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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR REHEARING
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d)
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`INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1
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`RELIEF REQUESTED ........................................................................... 1
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`LEGAL STANDARD ............................................................................. 1
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`BECAUSE THE BOARD MISAPPREHENDED OR OVERLOOKED
`THE CLAIM LANGUAGE OF CLAIMS 1 AND 20 REGARDING
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`BECAUSE THE BOARD MISAPPREHENDED OR OVERLOOKED
`THE SPECIFICATION’S TEACHINGS AND DISCLAIMERS, THE
`DECISION WAS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS ....................................... 5
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`Arnold P’ship v. Duda,
`362 F.3d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2004) ............................................................................. 2
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`Chi. Bd. Options Exch., Inc. v. Int’l Secs. Exch., LLC,
`677 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ............................................................................. 6
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`In re Baker Hughes, Inc.,
`215 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2000) ............................................................................. 6
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`In re Gartside,
`203 F.3d 1305 (Fed. Cir. 2000) ............................................................................. 2
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`In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC,
`822 F.3d 1282 (Fed. Cir. 2016) .............................................................. 3, 9, 13-14
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`Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn, Inc.,
`789 F.3d 1292 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ............................................................................. 6
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`PPC Broadband, Inc. v. Corning Optical Commc’ns. RF, LLC,
`815 F.3d 747 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (emphasis in original) .......................................... 5
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`SAS Institute, Inc. v. ComplementSoft, LLC,
`825 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2016) ............................................................................. 5
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`SciMed Life Sys., Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc.,
`242 F.3d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ............................................................................. 7
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`Star Fruits S.N.C. v. United States,
`393 F.3d 1277 (Fed. Cir. 2005) .......................................................................... 1-2
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`Case No. CBM2014-00137, Paper No. 34 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 2, 2015)..................... 2
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`INTRODUCTION
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.71 (c)-(d), Patent Owner FOCAL IP, LLC requests
`a rehearing of the Board’s Decision granting institution of inter partes review
`entered January 4, 2017 (Paper No. 13) (“Decision”) regarding Claims 1 and 20 of
`the ’298 Patent. The Decision was based upon erroneous claim constructions of
`“switching facility,” “coupled to,” and “controller.”
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`II. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`The Board misapprehended or overlooked Patent Owner’s argument as to the
`construction of the terms “switching facility,” “coupled to,” and “controller” of
`Claims 1 and 20. Accordingly, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.71 (c)-(d), Patent Owner
`requests that the Board reconsider its Decision of Claims 1 and 20 in light of the
`proper constructions of these terms, as proposed by Patent Owner, and deny
`instituting inter partes review of Claims 1 and 20 of the ’298 Patent.
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` LEGAL STANDARD
`A request for rehearing is appropriate when the requesting party believes “the
`Board misapprehended or overlooked” a matter that was previously addressed in the
`record. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d). The request “must specifically identify all matters
`the party believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where
`each matter was previously addressed in a motion, an opposition, or a reply.” Id. In
`reviewing such a request, the “panel will review the decision for an abuse of
`discretion.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.71 (c). An abuse of discretion occurs where the decision
`is based on an erroneous interpretation of the law, or on erroneous facts. See Star
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`Fruits S.N.C. v. United States, 393 F.3d 1277, 1281 (Fed. Cir. 2005); Arnold P’ship
`v. Duda, 362 F.3d 1338, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2004); In re Gartside, 203 F.3d 1305, 13-
`15-16 (Fed. Cir. 2000). Abuse also occurs “if a factual finding is not supported by
`substantial evidence, or if the decision represents an unreasonable judgment in
`weighing relevant factors.” TD Ameritrade v. Trading Techs. Int’l, Inc., CBM2014-
`00137, Paper No. 34 at 3 (Feb. 2, 2015).
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`IV. BECAUSE THE BOARD MISAPPREHENDED OR OVERLOOKED
`THE CLAIM LANGUAGE OF CLAIMS 1 AND 20 REGARDING
`“SWITCHING FACILITY” AND PATENT OWNER’S ARGUMENTS
`REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF “SWITCHING FACILITY”,
`THE DECISION WAS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS
`The Board misapprehended or overlooked the requirements of Claims 1 and
`20 regarding “switching facility” and Patent Owner’s arguments as to the same.
