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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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`WILLIAM SYKES,
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`SMART VENT PRODUCTS, INC.,
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`Case IPR2019-01061
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`PATENT OWNER'S ELECTION TO WAIVE
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`REMARKS
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`Patent Owner elects to waive the Patent Owner's Preliminary Response to
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`expedite the proceeding in IPR2019-01061.
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`Dated: August 7, 2019
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`/Mark D. Passler/
`Mark D. Passler
`Registration No. 40,764
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`AKERMAN LLP
`777 South Flagler Drive
`Suite 1100 West Tower
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
`Tel: (561) 653-5000
`Fax: (561) 659-6313
`mark.passler@akerman.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on August 7, 2019, the foregoing
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`Patent Owner's Election to Waive the Preliminary Response was served by
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`electronic mail addressed to the Petitioner's counsel of record in this IPR:
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`(1) Duncan G. Byers (at dbyers@pwhd.com); and
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`(2) Scott L. Reichle (at sreichle@pwhd.com).
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`Dated: August 7, 2019
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`Mark D. Passler
`Registration No. 40,764
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`AKERMAN LLP
`777 South Flagler Drive
`Suite 1100 West Tower
`West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
`Tel: (561) 653-5000
`Fax: (561) 659-6313
`mark.passler@akerman.com
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