Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`Claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43
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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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`Intel Corporation
`Petitioner
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`ACQIS LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-01112
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 9,703,750
`CHALLENGING CLAIMS 14-17, 29-30, AND 42-43
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 312 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.104
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`Claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
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`I.
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`II. Mandatory Notices........................................................................................... 1
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`A.
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`B.
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`C.
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`D.
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`Related Matters ...................................................................................... 1
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`Real Parties-in-Interest .......................................................................... 8
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`Counsel .................................................................................................. 8
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)) ....................................... 9
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`III.
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`Fees ................................................................................................................ 10
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`IV. Grounds for Standing ..................................................................................... 10
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`V.
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`Identification of Challenge and Relief Requested ......................................... 10
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`A.
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`B.
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`Identification of Prior Art .................................................................... 10
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`Statutory Grounds of Unpatentability ................................................. 11
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`VI. Overview of the ’750 Patent .......................................................................... 11
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`VII. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................. 19
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`VIII. Claim Construction ........................................................................................ 19
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`A.
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`B.
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`Constructions from Other Proceedings ............................................... 19
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`Peripheral Bridge ................................................................................. 22
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`IX. The ’750 Patent Is Not Entitled To A Priority Date Before April 15,
`2011 ............................................................................................................... 27
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`A.
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`The Challenged Claims Recite Limitations Not Supported By
`Parent Applications That Precede The ’436 Patent ............................ 29
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`The Purported Written Description Support For The
`“CPU-Peripheral Bridge” Limitations Was First
`Introduced In The ’436 Patent .................................................. 31
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`B.
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`The ’436 Patent Introduced Subject Matter Not Found In Its
`Parent Applications ............................................................................. 33
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`1. Materials Incorporated By Reference Must Be Identified
`“With Detailed Particularity” and “Specific[ity]” .................... 34
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`2.
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`The ’436 Patent’s Parent Applications Never
`Incorporated By Reference the ’886 Provisional ...................... 35
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`“Peripheral Bridge” Encompassing Components Beyond a
`“Southbridge” Constitutes New Matter .............................................. 39
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`The Challenged Claims Are Not Entitled To An Earlier Priority
`Date ...................................................................................................... 43
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`C.
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`D.
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`X.
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`Prosecution History of the ’750 Patent .......................................................... 44
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`XI. Specific Grounds for Challenge .................................................................... 45
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`A. Ground I: Chu330 in combination with Peleg, Helms, and
`Chu8415 Renders Obvious Claims 29-30 ........................................... 45
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Prior Art .................................................................................... 45
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`Claim 29 .................................................................................... 64
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`Claim 30 .................................................................................... 97
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`B.
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`Ground II: Chu330 in combination with Peleg and Helms,
`Renders Obvious Claims 14-17 and 42-43 ....................................... 103
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Claim 14 .................................................................................. 103
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`Claim 15 .................................................................................. 121
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`Claim 16 .................................................................................. 126
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`Claim 17 .................................................................................. 126
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`4.
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`6.
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`Claim 42 .................................................................................. 128
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`Claim 43 .................................................................................. 130
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`XII. Discretionary Factors ................................................................................... 133
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`A.
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`B.
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`35 U.S.C. § 325(d) – Prosecution History ........................................ 133
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`35 U.S.C. § 314(a) – General Plastic (GP) Factors and Valve
`Factor ................................................................................................. 134
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`C.
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`35 U.S.C. § 314(a) – Fintiv Factors .................................................. 136
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`4.
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`5.
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`6.
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`Factor 1 ................................................................................... 136
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`Factor 2 ................................................................................... 136
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`Factor 3 ................................................................................... 137
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`Factor 4 ................................................................................... 138
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`Factor 5 ................................................................................... 139
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`Factor 6 ................................................................................... 139
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`XIII. Conclusion ................................................................................................... 140
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Page(s)
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`Cases
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`Advanced Bionics, LLC v. Med-El Elektromedizinische Gerate GmbH,
`IPR2019-01469, Paper 6 (PTAB Feb. 13, 2020). .......................................132
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`Advanced Display System, Inc. v. Kent State University, 212 F.3d 1272 (Fed.