`Accordingly, the Board’s Decision was based on an erroneous conclusion of law or
`clearly erroneous factual findings, and inter partes review of Claims 1 and 20 should
`be denied in light of the proper construction for “switching facility.”
`In its Decision, the Board recognized that the preamble of Claims 1 and 20 is
`limiting, but the Board failed to analyze the claim language regarding “switching
`facility”, especially as this term relates to the term “edge switch.” Decision at 7-9.
`Specifically, the Board quoted a claim limitation from Claims 1 and 20 emphasizing
`one instance of the term “switching facility” without any analysis or recognition of
`how Claims 1 and 20 distinguish the term “edge switch” from the term “switching
`facility” within the preamble:
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`The preamble of each independent claim recites “a network comprising
`edge switches for routing calls from and to users within a local
`geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge
`switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic
`areas.”
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`Decision at 7-8 (emphasis in Decision).
`Under the broadest reasonable interpretation, the Board’s analysis must give
`“primacy to the language of the claims, followed by the specification.” Paper No. 7
`at 13 citing Tempo Lighting, Inc. v. Tivoli, LLC, 742 F.3d 973, 977 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
`Instead, the Board’s claim construction analysis primarily relied on extrinsic
`evidence and the prosecution history of a related patent without considering the most
`important factors -- the language of the claims and the specification. Decision at 7-
`9. As explained in more detail below in Section V, the specification also fully
`supports Patent Owner’s construction. “The broadest reasonable interpretation of a
`claim term cannot be so broad as to include a configuration expressly disclaimed in
`the specification.” Paper No. 7 at 14 citing In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC,
`822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2016).
`Patent Owner proposed a construction for “switching facility” which excluded
`edge switches and edge devices. POPR, Paper No. 7 at 34. Patent Owner’s argument
`regarding the proper construction of “switching facility” first analyzed the claim
`language of Claims 1 and 20. Id. Patent Owner noted that the language of Claims
`1 and 20 expressly distinguishes that a “switching facility” is not an “edge switch.”
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`Id. A quick reading of the relevant limitation shows that Claims 1 and 20 expressly
`distinguishes a “switching facility” from an “edge switch” in at least two instances.
`Id. In the first instance, Claims 1 and 20 recites “a network comprising edge
`switches … and switching facilities …” Id. (emphasis added). In the second
`instance, Claims 1 and 20 recites “switching facilities for routing calls to other edge
`switches or other switching facilities …” Id. (emphasis added).
`Patent Owner further highlighted that Claims 1 and 20 recite functionality for
`a “switching facility” that is different than the claimed functionality for an “edge
`switch.” Id. The preamble of Claims 1 and 20 defines the architecture of a PSTN
`by reciting that the claimed “network” includes “edge switches” that are “for routing
`calls from and to users within a local geographic area,” and “switching facilities”
`that are “for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local
`or in other geographic areas.” Id. (emphasis in POPR). Edge switches can only
`communicate within a local geographic area, as recited by Claims 1 and 20, because
`edge switches are connected directly to subscribers or edge devices via end-lines on
`the exterior of the network. See Paper No. 7 at 34-40. Other switches in the network
`make up the interior of the network and are not directly connected to subscribers or
`edge devices, but are instead connected to edge switches or other interior switches.
`Id.
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`Also, as explained in more detail below in Section V, the specification
`disparages prior art systems and methods applying call control features through or
`at an edge switch or edge device, and the specification explains the advantages of
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`the invention’s novel arrangement of applying call control features through or at a
`switch other than an edge switch. See Paper No. 7 at 7-10, 21-33. Thus, based on
`the functionality recited in the claims themselves, in addition to the teachings of the
`specification, it would be improper and unreasonable to construe “switching
`facilities” to include edge switches and/or edge devices. Paper No. 7 at 34-40.
` Respectfully, based on the claim language alone, the Board’s construction
`regarding “switching facility” was based on an erroneous conclusion of law or
`clearly erroneous factual findings, and inter partes review of Claims 1 and 20 should
`be denied in light of the proper construction for “switching facility.”
