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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CANON INC., CANON U.S.A., INC.,
`CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., FUJIFILM CORPORATION,
`FUJIFILM HOLDINGS AMERICA CORPORATION,
`FUJIFILM NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, JVC KENWOOD
`CORPORATION, JVCKENWOOD USA CORPORATION,
`NIKON CORPORATION, NIKON INC., OLYMPUS CORPORATION,
`OLYMPUS AMERICA INC., PANASONIC CORPORATION, PANASONIC
`CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO., KG
`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-01211
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,504,746
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
`TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
`FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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`Mail Stop: PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a), that Patent
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`Owner Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG ("Papst") hereby appeals to the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) Final Written Decision in Case No. IPR2016-
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`01211 entered December 11, 2017 (“Final Written Decision”), and from all
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`underlying orders, decisions, rulings, and opinions which adversely affected
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`Papst.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Papst further indicates that
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`the issues on appeal include, but are not limited to, the Board's determination
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`of unpatentability of claims 1−9, 11, 12, 15, 17−21, 23−31, and 34 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,504,746 ("the '746 patent") under 35 U.S.C. § 103; the Board's
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`claim construction determinations; the Board's application of its construction to
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`the facts of record; the Board's consideration of the record evidence, including
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`but not limited to expert testimony; and all findings or determinations
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`supporting or related to those issues, as well as any other issues decided
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`adversely to Papst in any orders, decisions, rulings and opinions.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(1) and (a)(2), and as reflected in the
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`attached Certificate of Service, this Notice of Appeal is being electronically
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`Dated: February 6, 2018
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`By:
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` /Michael R. Fleming/
`Michael R. Fleming
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`Michael R. Fleming
`Reg. No. 67,933
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
`Telephone: (310) 277-1010
`Facsimile: (310) 203-7199
`MFleming@irell.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) that on
`February 6, 2018, a copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF
`APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
`FEDERAL CIRCUIT was served via email on the Petitioners at:
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`PapstPTABPetitioners@Jonesday.com
`LG-Papst-IPR@gtlaw.com
`finnh@gtlaw.com
`girouxj@gtlaw.com
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`and via U.S. Mail at the address of record for lead counsel at:
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`David M. Maiorana
`JONES DAY
`90 1 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1190
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`through its PRPS System, the original of the foregoing Notice of Appeal is
`being served, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 104.2, by hand on February 6, 2018 to
`the United States Patent and Trademark Office at the following address: Office
`of the General Counsel, 10B20, Madison Building East, 600 Dulany Street,
`Alexandria, Virginia.
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`via CM/ECF on February 6, 2018, with the United States Court of Appeals for
`the Federal Circuit.
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`Dated: February 6, 2018
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`By: /s/ Rose Kautz
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