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`Paper No.
`Filed: April 5, 2014
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` Filed on behalf of: Digital Empire Limited
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`By: Gokalp Bayramoglu
`Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC
`8275 South Eastern Avenue Suite 200-611
`Las Vegas Nevada 89123
`Telephone: 702-724-2628
`E-mail:gokalp@bayramoglu-legal.com
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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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`Digital Empire Limited
`Petitioner
`v.
`Hilltop Technology LLC
`Patent
`Owner
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`Patent 7,864,503
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,864,503
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` Table of Contents
`I. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1
`II. Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 ....................................................... 1
`III. Payment of Fees Under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.15(a) and 42.103 ............................... 2
`IV. Grounds for Standing ........................................................................................ 2
`V. Identification of Challenge and Relief Requested .............................................. 2
`VI. Overview of the ’503 patent .............................................................................. 6
`VII. Prosecution History of the ’503 patent ............................................................. 9
`VIII. Claim Construction .......................................................................................... 9
`IX. Detailed Explanation of Grounds for Unpatentability Under the Broadest
`Reasonable Construction ........................................................................................ 12
`A. Ground 1: Fujitsu Anticipates Claims 1, 2, and 3. ........................................ 12
`1. Independent Claim 1 ................................................................................... 13
`2. Claim 2 ......................................................................................................... 18
`3. Claim 3 ......................................................................................................... 18
`B. Ground 2: Bolender Anticipates Claims 1, 2, 3, and 4. ................................... 19
`1. Independent Claim 1 ................................................................................... 19
`2. Claim 2 ....................................................................................................... 25
`3. Claim 3 ....................................................................................................... 26
`4. Claim 4 ....................................................................................................... 26
`C. Ground 3: Fujitsu and Binstead make Claims 1, 2, 3, and 11 obvious. ......... 27
`1. Claim 1 ........................................................................................................ 27
`2. Claim 2 ......................................................................................................... 32
`3. Claim 3 ......................................................................................................... 33
`4. Claim 11 ....................................................................................................... 34
`D. Ground 4: Fujitsu and Lai Make Claim 4 Obvious ........................................ 36
`E. Ground 5: Fujitsu and Takeda Make Claim 4 Obvious .................................. 36
`F. Ground 6: Bolender and Lai Make Claim 4 Obvious ..................................... 37
`G. Ground 7: Fujitsu and Bolender Make Claim 5, 6, 7 and 8 Obvious ............. 38
`1. Claim 5 ......................................................................................................... 38
`2. Claim 6 ......................................................................................................... 38
`3. Claim 7 ......................................................................................................... 39
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`4. Claim 8 ......................................................................................................... 40
`H. Ground 8: Bolender and Takeda Make Claim 4 Obvious .............................. 41
`I. Ground 9: Fujitsu and Aoki Make Claim 9 Obvious ....................................... 42
`J. Ground 10: Fujitsu and Fong Make Claim 9 Obvious .................................... 44
`K. Ground 11: Bolender and Jain Make Claim 10 Obvious ............................... 46
`L. Ground 12: Fujitsu and Jain Make Claim 10 Obvious ................................... 47
`M. Ground 13: Bolender and Seguine Make Claim 11 Obvious ......................... 49
`N. Ground 14: Fujitsu and Seguine Make Claim 11 Obvious ............................. 51
`O. Ground 15: Bolender and Seguine in view of Ohtake Make Claim 12 Obvious
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`P. Ground 16: Fujitsu and Seguine in view of Ohtake Make Claim 12 Obvious 54
`Q. Ground 17: Fujitsu and Seguine in view of Chen Make Claim 12 Obvious ... 55
`R. Ground 18: Fujitsu and Seguine in view of Nakanishi-1 Make Claim 12
`Obvious ............................................................................................................... 57
`S. Ground 19: Fujitsu and Seguine in view of Nakanishi-2 Make Claim 12
`Obvious ............................................................................................................... 58
`X. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................ 59
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`Table of Authorities
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`FEDERAL STATUTES
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(b) .................................................................................................4
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(e) .................................................................................................4
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 .............................................................................................passim
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`35 U.S.C. § 311 ....................................................................................................59
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`REGULATIONS
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8 ....................................................................................................1
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)...............................................................................................2
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) ..........................................................................................10
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.101 ...............................................................................................59
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.103 .................................................................................................2
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a).............................................................................................2
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`List of Exhibits
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`1001
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,864,503 (“’503 patent”)
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`1002
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`File History of the ’503 patent
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`1003
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,137,427 of Binstead
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`1004
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0030048 of Bolender
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`et al.
