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` Paper 48
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` Entered: January 7, 2022
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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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`SNAP INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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` VAPORSTREAM, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-00200 (Patent 8,886,739 B2)
`IPR2018-00312 (Patent 9,306,885 B2)
`IPR2018-00369 (Patent 9,313,155 B2)
`IPR2018-00404 (Patent 8,935,351 B2)
`IPR2018-00458 (Patent 9,313,156 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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`IPR2018-00200 (Patent 8,886,739 B2)
`IPR2018-00312 (Patent 9,306,885 B2)
`IPR2018-00369 (Patent 9,313,155 B2)
`IPR2018-00404 (Patent 8,935,351 B2)
`IPR2018-00458 (Patent 9,313,156 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., IPR2018-00200,
`Ex. 3100. The requests were 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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`IPR2018-00200 (Patent 8,886,739 B2)
`IPR2018-00312 (Patent 9,306,885 B2)
`IPR2018-00369 (Patent 9,313,155 B2)
`IPR2018-00404 (Patent 8,935,351 B2)
`IPR2018-00458 (Patent 9,313,156 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Heidi Keefe
`Andrew Mace
`Mark Weinstein
`Reuben Chen
`Yuan Liang
`COOLEY LLP
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`amace@cooley.com
`mweinstein@cooley.com
`rchen@cooley.com
`yliang@cooley.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael Heim
`Blaine Larson
`HEIM PAYNE & CHORUSH, LLP
`mheim@hpcllp.com
`dwilson@hpcllp.com
`blarson@hpcllp.com
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`Douglas Wilson
`ARMOND WILSON LLP
`doug.wilson@armondwilson.com
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`Jamie Gallagher
`BIRCH TREE IP LAW & STRATEGY PLLC
`jamie@birchtreeip.com
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