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`US006425035C1
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`(12) EX PARTE REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (5472nd)
`United States Patent
`Hoese et al.
`
`(10) Number:
`US 6,425,035 Cl
`(45) Certificate Issued:
`*Aug. 8, 2006
`
`(54) STORAGE ROUTER AND METHOD FOR
`PROVIDING VIRTUAL LOCAL STORAGE
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: Geolfrey H. Hoese, Austin, TX (US);
`Jefiry T. Russell, Cibolo, TX (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Cmssworlds Software, Burlingame.
`CA (US)
`
`Reexamination Request:
`No. 90/007,125, Jul. 19. 2004
`No. 90/007,317, Nov. 23, 2004
`
`Reexamination Certificate for:
`Patent No.:
`6,425,035
`Issued:
`Jul. 23, 2002
`Appl. No.:
`09/965,335
`Filed:
`Sep. 27, 2001
`
`Notice:
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`Continuation of application No. 09/354,682, filed on Jul. 15,
`1999, now Pat. No. 6,421,753, which is a continuation of
`application No. 09/001,799, filed on Dec. 31, 1997, now Pat.
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`Int. Cl.
`G06F 13/00
`
`(2006.01)
`
`............................. .. 710/315; 710/2; 710/8;
`U.S. CI.
`710/36; 710/105; 710/305; 710/308; 711/112
`Field of Classification Search ............... .. 710/1-5,
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`ABSTRACT
`
`A storage router (56) and storage network (50) provide
`virtual local storage on remote SCSI storage devices (60, 62,
`64) to Fiber Channel devices. A plurality of Fiber Channel
`devices, such as workstations (58), are connected to a Fiber
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`AEC—4412B, AEC74l2/3B External RAID Controller
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`Memo Dated Aug. 15, 1997 to AEC—7312A Evaluation Unit
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`Adaptec Schematics re AAC—340 (Kalwitz Ex 14 CNS
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`Bridge Product Line Review (Manzanares Ex 3 (CNS
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`AEC Bridge Series Products-Adaptec External Controller
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`Hewlett-Packard Roseville Site Property Pass for Brian
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`Distribution Agreement Between Hewlett-Packard and
`Crossroads (Dunning Ex 15 (HP 326-33) (CD-ROM Chap-
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`HPFC-5000 Tachyon User’s Manuel, First Edition (PTI
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`1996.
`X3T10 994D—(Draft) Information Technology: SCSI—3
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`X3Tl0 Project 1047D: Information Technology—SCSI—3
`Controller Commands (SCC). Rev, 6c (PTI 166400-546)
`(CD-ROM Chaparral Exhibits D088), Sep. 3, 1996.
`X3T10 995D—(Draft) SCSI—3 Primary Commands, Rev. 11
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`Exhibits D089), Nov. 13, 1996.
`VBAR Volume Backup and Restore (CRDS 12200-202)
`(CD-ROM Chaparral Exhibits D099).
`Preliminary Product Literature for
`Infinity Commstor’s
`Fibre Channel
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`Quisenbeny Ex 31 (SPLO 428-30) (CD—ROM Chaparral
`Exhibits D143), Aug. 19, 1996.
`Letter dated Jul. 12, 1996 from J. Boykin to B. Smith re:
`Purchase Order for Evaluation Units
`from Crossroads
`(Smith Ex 24) CRDS 8556-57)
`(CD—ROM Chaparral
`Exhibits D144), Jul. 12, 1996.
`CrossPoint 4100 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Preliminary
`Datasheet (Hulsey Ex 9 (CRDS 16129-130)) (CD-ROM
`Chaparral Exhibits D145), Nov. 1, 1996.
`CrossPoint 4400 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Preliminary
`Datasheet
`(Bardach Ex. 9, Quisenberry Ex 33 (CRDS
`25606-607)) (CD-ROM Chaparral Exhibits D153), Nov. 1,
`1996.
`to B. Smith re:
`Fax Dated Jul. 22. 1996 from L. Petti
`Purchase Order from Data General
`for FC2S Fibre to
`Channel SCSI Protocol Bridge Model 11 (Smith Ex 25;
`Quisenbcrry Ex 23; Bardach Ex 11 (CRDS 8552-55; 8558)
`(CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits D155).
`Email Dated Dec. 20. 1996 from J. Boykin to B. Smith re:
`Purchase Order for Betas in Feb. and Mar. (Hoese Ex 16,
`Quisenberry Ex 25; Bardach Ex 12 (CRDS 13644-650)
`(CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits D156).
`
`Infinity Commstor Fibre Channel Demo for Fall Comdex,
`1996 (Hoese Ex 15, Bardach Ex
`13
`(CRDS 27415)
`(CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits D157).
`Fax Dated Dec. 19, 1996 from B. Bardach to T. Rarich re:
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`(CRDS 4460)) (CD—ROM Chaparral Exhibits D158).
`Miscellaneous Documents Regarding Comdex (Quisenberry
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`D165).
`CrossPoint 4100 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Preliminary
`Datasheet (Quisenberry) Ex 3 (CRDS 4933-34) (CD—ROM
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`CrossPoint 4400 Fibre to Channel to SCSI Router Prelimi-
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`RAID Manager 5 with RDAC 5 for UNIX V.4 User’s Guide
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`ler Model 3701 (Engelbrecht Ex 3 (LSI—l659-1733)
`(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 02212(}—132)) (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).
`“InfoServer 100 System Operations Guide”, First Edition,
`Digital Equipment Corporation, 1990.
`S.P. Joshi, “Ethemet controller chip interfaces with variety
`of 16-bit processors," Electronic Design, Hayden Publish-
`ing Co., Inc., Rochelle Park, NJ, Oct. 14, 1982.pp 193-200. '
`“DP5380 Asynchronous SCSI Interface”, National Senti-
`conductor Corporation, Arlington,TX, May 1989, pp. 1-32.
`Johnson, D.B., et al.. “The Peregrine High Performance
`RPC
`System”,
`Software—Practice & Experience,
`23(2):201—221, Feb. 1993.
`“InfoServer 150—Installation and Owner’ s Guide”, EK—IN-
`FSV-OM-001, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard,
`Massachusetts 1991, Chapters 1 and 2.
`Pictures of internal components of the InfoServer 150, taken
`from http://www.binarydinosaurs.couk/Museum/Digital/im
`foserver/infoserver.php in Nov. 2004.
`
`* cited by examiner
`
`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 4
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`

