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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION and MICROSOFT MOBILE, INC.
`Petitioners
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`GLOBAL TOUCH SOLUTIONS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01151
`Patent 8,288,952
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`PATENT OWNER'S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`Madison Building East, 10B20
`600 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
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`Patent Owner Global Touch Solutions, LLC. ("Global Touch Solutions")
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`hereby gives notice pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 and 142 and 37 C.F.R. §§
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`90.2(a), 90.3 and 104.2 of its appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit from the Final Written Decision, Paper 27, of the Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board (“the Board”), entered November 16, 2016, and from all orders,
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`decisions, rulings, and opinions, regarding Global Touch Solutions' U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,288,952 (“the ‘952 Patent”).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Global Touch Solutions
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`further indicates that the issues on appeal include, but are not limited to, the
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`following:
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`• Whether the Board erred in its determination that claims 1-4, 14, 16,
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`17, 19, 22-24, 26, 27, and 38-40 of the ’952 Patent are unpatentable
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`under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), and any other finding or determination
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`(legal or factual) supporting or relating to this determination.
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`Global Touch Solutions reserves the right to challenge any finding or
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`determination supporting or related to the issues listed above, and to challenge any
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`other issues decided adversely to Global Touch Solutions in the Final Written
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`Decision and/or any orders, decisions or rulings underlying the final written
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`decision.
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`Copies of Patent Owner Global Touch Solutions' Notice of Appeal are being
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`filed simultaneously with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Clerk of the United States Court
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`of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Date: January 18, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/William H. Mandir/
`William H. Mandir
`Reg. No. 32,156
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`/Peter S. Park/
`Peter S. Park
`Reg. No. 60,719
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`/Brian K. Shelton/
`Brian K. Shelton
`Reg. No. 50,245
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`/Fadi N. Kiblawi/
`Fadi N. Kiblawi
`Reg. No. 61,973
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION and MICROSOFT MOBILE, INC.
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`GLOBAL TOUCH SOLUTIONS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01151
`Patent 8,288,952
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
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`Filed Electronically via PRPS
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Patent Owner Global
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`Touch Solutions' Notice of Appeal was filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board on January 18, 2017, using the PRPS System pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.6(b)(1).
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`The undersigned hereby further certifies that on January 18, 2017, three true
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`and correct copies of the foregoing Patent Owner Global Touch Solutions' Notice
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`of Appeal and the Final Written Decision (along with the fee set forth in Federal
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`Circuit Rule 52) were filed with the Federal Circuit via hand-delivery at the
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`following address:
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`Clerk of the Court
`United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit
`717 Madison Place, N.W., Room 401
`Washington, DC 20439
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`The undersigned hereby further certifies that on January 18, 2017, two true
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`and correct copies of the foregoing Patent Owner Global Touch Solutions' Notice
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`of Appeal and the Final Written Decision were served on the Director of the U.S.
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`Patent and Trademark Office via hand delivery at the following address:
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`Michelle K. Lee
`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`Madison Building East, 10B20
`600 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
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`The undersigned hereby further certifies that on January 18, 2017, a copy of
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`the foregoing Patent Owner Global Touch Solutions' Notice of Appeal was served
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Peter S. Park/
`Peter S. Park
`Reg. No. 60,719
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`pspark@sughrue.com
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`via email on counsel for the Petitioner:
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`Daniel J. Goettle
`John F. Murphy
`Sarah C. Dukmen
`dgoettle@bakerlaw.com
`johnmurphy@bakerlaw.com
`msft-gt@bakerlaw.com
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`2100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
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`Washington, DC 20037
`Tel: (202) 857-3358
`Fax: (202) 293-7860
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