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` Entered: December 6, 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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`UNIFIED PATENTS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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` CARUCEL INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2019-01079
`Patent 7,979,023 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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`IPR2019-01079
`Patent 7,979,023 B2
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in the above-captioned case. 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 is denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2019-01079
`Patent 7,979,023 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`Michelle A. Callaghan
`Roshan Mansinghani
`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`michelle@unifiedpatents.com
`roshan@unifiedpatents.com
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`Raghav Bajaj
`David L. McCombs
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`Raghav.bajaj.ipr@haynesboone.com
`David.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`R. Scott Rhoades
`Sanford E. Warren, Jr.
`WARREN RHOADES LLP
`srhoades@wriplaw.com
`swarren@wriplaw.com
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`Charles D. Gavrilovich, Jr.
`GAVRILOVICH, DODD & LINDSEY, LLP
`chuck@gdllawfirm.com
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`Elvin Smith
`LAW OFFICES OF ELVIN E. SMITH III PLLC
`esmith@eeslaw.com
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