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`US 6,425,035 c1
`
`1
`Ex PART];
`REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE
`ISSUED UNDER 35 U'S'C' 307
`NO AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO
`THE PATENT
`
`2
`AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN
`DETERMMD TH“
`The patentability of claims 1-14 is confirmed.
`*
`*
`>1‘
`*
`*
`
`5
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 5
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`

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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 6
`
`

`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER
`37 C.F.R. 1.248
`Applicant
`Geoffre B. Hoese, et al.
`Reexamination
`Contra! No.
`90/007,125
`90/007,317
`Title
`
`AW Docket N0-
`
`Date Filed
`
`07/19/2004
`11/23/2004
`
`Storage Router and Method for Providing Virtual
`Local Stora - e
`
`Group Art Unit
`2182
`
`Examiner
`Chen, Alan
`
`Applicant hereby serves the Comments on Statement of Reasons for Patentability
`
`and/or Confinnation in the above referenced case to:
`
`Larry E. Severin
`Wang, Hartmann & Gibbs, PC
`1301 Dove Street. #1050
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`
`William A. Blake
`
`Jones, Tullar & Cooper, PC
`P.O. Box 2226 Eads Station
`
`Alexandria, VA 22202
`
`'
`
`As per 35 U.S.C. §1.248 service is made via first class mail, certified, R.R.R. on
`
`October 7, 2005.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Sprinkle IP Law Group
`
`2/’
`
`John L. Adair
`
`Reg. No. 48,828
`
`Dated: October 7, 2005
`
`1301 w. 25'“ Street, Suite 408
`Austin, Texas 78705
`Tel. (512)637-9220
`Fax. (512) 371-9088
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`Enclosures
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 7
`
`

