UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE, INC.,
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`DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case: IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290
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`NOTICE OF FILING OF STATUTORY DISCLAIMER
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`Case IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290
`Attorney Docket No: 2952.13
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`Pursuant to the directive of the Board provided in its email dated January 4,
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`Patent Owner hereby notifies the Board that on October 5, 2015, pursuant to 37
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`Office a statutory disclaimer, which is submitted herewith in Appendix A, of claims
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`6 and 7 of the U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290.
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`Date: January 5, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/andriy lytvyn/
`Andriy Lytvyn
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Registration No. 65,166
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`SMITH & HOPEN, P.A.
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`APPENDIX A
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`DISCLAIMER IN PATENT UNDER 37 CFR 1.321(a)
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`Name of Patentee
`Philip P. Carvey
`Patent Number
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`Personal Data Network
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`claims 6 and 7
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`The extent of my interest in said patent is (if assignee of record, state liber and page, or reel and frame, where
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`DSS Technology Management, Inc. is the assignee of the entire right, title, and interest of
`said patent. Assignment recorded on September 5, 2013, reel/frame 031139/0584.
`The fee for this disclaimer is set forth in 37 CFR 1.20(d).
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`Patentee claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
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`Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
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`Practitioner’s Docket No. 2952.12
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`PATENT
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Issue Date: 10/03/2000
`Filing Date: 10/14/1997
`Confirmation No.: 8865
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`Patent Owner: DSS Technology Management, Inc.
`Patent No.: 6,128,290
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`Serial Number: 08/949,999
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`Title: PERSONAL DATA NETWORK
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`STATEMENT UNDER 37 CFR 3.73(c)
`DSS Technology Management, Inc., a Florida Corporation, states that, for the patent identified
`above, it is the assignee of the entire right, title, and interest.
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`The undersigned is authorized to act on behalf of assignee.
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`Date: October 5, 2015
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`USPTO Registration Number: 65,166
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`Signature: /andriy lytvyn/
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`Name: Andriy Lytvyn
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`International Application Number:
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`Title of Invention:
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`PERSONAL DATA NETWORK
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`05-OCI'-2015
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`Payment information:
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`The Director of the USPTO is hereby authorized to charge indicated fees and credit any overpayment as follows:
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`Assignee showing of ownership per 37
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Application Number:
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`Title of Invention:
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`PHILIP P. CARVEY
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`Case IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290
`Attorney Docket No: 2952.13
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e),
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`the above Notice of Filing of Statutory Disclaimer was served via electronic mail on
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`January 5, 2016, in its entirety upon the following:
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`David K.S. Cornwell, Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`davidc-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Mark W. Rygiel, Back-Up Counsel for Petitioner
`mrygiel-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Date: January 5, 2016
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`/andriy lytvyn/
`Andriy Lytvyn
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Registration No. 65,166
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`SMITH & HOPEN, P.A.
`180 Pine Avenue North
`Oldsmar, FL 34677
`(813) 925-8505