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`Entered: October 26, 2015
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`Trials@uspto.gov
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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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`PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES INC,
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`ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
`AND ION INTERNATIONAL S.A.R.L.,
`Petitioners,
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`WESTERNGECO LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`Oral Hearing Held: July 30, 2015
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`Before: JUDGE BRYAN F. MOORE, SCOTT A. DANIELS,
`BEVERLY M. BUNTING, Administrative Patent Judges
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`The above-entitled matter came on for hearing on Thursday,
`July 30, 2015 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, Virginia in Courtroom A at 9:05 a.m.
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`APPEARANCES:
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`ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONERS:
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`DAVID I. BERL, ESQ.
`Williams & Connolly LLP
`725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`202-434-5491
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`W. KARL RENNER, ESQ.
`ROBERTO J. DEVOTO, ESQ.
`Fish & Richardson, P.C.
`1425 K Street, N.W.
`11th Floor
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`202-783-5070
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`ON BEHALF OF THE PATENT OWNER:
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`MICHAEL L. KIKLIS, ESQ.
`CHRISTOPHER RICCIUTI, ESQ.
`Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, Virginia 22314
`703-413-3000
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`P R O C E E D I N G S
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`J UDG E M OOR E: Go o d mo r n i n g . Th i s i s J ud g e
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`( 9 : 0 5 a . m. )
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`M o o r e . Wi t h me , o b v io u sl y r e mo t e l y, we h a v e J u d g e s
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`B u n t in g a nd Da n i e l s . Th i s i s a n o r a l h e a r i n g f o r c a se s
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`I P R 2 0 1 4 -6 8 7 , 6 88 , a n d 6 8 9 .
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`Ea c h p a r t y wi l l h a v e 9 0 mi n u t e s t o a r g u e t h e i r
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`s i d e . P e t i t i on e r , wh o b e a r s t h e u l ti ma t e b u r d e n , wi l l g o f i r s t .
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`P e t i t i on e r c a n r e s e r v e s o me o f t h e i r t i me u n t i l a f t e r P a t e n t
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`Own e r c o mp l e t e s t h e i r a r g u me n t . I wo u l d a s k t h e pa r t i e s t o
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`h o ld a n y o b je c t i on s t h a t yo u ma y h a v e f o r a n y r e a s o n t o yo u r
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`p r e s e n t at i on a n d t o n o t in t e r r up t th e o t h e r s id e ' s p re s e n t a ti o n .
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`B e c a u s e we h a v e r e mo t e ju d g e s , s ome t h i n g s t h a t
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`we h a v e t o d o , w h e n yo u p u l l u p de mo n s t r a t i v es , i n d i c a t e f o r
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`t h e r e c o r d wh a t pa g e yo u ' r e o n . T h e y c a n n o t s e e wh a t we s e e
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`h e r e i n t h e c o u r t ro o m. Wh e n yo u u s e t h e ELM O a n d p u l l up
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`t h e e v i d en c e , i n di c a t e wh e r e t h a t e v i d e n c e is . Tr y t o a t l e a s t
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`p a u s e a mo me n t b e c a u s e i t ' s go i ng t o t a k e t h e m a mi n u t e t o
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`g e t wh e r e yo u a r e i n t h e e v i d en c e .
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`Al s o , i f yo u a r e ma k i n g i n d i c at i on s , c i r c l i n g ,
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`d r a wi n g , t h e y c a n ' t s e e t h a t , s o i t i s i mp o r t a n t t o r e me mb e r
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`t h a t i f yo u ' r e ma k i ng t h os e k i nd of ma r k s u s i ng t h e E LM O,
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`yo u h a v e t o i n d i ca t e i t f o r t h e r e c o r d .
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`S t a r t i n g wi th P e t it i o n e r , wh o d o we h a v e wi t h u s
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`t o d a y?
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
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`M R . B ER L: Go o d mo r n i n g , Yo u r Ho n o r . Da v i d
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`B e r l f o r P e t i t i o n er . Wi t h me a r e m y c o l l e a g u e s J e ssa myn
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`B e r n i k e r , To m F l e t c h e r , Al e x La w f o r d , C h r i s S u a r e z , M i r a n d a
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`De l g a d o , a n d i n -h o us e c o u ns e l f o r P GS , M r . Ke v i n Ha r t .