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`1005
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`Japanese Published Patent Application No. 60-75927 of Fujitsu
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`1006
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`Certified English Translation of Japanese Published Patent
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`Application No. 60-75927 and Certificate of Translation
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`1007
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`International Application Publication No. WO 2006/029517 A1 of
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`Fong et al.
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`1008
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,259,106 to Jain
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`1009
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0229469 of Seguine
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`1010
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0032664 of Ohtake et
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`al.
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`1011 WO Application No. 2007/008518 of Takeda
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`1012
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0240914 of Lai
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`1013
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`Technical Information – Transmittance of Optical Glass
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`1014
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,661,408 of Chen
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`1015 U.S. Patent No. 6,781,642 of Nakanishi et al. (Nakanishi-1)
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`1016 U.S. Patent No. 7,161,588 of Nakanishi et al. (Nakanishi-2)
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`1017 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0215377 of Aoki et al.
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`1018 Declaration of Dr. George E. Gerpheide
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`1019 Curriculum Vitae of Dr. George E. Gerpheide
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,864,503
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`Digital Empire Limited (“Petitioner”) requests inter partes review of all claims
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`1-12 of U.S. Patent No. 7,864,503 (“the ’503 patent”) (Ex. 1001) assigned on its
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`face to Hilltop Technology LLC (“Patent Owner”). This Petition shows by a
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`preponderance of the evidence that there is a reasonable likelihood that
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`Petitioner will prevail on all claims of the ’503 patent based on prior art that the
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`Office did not have before it or did not fully consider during prosecution, and
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`that anticipates or renders obvious the claims of the ’503 patent. Claims 1-12 of
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`the ’503 patent should be found unpatentable and canceled.
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`II. Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Real Party-In-Interest: Digital Empire Limited is the real party-in-interest.
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`Related Matters: Patent Owner has asserted the ’503 patent against several
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`defendants in patent infringement litigation filed in the Eastern District of
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`Texas. The litigation remains pending. To the Petitioner’s knowledge, the ’503
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`patent has not been subject to any post grant review or any prior inter partes
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`review.
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`Counsel and Service Information:
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`US. Patent No. 7,864,503
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`Lead Counsel
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`Backu Counsel
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`Gokalp Bayramoglu (Reg. No. 66,305)
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`Anna Tsang (Reg. No. 48,003)
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`Bayramoglu Law Offices, LLC
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`8274 South Eastern Avenue
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`Suite 200-611
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`No. 164-10, Lane 162, Jingye 3fd Rd.
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`HI.
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`Payment of Fees Under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.15(a) and 42.103
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`The required fees are submitted herewith. The Office is authorized to charge any
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`additional fees due at any time during this proceeding to Deposit Account No.
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`506203.
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`IV. Grounds for Standing
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`Petitioner certifies that, under 37 C .F.R. § 42.104(a), the ’503 patent is available
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`for interpartes review, and Petitioner is not barred or estopped from requesting
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`interpartes review of the ’503 patent on the grounds identified.
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`V.
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`Identification of Challenge and Relief Requested
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`Petitioner challenges claims 1-12 of the ’503 patent and requests that these
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`claims be found unpatentable and cancelled in View of the following prior art:
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`Exhibit
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`Description
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`US. Patent No. 7,864,503
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`Publication/
`Issue Date
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`Ex. 1003 US. Patent No. 6,137,427 of Binstead
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`Oct. 24, 2000
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`US. Patent Application Publication No.
`EX' 1004 2005/0030048 of Bolender et al.
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`Feb‘ 10’ 2005
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`Ex. 1005 Japanese Published Patent Application No. 60-75927
`of FUJItSU
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`Apr. 30, 1985
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`Certified English Translation of Japanese Published
`Patent Application No. 60-75927 and Certificate of
`Translation
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`Apr. 30, 1985
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`International Application Publication No. WO
`2006/029517 A1 of Fong et al.
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`Mamh 23’ 2006
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`US. Patent No. 7,259,106 to Jain
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`March 23, 2006
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`US. Patent Application Publication No.
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`2007/0229469 of Seguine
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`US. Patent Application Publication No.
`2006/0032664 of Ohtake et a1.
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`O t. 4, 2007
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`Feb' 16’ 2006
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`Ex. 1011 W0 Application No. 2007/008518 of Takeda
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`Jan. 18, 2007
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`US. Patent Application Publication No.
