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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SCHRADER—BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`and SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`V.
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`CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013—00014
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`Patent US. 6,998,973
`Filed February 5, 2004
`Issued February 14, 2006
`Title: DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR A
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`TIRE-PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Case IPR2013-00014
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`Patent US. 6,998,973
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`Continental Automotive Systems US,
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`Inc.
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`(“Continental”) hereby
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`gives notice to the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to
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`35 U.S.C. § 142 and 37 CPR. § 90.2(a), ofits appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 319 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the
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`Final Written Decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”),
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`entered on March 12, 2014 (Paper 32), and from all orders, decisions,
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`rulings, and opinions underlying the Final Written Decision.
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`For the limited purpose of providing the Director with the information
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`requested in 37 CPR. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Continental anticipates that the issues
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`on appeal may include, but are not limited to, the Board’s determination that
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`claims 1-5 and 7—11 of US. Patent No. 6,998,973 (“the ’973 patent”) are not
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`patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103, and the Board’s decision to initiate review
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`of claims of the ’973 patent.
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`Continental
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`reserves
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`the
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`right
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`to
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`challenge
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`any finding or
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`determination supporting or related to the issues listed above and to
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`challenge any other issues decided adversely to Continental in the Board's
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`Final Written Decision and any orders, decisions, rulings, or opinions
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`underlying the Final Written Decision.
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`Case IPR2013—00014
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`Patent US. 6,998,973
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`Copies of Continental’s Notice of Appeal
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`are being filed
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`simultaneously with the Director, the Board, and the Clerk of the United
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`States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
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`Dated: May 8, 2014
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`tbaumann@fitcheven.corn
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`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603—3406
`Telephone: (312) 577—7000
`Facsimile:
`(312) 577-7007
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, on May 8, 2014, a copy of this
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`Patent Owner’s Notice of Appeal was filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board through the Board’s Patent Review Processing System, and copies
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`thereof were filed and served as set forth below.
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`FILING BY HAND DELIVERY:
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`c/o Office of the General Counsel
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`Madison Building East, 10B20
`600 Dulaney Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314—5793
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`Honorable Daniel E. O’Toole, Clerk of Court
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`717 Madison Place, NW, Suite 401
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`Washington, DC 20439
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
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`By:
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`(K rL
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`Timoth;R. Baumann
`Regi
`ration No. 40,502
`tbaumann@fitcheven.com
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`Dated: May 8, 2014
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`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
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`Chicago, Illinois 60603-3406
`Telephone: (312) 577-7000
`Facsimile:
`(312) 577—7007
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