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`PATENT
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`Customer No. 22,852
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`Attorney Docket Nos. 11798.0007; 11798.0011
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Inter Partes Reexamination of:
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`Victor LARSON et al.
`
`U. S. Patent No. 7,418,504
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`Issued: August 26, 2008
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`For: AGILE NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR
`SECURE COMMUNICATIONS
`USTNG SECURE DOMAIN NAMES
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`Control Nos: 95/001,851; 95/001,788
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`Group Art Unit: 3992
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`Examiner: Roland G. Foster
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`Confirmation Nos. 1688; 5823
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`Mail Stop Inter Partes Reexam
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
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`Dear Commissioner:
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`REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY,
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`STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 3.73(b),
`AND GRANT OF NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`The undersigned, a representative authorized to sign on behalf of the assignee owning all
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`of the interest in US. Patent No. 7,418,504 (“the ’504 patent”), hereby revokes all previous
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`powers of attorney or authorization of agent granted in the ’504 patent before the date of
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`execution hereof.
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`In compliance with 37 C.F.R. § 3.73(b), the undersigned verifies that VirnetX Inc. is the
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`assignee of the entire right, title, and interest in the ’504 patent by virtue of an assignment
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`recorded in the US. Patent and Trademark Office at Reel 018757, Frame 0326 on January 10,
`
`2007.
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`The undersigned representative of the assignee hereby grants its power of attorney to the
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`patent practitioners associated with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner,
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`Attorney Docket Nos. 117980007; 117980011
`Control Nos. 95/001,851; 95/001,788
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`L.L.P., Customer Number 22,852, to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office
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`connected with the ’504 patent, including the reexamination proceedings assigned control nos.
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`95/001,851 and 95/001,788, and in any other proceedings involving the ’504 patent.
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`Please also send all future correspondence concerning the ’504 patent to the address
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`associated with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., Customer
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`Number 22,852.
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`Dated:
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`11/30/12
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`By:
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`/
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`Sameer Mathur
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`Vice President, Corporate Development and Product
`Marketing
`VirnetX Inc.
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`AGILE NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING SECURE
`DOMAIN NAMES
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`\fictor Larson
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`Customer Number:
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`23630
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`In Compiiance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or i5 U.S.C. § 1
`filed in the U.S. District Court
`Eastern DiSiriCt of Texas — Tyler Division
`on the foliowing
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`( I] the patent Action‘inleves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
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`DATE FILED
`U .5. DISTRICT COURT
`1/12/2011
`Eastern District of Texas — T ler Division
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`DOCKET N04
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`DEFENDANT
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`Milel Networks Corp.. et al. Vimetx, Inc.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES
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`In re patent of
`VimetX Inc.
`Patent No. 7418504
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`Issued: Augist 26, 2008
`For: Agile network protocol for secure communications using secure domain names
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`Submission of Prior Art Under 37 CFR 1.501
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`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`The undersigned herewith submits in the above-identified patent the following prior art
`which is pertinent and applicable to the patent and is believed to have a bearing on the
`patentability of at least claim 1 thereof:
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`Valencia US. 6,308,213 October 23, 2001
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`The reference discloses a method for creating a secure dial-up session from a remote
`client to a local network through an intemet service provider strikingly similar to the
`device of VimetX Inc. It is believed that the reference has a bearing on the patentability
`of at least claim 1 of the VimetX Inc. patent.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
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`Group Art Unit: 2153
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`Serial No.: 10/714,849
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`Examiner: LIM, Krisna
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`Filed: November 18, 2003
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`PATENT
`Customer No. 23630
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Application of:
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`Larson et 6/,
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`Group Art Unit: 2153
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`Serial No.: 10/714,849
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`Examiner: LIM, Krisna
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`Filed: November 18, 2003
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`For: Agile Network Protocol For Secure
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`Confirmation No.: 3154
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`Application No, 10/714,849
`Larson et al.
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`GOVERNMENT CONTRACT RIGHTS
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`Government has certain rights in the invention.
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`Application No. 10/714,849
`Larson et al,
`Filed: November 18, 2003
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`REMARKS
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`The specification has been amended to refer to certain contract rights retained by
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`the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States Government. No new matter has
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`been added. Entry of the amendment is respectfully requested.
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`Pursuant to MPEP § 2732 explaining 37 C.F.R. § 1.104(c)(10), this amendment
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`(which is a letter regarding government interests) does not constitutes a failure of the
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`applicants to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude processing or examination of the
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`application and should not result in reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for the above—
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`referenced application. See MPEP 2732 and Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) —
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`Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Types of Papers Filed After a Notice
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`of Allowance has been Mailed, 1247