`Cir. 2000) .......................................................................................................36
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`ALZA Corp. v. Andrx Pharms., LLC, 603 F.3d 935 (Fed. Cir. 2010) .....................43
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`Apple Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc., IPR2020-00019, Paper 11 (March 20, 2020) ....... 135, 138
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`Ariad Pharms., Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2010) .................43
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`Auto. Techs. Int’l, Inc. v. BMW of N. Am., Inc., 501 F.3d 1274 (Fed. Cir.
`2007) ..............................................................................................................43
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`Bd. Of Regents of the Univ. of Texas Sys. V. BENQ Am. Corp., 533 F.3d
`1362 (Fed. Cir. 2008).....................................................................................27
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`Cave Consulting Grp., LLC v. OptumInsight, Inc., 725 F.App’x 988 (Fed.
`Cir. 2018) .......................................................................................................41
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`Droplets, Inc. v. E*Trade Bank, 887 F.3d 1309 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ...........................34
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`Duodecad IT Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L, et al. v. WAG Acquisition, LLC
`IPR2015-01036, Paper 17 (PTAB Oct. 20, 2016) .......................................122
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`Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 1997)...................43
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`Google LLC c. v. Uniloc 2017, IPR2020-00396, Paper 11 (PTAB Aug. 03,
`2020) ............................................................................................................133
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`Harari v. Hollmer, 602 F.3d 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ................................................34
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`Hollmer v. Harari, 681 F.3d 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2012) ................................................34
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`In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d, 1278 (Fed. Cir. 2011) ..................................................132
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`In re Seversky, 474 F.2d 671 (CCPA 1973) ............................................................37
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`Navistar, Inc. v. Fatigue Fracture Tech., LLC, IPR2018-00853, Paper 13
`(PTAB Sept. 12, 2018) ................................................................................132
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`PowerOasis, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 522 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2008) ...........133
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Acorn Semi, LLC, IPR2020-01272, Paper
`20 (Feb. 10, 2021) ........................................................................................136
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`Sand Revolution II, LLC v. Cont’l Intermodal Group-Trucking LLC,
`IPR2019-01393, Paper 24 (PTAB June 16, 2020) ............................. 135, 136
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`Toshiba Am. Info. Sys. V. Walletex Microelectronics Ltd., IPR2018-01538,
`Paper 11 (PTAB March 05, 2019) ...............................................................133
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`Vivid Techs., Inc. v, Am. Sci. & Engʼg, Inc., 200 F.3d 795 (Fed. Cir. 1999) ..........21
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`VMware, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC, IPR2020-00470, Paper 13
`(PTAB Aug. 18, 2020) ................................................................................138
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`Zip Top, LLC v. Stasher, Inc., IPR2018-01216, Paper 14 (PTAB Jan. 17,
`2019) ............................................................................................................132
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`Statutes
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(b) ............................................................................................ 10, 11
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 ........................................................................................................11
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`35 U.S.C. § 112 ........................................................................................................29
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`35 U.S.C. § 314(a) .................................................................................. 11, 133, 135
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`35 U.S.C. § 325(d) .................................................................................................132
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`Other Authorities
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`America Invents Act ................................................................................................10
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`Regulations
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) ..............................................................................................21
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) ................................................................................................ 9
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`37 C.F.R. 42.104(b)(4)-(5) .......................................................................................44
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`MPEP §2143(A) ................................................................................................ 69, 95
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`MPEP §2143(B) .......................................................................................................68
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`MPEP §2143(C) ........................................................................................ 68, 95, 124
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`MPEP §2143(G) ............................................................................................... passim
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`MPEP §608.01(p) .....................................................................................................37
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT LIST
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`Petitioner
`Exhibit No.
