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` Paper 47
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` Entered: February 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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`SONOS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`IMPLICIT, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-00766 (Patent 7,391,791 B2)
`IPR2018-00767 (Patent 8,942,252 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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`IPR2018-00766 (Patent 7,391,791 B2)
`IPR2018-00767 (Patent 8,942,252 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., IPR2018-00766,
`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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`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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`IPR2018-00766 (Patent 7,391,791 B2)
`IPR2018-00767 (Patent 8,942,252 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Rory P. Shea
`Cole B. Richter
`George I. Lee
`Michael P. Boyea
`LEE SULLIVAN SHEA & SMITH LLP
`shea@ls3ip.com
`richter@ls3ip.com
`lee@ls3ip.com
`boyea@ls3ip.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Christian Hurt
`William E. Davis, III
`THE DAVIS FIRM, PC
`churt@davisfirm.com
`bdavis@davisfirm.com
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`Timothy P. McAnulty
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
`Timothy.McAnulty@finnegan.com
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