FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
`CORIANT OPERATIONS, INC., CORIANT (USA) INC.,
`and CIENA CORPORATION
`
`v.
`
`CAPELLA PHOTONICS INC.
`____________
`
`1 2
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`IPR2015-00726 (Patent No. RE42,368)
`IPR2015-00727 (Patent No. RE42,678)
`
`1
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`May 24, 2016
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`Case IPR2015-01958 has been joined to this proceeding.
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`Case IPR2015-01961 has been joined to this proceeding.
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`1 2
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`0001
`
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`CORIANT OPERATIONS, INC., CORIANT (USA) INC.,
`and CIENA CORPORATION
`
`v.
`
`CAPELLA PHOTONICS INC.
`____________
`
`1 2
`
`IPR2015-00726 (Patent No. RE42,368)
`IPR2015-00727 (Patent No. RE42,678)
`
`1
`
`May 24, 2016
`
`Case IPR2015-01958 has been joined to this proceeding.
`
`Case IPR2015-01961 has been joined to this proceeding.
`
`1 2
`
`0001
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`
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`Instituted Grounds
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`Patent
`
`’368
`
`’678
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`2
`3
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`5
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`7
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`Claims
`1, 2, 5, 6, 9-12, 15-21
`1-4, 17, 22
`
`References
`Bouevitch and Carr
`Bouevitch and Sparks
`
`1, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19,
`44, 53, 61, 64, 65
`1-4, 19-23, 27, 29,
`44-46, 61-63
`
`Bouevitch and Carr
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`Bouevitch and Sparks
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`2
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`0002
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`
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`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`3
`
`0003
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`
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`Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`Ex. 1001, 1:22-28; ’726 POR, pp. 4, 5; ’727 POR, p. 5
`
`Ex. 1001, 1:59-63; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`4
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`0004
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`
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`Wavelength Add/Drop Multiplexers
`
`Dr. Ford’s 2006 Paper
`
`Ex. 2025, p. 4438; ’726 POR, pp. 9-11; ’727 POR, p. 9-12
`
`5
`
`0005
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`
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`Wavelength-Selective Switches
`
`Dr. Ford’s 2006 Paper
`
`Ex. 2025, p. 4439; ’726 POR, pp. 32-34; ’727 POR, pp. 32-34
`
`6
`
`0006
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`
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`Wavelength-Selective Switches
`
`Key Features of a WSS
`
`Ford’s 2006 Paper
`
`(1) At Least Three
`Collimator Ports
`
`(2) Diffraction Grating
`
`(3) Switch Any Channel
`to Any Output Port
`
`’726 POR, pp. 13-14; ’727 POR, pp. 13-15
`
`(1) “N is larger than 2”
`
`(2) Diffraction Grating
`
`(3) “A large continuous scan
`angle is required to direct
`the output beam to any
`of the N output fiber
`collimators.”
`
`Ex. 2025, p. 4439; ’726 POR, p. 14; ’727 POR, p. 14
`
`7
`
`0007
`
`
`
`The ’368 Patent Claims a WSS
`
`Key Features of a WSS
`
`Claim 1 of the ’368 Patent
`
`(1) At Least Three
`Collimator Ports
`
`(2) Diffraction Grating
`
`(3) Switch Any Channel
`to Any Output Port
`
`’726 POR, pp. 13-14; ’727 POR, pp. 13-15
`
`8
`
`0008
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`
`
`The ’678 Patent Claims a WSS
`
`Key Features of a WSS
`
`Claim 1 of the ’678 Patent
`
`(1) At Least Three
`Collimator Ports
`
`(2) Diffraction Grating
`
`(3) Switch Any Channel
`to Any Output Port
`
`’726 POR, pp. 13-14; ’727 POR, pp. 13-14
`
`9
`
`0009
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`
`
`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`10