`1001
`1002
`1003
`1004
`1005
`1006
`1007
`1008
`1009
`1010
`1011
`1012
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`DESCRIPTION
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`Declaration of Dr. John Kubiatowicz
`U.S. Patent No. 6,345,330 (“Chu330”)
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2003/0135771 (“Cupps”)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,216,185 (“Chu185”)
`File history of U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`U.S. Patent Application No. 60/134,122
`U.S. Patent No. 8,234,436
`File history of U.S. Patent No. 8,234,436 (“’436 FH”)
`U.S. Patent Application No. 60/083,886 (“’886 Provisional”)
`File history of U.S. Patent No. 6,345,330 (“Chu330 FH”)
`August 12, 2011 Amendment from File History of Control No.
`90/010,816 (Reexamination of Chu185)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,718,415 (“Chu8415”)
`U.S. Patent No. 7,099,981
`U.S. Patent No. 7,363,415
`U.S. Patent No. 7,376,779
`U.S. Patent No. 7,676,624
`U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873
`File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,363,415 (“’3415 FH”)
`File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,376,779 (“’779 FH”)
`File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,676,624 (“’624 FH”)
`Reserved
`Reserved
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 with highlights of substantively identical
`portions from Chu330, Chu185, ’886 Provisional, and Chu8415
`U.S. Patent No. 6,321,335 (“Chu335”)
`Reserved
`Reserved
`Reserved
`ACQIS LLC v. EMC Corp., Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-13560, No.
`185 (D. Mass. Jan. 20, 2017) (EMC Corporation’s Opening Claim
`Construction Brief)
`Reserved
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`DESCRIPTION
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`Petitioner
`Exhibit No.
`1031
`1032
`1033
`1034
`1035
`1036
`1037
`1038
`1039
`1040
`1041
`1042
`1043
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`Reserved
`U.S. Patent No. 5,889,970 (“Horan”)
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0052296 (“Tracy”)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,557,065 (“Peleg”)
`Reserved
`Reserved
`Reserved
`Reserved
`Reserved
`U.S. Patent No. 6,157,976 (“Tien976”)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,138,183 (“Tien183”)
`File History of U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873 (“’873 FH”)
`HyperTransport Technology Consortium, HyperTransport™ I/O
`Link Specification, Revision 1.03 (cited in US 7,146,510 (“Helms”)
`file history)
`U.S. Patent No. 7,146,510 (“Helms”)
`U.S. Patent No. 7,603,490 (“Biran”)
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010/0039064 (“Locker”)
`82559 Fast Ethernet* Multifunction PCI/Cardbus Controller,
`Preview Datasheet, Jan. 1999
`82559 LAN on Motherboard (LOM) Design Guide
`U.S. Patent No. 6,922,722 (“Mann”)
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`1044
`1045
`1046
`1047
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`1048
`1049
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`All emphases, colors, and annotations have been added unless indicated otherwise.
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`Intel Corporation (“Petitioner”) requests inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims
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`14-17, 29-30, and 42-43 (“challenged claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (“’750
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`Patent” (Ex-1001)).
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`II. Mandatory Notices
`A. Related Matters
`ACQIS LLC (“Patent Owner” or “ACQIS”) filed patent infringement actions
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`asserting the ’750 Patent against a number of defendants, not including the
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`Petitioner.
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`• ACQIS LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., Civil Action No.
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`2:20-cv-00295 (E.D. Tex. 2020),
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`• ACQIS LLC v. MITAC Holdings Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-
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`cv-00962 (W.D. Tex. 2020),
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`• ACQIS LLC v. Inventec Corp., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00965 (W.D.