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`J UDG E B UN TI N G: Ex c u s e me . We ' r e u n a b l e t o
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`h e a r yo u .
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`J UDG E M OOR E: Ye s - - t h a t ' s t h e o t h e r t h in g - -
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`a n yt i me yo u s p e a k , p l e a s e u s e t h e mi c r o p h o n e .
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`Ar e we o k a y wi t h ju s t mo v i n g f o r wa r d o r wo u l d
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`yo u l i k e t o h e a r t h e r o l l c a l l a g a in?
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`J UDG E B UN TI N G: I ' d a p p r e c i a t e h e a r i n g r o l l
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`c a l l .
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`J UDG E M OOR E: Ye s , c e r t a i n l y.
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`M R . B ER L: I a p o l og i z e t o Yo u r Ho n o r s i n
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`De t r o i t . I ' m Da v i d B e r l f o r P e t i t io n e r , a n d wi t h me a r e m y
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`c o l l e a gu e s J e ss am yn B e r n i k e r , To m F l e t c h e r , Al e x La wf o r d ,
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`C h r i s S u a r e z , a n d M i r a n d a De l g a do , a n d i n - h ou s e co u ns e l f o r
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`P GS , Ke v i n Ha r t , i s a l s o h e r e .
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`M R . KI K LI S : G o o d mo r n i n g , Yo u r Ho n o r s .
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`M i c h a e l Ki k l is f r o m Ob l o n f o r P a te n t Own e r . Wi t h me i s
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`C h r i s R i c c i ut i , Ka t e C a p p a e r t , a n d Ti mo t h y Gi l ma n f r o m
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`Ki r k l a n d & El l i s , a s we l l a s w e h a v e M i t c h B l a k e l y f r o m
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`i n - h ou s e c ou n s el .
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`J UDG E M OOR E: Th a n k yo u .
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`M R . R ENN ER : Yo u r Ho n o r , wh i l e a jo i n d e r
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`p a r t y, we wa n t e d t o a n n ou n c e ou r se l v e s , a s we l l , f r o m I o n .
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`Th i s i s Ka r l R e n n e r . I ' m jo i n e d b y c o - c o u n s el R o b De v o t o
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`a n d Da v i d Ho l t , a s we l l a s c o mp a n y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s J a me y
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`S e e l y, P h i l l i p S h o t t s , a n d S a n ja y S h e n o y.
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`J UDG E M OOR E: An d ju s t f o r p r oc e d u r a l
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`p u r po s e s , wi l l t he o t h e r c o u ns e l be h a n d l in g t h e e nt i r e
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`a r g u me n t o r h o w wo u l d t h at wo r k ?
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`M R . R ENN ER : C o n s is t e nt wi t h th e d i r e c t i v e o f
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`t h e B o a r d , we e x p e c t t h e o th e r c o u n s e l wi l l t ak e t he o r a l
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`a r g u me n t . I f t h e r e i s a r e a s o n t o a p p r i s e th e B o a r d o f
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`a n yt h i n g , we wi l l a s k p e r mi s s i o n .
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`M R . B ER L: Wo u l d Yo u r Ho n o r l ik e a n o t h e r c op y
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`o f t h e d e mo n s t r a ti v e?
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`J UDG E M OOR E: C e r t a i n l y, ye s . Yo u ma y
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`a p p r o a c h .
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`Do yo u p l a n o n r e s e r v i ng t i me ? A n d i f yo u c o u l d
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`g i v e me a n e s t i ma t e i f - -
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`M R . B ER L: Ye s , Yo u r Ho n o r . I ' d e s t i ma t e 3 0
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`mi n u t e s f o r r e b u tt a l t i me .
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`J UDG E M OOR E: An o t h e r p r o c e du r a l t h in g b e f o r e
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`we g e t g o i n g , we wi l l p l a y i t b y e a r , b u t we ma y t a k e a
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`f i v e - mi n u t e b r e ak b e t we e n P e t i t ion e r a n d P a t e n t Own e r ' s
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`p r e s e n t at i on . Al l r i g h t . Go a h e a d .