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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`1
`
`Comments On Statement of Reasons for Patentability,
`and/or Confirmation
`
`AW D0Cket N0-
`CR°351123'17
`CROSS1123-19
`
`Applicants
`Goeffre B. Hoese, et al.
`Reexamination Control No. Date Filed
`
`90/007,125
`90/007,317
`Title
`
`07/19/2004
`11/23/2004
`
`Storage Router and Method for Providing Virtual
`Local Stora - e
`
`Group Art Unit
`2182
`
`Examiner
`Chen, Alan
`
`Certificate of Mailin Under 37 C.F.R. 1.8
`
`I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with
`the United States Postal Service as First Class Mail in an
`envelope addressed to Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box
`1450. Alexandria, VA 22312-1450 on October 7, 2005.
`1,;
`,~/,J_/
`Signature
`
`Julie H. Blackard
`Printed Name
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`
`P-Q Box 1450
`Alexandria‘ VA 22313_1450
`
`Dear Sir:
`
`Applicants appreciate the Examiner’s confirmation of Claims 1-14 of United States
`
`Patent No. 6,425,035. Applicants submit the record as a whole makes evident the reasons for
`
`allowance and that there are additional reasons for patentability not enumerated by the
`
`Examiner. While Applicants agree with the Examiner’s reasons for patentability to the extent
`
`such reasons are consistent with the record as a whole (as Applicants understand them to be),
`Applicants do not acquiesce or agree to any characterization of the claims that place
`4
`
`unwarranted limitations or interpretations upon the claims, especially to the extent such
`
`limitations or interpretations are inconsistent with the claim language, specification or prior
`
`prosecution history in this case.
`
`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 8
`
`

`
`Attorney Docket No.
`CROSS1123-17
`CROSS1123-19
`
`Customer ID: 44654
`90/007,125
`90/007,317
`
`These “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Patentability and/or Confirmation” was
`
`served via First Class Mail, Certified, R.R.R. on October 7, 2005 to Larry E. Severin of Wang,
`
`Hartmann & Gibbs, PC, 1301 Dove Street, #1050, Newport Beach, CA 92660 and to William A.
`
`Blake of Jones. Tullar‘& Cooper, PC, P.O. Box 2226 Eads Station, Alexandria, VA 22202
`
`The Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to charge.
`
`any fees or credit any overpayments to Deposit Account No. 50-3183 of Sprinkle IP Law Group.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`Sprinkle IP Law Group
`Attorneys for Applicant
`
`J
`
`John L. Adair
`
`Reg. No. 48,828
`
`Date: October 7, 2005
`
`1301 W. 25"‘ Street, Suite 408
`Austin, TX 78705
`Tel. (512) 637-9223
`Fax. (512)371-9088
`
`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 9
`
`

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`UNITED STATES P9‘aTENT ‘AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addnm: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box V450
`Alexandria. Virginia 2'Z3|J— I450
`wxvw.usmo.guv
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`APPLICATION NO.
`
`90/007,125
`4;‘:/co 1 3 I '7
`44654
`
`7590
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`FILING DATE
`
`07/19/2004
`
`no/zmnos
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`SPRINKLEIP LAW GROUP
`1301 w. 25TH STREET
`SUITE 408
`
`AUSTIN, TX 78705
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`6425035
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`1006-8910
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`2298
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`EXAM IN ER
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`(gnaw,
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`DATE MAILED: 09/23/2005
`
`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
`
`PTO—9OC (Rev. I0/O3)
`
`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 10
`
`

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`APPLICATION NO}
`comRoL No.
`90/007,317 -
`Qdlo 17 1.9.15
`
`’ FIUNG DAVE
`
`11/23/2004
`
`Larry E. SW,
`
`Wang, Hanman & Gibbs, PC
`1301 Dove Street
`
`Sllile 1050
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTORI
`PATENT IN REEXAMINATIQN
`6425035
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER
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`2182
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`mm: MAILED: ff —_,)_3..,_;\;,
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`Please find below andlor attached an Office communication concerning this application or
`proceeding. .
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`Comtnissioner of Patents and Trademarks
`
`CC: SPRINKLE 1P LAW GROUP
`1301 w. 25”“ Street
`Suite 408
`Ausun, TX 73705 ‘
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`PTO-SOC (R e»/,3-98)
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 11
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`

