BARCELÓ, HARRISON & WALKER, LLP
`Joshua C. Harrison, USPTO Reg.# 45,686
`Reynaldo C. Barceló, USPTO Reg.# 42,290
`E-mail: josh@bhiplaw.com
`2901 West Coast Hwy, Suite 200
`Newport Beach, California 92663
`Telephone: (949) 340-9736
`Facsimile:
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`Attorneys for Petitioner, Valve Corporation
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`DECLARATION OF REYNALDO
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`I, Reynaldo C. Barceló, hereby declare as follows:
`1.
`I am a patent attorney, representing Valve Corporation
`(“Valve”) on various district court and other matters, including inter partes
`review proceedings numbered IPR2016-00948 and IPR2016-00949, which
`were filed on April 22, 2016, and are currently pending before the Patent
`Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office (“USPTO”).
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`I make this declaration based on my own personal knowledge.
`Nothing in this declaration should be construed as a waiver of the attorney-
`client privilege or any other applicable privileges.
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`I am registered to practice as a patent attorney before the
`USPTO (Reg. No. 42,290), and I am admitted in good standing to practice as
`an attorney in the State of California (Cal. Bar. No. 199,741).
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`I have been awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
`Engineering (magna cum laude) from Loyola Marymount University (1989),
`a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
`Southern California (1991), and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (with
`distinction) from the Leland Stanford Junior University (1998).
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`In 1991, I was awarded the Most Promising Engineer award by
`the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards.
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`During law school, I was the President of the Stanford Law and
`Technology Association, an Executive Editor on the Stanford Law Review,
`and co-founder of the Stanford Technology Law Review.
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`From 2000 to 2001, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable
`Raymond C. Clevenger III on the United States Court of Appeals for the
`Federal Circuit.
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`I have worked continuously as a patent professional since 1996,
`and as a patent attorney since 1998. I have performed, supervised, and/or
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`commissioned dozens of prior art searches in the electrical and mechanical
`arts during that time.
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`Additional details regarding my background and experience are
`available on-line at http://www.bhiplaw.com/ReynaldoC.Barcelo.html.
`10. On December 3, 2015, Ironburg Inventions Ltd., a U.K.
`Corporation, the purported assignee of the U.S. Patent Nos. 8,641,525 (“the
`’525 patent”) and 9,089,770 (“the ’770 Patent”), filed a complaint against
`Valve for alleged infringement of the ’525 and ’770 Patents in the U.S.
`District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case Docket No. 1:15-
`cv-04219-TWT).
`11. Without waiving any attorney-client communication privileges,
`attorney work product privileges, or any other applicable privileges, I
`declare that Valve commissioned prior art searches for the ’525 and ’770
`Patents. Among other searching activities, I was involved in hiring a
`professional, experienced, and respected prior art search company (Landon
`IP Patent Search, or “Landon IP”) that conducted reasonably diligent
`searches to the best of its ability with respect to those two patents. In
`addition, multiple experienced attorneys and other experienced patent
`professionals working on behalf of Valve, including myself, spent dozens of
`hours on prior art searching for those two patents. A true and correct copy
`of some of the search strings and strategies used by Landon IP for those two
`patents is attached as Appendix A to this declaration. The primary prior art
`search analysis at Landon IP who performed some of the relevant searches
`was Mr. Gino Bautista, and experienced searcher in the mechanical and
`electrical arts.
`12. On April 22, 2016, Valve filed inter partes review Petitions
`with respect to the ’525 and ’770 Patents, which resulted in recently-
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`instituted proceedings numbered IPR2016-00948 and IPR2016-00949,
`respectively.
`13. Despite its reasonably diligent search efforts, Valve did not
`discover U.S. Patent 6,362,813 to Wörn et al. (hereinafter “Wörn”), prior to
`filing its first IPR petitions in IPR2016-00948 and IPR2016-00949. Thus,
`the Wörn reference was not available to Valve at the time of filing of its
`Petition in IPR2016-00948 and IPR2016-00949. The Wörn reference was
`only recently discovered, as a direct result of actions by the Patent Owner
`taken after the filing of the previous petitions in IPR2016-00948 and
`IPR2016-00949.