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`Tex. 2020),
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`• ACQIS LLC v. ASUSTek Computer Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-
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`00966 (W.D. Tex. 2020),
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`• ACQIS LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-
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`00967 (W.D. Tex. 2020), and
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`• ACQIS LLC v. Wistron Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00968
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`(W.D. Tex. 2020).
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`ACQIS has filed the following patent infringement actions on patents that are
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`related (e.g., in the same family or with similar claims) to the ’750 Patent, also
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`against defendants not including the Petitioner.
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`• ACQIS LLC v. International Business Machines Corp., Civil Action
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`No. 6:09-cv-00148 (E.D. Tex. 2009)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 6,216,185
`o U.S. Patent No. 6,718,415
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,099,981
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,146,446
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,328,297
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,363,415
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,363,416
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,376,779
`• ACQIS LLC v. International Business Machines Corp., Civil Action
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`No. 6:11-cv-00546 (E.D. Tex. 2011)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873
`• ACQIS LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 6:13-
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`cv-00638 (E.D. Tex. 2013); ACQIS LLC v. EMC Corporation, Civil
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`Action No. 6:13-cv-00639 (E.D. Tex. 2013); ACQIS LLC v. Ericsson,
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`Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 6:13-cv-00640 (E.D. Tex. 2013); ACQIS
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`LLC v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. et al., Civil Action No. 6:13-
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`cv-00641 (E.D. Tex. 2013); and ACQIS LLC v. EMC Corp., Civil
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`Action No. 1:14-cv-13560 (D. Mass. 2014)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 7,363,416
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,676,624
`o U.S. Patent No. 7,818,487
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 41,294
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 41,961
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 42,814
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 42,984
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 43,119
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 43,171
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,468
`• ACQIS LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., Civil Action No.
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`2:20-cv-00295 (E.D. Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,829,768
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 45,140
`• ACQIS LLC v. MITAC Holdings Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-
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`cv-00962 (W.D. Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,626,977
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,756,359
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,769
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 42,984
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 43,602
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,739
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 45,140
`• ACQIS LLC v. Inventec Corp., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00965 (W.D.
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`Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,756,359
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 42,984
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 43,602
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,739
`• ACQIS LLC v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-
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`00966 (W.D. Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,626,977
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,756,359
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,769
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,739
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 45,140
`• ACQIS LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-
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`00967 (W.D. Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,626,977
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 8,756,359
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,769
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,739
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 45,140
`• ACQIS LLC v. Wistron Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00968
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`(W.D. Tex. 2020)
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`o U.S. Patent No. 7,676,624
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873
`o U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
`o U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,468
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 44,654
`o U.S. Reissued Patent No. 46,947
`EMC has filed IPR petitions for the following patents under the following IPR
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`case numbers:
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
`U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750 (claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43)
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`• IPR2014-01452 against U.S. Reissued Patent No. 43,171
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`• IPR2014-01462 against U.S. Patent No. 8,041,873
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`• IPR2014-01469 against U.S. Reissued Patent No. 42,814
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`Samsung has filed IPR petitions for the following patents under the following
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`IPR case numbers:
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`• IPR2021-00666 and IPR2021-00605 against U.S. Patent No. 9,529,768
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`• IPR2021-00667 and IPR2021-00606 against U.S. Patent No. 8,977,797
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`• IPR2021-00668 and IPR2021-00604 against U.S. Patent No. 9,703,750
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`• IPR2021-00669 and IPR2021-00608 against U.S. Reissued Patent No.
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`44,654
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`• IPR2021-00670 and IPR2021-00607 against U.S. Reissued Patent No.