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`V. BECAUSE THE BOARD MISAPPREHENDED OR OVERLOOKED
`THE SPECIFICATION’S TEACHINGS AND DISCLAIMERS, THE
`DECISION WAS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS
`In addition to misapprehending or overlooking the claim language of Claims
`1 and 20, the Board also misapprehended or overlooked Patent Owner’s arguments
`regarding the teachings of the invention and disclaimers expressly disclosed in the
`specification. POPR, Paper No. 7 at 1-10, 21-42, including internal citations to the
`Bates Declaration. It is important to note that there are practical limits to how
`“broad” an interpretation may be. POPR, Paper No. 7 at 12. “Above all, [it] must
`be reasonable in light of the claims and specification.” Id. citing PPC Broadband,
`Inc. v. Corning Optical Commc’ns. RF, LLC, 815 F.3d 747, 755 (Fed. Cir. 2016)
`(emphasis in original); see also SAS Institute, Inc. v. ComplementSoft, LLC, 825 F.3d
`1341, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (“While we have endorsed the Board’s use of the
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`broadest reasonable interpretation standard in IPR proceedings, we also take care to
`not read ‘reasonable’ out of the standard.”). Under a broadest reasonable
`interpretation, “claims should always be read in light of the specification and
`teachings in the underlying patent claim.” Paper No. 7 at 12 citing Microsoft Corp.
`v. Proxyconn, Inc., 789 F.3d 1292, 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2015). “[T]he Board’s
`construction ‘cannot be divorced from the specification and the record evidence,’
`and ‘must be consistent with the one that those skilled in the art would reach.’” Id.
`The construction must be “reasonable in light of the totality of the written
`description.” Paper No. 7 at 12 citing In re Baker Hughes, Inc., 215 F.3d 1297, 1303
`(Fed. Cir. 2000).
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`In its Decision, the Board focused on “switching facility” not being expressly
`discussed in the specification, but the Board failed to analyze the specification’s
`express disclosure of the invention’s novel architecture of not applying call features
`by or through an edge switch or edge device, including the specification’s express
`disclaimers and disparagement of prior art systems applying call features by or
`through an edge switch or edge device. Decision at 7-8. “Where the specification
`makes clear that the invention does not include a particular feature, that feature is
`deemed to be outside the reach of the claims of the patent, even though the language
`of the claims, read without reference to the specification, might be considered broad
`enough to encompass the feature in question.” Paper No. 7 at 15-16 citing Chi. Bd.
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`(citing SciMed Life Sys., Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc., 242 F.3d 1337,
`1341 (Fed. Cir. 2001)).
`The specification of the ’298 Patent recognizes that prior art systems and
`methods applied call control features through an edge switch or an edge device.
`Paper No. 7 at 21. The ’298 Patent disparages these prior art attempts as suffering
`from various shortcomings that the present inventions specifically seek to remedy.
`Id. at 22. Indeed, Applicants repeatedly criticized applying call control features
`through an edge switch or an edge device, and in fact distinguished their inventions
`over such prior art. Id. By making such statements, Applicants unequivocally
`disclaimed controllers that applied call control features through an edge switch, or
`controllers that were themselves an edge device, from the scope of their inventions.
`Id.
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`Applicants’ disparaging statements begin in the Background of the Invention
`section of the ’298 Patent. Id. In discussing various prior art systems and their
`perceived disadvantages, Applicants specifically disparage the application of call
`control features at an edge switch:
`There are also edge devices in each of the public telephone company’s
`central offices which provide local control, but offer an extremely
`limited number of features and do not provide true 3rd-party call
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`In the past, numerous devices have been built that allow the connection
`of two lines together at an edge switch. These devices can be used to
`add features to a telephone network by receiving a call on one line and
`then dialing out on another line. The problem with these devices is that,
`because they are connected through an edge switch, transmission losses
`and impairments occur, degrading the overall connection. In addition,
`signaling limitations prevent full control, by the subscriber or the
`system, over the call.
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`Id., 1:56-64; BatesDec, ¶52; Paper No. 7 at 22-23.
`In addition to these disparaging statements, Applicants further distinguish
`their invention from controllers that are edge devices, and note the numerous
`disadvantages of applying call control features using an edge device:
`In addition to these [1-800] services, there are edge devices that
`perform some of the same services. Edge devices such as phones and
`PBXs that include voice mail, inter-active voice response, call
`forwarding, speed calling, etc., have been used to provide additional
`call control. These devices allow the phone user direct control over
`incoming and outgoing calls. The disadvantage of edge devices is that
`they add cost, degrade voice and transmission quality, can be difficult
`to program, are not easily programmed remotely, can require the user
`to pay for two lines, provide lower quality of service, and cannot
`provide the same level of functionality as a system that controls the
`PSTN directly.