`Ex' 1012 2007/0240914 of Lai
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`Ex. 1013 Technical Information — Transmittance of
`Optical Glass
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`0“ 18’ 2007
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`October 2005
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`Ex. 1014 US. Patent No. 6,661,408 of Chen
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`Dec. 9, 2003
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`US. Patent No. 6,781,642 of Nakanishi et
`al.(Nakanishi- l )
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`US. Patent No. 7,161,588 ofNakanishi et 31.
`(Nakanishi—Z)
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`Aug. 24 2004
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`Jan. 9 2007
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`US. Patent No. 7,864,503
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`Ex. 1017
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`.8. Patent Application Publication No.
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`007/0215377 oonki et a1.
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`Sept. 20’ 2007
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`Each of Binsread, Bolender, Fujitsu, Ohtake, Jain, Takeda, Chen, Fong, Nakanishi—I,
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`and Nakanishi—Z published or issued more than one year before the earliest
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`possible effective filing date, April 23, 2008, of the ’503 patent and is prior art to
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`the ’503 patent under 35 U.S.C. §102 (b). Seguine was published on October 4,
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`2007 but was filed on November 27, 2006. Thus, Seguine is prior art under 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(e). Aoki was published on September 20, 2007 but was filed on
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`March 14, 2007 thus, Aoki is prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e). Lai was
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`published on October 18, 2007 but was filed on April 12, 2007 thus, Lai is prior
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`art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e).
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`Petitioner requests cancellation of the claims on the following grounds:
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`Anticipated under 35 U.S.C . § 102(b) by Fujitsu
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`1, 2, 3, 4
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`Anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) by Bolender
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`1 2 3 11
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and
`Binstead
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and Lai
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`4
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C . § 103 over Fujitsu and
`Takeda
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`4
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bolender and Lai
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`5, 6, 7, 8
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bolender and
`Takeda
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and Aoki
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and
`Fong
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bolender and
`Jain
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and Jain
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bolender and
`Seguine
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu and
`Seguine
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Bolender,
`Seguine and Ohtake
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu, Seguine
`and Ohtake
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu, Seguine
`and Chen
`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu, Seguine
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`Obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Fujitsu, Seguine
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`VI. Overview of the ’503 patent
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,864,503
`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`The ’503 patent issued from U.S. Application No. 12/148,998 (“the ’998
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`application”) and is directed to a “capacitive type touch panel”. (Ex. 1001,
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`Abstract). The ‘503 patent purports to eliminate the difficulty in identifying the
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`location touched by the user. (Id. At 1:46-471).
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`FIG. 2 of the ’503 patent discloses a capacitive type touch panel, which includes
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`transparent substrate 3 having opposite top and bottom surfaces 31, 32; an array
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`of first conductors 41 formed on the top surface 31 of the transparent substrate 3;
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`an array of second conductors 42 formed on the top surface 31 of transparent
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`substrate 3 and disposed alternately with first conductors 41; a plurality of
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`spaced apart conductive first bridging lines 412, each of which interconnects two
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`adjacent ones of first conductors 41;a plurality of spaced apart conductive second
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`bridging lines 422, each of which interconnects two adjacent ones of the second
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`conductors 42 and each of which intersects insulatively a respective one of first
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`bridging lines 412; and a plurality of spaced apart insulators 5, each of which is
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`disposed at an intersection of a respective one of the first bridging lines 412 and
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`the respective one of the second bridging lines 422 so as to separate the
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`1 Citations to EX. 1001 refer to column number: Line number(s)
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`respective one of the first bridging lines 412 from the respective one of the
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`second bridging lines 422. The first and second conductors 41, 42 and the first
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`and second bridging lines 412, 422 cooperatively form into a matrix of capacitive
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`regions when a current is applied to the first and second conductors 41, 42 and
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`the first and second bridging lines 412, 422. See Id. at 2:28-52.
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`’503 patent further discloses that each of “the first and second conductors 41, 42
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`is formed with a plurality of holes 413, 423, and more preferably, each of the
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`holes 413, 423 is a through-hole”. Since the area of each of the first and second
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`conductors 41, 42 is a key parameter to the capacitance, sensitivity in detecting
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`the coordinates of a touched location by the user can be adjusted through
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`changing of the number and/or the diameter of the holes 413, 423. Id. 2:58-65.