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`M R . B ER L: Yo u r Ho n o r s , t h i s c a se p r e s e n t e d i n
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`t h e p e t it i on s i s a s t r a i gh t f o r wa r d c a s e o f i n v a l id i t y. Th e
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`B o a r d , i n i t s i ni t ia l d e c i s io n , c o n c lu d e d p r e li mi n a r i l y t h a t t h e
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`c l a i ms we r e a n t i c i p a t e d a nd r e n d e re d o b v io us b y t h e p r i o r a r t
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`o n t h e b a si s o f v ar i o u s p r el i mi n a r y f a c t f i n d i n gs .
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`We s t e r n Ge c o , t h e P a t e n t Own e r i n t h i s c a s e , d i d
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`n o t e v e n a dd r e s s mo s t o f t h o s e f a c t f i n d in g s , l e t a l on e r e f u t e
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`t h e m. R a t h e r , t h e y s o u g h t to r e wr i t e t h e i r c l a i ms i n a n e f f o r t
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`t o d i st i ng ui s h th em f r o m t h e p r i o r a r t i mp r o p e r l y. Wi t h t h e
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`C o u r t ' s p e r mi s s i on , I ' d l i k e t o s t a r t wi t h t h e ' 6 0 7 P a te n t ,
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`wh i c h i s t h e 6 88 p e t i ti o n .
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`Th a t p a t e n t , a s we s e e o n S l i d e 3 , c l a i me d i n
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`C l a i m 1 5 a n a r r a y o f s e i s mi c s t r e a me r s t o we d b y a t o wi n g
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`v e s s e l wi t h th r e e l i mi t a t i o n s . Th e r e ' s n o d i sp u t e a s t o
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`Li mi t a t i o n A. Th a t i s i n t h e i ns e r te d Wo r k ma n p r i o r a r t
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`p a t e n t . Th e d i s pu t e s h e r e a r e Li mi t a t io n B , t h e p r e d i c t io n
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`u n i t , a n d Li mi t a t i o n C , t h e c o n t r o l u n i t .
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`An d I ' d l i k e t o s ta r t wi t h t h e c o n str u c t i on o f b o th
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`o f t h o s e c l a i m t e r ms a n d t h e n a p p ly t h e Wo r k ma n p r i o r a r t
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`r e f e r e n c e a n d e x pl a i n wh y P e t i t i o ne r b e l i e v e s i t is
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`a n t i c ip a t o r y.
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`Th e f i r s t c l a i m l i mi t a t i o n i n S l id e 4 i s Li mi t a t i o n
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`B , a p r e d i c t i o n un i t a d a pt e d t o p r ed i c t p os i ti on s o f a t l e a s t
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`s o me o f t h e s t r e a me r p o s i ti o ni n g de v i c e s . C o n s i st en t wi t h t h e
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`p l a i n l an g u ag e o f t h e c l a i m, t h e B o a r d c o n st r u e d tha t c l a i m
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`t e r m t o me a n t h a t p r e d i c t e d po s it i on s i s t h e e s ti ma t e o f t h e
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`a c t u a l l o c a ti on s of t h e s t r e a me r p o s i t io n in g d ev i c e s .
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`We s t e r n Ge c o , h o we v e r , a d v a n c e s a d i f f e r e n t
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`c o n s t ru c t io n t h at a t t e mp t s t o i mp o s e a l i mi t a t i o n p r es e n t
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`n o wh e r e i n t h e c la i ms a s t o h o w t h a t p r e d i c t io n i s ma d e .
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`Ac c o r d i n g to We s t e r n Ge c o , t h e c l a i m me a n s d e t e r mi n i n g
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`p o s it io n s us i ng a b e h a v io r - p r e di c t iv e mo d e l . An d w h e n a s k e d
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`t o e l u c id a t e wh a t t h a t b e h a vi o r - p re d i c t iv e mo d e l r e q u i r e s
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`d u r i ng d e po s it i on, P a t e n t Own e r ' s e x p e r t , Dr . Tr i a n t a f yl l o u ,
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`e x p l a in e d t h at i t r e q u i r e s c on s id e r a t i o n o f nu me r o u s p h ys i c a l
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`f o r c e s a n d p r op e r t i e s , i n c l ud in g t en s i on , d r a g , d i s t ri b u ti on o f
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`t h e s t r e a me r ' s ma s s a n d o th e r s , a nd wi t h o ut a h i n t o f i r o n y, h e
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`e x p l a in e d t h at t ha t ' s ju s t t h e f i r s t l a ye r o f f o r c e s t h a t mu s t b e
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`c o n s id e r e d a c c o rd i ng t o C l a i m 1 5 .
