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`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.,
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`E-WATCH, INC. AND E-WATCH CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00401
`Patent No. 7,643,168
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`JOINT MOTION TO SEAL
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 327(B) AND 37 C.F.R. 42.74(C)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 327(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), Petitioner Sony
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`Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. (“Sony”) and Patent Owner e-Watch, Inc. (“e-
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`Watch”) hereby jointly request that Exhibit 1029, which is a true copy of the
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`information, maintained under seal, and kept separate from the file of the involved
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 327(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`The parties hereby certify that, to the best of their knowledge, the document
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`Date: August 9, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Robert C. Curfiss
`Reg. No. 26,540
`19826 Sundance Drive
`Humble, Texas 77346
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`/James V. Mahon/
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`Case IPR2015-00401
`Patent No. 7,643,168
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`Durham, NC 27703
`jamesmahon@andrewskurth.com
`Telephone: (919) 864-7210
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e), 42.105(a))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above-captioned JOINT MOTION
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`accompanying Exhibit 1029 were served in their entireties on August 9, 2015 on the
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`following parties via electronic mail:
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`James V. Mahon
`Andrews Kurth, LLP
`4505 Emperor Blvd., Ste. 330
`Durham, NC 27703
`jamesmahon@andrewskurth.com
`Telephone: (919) 864-7210
`Facsimile:
`(202) 974-9551
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`/Robert C. Curfiss/
`Robert C. Curfiss
`Reg. No. 26,540
`19826 Sundance Drive
`Humble, Texas 77346
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner

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