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`The ‘503 patent further discloses a plurality of conductive first connecting lines
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`(cid:51)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72) (cid:20)(cid:22) (cid:82)(cid:73) (cid:25)(cid:25)
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`61 formed on the top surface 31 of the transparent substrate 3, and the plurality
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`of conductive second conducting lines 62 formed on the top surface 31 of the
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`transparent substrate 3. The first conductors 41 are arranged into parallel
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`columns. The first conductors 41 of each of the columns are interconnected by
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`respective ones of the first bridging lines 412. The second conductors 42 are
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`arranged into parallel rows. The second conductors 42 of each of the rows are
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`interconnected by respective ones of the second bridging lines 422. Each of the
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`first connecting lines 61 is connected to an outmost one of the first conductors
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`41 of respective one of the columns of the first conductors 41. Each of the
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`second connecting lines 62 is connected to an endmost one of the second
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`conductors 42 of a respective one of the rows of the second conductors 42. Id.
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`3:21-36.
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`The ‘503 patent further discloses the plurality of first bonding wires 63 and the
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`plurality of second bonding wires 64. Each of the first bonding wires 63 is
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`connected to a respective one of the first connecting lines 61, and extends
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`outwardly therefrom through the side edge 33 of the transparent substrate 3.
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`Each of the second bonding wires 64 is connected to a respective one of the
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`second connecting lines 62, and extends outwardly therefrom through the side
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`edge 33 of the transparent substrate 3. The first and the second bonding wires
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`63, 64 are normally formed on a flexible board. A controller 2 is connected to
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`the first and second bonding wires 63, 64 for detecting the location where a
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`change in the electric field among first and second conductors 41, 42 occurs
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`during the use of the capacitive type touch panel. Id. 3:38-51
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`VII. Prosecution History of the ’503 patent
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`During the prosecution of the ’998 application, United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office issued no rejection and the first office action was a notice of
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`allowance sent to Applicant on 10/04/2010. Consequently, Applicant paid the
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`issue fee and the patent was granted.
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`VIII. Claim Construction
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`A claim subject to inter partes review receives the “broadest reasonable
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`C.F.R. § 42.100(b).
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`Petitioner submits that the following terms should be construed in the manner
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`set forth below: (1) “transparent substrate;” (2) “plurality of holes;” and (3)
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`“through-hole.” For all remaining terms, Petitioner submits, for the purposes of
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`this inter partes review only, that the claim terms take on their ordinary and
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`customary meaning that the terms would have to one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`Petitioner submits that none of the challenged claims contain a means-plus-
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`function or step-plus-function limitation.
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`(1)
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` “transparent substrate” (claims 1-12)
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`Applying the broadest reasonable construction, consistent with the specification,
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`the term “transparent substrate” as used in claims 1-12 of the ‘503 patent
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`includes a substrate with a transmittance of less than 100 percent. The amount
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`of transparency of a substrate is determined by its transmittance, and
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`transmittance is defined as the amount of light that travels through the substrate.
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`The amount of light transmitted through the substrate is determined by 1) the
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`substrate’s thickness, 2) the wavelength of the incident light on the substrate,
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`and 3) the refractive index of the material that is used to build the substrate. (Ex.
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`1013 Technical Information, Optics for Devices, Transmittance of optical Glass,
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`University of Arizona, October 2005, “http://fp.optics.arizona.edu/optomec
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`h/references/glass/Schott/tie-35_transmittance_us.pdf ). The ‘503 specification
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`does not provide the details of the thickness of the substrate nor the wavelength
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`of the light. The materials described in the ‘503 specification have a wide range
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`of refractive indexes, thus generating substrates with differing levels of
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`transmittance and varying degrees of transparency. Therefore, applying the
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`broadest reasonable construction, the term “transparent substrate” should be
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`construed as a substrate that has different levels of transparency; including the
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`term “substantially transparent substrate”. Ex. 1018, ¶ 21.
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`(2)
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`“plurality of holes” (claim 5)
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`Applying the broadest reasonable construction, consistent with the specification,
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`the term “plurality of holes” as used in claims 5-8 of the ’503 patent means that
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`holes are made on the conductive material and once the hole is made no
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`material exists on the conductive material where the holes are located. Ex. 1018,
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`¶ 22.
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`(3)
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`“through hole” (claims 6)
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`Applying the broadest reasonable construction, consistent with the specification,
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`the term “plurality of holes” as used in claims 5-8 of the ’503 patent means that
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`holes are made on the conductive material such that no conductive material
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`exists in the area where the hole is made.(no holes are made on the transparent
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`material). Ex. 1018, ¶ 23.