`
`0010
`
`
`
`Hindsight
`
`Legal Requirement
`
`Evidence Shows
`
`Obviousness rationale is
`through hindsight if: (1)
`knowledge goes beyond the
`skill of the art at the time of
`the invention; and (2)
`knowledge is gleaned only
`from the applicant’s
`disclosure
`
`In re McLaughlin, 443 F.2d 1392, 1395 (CCPA 1971)
`’726 POR, p. 31; ’727 POR, p. 31
`
`(1) Dr. Ford Incorrectly
`Assumes WSSs Existed at
`the time of the invention
`
`(2) Fujitsu’s rationale comes
`from the Capella patent
`
`’726 POR, pp. 31, 34; ’727 POR, pp. 31, 34
`
`11
`
`0011
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`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Ford’s Declaration
`
`Ford Dec., p. i; ’726 POR, p. 31; ’727 POR, p. 31
`
`12
`
`0012
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Ford
`
`Ford Depo. Tr., 203:15-18, 204:3-5; ’726 POR, p. 32; ’727 POR, p. 32
`
`13
`
`0013
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Ford’s 2006 Paper
`
`Ex. 2025, 4433; ’726 POR, pp. 32-34; ’727 POR, pp. 32-34
`
`’726 Ex. 2025, 4437-40; ’726 POR, pp. 32-34; ’727 POR, pp. 32-34
`
`14
`
`0014
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Ford’s 2006 Paper
`
`Ford Depo. Tr., 202:13-19, 207:11-23;
`’726 POR, p. 34; ’727 POR, p. 34
`
`15
`
`0015
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Ranalli Reference
`
`Ex. 1043, FIG. 10
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`16
`
`0016
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Sergienko
`
`Ex. 1040, 44:13-45:10
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`17
`
`0017
`
`
`
`Hindsight: Dr. Ford Assumes WSSs Existed
`
`Dr. Sergienko
`
`Ex. 1040, 38:21-39:9
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`18
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`0018
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`
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`Hindsight: Fujitsu’s Rationale Comes from the Capella Patent
`
`Fujitsu
`
`’726 Petition, p. 26; ’727 Petition, pp. 33, 45;
`’727 Ford Dec., ¶¶ 155, 166
`
`19
`
`0019
`
`
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`Hindsight: Fujitsu’s Rationale Comes from the Capella Patent
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:20-21, 3:27-31; ’726 POR, p. 35; ’727 POR, p. 35
`
`20
`
`0020
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`
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`Hindsight: Fujitsu’s Rationale Comes from the Capella Patent
`
`Ex. 1001, 2:57-64; ’726 POR, p. 35; ’727 POR, p. 35
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:14-19; ’726 POR, p. 35; ’727 POR, p. 35
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`21
`
`0021
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`
`
`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`22
`
`0022
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ Fundamental Assumption
`
`Fujitsu
`
`’726 Reply, pp. 4-5; ’727 Reply, pp. 4-5
`
`23
`
`0023
`
`
`
`Sparks Uses Misalignment to Control Power
`
`Sparks
`
`Sparks, 5:4-11; ’726 POR, pp. 27-28; ’727 POR, pp. 27-28
`
`Sparks, FIG. 2b;
`’726 POR, p. 27; ’727 POR, p. 27
`
`24
`
`0024
`
`
`
`Carr Uses Misalignment to Control Power
`
`Carr
`
`Carr, FIG. 9; ’726 POR, p. 27; ’727 POR, p. 27;
`
`25
`
`0025
`
`
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`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch, Title
`
`Bouevitch, Abstract
`
`26
`
`0026
`
`
`
`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch, FIG. 9; ’726 POR, pp. 28-29; ’727 POR, pp. 28-29
`
`27
`
`0027
`
`
`
`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch, 12:59-67; ’726 POR, p. 28; ’727 POR, p. 28
`
`28
`
`0028
`
`
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`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch, 11:28-35; ’726 POR, p. 28; ’727 POR, p. 28
`
`29
`
`0029
`
`
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`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch, 7:37-44; ’726 POR, p. 28; ’727 POR, p. 28
`
`Bouevitch, 7:45-49; ’726 POR, p. 28; ’727 POR, p. 28
`
`30
`
`0030
`
`
`
`Bouevitch Attenuates Power at a Modifying Means
`
`Bouevitch
`
`Bouevitch, 7:35-37; ’726 POR, p. 30; ’727; POR, p. 30
`
`Petitioner Reply
`
`See ’726 Reply, p. 9; ’727 Reply, p. 9
`
`31
`
`0031