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`45,140
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`Petitioner is concurrently filing the following additional IPR petitions:
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`• IPR2021-01107, challenging claims 4-6 and 10-12 of U.S. Patent
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`9,529,768;
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`• IPR2021-01108, challenging claims 1-3, 7-9, 13-17, 19-20, 25, and 33-
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`35 of U.S. Patent 9,529,768;
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`• IPR2021-01109, challenging claims 18, 21-24, 26-32, and 36-40 of
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`U.S. Patent 9,529,768;
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`• IPR2021-01111, challenging claims 5-13, 18-20, 25-28, 35-38, and 46-
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`B. Real Parties-in-Interest
`Petitioner identifies itself as a real party-in-interest. Petitioner also identifies
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`Lenovo Group Ltd.; Lenovo PC HK Limited; LCFC (HEFEI) Electronics
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`Technology Co., Ltd.; Lenovo Information Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Lenovo
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`(Beijing) Information Technology Ltd.; and Lenovo Centro Tecnológico S. de R.L.
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`de C.V. as additional real parties-in-interest (“RPIs”).
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`C. Counsel
`Petitioner is filing a power of attorney appointing the practitioners associated
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`with Customer Number 132,593. Petitioner designates the following lead and back-
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`Lead Counsel
`Yung-Hoon Ha
`Registration No. 56,368
`Desmarais LLP
`230 Park Ave
`New York, NY 10169
`Telephone: (212) 351-3400
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`Email: yha@desmaraisllp.com
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`First Back-up Counsel
`Christian Dorman
`Registration No. 79,118
`Desmarais LLP
`230 Park Ave
`New York, NY 10169
`Telephone: (212) 351-3400
`Facsimile: (212) 351-3401
`Email: cdorman@desmaraisllp.com
`Back-up Counsel
`Theodoros Konstantakopoulos, Reg. No. 74,155
`Leslie Spencer, Reg. No. 47,105
`Desmarais LLP
`230 Park Ave
`New York, NY 10169
`Telephone: (212) 351-3400
`Facsimile: (212) 351-3401
`Email: tkonstantakopoulos@desmaraisllp.com
`Email: lspencer@desmaraisllp.com
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Intel-ACQIS-IPRService@desmaraisllp.com
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`III. Fees
`Petitioner concurrently submits required fees for this Petition. The Board is
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`deficiency.
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`IV. Grounds for Standing
`Petitioner certifies that the ’750 Patent is available for IPR and that Petitioner
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`is not estopped or barred from requesting IPR.
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`V.
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`Identification of Challenge and Relief Requested
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`Identification of Prior Art
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`A.
`The following references are pertinent to the grounds of unpatentability
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`explained below:1
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`1. U.S. Patent No. 6,345,330 (“Chu330” (Ex-1003)), which issued on
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`February 5, 2002, is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).2
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`1 As discussed in greater detail below, the challenged claims are not entitled to a
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`priority date earlier than April 15, 2011.
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`2 Because the ʼ750 Patent is, at best, entitled to a priority date of April 15, 2011 (as
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`explained more fully below), the pre-AIA (America Invents Act) statutory
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`3. U.S. Patent No. 7,146,510 (“Helms” (Ex-1044)), which issued on
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`December 5, 2006, is prior art under at least 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,718,415 (“Chu8415” (Ex-1013)), which issued on
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`April 10, 2001, is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
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`Statutory Grounds of Unpatentability
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`Petitioner requests IPR and cancellation of claims 14-17, 29-30, and 42-43 of
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`the ’750 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This Petition demonstrates that there is a
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`reasonable likelihood that Petitioner will prevail with respect to cancellation of at
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`least one challenged claim. See 35 U.S.C. § 314(a).
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`VI. Overview of the ’750 Patent
`The ’750 Patent describes a computer system that includes an attached
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`computer module (“ACM”) and a peripheral console (“PCON”). Ex-1001, Figures
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`The ACM can be inserted into the PCON. Ex-1001, 7:1-8, 10:3-6. The ACM
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`Controller (HIC). The HIC in the ACM connects to a Peripheral Interface
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`Controller (PIC) in the PCON. The PCON can further include additional
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`components, such as a “PCI Device1” and “PCI Add-on Board 2,” that are connected
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`Figures 18 and 21 show additional details regarding the ACM and the PCON.
