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`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 8
`Entered: September 27, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ZTE USA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00704
`Patent 7,151,802 B1
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, SCOTT C. MOORE, and
`MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 8
`Entered: September 27, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
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`ZTE USA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2016-00704
`Patent 7,151,802 B1
`____________
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`
`
`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, SCOTT C. MOORE, and
`MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`IPR2016-00704
`Patent 7,151,802 B1
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`A. DUE DATES
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`This Order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution
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`of the proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE
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`DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A
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`notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must
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`be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE
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`DATES 6 and 7.
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`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
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`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
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`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
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`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
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`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
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`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
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`The parties are directed to contact the Board via e-mail at
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`Trials@uspto.gov at least two business days before the date set for the initial
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`conference call if there is no need to discuss proposed changes to this
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`Scheduling Order or proposed motions with the Board. If no such discussion
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`is needed, the initial conference call will be cancelled. The parties are
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`directed to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,765–66
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`(Aug. 14, 2012), for guidance in preparing for the initial conference call, and
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`shall be prepared to discuss during the initial conference call any proposed
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`changes to this Order and any motions the parties anticipate filing during the
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`trial.
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`2. DUE DATE 1
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`The patent owner may file—
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`a.
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`b.
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`A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
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`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
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`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
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`DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to file anything, the patent owner
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`must arrange a conference call with the parties and the Board. The patent
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`owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not raised in the
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`response will be deemed waived.
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`3. DUE DATE 2
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`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
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`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
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`4. DUE DATE 3
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`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
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`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`5. DUE DATE 4
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`a.
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`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
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`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
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`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
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`DUE DATE 4.
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`6. DUE DATE 5
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`a.
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`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
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`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
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`b.
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`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
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`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`7. DUE DATE 6
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`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
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`DUE DATE 6.
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`8. DUE DATE 7
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`Oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE DATE 7.
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`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
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`1.
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`Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is
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`due. 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
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`2.
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`Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing
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`date for any paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to
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`be used. Id.
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`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties
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`with a mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-
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`examination testimony of a reply witness because no further substantive
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`paper is permitted after the reply. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide,
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`77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a
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`concise statement of the relevance of precisely identified testimony to a
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`precisely identified argument or portion of an exhibit. Each observation
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`should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The opposing party may
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`respond to the observation. Any response must be equally concise and
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`specific.
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`D. MOTION TO AMEND
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`Patent Owner may file a motion to amend without prior authorization
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`from the Board. Nevertheless, Patent Owner must confer with the Board
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`before filing such a motion. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner
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`should arrange for a conference call with the panel and opposing counsel at
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`least one week before DUE DATE 1 in order to satisfy this requirement.
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`Under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.24 and 42.121, a motion to amend, if filed in
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`this proceeding, as well as petitioner’s opposition to the motion to amend,
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`each are limited to twenty-five (25) pages; patent owner’s reply to the
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`opposition to the motion to amend is limited to twelve (12) pages; and the
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`claim listing may be contained in an appendix to the motion to amend, and
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`does not count toward the page limit of the motion. See Amendments to the
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`Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,
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`80 Fed. Reg. 28,561, 28,565–66 (Final Rule) (May 19, 2015).
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`E. DISCOVERY DISPUTES
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`The panel encourages parties to resolve disputes relating to discovery
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`on their own and in accordance with the precepts set forth in 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.1(b). To the extent that a dispute arises between the parties relating to
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`discovery, the parties shall meet and confer to resolve such a dispute before
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`contacting the Board. If attempts to resolve the dispute fail, a party may
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`request a conference call with the Board and the other party in order to seek
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`authorization to move for relief.
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`In any request for a conference call with the Board to resolve a
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`discovery dispute, the requesting party shall: (a) certify that it has conferred
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`with the other party in an effort to resolve the dispute; (b) identify with
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`specificity the issues on which the parties have not reached agreement;
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`(c) identify the precise relief to be sought; and (d) propose specific dates and
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`times at which both parties are available for the conference call.
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`F. DEPOSITIONS
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`The parties are advised that the Testimony Guidelines appended
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`to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
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`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may
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`impose an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony
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`Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and
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`attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who
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`impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`E. PETITIONER’S REPLY
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`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(c), petitioner’s reply brief to patent owner
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`response is limited to twenty-five (25) pages. See Amendments to the Rules
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`of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 80 Fed. Reg.
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`at 28,565.
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL ............... October 13, 2016, 11:30 AM ET
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`DUE DATE 1 ..................................................................... December 8, 2016
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`Patent owner’s response to the petition
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`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 ........................................................................... March 2, 2017
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`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
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`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 .............................................................................. April 4, 2017
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`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 ............................................................................ April 25, 2017
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`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
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`Motion to exclude evidence
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`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ................................................................................ May 9, 2017
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`Response to observation
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`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 ............................................................................ May 16, 2017
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ............................................................................ May 31, 2017
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Lionel M. Lavenue
`Shaobin Zhu
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`lionel.lavenue@finnegan.com
`shaobin.zhu@finnegan.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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