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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In the Inter Partes Review of:
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`U.S. Patent No. RE40,520
`Filed: June 14, 2005
`Issued: September 23, 2008
`Inventor(s): Doktor, Karol
`Assignee: Financial Systems
`Technology (Intellectual Property) Pty.
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`Title: EASILY EXPANDABLE DATA
`PROCESSING SYSTEM AND
`METHOD
`Mail Stop Inter Partes Review
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`PETITIONER INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
`CORPORATION’S POWER OF ATTORNEY IN AN INTER PARTES
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`Petitioner International Business Machines Corporation hereby appoints the
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`following practitioners as its attorneys to transact all business in the United States
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`Patent & Trademark Office associated with the above-captioned inter partes
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`Kenneth R. Adamo (Reg. No. 27299)
`kenneth.adamo@kirkland.com
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`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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`Joel R. Merkin (Reg. No. 58600)
`joel.merkin@kirkland.com
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`The individual signing below has the authority to execute this document on
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`behalf of Petitioner International Business Machines Corporation.
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`Date: December, 11, 2012
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`Title: Counsel, Corporate Litigation
`International Business Machines Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Petitioner
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`International Business Machines Corporation’s Power of Attorney in an Inter
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`Partes Review was served on December 12, 2012 via FedEx delivery directed to
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`the attorney of record for the patent at the following address:
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`Scott A. McKeown
`OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT LLP
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Robert A. Conley
`NIRO, HALLER & NIRO, LTD.
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` /s/ Joel R. Merkin
`Joel R. Merkin
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