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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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`THE GILLETTE COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01004
`Patent 6,806,652 B1
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, JONI Y. CHANG, SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL,
`and JENNIFER M. MEYER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Institution of Inter Partes Review
`37 C.F.R. § 42.108
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`The Gillette Company (“Gillette”) filed a Petition requesting an inter
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`partes review of claim 35 of U.S. Patent No. 6,806,652 B1 (Ex. 1201, “the
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`’652 patent”). Paper 3 (“Pet.”). Zond, LLC (“Zond”), filed a Preliminary
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`Response. Paper 12 (“Prelim. Resp.”).
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`We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 314. The standard for
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`instituting an inter partes review is set forth in 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), which
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`THRESHOLD.—The Director may not authorize an inter
`partes review to be instituted unless the Director determines
`that the information presented in the petition filed under section
`311 and any response filed under section 313 shows that there
`is a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail with
`respect to at least 1 of the claims challenged in the petition.
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`Upon consideration of the Petition and Preliminary Response, we
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`conclude that the information presented in the Petition demonstrates that
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`there is a reasonable likelihood that Gillette would prevail in challenging
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`claim 35 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). Pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 314, we hereby authorize an inter partes review to be instituted as to
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`claim 35 of the ’652 patent.
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`A. Related District Court Proceedings
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`Gillette indicates that the ’652 patent was asserted in Zond, LLC v.
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`Gillette, Co., No.1:13-cv-11567-DJC (D. Mass.). Pet. 1. Gillette also
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`identifies other proceedings in which Zond asserted the ’652 patent. Id.
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`B. Related Inter Partes Reviews
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`The following Petitions for inter partes review also challenge the
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`same claim based on the same grounds of unpatentability as those in the
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`instant proceeding: Intel Corp. v. Zond, LLC, Case IPR2014-00923 and
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`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc. v. Zond, LLC, Case IPR2014-01089.
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`In IPR2014-00923, we terminated the proceeding, prior to institution,
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`in light of the Joint Motion to Terminate and Written Settlement Agreement
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`made in connection with the termination of the proceeding in accordance
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`with 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b), between Intel Corp. and
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`Zond. Intel Corp. v. Zond, IPR2014-00923, Papers 7, 8; Intel Corp. v. Zond,
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`IPR2014-00843, Ex. 1115.
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`Gillette also filed a renewed Motion for Joinder, seeking to join the
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`instant proceeding with GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc. v. Zond, LLC,
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`Case IPR2014-01089 (“IPR2014-01089”). Paper 10 (“Mot.”). In a separate
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`decision, we grant Gillette’s renewed Motion for Joinder, joining the instant
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`proceeding with IPR2014-01089, and terminating the instant proceeding.
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`C. Prior Art Relied Upon
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`Gillette relies upon the following prior art references:
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`Iwamura et al.
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`US 5,753,886
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`May 19, 1998
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`(Ex. 1208)
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`D.V. Mozgrin, et al., High-Current Low-Pressure Quasi-Stationary
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`Discharge in a Magnetic Field: Experimental Research, 21 PLASMA
`PHYSICS REPORTS 400–409 (1995) (Ex. 1203) (“Mozgrin”).
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`A. A. Kudryavtsev and V. N. Skrebov, Ionization Relaxation in a
`Plasma Produced by a Pulsed Inert-Gas Discharge, 28(1) SOV. PHYS. TECH.
`PHYS. 30–35 (Jan. 1983) (Ex. 1206) (“Kudryavtsev”).
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`D. W. Fahey, W. F. Parks, and L. D. Schearer, High Flux Beam
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`Source of Thermal Rare-Gas Metastable Atoms, 13 J. PHYS. E: SCI.
`INSTRUM. 381–383 (1980) (Ex. 1205) (“Fahey”).
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`D. Asserted Grounds of Unpatentability
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`Gillette asserts the following grounds of unpatentability:
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`Claim
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`Basis
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev, and Fahey
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev, Fahey, and Iwamura
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin and Iwamura
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin, Iwamura, and Fahey
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`II. ANALYSIS
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`A. Claim Construction
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`The parties make the same claim interpretation arguments that
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`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc. GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module
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`One LLC & Company KG, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module
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`Two LLC & Co. KG (collectively, “GLOBALFOUNDRIES”) and Zond
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`made in IPR2014-01089. Compare Pet. 13–17, with ’1089 Pet. 12–17;
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`compare Prelim. Resp. 10–21, with ’1089 Prelim. Resp. 10–21.
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`We addressed the proposed constructions of the claim elements
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`identified by Gillette and Zond in IPR2014-01089. See ’1089 Dec. 8–18.
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`For the purposes of the instant decision, we incorporate our previous
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`analysis and apply our claim constructions here.
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`B. Obviousness over Mozgrin in Combination with
`Other Cited References
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`In its Petition, Gillette asserts the same grounds of unpatentability
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`based on the same combinations of Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev, Fahey, and
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`Iwamura as those on which a trial was instituted in IPR2014-01089. See Pet.
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`24–53; ’1089 Dec. 32. Gillette’s arguments are substantively identical to the
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`arguments made by GLOBALFOUNDRIES in IPR2014-01089. Compare
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`Pet. 24–53, with ’1089 Pet. 23–52. Gillette also proffers the same
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`Declaration of Dr. Uwe Kortshagen that GLOBALFOUNDRIES submitted
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`in support of its Petition. Compare Ex. 1202, with IPR2014-01089,
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`Ex. 1202. Zond’s arguments in the Preliminary Response are essentially
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`identical to those arguments that it made in IPR2014-01089. Compare
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`Prelim. Resp. 21–53, with ’1089 Prelim. Resp. 21–53.
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`We incorporate our previous analysis regarding the asserted ground of
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`unpatentability based on various combinations of Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev,
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`Fahey, and Iwamura (’1089 Dec. 19–31), and determine that Gillette has
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`demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on those grounds of
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`unpatentability.
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`C. Other Asserted Grounds of Unpatentability
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`Gillette also asserts the following grounds of unpatentability:
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`Claim
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`References
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev, and Fahey
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`§ 103(a) Mozgrin and Iwamura
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`The Board’s rules for inter partes review proceedings, including those
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`pertaining to institution, are “construed to secure the just, speedy, and
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`inexpensive resolution of every proceeding.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.1(b); see also
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`35 U.S.C. § 316(b) (regulations for inter partes review proceedings take into
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`Office to timely complete [instituted] proceedings”). Therefore, we exercise
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`our discretion and do not institute a review based on these other asserted
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`grounds for reasons of administrative necessity to ensure timely completion
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`of the instituted proceeding. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.108(a).
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, we determine that the information
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`presented in the Petition shows that there is a reasonable likelihood that
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`Gillette would prevail in challenging claim 35 of the ’652 patent as
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`unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). At this stage in the proceeding, we
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`have not made a final determination with respect to claim construction or
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`that patentability of the challenged claim.
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`For the foregoing reasons, it is:
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`IV. ORDER
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`ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), an inter partes
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`review is hereby instituted on the following grounds;
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`Claim
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`Mozgrin, Kudryavtsev, Fahey, and Iwamura
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`§ 103(a)
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`Mozgrin, Iwamura, and Fahey
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`FURTHER ORDERED that no other ground of unpatentability
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`asserted in the Petition is authorized for this inter partes review; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(c) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.4, notice is hereby given of the institution of a trial; the trial
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`For PETITIONER:
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`David L. Cavanaugh
`David.Cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
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`Larissa Bifano Park
`Larissa.Park@wilmerhale.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Bruce J. Barker
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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