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` IX. Detailed Explanation of Grounds for Unpatentability Under the
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`Broadest Reasonable Construction
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`Lai was cited during the original prosecution of the ’503 patent, but not applied
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`or discussed in any prior art rejection. Binstead, Fujitsu, Bolender , Seguine, Fong,
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`Aoki, Jain, Ohtake, Takeda, Chen, Nakanishi-1, and Nakanishi-2 were not cited
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`during the original prosecution of the ’503 patent. Binstead, Fujitsu, Bolender ,
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`Seguine, Fong, Aoki, Jain, Ohtake, Takeda, Chen, Nakanishi-1, and Nakanishi-2
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`however, provide technical disclosures that the Office believed to be absent in
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`the prior art and are therefore not cumulative of the art that was considered by
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`the Office during original prosecution.
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`The examiner did not cite and apply any of the prior arts Binstead, Fujitsu, Bolender ,
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`Seguine, Fong, Aoki, Jain, Ohtake, Takeda, Chen, Nakanishi-1, and Nakanishi-2 as
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`prior art during the prosecution of the ’503 patent. Lai is presented in a new light
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`in this Petition because its materiality, in combination with the prior art cited in
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`this Petition, was never fully addressed during the prosecution of the ’503 patent.
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`A. Ground 1: Fujitsu Anticipates Claims 1, 2, and 3.
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`As explained below, Fujitsu discloses all of the limitations of claims 1, 2, and
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`3. See Fujitsu.
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`1. Independent Claim 1
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`The descriptions below show how Fujitsu discloses all the limitations of claim 1.
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`[1.pre] A capacitive type touch panel comprising (see Ex. 1001, 4:2-3):
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`Fujitsu discloses a coordinate input device for detecting coordinates using a
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`change of capacitance and more particularly to a coordinates input device
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`disposed on a surface of a screen of a display device and suitable for providing
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`an input function to the display device. See e.g., Ex. 1006, Technical Field of The
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`Invention, Fig. 7. Ex. 1018, ¶ 27.
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`[1.a] a transparent substrate having opposite top and bottom surfaces (see Ex.
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`1001, 4:3-4);
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`Fujitsu discloses a pattern of electrodes formed on a transparent substrate. Fig. 5
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`of Fujitsu shows the transparent substrate 100 and the substrate has top and bottom
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`surfaces. See e.g., Ex. 1006, Ex. 1005: Page 4, upper-left column, line 19 to upper-right
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`column, line 13, Fig. 5; Ex. 1018, ¶ 27.
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`[1.b] an array of first conductors formed on said top surface of said
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`transparent substrate (see Ex. 1001, 4:5-6);
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`Fujitsu discloses a multiplicity of parallel transparent conductive lines arranged
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`vertically (“X electrodes 101”). See e.g., Ex. 1006, Ex. 1005 (JP): Page 2, upper-
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`left column, lines 1 to 5, Figs. 3, 7. As shown in Fig. 7 of Fujitsu, parts of the X
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`electrodes 101 having a wide width (W1) that are not at the intersections
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`between the X and Y electrodes represent the array of first conductors. Ex. 1006,
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`Fig. 7; Ex. 1018, ¶ 27.
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`[1.c] an array of second conductors formed on said top surface of said
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`transparent substrate and disposed alternatively with said first conductors
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`(see Ex.1001, 4:7-9);
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`Fujitsu discloses a multiplicity of parallel transparent conductive lines 102
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`arranged horizontally (“Y electrodes”). As shown in Fig. 7 of Fujitsu, parts of
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`the Y electrodes 102 having a wide width (W1) that are not at the intersections
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`between the X and Y electrodes represent the array of second conductors. See
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`e.g., Ex. 1006, Ex. 1005 (JP): Page 4, lower-left column, line 12 to lower-right
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`column, line 9, Fig 7; Ex. 1018, ¶ 27.
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` [1.d] a plurality of spaced apart conductive first bridging lines, each of which
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`interconnects two adjacent ones of said first conductors (see Ex. 1001, 4:10-
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`12)
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`Fujitsu discloses a multiplicity of parallel Y electrodes, which include portions
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`at the intersections of the X and Y electrodes, which constitute conduction lines
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`(W4), electrically connecting adjacent electrodes (W3). Ex. 1006, Ex. 1005 (JP):
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`Page 4, lower-left column, line 12 to lower-right column, line 9, Figs. 5, 7. Fig.
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`7 of Fujitsu shows X electrodes as W2 and connecting lines as W1, the same
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`anology applies to Y electrodes. Y electrodes are marked as W3 and conduction
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`lines are marked as W4 in the annotated Fig 7 below. Conduction lines W4 that
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`correspond to first bridging lines connect W3 electrodes in the Y direction as
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`shown in the figure 7 below. (Annotated). Ex. 1018, ¶ 27.
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`[1.e] a plurality of spaced apart conductive second bridging lines, each of
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