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` Paper 43
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` Entered: November 22, 2021
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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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`COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROVI GUIDES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-00950 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00951 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00952 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-01048 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01049 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01050 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
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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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`IPR2017-00950 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00951 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00952 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-01048 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01049 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01050 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in each of the above-captioned cases. See, e.g., IPR2017-00950,
`Ex. 3100. The request was 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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`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision in each case is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2017-00950 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00951 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-00952 (Patent 8,006,263 B2)
`IPR2017-01048 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01049 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
`IPR2017-01050 (Patent 8,578,413 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Frederic M. Meeker
`Bradley C. Wright
`Scott M. Kelly
`Azuka C. Dike
`Joshua Davenport
`Jared Radkiewicz
`Camille Sauer
`BANNER AND WITCOFF, LTD.
`fmeeker@bannerwitcoff.com
`bwright@bannerwitcoff.com
`skelly@bannerwitcoff.com
`adike@bannerwitcoff.com
`jdavenport@bannerwitcoff.com
`jradkiewicz@bannerwitcoff.com
`csauer@bannerwitcoff.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Mark D. Rowland
`Jason D. Eisenberg
`Kristina Caggiano Kelly
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`Mark.Rowland@ropesgray.com
`jasone-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`kckelly-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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