`IPR2016-00949
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`US. Patent 8,641,525
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`US. Patent 9,089,770
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`Oral Argument
`Valve Corp. v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd.
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`Trial Hearing
`05 June 2017, 1pm
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`US Patent & Trademark Office
`Madison Building East, 9th floor
`600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, VA 22314.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 001 of 013
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`Tosaki is analogous art.
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`Ironburg:
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`Tosaki is “non-analogous” to hand-held controllers like ’525 patent and Enright.
`See, PO Response IPR2016-00948, pp. 47-49.
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`USPTO:
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`Tosaki = same U.S. Classification as ’525 patent:
`463/37: Amusement Devices: Games: Hand manipulated.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 002 of 013
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`Tosaki is “hand-held.”
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`(Tosaki prior art.)
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`Toskaki prior art:
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`“Hand grips 14a” – are within the ordinary meaning of “handles.”
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`Tosaki abstract: “player’s hand holding the grip.”
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`Ironburg:
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`Makes no claim amendment to avoid Tosaki.
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`Wants narrow construction of “hand-held”:
`Controller can be supported by only the hands and nothing else?
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`Subject patents:
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`No disavowal: hand-held controller may have additional support (e.g. from thighs).
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 003 of 013
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`“back of the controller” not limited to the base
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`Toskaki prior art:
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`The base casing 10 and the steering wheel 14
`have back surfaces.
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`Ironburg:
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`Only the base casing 10 has a back surface?
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`Subject patents:
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`“Back of the controller” gets ordinary meaning.
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`No disavowal: Tosaki’s steering wheel 14 may
`include a “back of the controller.”
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`Tosaki Fig. 10
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 004 of 013
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`Same convergence.
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`Toskaki prior art:
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`Shows same convergence as in ’525 patent.
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`Towards the top edge.
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`Ironburg:
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`Convergence towards the “front” (into the page)?
`The subject patents never say that.
`The ’525 drawings cannot not show that.
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`Subject patents:
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`“[T]he paddles are orientated
`such that they converge
`towards the top edge with
`respect to each other.”
`’525 at 3:53-56 (emphasis added)
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 005 of 013
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`Tosaki has “recessed portion.”
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`Tosaki:
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`Meets ordinary meaning of “recessed portion,” as shown above.
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`Ironburg now:
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`Proposes to construe “recessed portion” to require joining handles and
`receiving a user’s fingers. See, PO Response IPR2016-0949, at pp. 17-22.
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`Improper to import limitations of a particular embodiment.
`See Elbex Video v. Sensormatic, 508 F.3d 1366, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2007).
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`Ironburg then (correct):
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`“[N]o clear lexicography or disavowal in the intrinsic record to deviate from the
`plain and ordinary meaning of [‘recessed portion’] … a common English term ...”
`PO Prelim. Response IPR2016-00949, pp. 7, 11.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 006 of 013
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`Tosaki has “transition edges.”
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`Tosaki:
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`Meets ordinary meaning of “transition edge,” as shown above.
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`Ironburg now:
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`Proposes construction: replace “edge” with “intersection.”
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`No transition edge shown or described in patent.
`See, Stevick Depo. Vol. I, Exh. 1022, at 0075:19-0076:06.
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`“Intersection” absent in patent.
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`Ironburg then (correct):
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`“[N]o clear lexicography or disavowal in the intrinsic record to deviate from the plain
`and ordinary meaning of [‘transition edge’].” PO Prelim. Response IPR2016-00949, p. 7.
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`“‘[T]ransition edge’ requires no … restriction beyond the plain language of the claims.”
`PO Prelim. Response IPR2016-00949, p. 12.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 007 of 013
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`Enright in view of Tosaki.
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`Instituted combination:
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`Relies on Tosaki only for longer appearance of the shift levers 125, 126
`- to suggest lengthening existing Enright back controls (switches 32, 34).
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`Motivation:
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`Enright ¶ [0032]: teaches ergonomics and easy operation of switches 32, 34.
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`Refers to position of switches, but in view of Tosaki would rationally suggest
`to POSITA to lengthen. See, Rempel Reply Decl. at ¶¶14-16.
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`Law:
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`Does not require that Tosaki structures can be bodily incorporated
`(i.e. transplanted) into the Enright device.
`See, Allied Erecting and Dismantling v. Genesis Attachments, 825 F.3d 1373, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2016)
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 008 of 013
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`No transplant required, only trivial lengthening.
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`Enright discloses (Fig. 5):
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`Switches 32, 34 already extend almost ½ distance.
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`Ironburg’s expert admits that greater than 50% distance would
`constitute “substantially all.” See, Stevick Depo., Vol. I (Exh. 1022) at 0215:9-216:19.
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`Ironburg assumes:
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`Entire structure of Tosaki shift levers 125, 126 must be transplanted
`into the Enright controller?
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`Alleged problems with transplanting
`shift levers into Enright
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`Straw man
`argument.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 009 of 013
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`Arched openings: Irrelevant.
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`Arched openings of Tosaki: to better “approximate a real steering wheel.”
`See, Stevick Depo., Vol. I (Exh. 1022) at 0128:23-0129:01.
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`Enright not intended to resemble a steering wheel, so arched openings would
`not be transplanted into Enright. See, Rempel Reply Decl. at ¶16.
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`∴∴∴∴
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`Alleged problems with transplanting
`arched openings into Enright
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`irrelevant to the
`instituted challenge
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 010 of 013
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`Enright switches must include an
`“inherently resilient and flexible” element.
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`Enright prior art:
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`Enright ¶ [0035]: “the user may quickly depress the mode switch 32, 34 […]
`and then return to normal by releasing the mode switch when desired.”
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`POSITA:
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`Then the mode switches 32, 34 must include a flexible element (e.g. spring).
`See Rempel Reply Decl. at ¶12.
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`Ironburg did not invent:
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`Flexible materials.
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`Making a switch from an elongate flexible beam. (See, e.g., Oelsch at 2:53-57.)
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 011 of 013
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`“paddle levers” were common knowledge
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`’525 and ’770 Patents:
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`Paddle levers 11 drawn as simple oval outlines.
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`No guidance to distinguish other types of controls.
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`∴∴∴∴
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`Ironburg did not invent:
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`Paddle levers.
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`To be enabled & have written description support,
`paddle levers must have been common knowledge.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 012 of 013
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`… further in view of Oelsch
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`Motivation:
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`Oelsch’s integral switch teaching would simplify
`manufacture of Enright’s mode switches.
`See, Rempel Reply Decl. at ¶18.
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`Ironburg:
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`Enright:
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`Oelsch does not disclose “a controller with back
`controls formed as an integral part of the outer case
`of a controller.” See, PO Response IPR2016-00948, pp. 58-59.
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`Already discloses: controller with back controls
`formed on outer case.
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`Instituted combination:
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`Did not rely upon Oelsch for teaching of controller
`or outer case.
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`Oelsch used only for teaching of integrally-formed
`switch. See, Rempel Reply Decl. at ¶19.
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`Petitioner Exhibit 1029, IPR2016-00948 -00949, p. 013 of 013
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