`14. The claims of the ’525 and ’770 Patents do not require any
`“channel” or “conduit.” Therefore, there was previously no reason for Valve
`to include the search term “groove” in its search strings, and accordingly
`Valve’s professional search vendor (Landon IP) did not include that search
`term. See Appendix A hereto.
`15. Only after the Patent Owner subsequently amended its District
`Court complaint to assert U.S. Patent No. 9,352,229 (“the ’229 Patent”), did
`Valve have any reason to include the search term “groove” in its search
`strings. That is because the ’229 patent claims a “channel” and a “conduit,”
`and “groove” is a synonym for channel or conduit. Therefore, Valve’s
`professional search vendors subsequently included the synonym “groove” in
`their search strings, and this inclusion led to the discovery of the Wörn
`reference because Wörn includes the uncommon and unique word “grooves”
`at the bottom of column 4. A true and correct copy of some of the search
`strings and strategies used by one of Valve’s professional prior art search
`firms for the ’229 patent (i.e., Maxval Group, with the search supervised by
`experienced search analysis Mr. Mark O’Donnell, Vice President of Search
`& Analytics) is attached as Appendix B to this declaration.
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`16.
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`It is well-known that it is Very difficult and unreliable to search
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`for patents based only on features that are shown in the drawings but that are
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`not described in the text. Whereas text is computer—searchab1e, the
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`characteristics of each drawing must be Visually inspected by a human, and
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`there are thousands of potentially-relevant patents in the USPTO database,
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`including many thousands of drawings.
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`17.
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`In this particular case, the drawings of the Worn prior art
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`reference show that the length limitations (for the elongate members of the
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`back controls) of the claims of the ’525 and ’770 Patents are met (as shown
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`subsequently herein). However, the Worn reference nowhere describes in its
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`searchable text that such length limitations are met.
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`18.
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`In the process of preparing Valve’s IPR Petitions being filed
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`today, which cite the Worn prior art reference, it became apparent for the
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`first time that additional prior art references (z'.e., U.S. Patent No. 6,153,843
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`to Date et a1. and U.S. Patent No. 6,364,771 to Lee, as well as U.S. Patent
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`Nos. 4,032,728 to Oelsch and U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2010/0073283 to
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`Enright, the latter two of which were already cited in IPR20l6-00948 and
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`IPR2016—00949) should be combined with the Worn reference for the
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`purpose of presenting obviousness arguments as to certain of the claims in
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`Valve’s IPR Petitions being filed today.