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`As with Figure 7, Figures 18 and 21 show that the ACM and the PCON are
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`connected by the HIC and PIC. Again, as with Figure 7, Figure 18 shows the HIC
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`is connected to a component labeled “North Bridge 1746,” and Figure 21 shows
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`that the PIC is connected to a component labeled “South Bridge 1846.”
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`Specifically, the ’750 Patent refers to the North Bridge 1746 as a “CPU Bridge
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`1746” and the South Bridge 1846 as a “Peripheral Bridge 1846.”3 See Ex-1001,
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`27:12-23, 27:50-52, 28:24-26, 28:48-50, 29:1-9, 31:47-50, 33:62-34:2, 34:6-10,
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`Communications Interface Between ACM and PCON
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`The HIC in the ACM and the PIC in the PCON form a communication
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`interface. Specifically, as shown in Figure 6, “[t]he ACM 605 and the peripheral
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`console 610 are interfaced through an exchange interface system (XIS) bus 615”
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`which “includes power bus 616, video bus 617 and peripheral bus (XPBus) 618.”
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`Ex-1001, 15:62-66.
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`(TMDS) signals for flat panel displays.” Ex-1001, 16:3-9.
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`Local PCI bus transactions are encoded for transmission over the XPBus. See,
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`e.g., Ex-1001, 17:60-62 (“Encoders … format the PCI address/data bits to a form
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`more suitable for parallel to serial conversion prior to transmittal on the XPBus.”).
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`The XPBus includes two sets of unidirectional lines, such as PCK and PD0-PD3
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`and PCKR and PDR0-PDR3. See Ex-1001, 24:31-39. The ’750 Patent explains
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`more than one physical line.” Ex-1001, 24:51-54.
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`The first set of unidirectional lines PCK, PD0 to PD3 with differential signal
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`pairs is illustrated in Figure 31. Ex-1001, 24:26-30 (“These lines are unidirectional
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`LVDS lines for transmitting signals from HIC 2900 to PIC 3000.”); see also id.,
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`The second “set of lines, namely PCKR and PDR0 to PDR3 [not shown in
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`Figure 31] are used to transmit clock signals and bits from PIC 3000 to HIC 2900.”
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`Ex-1001, 24:28-50, 22:46-52.
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`The ’750 Patent further describes different embodiments. For example,
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`Figure 8 of the ’750 Patent shows the HIC being integrated with the Northbridge
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`in the ACM and the PIC being integrated with the Southbridge in the PCON. In
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`this embodiment, and in comparison with Figure 7, the “North Bridge’s Primary PCI
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`In Figure 8A, and without much explanation, the Southbridge is brought into
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`HIC/SB820.”). In this embodiment, and in comparison with Figure 7, the coupling
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`VII. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
`A person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”) as of the priority date of the
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`challenged claims of the ’750 Patent would have had a Bachelor of Science or
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`equivalent degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and two years of
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`graduate work, work experience, or the equivalent in computer systems, interfaces,
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`VIII. Claim Construction
`A. Constructions from Other Proceedings
`As explained above in Section II.A [Related Matters], ACQIS has asserted
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`appear in the challenged claims, which have been construed in these earlier
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`Claim Term
`“LVDS”
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`“console”
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`“serial bit channel”
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`“serial bit stream”
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`“differential signal
`channel”
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`“Peripheral Component
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`“Peripheral Component
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`transaction”
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`Adopted/Agreed Construction
`a signal represented by the difference in voltage
`between two lines, where the difference in voltage is
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`a chassis that connects several components of the
`computer system
`a path on which units of information are transferred
`serially from one component to another
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`a flow of information in which units of information are
`transferred serially from one component to another
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`a channel for carrying a signal, the signal being
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`industry standard computer bus known as Peripheral
`Component Interconnect Local Bus
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`information/transaction, in accordance with the PCI
`standard, for communication with an interconnect