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`In sum, the ’298 Patent’s specification expressly recognizes that prior art
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`systems and methods provided call control features through an edge switch or an
`edge device, but notes that there are numerous disadvantages with carrying out call
`control features in this manner; namely, the addition of costs, voice quality
`problems, and the requirement of a user to pay for the use of multiple telephone lines
`(in order to handle incoming and outgoing calls simultaneously). Paper No. 7 at 23-
`24. A POSA could not possibly read the passages preceding the “Detailed
`Description of The Invention” and comprehend that controllers or call processing
`systems coupled to edge switches, or that were an edge device, are within the scope
`of Applicants’ claims. Id. at 24; BatesDec, ¶54.
`It is unreasonable and clear error to construe the claims so broadly to include
`configurations expressly disclaimed in the specification. The Federal Circuit has
`held that “[t]he broadest reasonable interpretation of a claim term cannot be so broad
`as to include a configuration expressly disclaimed in the specification.” Paper No.
`7 at 14 citing In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir.
`2016); see also Patent Owner’s analysis of other Federal Circuit cases applying
`reasonable claim scope based on disclaimers in the specification at Paper No. 7 at
`15-21.
`In contrast to the criticized prior art solution of providing call features through
`an edge switch or edge device, the specification is replete with commentary
`describing the benefits of connecting to switches other than edge switches:
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`connects at the tandem [switch], thereby eliminating these problems
`[the problems identified in 1:59-67 regarding the provision of call
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`’298 Patent, 1:65-7; Paper No. 7 at 24;
`Connecting directly to the PSTN tandem switch (or embedding the
`system into the tandem switch) eliminates the signal degradation
`problems previously described [i.e., those associated with connecting
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`FIG. 1 illustrates the tandem access controller (TAC) in one
`embodiment of the present invention connected to the existing PSTN
`tandem switch, the TAC providing features for the subscriber’s
`telephone as requested by the subscriber via the web.
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`’298 Patent, 4:15-9; Paper No. 7 at 25; and
`The invention allows enhanced direct third-party call control features,
`such as selective call routing and remote dialing, to be added to the
`PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) using local call control
`and providing dynamic provisioning of the system by the subscriber.
`Direct 3rd-party control means that the ability to provision the 3rd-party
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`through the telephone company (telco) business office [i.e., the edge
`switch / central office].
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`’298 Patent, 2:66-3:6; BatesDec, ¶55; Paper No. 7 at 25. It is unreasonable and clear
`error to construe the claims so broadly to eliminate the objectives of the invention,
`such as signal degradation and toll charges associated with applying call features
`through an edge switch or edge device, as described above. See, for example, Paper
`No. 7 at 8-10. Yet, construing “switching facility” to include edge switches does
`just that.
`The’298 Patent is consistent in showing the claimed controller always being
`directly connected to a tandem switch, not an edge switch, to access the PSTN.
`Paper No. 7 at 25-26. For example, Fig. 1 of the ’298 Patent shows Tandem Access
`Controller 10 connected to PSTN Tandem Switch 16, not CO 17 or 18. Id.
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`This is also true for Figs. 2, 7, and 8 of the ’298 Patent - TACs 10 are directly
`connected to PSTN tandem switches 16, not COs 17 and 18 (i.e., edge switches).
`BatesDec, ¶56; Paper No. 7 at 26. As discussed above, the specification criticizes
`and disclaims a direct connection to a CO or edge switch. Yet, construing “switching
`facility” as including edge switches would bring within the scope of the ‘298 Patent
`allowing the controller to be connected to an edge switch – something not
`contemplated in the ’298 Patent.
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`The exclusion of edge switches from the construction of “switching facility”
`is further supported in the prosecution history of the related ’777 Patent, where
`“Applicant’s architecture” is repeatedly distinguished over that of Schwab.