`
`Notice of Intent to Issue
`'
`Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
`
`‘
`
`‘Control No.
`9g/0607 12§,R‘“"7‘* ‘'’l
`‘
`0
`Examiner
`
`Patent Under Reexamination
`6425035
`Art Unit
`
`'
`
`‘
`
`Alan s. Chen
`
`2182
`
`‘- The MAIUNG DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address -
`
`Prosecution on the merits is (or remains) closed in this ex parte reexamination proceeding. This proceeding is
`subject to reopening at the initiative of the Office or upon petition. Cf. 37 CFR 1.313(a). A Certificate will be
`issued in view of
`«
`
`‘(a) E Patent owner’s communication(s) filed: 22 July 2005.
`(b) E] Patent owner's late response filed:
`.
`(c) C] Patent owner's failure to file an appropriate response to the Office action mailed:
`(d) D Patent owner's failure to timely file an Appeal Brief (37 CFR 41.31).
`(e) E] Other: j
`Status of Ex Pane Reexamination:
`
`(f) Change in the Specification: E] Yes [Z No
`(g) Change in the Drawing(s):
`El Yes [Z No
`(h) Status of the C|aim(s):
`(1) Patent claim(s) confirmed: 1-_1_<1.
`(2) Patent claim(s) amended Gncluding dependent on amended claim(s)):
`(3) Patent claim(s) cancelled:
`.
`(4) Newly presented claim(s) patentable:
`(5) Newly presented cancelled claims:
`
`.
`2. E Note the attached statement of reasons for patentability and/or confinnation. Any comments considered
`necessary by patent owner regarding reasons for patentability and/or confirmation must be submitted promptly
`to avoid processing delays. Such submission(s) should be labeled: “Comments On Statement of Reasons for
`Patentability and/or Confirmation."
`'
`
`a
`
`3. [:I Note attached NOTICE OF REFERENCES CITED (PTO-892).
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`4. CI Note attached LIST OF REFERENCES CITED (PTO-1449 or PTO/SB/08).
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`5. CI The drawing correction request filed on
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`is: El approved
`
`El disapproved.
`
`6. D Acknowledgment is made of the priority claim under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`a)I:I All
`b)I:l Some*
`c)[:I None
`of the certified copies have
`[I been received.
`El not been received.
`.
`[I been filed in Application No.
`.
`[I been filed in reexamination Control No.
`[:1 been received by the international Bureau in PCT Application No.
`* Certified copies not received:
`
`.
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`7. E] Note attached Examiner's Amendment.
`
`8. CI Note attached Interview Summary (PTO-474).
`9. D Other: __ I
`'
`
`ruester
`cc: Ruester ifthird -.
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-469 (Rev.9-04)-
`
`_
`Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
`
`Part of Paper No 09022005
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 12
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`

`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`REEXAMINATIO-N
`
`. REAEONS FOR PATENTABILITYI CONFIRMATION
`
`Reexamination Control No. 90/007 125 meme; .4 Attachment to Paper No. 09022005.
`‘Mme’? $17
`
`Art Unit 2182.
`
`Claims 1-14 are allowed.
`
`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, 7 and 11), particularly the maplmapping feature which is a one-to-one correspondence, as given in a simple table,
`the map physically resident on a router, whereby the router fonns the connection between two 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 protocovstandard is considered
`a NLLBP. TCPIIP, e.g., used in Ethernet communications, however, is not considered to be a NLLBP.
`
`'
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`PTOL4176 (Rev. 03-98)
`
`(Examiners Signature)
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`DONALD S ARKS
`SUPEHVISOHY PATENT EXAMINER
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`TECHNOLOGY cenrsa 2100
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 13
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`Reexamination
`
`Applicationlcontrol No.
`
`_
`
`90/007125 ~l’~v=1-23'-‘4 7010073‘?
`
`I
`
`I
`
`Applicant(s)lPatent Under
`Reexamination
`6425035
`
`certificate Number
`
`Requester
`
`Correspondence Address:
`
`E] Patent owner
`
`I] Third Party
`
`LITIGATION REVIEW IE
`
`7! I C-
`examiner initials
`Case Name
`
`Director Initials
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`Crossroads Systems, (Texas), Inc v. Dot Hill Systems
`Western District of Texas (03-CV-7.54)
`
`I
`
`COPENDING OFFICE PROCEEDINGS
`
`TYPE OF PROCEEDING
`
`NUMBER
`
`Reexamination merged
`
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`DOC. CODE RXFILJKT
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`Oracle-Huawei-NetApp Ex. 1032, pg. 14
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