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`ORACLE EXHIBIT 1025
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`ORACLE EXHIBIT 1025
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`PART 1
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`US006421753C1
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`<12) EX PARTE REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (5468th)
`United States Patent
`(10) Number:
`Us 6,421,753 C1
`Hoese et al.
`(45) Certificate Issued:
`Aug. 1, 2006
`
`(54) STORAGE ROUTER AND METHOD FOR
`pR()V[[)1N(; VIRTUAL LOCAL STORAGE
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: Gemfrey B_ HOeSe_ Ausliny TX (US):
`Jefl-ry T_ Russell, Cibolo. TX (US)
`
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`CA (US)
`Reexamination Request:
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`
`.
`
`Reexamination Certificate for:
`Patent No.:
`6,421,753
`Issued:
`Jul. 16, 2002
`Appl. No.:
`09/354,682
`Filed:
`Jul. 15, 1999
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A storage router (56) and storage network (50) provide
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`devices. such as workstations, (58). are connected to 2: Fiber
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`devices (60, 62, 64) and implements access controls for
`storage space on the SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64). The
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`low level, block protocol in accordance with the mapping
`and the access controls.
`
`SCSI CONTROLLER
`
`DNA
`INTERFACE
`
`SCSI
`PROTOCOL
`
`BUFFER
`
`SUPERVISOR
`PRGIESSING
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`Ex 2 (CRDS 27415—465)) (CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits
`D165).
`CrossPoint 4100 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Preliminary
`Datasheet (Quisenberry) Ex 3 (CRDS 4933-34) (CD-ROM
`Chaparral Exhibits D166) (CD-ROM Chaparral Exhibits
`D166).
`CrossPoint 4400 Fibre to Channel to SCSI Router Prelimi-
`nary Datasheet; Crossroads Company and Product Over-
`view (Quisenberry Ex 4 (CRDS 25606; 16136)) (CD-ROM
`Chaparral Exhibits D167).
`Crossroads Purchase Order Log (Quisenberry Ex 9 (CRDS
`14061—062)) (CD-ROM Chaparral Exhibits D172).
`RAID Manager 5 with RDAC 5 for UNIX V.4 User’s Guide
`(LSI-01854) (CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits P062), Sep. 1,
`1996.
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`Letter dated May 12, 1997 from Alan G. Leal to Barbara
`Bardach enclosing the original OEM License and Purchase
`Agreement between Hewlett-Package Company and Cross-
`roads Systems, Inc. (CRDS 02057) (CD—ROM Chaparral
`Exhibits P130).
`CR4x00 Product Specification (CRDS 43929) (CD-ROM
`Chaparral Exhibits P267), Jun. 1, 1998.
`Symbios Logic—Hardware Functional Specification for the
`Symbios Logic Series 3 Fibre Channel Disk Array Control-
`ler Model 3701 (Engelbrecht Ex 3
`(LS1-1659-1733)
`(CD-ROM Pathlight Exhibits D074).
`Report of the Working Group on Storage 1/0 for Large Scale
`Computing; Department of Computer Science Duke Uni-
`versity: CS—1996-21 (PTI 173330-347). (CD—ROM Path-
`light Exhibits D098).
`Brian Allison’s 1999 Third Quarter Sales Plan (PDX 38)
`CNS 022120—I32)) (CD-ROM Pathlight Exhibits D201),
`Jun. 5, 2001.
`Brooklyn SCSI-SCSI Intelligent External RAID Bridge
`Definition Phase External Documentation (CD—ROM Path-
`light Exhibits D129).
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`* cited by examiner
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`AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN
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`ISSUED UNDER 35 U.S.C. 307
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`NO AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER
`37 C.F.R. 1.248
`Applicant
`Geoffre B. Hoese. et al.
`Reexamination Control No.
`90/007,124
`Title
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`Atty. Docket N0-
`°R°Ss"21'15
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`Date Filed
`07/19/2004
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`Storage Router and Method for Providing Virtual
`Local Stora o e
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`Group Art Unit
`2182
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`Examiner
`Chen, Alan S.
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`Applicant hereby serves the Comments On Statement of Reasons for Patentability
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`and/or Confirmation in the above referenced case to:
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`Larry E. Severin
`Wang, Hartmann & Gibbs, PC
`1301 Dove Street, #1050
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
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`As per 35 U.S.C. §1.248 service is made via first class mail, certified, R.R.R. on
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`October 7, 2005.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Sprinkle IP Law Group
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`ohn L. Adair
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`Reg. No. 48,828
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Comments On Statement of Reasons for Patentability
`andlor Confirmation
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`AW Docket N0-
`CR°551121'15
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`Applicants
`Goeffre B. Hoese, et al.