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`
`
`The Figure 11 Embodiment Does Not Control Power
`
`Bouevitch, FIG. 11; ’726 POR, p. 12; ’727 POR, p. 12
`
`Bouevitch, 5:6-7, 14:14-16; ’726 POR, p. 40; ’727 POR, p. 40
`
`32
`
`0032
`
`
`
`Bouevitch Discourages Misalignment
`
`Bouevitch, 2:1-7; ’726 POR, pp. 28-29; ’727 POR, pp. 28-29
`
`33
`
`0033
`
`
`
`Bouevitch Discourages Misalignment
`
`Bouevitch, 7:60-63; ’726 POR, pp. 28-29; ’727 POR, pp. 28-29
`
`34
`
`0034
`
`
`
`Bouevitch is Designed to Correct Misalignment
`
`Bouevitch, 10:62-11:4; ’726 POR, p. 24; ’727 POR, p. 24
`
`35
`
`0035
`
`
`
`Bouevitch is Designed to Correct Misalignment
`
`Ex. 2034; ’726 POR, p. 25; ’727 POR, p. 25
`
`36
`
`0036
`
`
`
`Bouevitch is Designed to Correct Misalignment
`
`Dr. Ford
`
`Ford Depo. Tr., 140:23-141:12; ’726 POR, p. 25; ’727 POR, p. 25
`
`37
`
`0037
`
`
`
`Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`Dr. Sergienko:
`
`Sergienko Dec., ¶ 127; ’726 POR, p. 26; ’726 POR, p. 26
`
`38
`
`0038
`
`
`
`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`39
`
`0039
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`’368 Patent
`
`’678 Patent
`
`40
`
`0040
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`Ex. 1001, FIG. 1D; ’726 POR, p. 15; ’727 POR, p. 15
`
`Ex. 1001, 8:41-43; ’726 POR, p. 15; ’727 POR, p. 15
`
`41
`
`0041
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`Ex. 1001, FIGS. 1A, 2A, 2B, 3
`
`42
`
`0042
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`Background
`
`Ex. 1001, 1:59-63; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`43
`
`0043
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`Background
`
`Ex. 1001, 2:45-57; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`44
`
`0044
`
`
`
`Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`
`Ex. 1001, FIG. 1D; ’726 POR, p. 15; ’727 POR, p. 15
`
`See Bouevitch, FIG. 11; ’726 POR, p. 41; ’727 POR, p. 41
`
`45
`
`0045
`
`
`
`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`46
`
`0046
`
`
`
`Disavowal / Disclaimer
`
`Legal Requirement
`
`Evidence Shows
`
`“[The Federal Circuit has]
`found disavowal or disclaimer
`based on . . . ‘the present
`invention includes . . .’ or ‘the
`present invention is . . . .’”
`
`Pacing Techs., LLC v. Garmin Int’l, Inc.,
`778 F.3d 1021, 1024 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
`(internal citations omitted)
`
`“The present invention
`provides a wavelength-
`separating-routing (WSR)
`apparatus and method which
`employ an array of fiber
`collimators serving as an input
`port and a plurality of output
`ports . . . .”
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:54-58 (emphasis added);
`’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`47
`
`0047
`
`
`
`Disavowal / Disclaimer
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:54-58; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`48
`
`0048
`
`
`
`Outline
`
`I. Capella Invented a New Class of Optical Switches
`
`II. No Motivation to Combine
`• Hindsight
`• Changes the Principle of Operation
`
`III. Ports
`• Collimator Ports vs. circulators
`• Disavowal / Disclaimer
`The ’217 Provisional
`•
`
`49
`
`0049
`
`
`
`The ’217 Provisional
`
`Dr. Sergienko
`
`Dr. Ford
`
`’726 Sergienko Dec., ¶ 176; ’727 Sergienko Dec., ¶ 176
`
`Did Not Consider the ’217 Provisional For Claim Construction
`
`’726 Ford Dec., pp. 4-6; ’727 Ford Dec., pp. 4-6
`
`50
`
`0050
`
`
`
`The ’217 Provisional
`
`Ex. 2012, FIG. 9; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`Ex. 2012, *4; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`51
`
`0051
`
`
`
`The ’217 Provisional
`
`Ex. 2012, FIG. 9; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`Ex. 2012, *35; ’726 POR, p. 39; ’727 POR, p. 39
`
`52
`
`0052
`
`
`
`53
`
`0053
`
`
`
`’368 Patent: Claim 1
`
`54
`
`0054
`
`
`
`’368 Patent: Claim 15
`
`55
`
`0055
`
`
`
`’368 Patent: Claim 16
`
`56
`
`0056
`
`
`
`’368 Patent: Claim 17
`
`57
`
`0057
`
`
`
`’678 Patent: Claim 1
`
`58
`
`0058
`
`
`
`’678 Patent: Claim 21
`
`59
`
`0059
`
`
`
`’678 Patent: Claim 44
`
`60
`
`0060
`
`
`
`’678 Patent: Claim 61
`
`61
`
`0061
`
`
`
`Bouevitch, Figure 11
`
`Bouevitch, FIG. 11; ’726 POR, p. 12; ’727 POR, p. 12
`
`62
`
`0062
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