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`No n e o f t h e s e f o rc e s t h a t We s t e r n Ge c o a t t e mp t s t o
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`r e a d i n t o th e c l a im a r e i n t h e c l a i m, a n d a l mo s t a l l o f t h e m
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`a r e e n t i r e l y a b s e n t f r o m t h e s p e c i f i c a t i on a s we l l .
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`Th e B o a r d c o r r e c t l y, a s we s e e i n S l i d e 5 ,
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`c o n s t ru e d t h e t e rm p r e d i c t p o s i t ion s o f t h e s t r e a me r
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`p o s it io n in g d e vi ce s . Th e B o a r d ' s c l a i m c o n s t r u c t ion i s
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`g r o un d e d in t h e di s c l os u r e o f t h e sp e c i f i c a t io n a t Co l u mn 4 ,
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`wh e r e i t e x p l a i ns t h a t p r e d i c ti on s o f t wa r e i s u s e d to e s t i ma t e
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`t h e a c t u a l l o c at i on o f t h e b i r ds .
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`No w, We s t e r n Ge c o a t t e mp t s t o n ar r o w t h i s
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`d e f i n it i on b a s e d o n t h e s p e ci f i c a t io n ' s d e s c r ip t io n of t h e
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`i n v e nt iv e c o n t r ol s ys t e m, b u t i n Di s t r i c t C ou r t wh a t we s e e - -
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`wh e r e n a r r o wi n g i s mo r e p e r mi s s i b l e t h a n i t i s in t he p r e s e n t
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`p r o c e e d in g - - we s e e i n S l i d e 6 t h at We s t e r n Ge c o c o r r e c t l y
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`e x p l a in e d t h at t he p a t e n t ' s d e s c r ipt i o n o f a n in v e nt iv e c o n t r ol
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`s ys t e m i s s i mp l y a d e s c r i p t io n o f th e p r e f e r r e d e mb o d i me n t .
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`Th i s i s Ex h i bi t 11 0 2 , We s t e r n Ge c o ' s c l a i m
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`c o n s t ru c t io n , b e fo r e t h e Di s t r i c t Co u r t , wh e r e i t e x p l a i n ed
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`t h a t t h e l a ng u ag e a b o u t t h e p r e f e r re d e mb o d i me n t o f t h e
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`p r e s e n t in v e nt i on i n C o l u mn 3 o f t h e s p e c i f i c a ti o n me a n s t h a t
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`wh a t f o l l o ws i n th e e n s u in g c o lu mn s i s s i mp l y a d e s c r i p ti o n
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`o f t h e p r e f e r r e d e mb o d i me n t a n d i t i s i mp r o p e r t o r e a d
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`l i mi t a t i o n s f r o m t h a t p o r ti o n o f th e s p e c i f i c a t io n i nto t h e
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`c l a i ms . We s t e r n Ge c o wa s c o r r e c t i n Di s t r i c t C o u r t a n d t h e
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`C o u r t ' s c l a i m c o n s t r u c ti o n h e r e wa s , l i k e wi s e , c o r r e c t . Wh a t
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`i s wr o n g i s We s t e r n Ge c o ' s a t t e mp t t o n a r r o w t h e c l a i m.
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`I n d e e d , a s we s e e h e r e i n S l i d e 7 t h e l a n g u ag e o n
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`wh i c h We s t e r n Ge c o r e l i e s t o a t t e mp t t o i ns e r t t h e
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`b e h a v io r - p r e di c t iv e mo d e l i n t o C la i m 1 5 f r o m C o l u mn 4
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`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
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`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
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`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
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`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`IPR2014-00687 (Patent 7,162,967)
`IPR2014-00688 (Patent 7,080,607)
`IPR2014-00689 (Patent 7,293,520)
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`i n f o r ma t i o n .
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