PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`U.S. Class:
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`Group Art Unit:
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`Conf. No.:
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`Petition filed: Oct. 1, 2013
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`FILED ELECTRONICALLY PER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.6(B)(1)
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`In re Covered Business Method Post-
`Grant Review of:
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`U.S. Patent No: 8,326,924
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`Issued: December 4, 2012
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`Applicant: Harvey Lunenfeld
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`Filed: August 1, 2012
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`Title: METASEARCH ENGINE FOR
`ORDERING AT LEAST ONE
`ITEM RETURNED IN
`SEARCH RESULTS USING
`AT LEAST ONE QUERY ON
`MULTIPLE UNIQUE HOSTS
`AND FOR DISPLAYING AS-
`SOCIATED ADVERTISING
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`
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`MANDATORY NOTICES PER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 TO
`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF A COVERED
`BUSINESS METHOD UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 321 AND AIA, § 18
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`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
`PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. BOX 1450
`ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313-1450
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`U.S. Class:
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`Group Art Unit:
`
`Conf. No.:
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`Petition filed: Oct. 1, 2013
`
`FILED ELECTRONICALLY PER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.6(B)(1)
`
`In re Covered Business Method Post-
`Grant Review of:
`
`U.S. Patent No: 8,326,924
`
`Issued: December 4, 2012
`
`Applicant: Harvey Lunenfeld
`
`Filed: August 1, 2012
`
`Title: METASEARCH ENGINE FOR
`ORDERING AT LEAST ONE
`ITEM RETURNED IN
`SEARCH RESULTS USING
`AT LEAST ONE QUERY ON
`MULTIPLE UNIQUE HOSTS
`AND FOR DISPLAYING AS-
`SOCIATED ADVERTISING
`
`
`
`
`MANDATORY NOTICES PER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 TO
`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF A COVERED
`BUSINESS METHOD UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 321 AND AIA, § 18
`
`
`
`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
`PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. BOX 1450
`ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.304 and 42.8, Petitioners submit the following
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`Mandatory Notices for the Petition for Post-Grant Review of claims 1-12 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,326,924 filed concurrently herewith.
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), Petitioners and their affiliate
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`companies named as defendants in the below-identified actions are the real
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`parties-in-interest, namely American Express Company, American Express
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`Travel Company, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com LP, Hotels.com GP, LLC,
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`Hotwire, Inc., Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., Priceline.com Incorporated, Traveloci-
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`ty.com LP, and Yahoo! Inc. d/b/a Yahoo! Travel.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Petitioners identify the following
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`related district court proceedings:
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`MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Am. Express Co. et al., No. 1:12-cv-01225-LPS
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`(D. Del. filed Sept. 28, 2012); MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Expedia Inc. et al., No.
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`1:12-cv-01188-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 21, 2012); MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Orbitz
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`Worldwide, Inc., No. 1:12-cv-01190-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 21, 2012);
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`MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Priceline.com Incorporated, No. 1:12-cv-01191-LPS (D.
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`Del. filed Sept. 21, 2012); MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Travelocity.com, LP, No.
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`1:12-cv-01189-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 21, 2012); MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Trav-
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`Mandatory Notices to Petition for Post Grant Review
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`Page 2
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`elZoo Inc., No. 1:12-cv-01222-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 28, 2012); MetaSearch
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`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`Sys., LLC v. Yahoo! Inc., No. 1:12-cv-01223-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 28, 2012);
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`MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Kayak Software Corp., No. 1:12-cv-01224-LPS (D. Del.
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`filed Sept. 28, 2012); and MetaSearch Sys., LLC v. Bookit.com Inc., No. 1:12-cv-
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`01226-LPS (D. Del. filed Sept. 28, 2012).
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Petitioners identify John D. Van-
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`denberg as lead counsel and Kristen L. Reichenbach, Ph.D. as back-up counsel:
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`John D. Vandenberg
`Reg. No. 31,312
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
`121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1600
`Portland, OR 97204
`Tel: 503-595-5300
`Fax: 503-595-5301
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`Kristen L. Reichenbach, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. 61,162
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
`121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1600
`Portland, OR 97204
`Tel: 503-595-5300
`Fax: 503-595-5301
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), Petitioners identify the following
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`service information:
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`John D. Vandenberg
`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
`121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1600
`Portland, OR 97204
`MetaCBM924@klarquist.com
`Tel: 503-595-5300
`Fax: 503-595-5301
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`Furthermore, Petitioners herby consent to electronic service.
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`Mandatory Notices to Petition for Post Grant Review
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`Page 3
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`The undersigned attorneys welcome a telephone call should the Office have
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`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`any requests or questions. If there are any additional fees due in connection with
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`the filing of this paper, please charge the required fees to our deposit account no.
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`02-4550.
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`Dated: October 1, 2013
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`One World Trade Center
`Suite 1600
`121 S.W. Salmon Street
`Portland, Oregon 97204
`Telephone: (503) 595-5300
`Facsimile: (503) 595-5301
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
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`
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`By /John D. Vandenberg/
` John D. Vandenberg
` Registration No. 31,312
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`Mandatory Notices to Petition for Post Grant Review
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`Page 4
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`PETITION FOR POST-GRANT REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,326,924
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on October 1, 2013 a complete copy of this
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`Mandatory Notices per 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 to Petition for Post-Grant Review of a
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`Covered Business Method Under 35 U.S.C. § 321 and AIA, § 18, was served via
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`first class mail on the official correspondence address for the ’924 Patent shown in
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`Pair.
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`HARVEY LUNENFELD
`8 PATRICIAN DRIVE
`E. NORTHPORT NY 11731
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`One World Trade Center,
`Suite 1600
`121 S.W. Salmon Street
`Portland, Oregon 97204
`Telephone: (503) 595-5300
`Facsimile: (503) 595-5301
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
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`
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`By: /John D. Vandenberg/
` John D. Vandenberg
` Registration No. 31,312
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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