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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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`APPLE INC.,
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`CHESTNUT HILL SOUND INC.,
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`Case IPR2016-00794
`U.S. Patent No. 8,090,309
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`PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS TO ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
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`Proceeding No. IPR2016-00794
`Attorney Docket No. 39521-0016IP2
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b), Petitioner objects as follows to the
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`admissibility of the evidence served by Patent Owner on November 23, 2016:
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`Evidence
`Exhibit 2008
`(“Review: Chestnut Hill
`Sound George”, allegedly by
`Macworld)
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`Exhibit 2009
`(“Chestnut Hill Sound
`George,” allegedly by
`PCMag)
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`Exhibit 2014
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`Complaint”)
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`Exhibit 2015
`(Chestnut Hill Sound Inc. v.
`Apple Inc., Pl. First Amnd.
`Complaint, No. 15-261-
`RGA (D. Del), Ex.1)
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`Objections
`FRE 801 (Hearsay): To the extent Patent Owner
`relies on the document for the truth of the
`statements made therein, the statements are
`hearsay. For example, the statements regarding
`the alleged features and critical reception of the
`George™ system cited in the Patent Owner
`Response (“POR”) are hearsay. See, e.g., POR,
`p. 27.
`FRE 801 (Hearsay): To the extent Patent Owner
`relies on the document for the truth of the
`statements made therein, the statements are
`hearsay. For example, the statements regarding
`the alleged features and critical reception of the
`George™ system cited in the Patent Owner
`Response (“POR”) are hearsay. See, e.g., POR,
`pp. 27-28.
`FRE 801 (Hearsay): To the extent Patent Owner
`relies on the document for the truth of the
`statements made therein, the statements are
`hearsay. For example, the statements describing
`Petitioner’s previous relationship to Patent Owner
`cited in the POR are hearsay. See, e.g., POR, pp.
`24-25, 28.
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`FRE 901 (Authentication): Patent Owner has
`failed to produce any evidence to show that this is
`an authentic copy of the document.
`FRE 801 (Hearsay): To the extent Patent Owner
`relies on the document for the truth of the
`statements made therein, the statements are
`hearsay. For example, the statements regarding
`the commercial success of the Georgetm product
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`Objections
`cited in the POR are hearsay. See, e.g., POR, pp.
`1, 25, 26.
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`FRE 402 (Relevance): To the extent that Patent
`Owner relies on the exhibit to support any
`argument related to the ’309 patent, the exhibit is
`not relevant because it describes the George™
`product, and does not include any statements
`regarding the ’309 patent.
`FRE 801 (Hearsay): To the extent Patent Owner
`relies on the document for the truth of the
`statements made therein, the statements are
`hearsay. For example, the statements regarding
`the commercial success of the Georgetm product
`cited in the POR are hearsay. See, e.g., POR, pp.
`1, 25, 26.
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`FRE 402 (Relevance): To the extent that Patent
`Owner relies on the exhibit to support any
`argument related to the ’309 patent, the exhibit is
`not relevant because it describes the George™
`product, and does not include any statements
`regarding the ’309 patent.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Joshua A. Griswold/
`Joshua A. Griswold, Reg. No. 46,310
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`P.O. Box 1022
`Minneapolis, MN 55440-1022
`T: 214-292-4034
`F: 877-769-7945
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Exhibit 2016
`(Chestnut Hill Sound Inc. v.
`Apple Inc., Pl. First Amnd.
`Complaint, No. 15-261-
`RGA (D. Del), Ex.2)
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`Dated: December 1, 2016
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`Proceeding No. IPR2016-00794
`Attorney Docket No. 39521-0016IP2
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §§ 42.6(e)(1) and 42.6(e)(4)(iii), the undersigned
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`certifies that on December 1, 2016, a complete and entire copy of this Petitioner’s
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`Objections to Admissibility of Evidence was provided via email to the Patent
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`Owner by serving the email correspondence addresses of record as follows:
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`Hamad M. Hamad
`CALDWELL CASSADY CURRY, P.C.
`2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 1000
`Dallas, Texas 75201
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`Email: hhamad@caldwellcc.com
` acurry@caldwellcc.com
` chillsound@caldwellcc.com
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`/Diana Bradley/
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`Diana Bradley
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(858) 678-5667

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