`’777ProsHist, 80-83, 110; Paper No. 7 at 31-33. Like the ’298 Patent itself, a POSA
`reviewing the prosecution history would clearly understand that a controller
`applying call control logic at an edge switch or edge device is not within the scope
`of the claimed inventions. BatesDec, ¶66; Paper No. 7 at 33. Under Federal Circuit
`authority, these disclaimers attached to all claims issuing from the ’777 Patent, as
`well as related patents such as the ’298 Patent.
`The Board misapprehended or overlooked the express teachings of the
`specification and disclaimers expressly disclosed in the specification. See generally
`Decision. Indeed, the Board failed to even analyze the disclosure of the specification
`in this regard. Id. Specifically, the Board misapprehended or overlooked that the
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`device is (1) known in the prior art, and (2) suffers from problems which the present
`invention seeks to remedy. Paper No. 7 at 26. In addition, every embodiment of the
`’298 Patent (1) illustrates a controller connected to a tandem switch (i.e., “switching
`facility”), and (2) describes the benefits of this configuration over the prior art. Id.
`A POSA could not possibly read the ’298 Patent specification and believe that
`controllers connected to edge switches, or that are edge devices, are within the scope
`of Applicants’ inventions. BatesDec, ¶57; Paper No. 7 at 26. Respectfully, the
`Board’s claim construction of the term “switching facility” as including edge
`switches and edge devices is therefore based on an erroneous conclusion of law or
`clearly erroneous factual findings, and inter partes review should be denied on
`Claims 1 and 20 in light of the proper construction.
`For analogous reasons, the Board also misapprehended or overlooked the
`express teachings of the specification and disclaimers expressly disclosed in the
`specification regarding the construction of “controller.” Decision at 10-11. Claim
`1 and 20’s “controller” is analogous to the ’298 Patent’s disclosure of a Tandem
`Access Controller. Paper No. 7 at 42. Applicants disclaimed a controller that applies
`call control features through an edge switch, or that is itself an edge device. Id.
`(citing to Section V in the POPR regarding the specification’s teaching and
`disclaimers presented herein). Thus, under a BRI analysis, a “controller” cannot
`apply call control features through an edge switch, or be an edge device. Paper No.
`7 at 42. It is unreasonable and clear error to construe the claims so broadly to include
`configurations expressly disclaimed in the specification. Paper No. 7 at 14 citing In
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`Patent Owner’s analysis of other Federal Circuit cases applying reasonable claim
`scope based on disclaimers in the specification at Paper No. 7 at 15-21. Respectfully,
`the Board’s decision on claim construction regarding “controller” to apply call
`control features through an edge switch, or be an edge devices is therefore based on
`an erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings, and inter partes
`review should be denied on Claims 1 and 20 in light of the proper construction.
`In a similar manner, the Board also misapprehended or overlooked the express
`teachings of the specification and disclaimers expressly disclosed in the specification
`regarding the construction of “coupled to” regarding whether the “web-enabled
`processing system” can be “coupled to” a “switching facility” through an “edge
`switch.” Decision at 9-10. A proper BRI construction of “coupled to” must reflect
`that the “web-enabled processing system” cannot be “coupled to” a “switching
`facility” through an “edge switch.” Paper No. 17 at 40-41. This construction gives
`meaning to Applicants’ statements distinguishing claims using the “coupled to”
`language from Schwab. Id. Moreover, this construction also reflects Applicants’
`disclaimer of controllers that applied call control features through an edge switch.
`Id. (citing to Section V in the POPR regarding the specification’s teaching and
`disclaimers presented herein). It is unreasonable and clear error to construe the
`claims so broadly to include configurations expressly disclaimed in the specification.
`Paper No. 7 at 14 citing In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286
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`No. 7 at 15-21. Respectfully, the Board’s decision on claim construction regarding
`“coupled to” to be broad enough for a “web-enabled processing system” to be
`“coupled to” a “switching facility” through an “edge switch” is therefore based on
`an erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings, and inter partes
`review should be denied on Claims 1 and 20 in light of the proper construction.
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`VI. CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, the Decision to Institute should be modified to
`reflect the proper constructions, and the Petition should be denied and a trial should
`not be instituted in light of the proper constructions.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`I hereby certify that on this 18th day of January 2017, a copy of Patent Owner
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`Brice S. Dumais
`David Brafman
`AKERMAN LLP
`777 South Flagler Drive
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