`Reexamination Control No Date Filed
`90/007,124
`07I19I2004
`Title
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`Storage Router and Method for Providing Virtual
`Local Stora o e
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`Group Art Unit
`2182
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`Examiner
`Chen, Alan S.
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`Certificate of Mailin Under 37 C.F.R. 1.8
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Applicants appreciate the Examiner’s allowance of or confirmation of Claims 1-8 of
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`United States Patent No. 6,421,753. Applicants submit the record as a whole makes evident
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`the reasons for allowance and that there are additional reasons for patentability not enumerated
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`by the Examiner. While Applicants agree with the Examiner’s reasons for patentability to the
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`extent such reasons are consistent with the record as a whole (as Applicants understand them
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`unwarranted limitations or interpretations upon the claims. especially to the extent such
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`limitations or interpretations are inconsistent with the claim language, specification or prior
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`Attorney Docket No.
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`Notice ofIntent to Issue
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`Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
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`Control No.
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`Patent Under»Reexamination
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`Examiner
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address —
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`Prosecution on the merits is (or remains) closed in this ex parte reexamination proceeding. This proceeding is
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`(b) 1] Patent owner’s late response filed:
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`(c) D Patent owner's failure to file an appropriate response to the Office action mailed:
`(d) [3 Patent owner’s failure to timely file an Appeal Brief (37 CFR 41.31).
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`(1) Patent claim(s) confirmed: 1_-Q.
`(2) Patent claim(s) amended (including dependent on amended c|aim(s)):
`(3) Patent claim(s) cancelled:
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`Note the attached statement of reasons for patentability and/or confirmation. Any comments considered
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTOL-469 (Rev.9-04)
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`Part of Paper No 09162005
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1025, pg. 13
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`REEXAMINATIOAN
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`REASONS FOR PATENTABILITY I CONFIRMATION
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`Reexamination Control No. 90/007 124
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`Attachment to Paper No. 09162005.
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`Art Unit 2182.
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`kécclaims 1-8 aredm
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`The prior art disclosed by the patent owner and cited by the Examiner fail to teach or suggest, alone or in combination, all the limitations of the
`independent claims (claims 1 and 4), particularly the map/mapping feature which is a one-to-one correspondence, as given in a simple table, the
`map physically resident on a router, whereby the router forms the connection between t_wo separate entities over different transport mediums,
`such that neither entity determines where data is to be sent, but rather, the router solely dictates where the data will be sent; also the "NLLBP"
`feature refering to a fundamental low level protocol defined by a specification/standard that is well known to one of ordinary skill in the art, where
`the NLLBP is used at the router for communications with both the first and second transport medium. The SCSI protocollstandard is considered
`a NLLBP. TCP/IP, e.g., used in Ethernet communications, however, is not considered to be a NLLBP.
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`IN THE UNITED sTATEs PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`SUBMISSION OF REFERENCES T0 COMPLETE RECORD
`BY APPLICANTS
`
`Atty. Docket No. (Opt.)
`CROSS1121-15
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`Applicants
`Geoffre B. Hoese et al.
`
`Application Number
`90/007 124
`For
`
`Filed
`07/19/2004
`
`Storage Router and Method for Providing
`Virtual Local Stora - e
`
`Group Art Unit
`2182
`
`Examiner
`Alan Chen
`Certification Under 37 C.F.R. §1.8
`
`I hereby certify that this document is being deposited with
`the United States Postal Service as First Class Mail
`in an
`box addressed to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
`Alexandria, VA 22313 on‘September 8, 2005.
`
`Janice Parnell
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`
`P-Q B°x 1450
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`Nexand Ha‘ VA 22313
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`To complete the record, Applicants respectfully submit hard copies of references previously
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`submitted on CD-ROM with an IDS dated March 24, 2005 (the “March 24 |DS"). This submission is
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`made simply to complete the file record and is not a new IDS as the references were already
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`provided on CD-ROM and reviewed by Examiner Fritz Fleming (a copy of the March 24 IDS was
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`initialed by Examiner Fleming indicating that he reviewed the references).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Sprinkle IP Law Group
`Attorneys for Ap ‘cents
`
`ohn L. Adair
`Reg. No. 48.828
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`Dated: September 8, 2005
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1025, pg. 19
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`09/05/2001 Chaparral Trial - Day 2
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXA
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`WESTERN DIVISION
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`CROSSROADS SYSTEMS,
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`TRANSCRIPT OF TRIAL ON THE MERITS
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`BEFORE THE HONORABLE SAM SPARKS
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