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` Entered: October 29, 2021
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF
`THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`THE MANGROVE PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD., APPLE INC., and
`BLACK SWAMP IP, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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` VIRNETX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2015-01046 (Patent 6,502,135 B1)
`IPR2015-01047 (Patent 7,490,151 B2)
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`Before ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
`Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
`Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`ORDER
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`IPR2015-01046 (Patent 6,502,135 B1)
`IPR2015-01047 (Patent 7,490,151 B2)
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in each of the above captioned cases. See, e.g., IPR2015-01046,
`Ex. 3100. The requests were referred to Mr. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents,
`Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for
`Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office.
`It is ORDERED that the requests for Director review are denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decisions are the final decisions of the agency.
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`IPR2015-01046 (Patent 6,502,135 B1)
`IPR2015-01047 (Patent 7,490,151 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
`Abraham Kasdan
`WIGGIN AND DANA LLP
`akasdan@wiggin.com
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`James T. Bailey
`jtb@jtbaileylaw.com
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`Jeffrey Kushan
`Scott Border
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`IPRNotices@sidley.com
`sborder@sidley.com
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`Thomas Martin
`Wesley Meinerding
`MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP
`tmartin@martinferraro.com
`wmeinerding@martinferraro.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Joseph Palys
`Naveen Modi
`Daniel Zeilberger
`Chetan Bansal
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`danielzeilberger@paulhastings.com
`chetanbansal@paulhastings.com
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