contradict Petitioner’s PositionDictionary Definitions Contradict Petitioner’s Position
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`Paper 13 at 33; Ex. 2015 at 181
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`Issue #3:
`Smrha + Barnes Combination
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`’226 Patent Dependent Claim 5’226 Patent Dependent Claim 5
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 5
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`Smrha’s Guide Member Has NeitherSmrha’s Guide Member Has Neither
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`Front nor Rear Pull-Out Limiting MemberFront nor Rear Pull-Out Limiting Member
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`Open End
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`Open End
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`Ex. 1004 at Fig. 10
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`Entirety of Petition’s Obviousness AnalysisEntirety of Petition’s Obviousness Analysis
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`Paper 1 at 75–76
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`Smrha’s Panel 60 and Guides 66Smrha’s Panel 60 and Guides 66
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`Ex. 1004 at Fig. 1
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`Smrha’s Guide SystemSmrha’s Guide System
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`Paper 13 at 28; Ex. 1004 at Fig. 1
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`Smrha’s Guide SystemSmrha’s Guide System
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`Paper 13 at 28; Ex. 1003 at Fig. 5
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`Petitioner’s Theory Is UnsupportedPetitioner’s Theory Is Unsupported
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`Ex. 1001 at Claim 5; Ex. 1004 at Fig. 10
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`Paper 13 at 28; Ex. 1004 at Fig. 1
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