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`U.S. Patent No. 6,538,324
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`By: Michael J. Fink (mfink@gbpatent.com)
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: (703) 716-1191
`Fax: (703) 716-1180
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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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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED,
`and GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case No. IPR2016-012491
`U.S. Patent No. 6,538,324
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`PATENT OWNER’S CURRENT EXHIBIT LIST
`(As of August 3, 2017)
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`1 GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.’s motion for joinder in Case IPR2017-00919 was
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`PATENT OWNER’S CURRENT EXHIBIT LIST
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`MPEP, 2111.03 Transitional Phrases [R-08.2012].
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`Claim Construction Memorandum And Order,
`November 9, 2016, pp. 31-32 (Godo Kaisha IP
`Bridge 1 v. Broadcom Limited et al., USDC EDTEX
`2:16-cv-00134-JRG-RSP).
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`Declaration of Harlan Rusty Harris, Ph.D. In
`Support Of Patent Owner’s Motion To Amend.
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`Redacted version of Invalidity Expert Report of
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`Order Granting Joint Motion To Dismiss All Claims
`And Counterclaims With Prejudice, Godo Kaisha IP
`Bridge 1 v. Broadcom Limited et al., USDC EDTEX
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` Case IPR2016-01249 for
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`/Michael J. Fink/
`Michael J. Fink
`Registration No. 31,827
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
`Email: mfink@gbpatent.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner,
`IP Bridge
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true copy of the foregoing:
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`PATENT OWNER’S CURRENT EXHIBIT LIST
`(As of August 3, 2017)
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`was served by electronic mail on this 3rd day of August, 2017, upon Counsel for
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`Petitioners, as follows:
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`E. Robert Yoches (bob.yoches@finnegan.com);
`Stephen E. Kabakoff (stephen.kabakoff@finnegan.com);
`Joshua L. Goldberg (joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com);
`TSMC-IPB-PTAB@finnegan.com;
`David Tennant (dtennant@whitecase.com);
`Shamita Etienne-Cummings (setienne@whitecase.com);
`Allen Wang (allen.wang@whitecase.com);
`wcptab@whitecase.com;
`WCGlobalFoundriesIPR1Team@whitecase.com.
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`/Michael J. Fink/
`Michael J. Fink
`Registration No. 31,827
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
`Email: mfink@gbpatent.com
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