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury
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`that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on: October 25, 2016
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`APPENDIX A
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`LANDON IP SEARCH STRINGS FOR ’525 AND ’770 PATENTS
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`Search History
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`Questel Orbit
`Search String
`(USD667892 OR US8641525)/PN/XPN
`(US5137165 OR US5152108 OR US5412996 OR US5759100 OR US6572108 OR US6682426 OR US-605233 OR
`USD605233 OR US-624049 OR USD624049 OR US-640697 OR USD640697 OR GB2481633 OR US20040063502
`OR US20040224768 OR US20050215321 OR US20050269769 OR US20060025217 OR US20060040740 OR
`US20060116204 OR US20070021209 OR US20080261695 OR US4552360 OR US5531443 OR US5551693 OR
`US5670988 OR US5716274 OR US5853326 OR US5874906 OR US5984548 OR US5984785 OR US6001014 OR
`US6019680 OR US6102803 OR US6135886 OR US6171191 OR US6186896 OR US6231444 OR US6241611 OR
`US6261180 OR US6267673 OR US6280327 OR US6288709 OR US6342009 OR US6394906 OR US6512511 OR
`US6524186 OR US6524187 OR US6760013 OR US6887158 OR US7235012 OR US7377851 OR US7407439 OR
`US7471216 OR US7473180 OR US7488254 OR US7596466 OR US7753786 OR US7774155 OR US7794326 OR
`US7804484 OR US7859514 OR US7927216 OR US7942745 OR US-376826 OR USD376826 OR US-377198 OR
`USD377198 OR US-384112 OR USD384112 OR US-393291 OR USD393291 OR US-409183 OR USD409183 OR US-
`431604 OR USD431604 OR US-464349 OR USD464349 OR US-547763 OR USD547763 OR US-572710 OR
`USD572710 OR US-620939 OR USD620939 OR US-623649 OR USD623649 OR US-659140 OR
`USD659140)/PN/XPN
`(US OR WO)/PN AND APD <= 2011-06-17
`PD <= 2011-06-17
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`( 6 AND ( 3 OR 4)) NOT 5
`7 AND ((BUTTON+ OR PUSH+ OR DEPRES+ OR SWITCH+) S (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR
`POSTERIOR+))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
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`7 AND ((REMOT+ OR CONTROL+) AND ((BUTTON+ OR PUSH+ OR DEPRES+ OR SWITCH+) 4D (BACK+ OR
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`OR POSTERIOR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`7 AND ((REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+) AND (GAME? OR GAMING) AND ((BUTTON+ OR PUSH+ OR DEPRES+ OR
`SWITCH+) 4D (BACK+ OR REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`(463038000)/PCL
`( 13 AND ( 3 OR 4)) NOT ( 5 OR 12)
`14 AND ((BUTTON+ OR PUSH+ OR DEPRES+ OR SWITCH+) 4D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR
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`(BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
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`POSTERIOR+)) AND ((BUTTON+ OR PUSH+ OR DEPRES+ OR SWITCH+) 3D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR
`REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)) AND (GAME? OR GAMING))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
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`(G06F-003/033)/CPC/IC
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`34 AND ((GAME? OR GAMING) S (REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+ OR (H?LD+ 3D
`HAND+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`34 AND (((GAME? OR GAMING) 4D (REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+ OR (H?LD+ 3D HAND+))) AND ((BUTTON+ OR
`SWITCH+ OR PADDL+) 5D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR
`POSTERIOR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`34 AND (((GAME? OR GAMING) 4D (REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+ OR (H?LD+ 3D HAND+))) AND ((BUTTON+ OR
`SWITCH+ OR PADDL+) 4D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)) AND ((REMOT+ OR
`CONTROLLER+ OR PAD?) 3D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR
`POSTERIOR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`34 AND (((GAME? OR GAMING) 4D (REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+)) AND ((BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+)
`4D (BACK+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+)) AND ((REMOT+ OR CONTROLLER+ OR PAD?) 3D (BACK+ OR BEHIND OR
`REAR+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`(A63F-2300/1043)/CPC
`( 39 AND ( 3 OR 4)) NOT ( 5 OR 27)
`40 AND ((BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+) 5D (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR
`POSTERIOR+))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`(A63F-2300/10+)/IC/CPC
`( 42 AND ( 3 OR 4)) NOT ( 5 OR 27 OR 41)
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`OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+ OR LEVER?) AND (MIDDLE FINGER?))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
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`(BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+ OR LEVER?) AND (MIDDLE FINGER?))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
