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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventor: Robert John McMillan et al.
`018—801
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`United States Patent No.: 6,064,970
`Formerly Application No.: 09/135,034
`lssue Date: May 16, 2000
`Filing Date: Aug. 17, 1998
`Former Group Art Unit: 2761
`Former Examiner: Edward R. Cosimano
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`Attorney Docket No.: LMIC-
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`Customer No. 28120
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`Requester: Liberty Mutual
`Insurance Company
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`For: Motor Vehicle Monitoring System for Determining a Cost of Insurance
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`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Post Office Box 1450
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313—1450
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`DECLARATION OF AMANDA F. WIEKER
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`1, Amanda F. Wicker, make the following Declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
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`1746:
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`I am an attorney with the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP.
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`1 have
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`worked at Ropes & Gray LLP since 2010.
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`2.
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`I provide this Declaration in connection with the above—identified
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`Covered Business Method Patent Review proceeding that is being requested at the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
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`under 35 U,S.C. § 321. Unless otherwise stated, the facts stated in this Declaration are
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`based on my personal knowledge.
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`Liberty Mutual
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`Exhibit 1017
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`3.
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`Exhibit 1005 hereto is a true and correct copy of a document that
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`indicates that
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`it
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`is an official publication issued by the Florida Department of
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`Insurance entitled “1998 Automobile Insurance Shoppers’ Guide.” Page numbers
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`and an exhibit label have been added to the bottom of this document but no other
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`alterations have been made.
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`4.
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`Exhibit 1006 hereto is a true and correct copy of a document that
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`indicates that it is an official publication issued by the New York State Insurance
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`Department
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`entitled
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`“1995 Consumers Guide
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`on Automobile
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`Insurance
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`(Downstate).” Page numbers and an exhibit label have been added to the bottom of
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`this document but no other alterations have been made.
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`5.
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`Exhibit 1008 hereto is a true and correct copy of an article from the
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`January 1, 1994 issue of the periodical Insurance Age entitled “An Interest in Black
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`Magic — Motor Technology,” which was retrieved from Factiva at my request. Page
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`numbers and an exhibit label have been added to the bottom of this document but no
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`other alterations have been made.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on September H, 2012
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`AL
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`Amanda F. Wicker
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