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`((BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+ OR LEVER?) S (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)
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`((BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+ OR LEVER?) S (BACK+ OR UNDER+ OR BEHIND OR REAR+ OR POSTERIOR+)
`S (EXTRA+ OR ADD+)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`56 NOT 54
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`( 58 AND ( 3 OR 4)) NOT ( 5 OR 27)
`59 AND (((REMOTE? OR CONTROLLER?) 5D (HAND? OR PALM? OR GRIP+)) AND (MIDDLE
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`59 AND (((REMOTE? OR CONTROLLER?) 5D (HAND? OR PALM? OR GRIP+)) AND (MIDDLE FINGER+) AND
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`Search String
`(D14/401)/CLN AND PRD <= 2011-06-17
`(D21/333)/CLN AND PRD <= 2011-06-17
`(14-02)/CL AND PRD <= 2011-06-17
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`Google Internet Search
`Search String
`video game controller back buttons
`AlphaGrip AG-5 PC
`valve steam controller
`scuf gaming controller
`razer sabertooth
`video game controller rear buttons
`FPS gaming controller HJC
`playstation vita rear touch pad
`video game controller middle finger
`madcatz F.P.S pro
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`( ("IRONBURG INNOVATIONS")/PANA OR ("IRONBURG INVENTIONS")/PANA OR ("GRAVIS COMPUTER
`PERIPHERALS")/PANA OR ("THRUSTMASTER")/PANA OR ("THRUSTMASTER OF TEXAS")/PANA )
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`FINGER?))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`65 AND (((GAME? OR GAMING) 2D (REMOTE? OR CONTROLLER?)) AND ((BUTTON+ OR SWITCH+ OR PADDL+
`OR LEVER?) S ((MIDDLE OR THIRD) 1D FINGER?)))/BI/CLMS/DESC/ODES/ICLM/TX
`My list: Inbox/2014/35752/Refs 2
`( (HORI)/PA/OWR )
`69 AND (GAME? OR GAMING)
`(JP3894055 OR US20120142417 OR WO2007122420 OR DE202006003631 OR US6659870 OR US20100182763
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`JP3894055U OR JP4064442U OR JP3995363U OR JP03894055 OR JP3894055Y OR DE202006003631U OR
`KR20100503847U OR JP04064442 OR JP4064442Y OR JP03995363 OR JP3995363Y OR JP-389405U OR
`JP389405U OR JP-406444U OR JP03995363U OR JP3995363Y)/PN/XPN
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`127,000
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`1,420,000
`476,000
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`PETITIONER VALVE CORPORATION, EX. 1012 p. 009
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`APPENDIX B
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`MAXVAL GROUP SEARCH STRINGS FOR ’229 PATENT
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`DECLARATION OF REYNALDO C. BARCELO
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`PETITIONER VALVE CORPORATION, EX. 1012 p. 010
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`Invalidity Search _US9352229B2
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`Search Strings (as on 07/09/2016)
`Thomson innovation (paid)
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`Hits/Families
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`ALL=(((Video OR game* OR handheld OR remote OR gaming OR electronic*) NEAR (control* OR console* OR
`pad*)) SAME ((bottom OR below OR lower OR back OR behind OR under* OR beneath OR rear OR downside)
`NEAR2 (*stick* OR trigger* OR button* OR paddle* OR knob OR switch* OR control*)) AND (((middl* OR
`third OR ring* OR centre OR thumb OR fifth*) NEAR2 (finger* OR digit*)) OR pinky)) AND PRD<=(20130522);
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`483/240
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`CTB=(((video OR game OR gaming) NEAR2 control*) AND (((elongat* OR project* OR extend* OR slender OR
`contol) NEAR8 (member* OR *stick* OR trigger* OR switch)) SAME (bottom OR downside OR below OR
`beneath OR rear))) AND PRD<=(20130522);
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`ALL=(((handheld* OR handy OR compact* OR portable OR mobile OR wireless) NEAR4 ((video OR game OR
`gaming) NEAR2 (console* OR control* OR pad*))) AND ((((middl* OR third OR ring* OR centre OR thumb OR
`fifth*) NEAR2 (finger* OR digit*)) OR pinky) SAME (trigger* OR pull* OR knob* OR stick* OR button OR
`control* OR paddle* OR switch*))) AND (IC=(G06F* OR A63F*) OR UC=(D14* OR D21* OR 345* OR 463*))
`AND PRD<=(20130522);
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`ALL=(((Video OR game* OR handheld OR remote OR gaming OR electronic*) NEAR2 (control* OR console*
`OR pad*)) AND ((bottom OR below OR lower OR back OR behind OR under* OR beneath OR rear OR
`downside) NEAR4 (*stick* OR trigger* OR button* OR paddle* OR knob OR switch* OR control*))) AND
`LC=(14*) AND PRD<=(20130522);
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`Questal Orbit (paid)
`(GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE?
`OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULATOR?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND PRD<=2013-05-22 AND ((A63F-
`009+ OR A63F-2009+ OR A63F-013+ OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-003+ OR G06F-2203/015+ OR B25J+ OR G05G-
`001+ OR G05G-009+ OR G05B-019+ OR G05B-2219+ OR E02F-009+)/IC/EC/CPC OR (345184+ OR 463036+ OR
`463037+ OR 463038+ OR 463046+)/PCL) AND (((GROOVE? OR CHANNEL? OR CONDUIT? OR RECESS+) 5D
`(ELONGAT+ OR PADDLE? OR LEVER? OR BUTTON? OR KEY? OR SWITCH+ OR TRIGGER+ OR STRIKER? OR
`TONGUE?)) AND ((ELONGAT+ OR PADDLE? OR LEVER? OR BUTTON? OR KEY? OR SWITCH+ OR TRIGGER+ OR
`STRIKER? OR TONGUE?) 5D ((BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?) OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM
`OR BELOW) 3D (CONTROLLER? OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR ((INPUT+ OR CONTROL+) 2D (DEVICE?
`OR APPARATUS+)) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (HAND HELD+) OR HANDHELD+ OR (HAND PIECE?) OR
`HANDPIECE? OR HOUSING? OR CONSOLE? OR MANIPULATOR?))))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX
`(GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR CONSOLE? OR (INPUT+ DEVICE?) OR (JOY
`STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (CONTROL+ DEVICE?) OR MANIPULATOR?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMSM AND (((ELONGAT+
`OR PADDLE? OR HINGE+ OR PIVOT+) 3D (BUTTON? OR KEY? OR SWITCH+ OR TRIGGER+)) OR (ELONGAT+
`MEMBER?))/TX AND ((BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?) OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM OR
`BELOW OR FOOT OR (MIDDLE FINGER?) OR MIDDLEFINGER? OR (CENTER FINGER?) OR CENTERFINGER? OR
`(CENTRE FINGER?) OR CENTREFINGER? OR (CENTRAL FINGER?)) 3D (CONTROLLER? OR ((INPUT+ OR
`CONTROL+) 2D (DEVICE? OR APPARATUS+)) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (HAND HELD+) OR
`HANDHELD+ OR (HAND PIECE?) OR HANDPIECE? OR HOUSING? OR CONSOLE? OR
`MANIPULATOR?))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND PRD<=2013-05-22 AND ((A63F-009+ OR A63F-2009+ OR A63F-013+
`OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-003+ OR G06F-2203/015+ OR B25J+ OR G05G-001+ OR G05G-009+ OR G05B-019+
`OR G05B-2219+ OR E02F-009+)/IC/EC/CPC OR (345184+ OR 463036+ OR 463037+ OR 463038+ OR
`((((GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAME? OR (VIDEO? GAM+)) 5D (CONTROL+ OR CONSOLE? OR INPUT+
`OR OPERAT+ OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK?)) AND ((ELONGAT+ OR BUTTON? OR STICK+ OR KEY? OR
`TRIGGER+) 5D (BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWN+ OR (MIDDLE FINGER?) OR MIDDLEFINGER?) 5D (CONTROL+ OR
`CONSOLE? OR INPUT+ OR HANDHELD+ OR (HAND HELD+) OR (HAND PIECE?) OR (JOY STICK?) OR
`JOYSTICK?))))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND PRD<=2013-05-22 AND ((A63F-013+ OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-
`(GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR CONSOLE? OR (INPUT+ DEVICE?) OR (JOY
`STICK?) OR JOYSTICK?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND ((MIDDLEFINGER? OR (MIDDLE FINGER?) OR (CENTER
`FINGER?) OR CENTERFINGER? OR (CENTRE FINGER?) OR CENTREFINGER? OR (CENTRAL FINGER?)) 7D
`(BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWN+ OR PRESS+ OR OPERA+ OR FORC+))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND PRD<=2013-05-22
`AND ((A63F-013+ OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-003+)/IC/EC/CPC OR (345+ OR 463+)/PCL)
`((ELONGAT+ OR PADDLE? OR LEVER? OR HINGE+) 3D (BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?)
`OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM OR BELOW OR FOOT OR (MIDDLE FINGER?) OR MIDDLEFINGER? OR (CENTER
`FINGER?) OR CENTERFINGER? OR (CENTRE FINGER?) OR CENTREFINGER? OR (CENTRAL FINGER?)) 3D
`(CONTROLLER? OR ((INPUT+ OR CONTROL+) 2D (DEVICE? OR APPARATUS+)) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK?
`OR (HAND HELD+) OR HANDHELD+ OR (HAND PIECE?) OR HANDPIECE? OR HOUSING? OR
`CONSOLE?))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX AND PRD<=2013-05-22 40 AND (GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR
`(VIDEO? GAM+) OR CONSOLE? OR (INPUT+ DEVICE?) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMS
`(GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR CONSOLE? OR (INPUT+ DEVICE?) OR (JOY
`STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (CONTROL+ DEVICE?) OR MANIPULATOR?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND ((((ELONGAT+ OR
`PADDLE? OR HINGE+ OR PIVOT+) 3D (BUTTON? OR KEY? OR SWITCH+ OR TRIGGER+)) OR (ELONGAT+
`MEMBER?)) 20D ((BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?) OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM OR BELOW
`OR FOOT OR (MIDDLE FINGER?) OR MIDDLEFINGER? OR (CENTER FINGER?) OR CENTERFINGER? OR (CENTRE
`FINGER?) OR CENTREFINGER? OR (CENTRAL FINGER?)) 3D (CONTROLLER? OR ((INPUT+ OR CONTROL+) 2D
`(DEVICE? OR APPARATUS+)) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (HAND HELD+) OR HANDHELD+ OR (HAND
`PIECE?) OR HANDPIECE? OR HOUSING? OR CONSOLE? OR MANIPULATOR?)))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX AND
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`98/59
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`85/32
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`14/14
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`(GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE?
`OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULATOR?)/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND PRD<=2013-05-22 AND ((A63F-
`009+ OR A63F-2009+ OR A63F-013+ OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-003+ OR G06F-2203/015+ OR B25J+ OR G05G-
`001+ OR G05G-009+ OR G05B-019+ OR G05B-2219+ OR E02F-009+)/IC/EC/CPC OR (345184+ OR 463036+ OR
`463037+ OR 463038+ OR 463046+)/PCL) AND ((GROOVE? OR CHANNEL? OR CONDUIT? OR RECESS+) 4D
`((BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?) OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM OR BELOW) 3D
`(CONTROLLER? OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR ((INPUT+ OR CONTROL+) 2D (DEVICE? OR
`APPARATUS+)) OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR (HAND HELD+) OR HANDHELD+ OR (HAND PIECE?) OR
`HANDPIECE? OR HOUSING? OR CONSOLE? OR MANIPULATOR?)))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX
`(((ELONGATE+ MEMBER?) OR PADDLE?) 10D (BUTTON? OR SWITCH+ OR KEY? OR TRIGGER? OR STRIKER?)
`10D (BACK+ OR REAR+ OR DOWNSIDE? OR (DOWN SIDE?) OR UNDER+ OR BOTTOM OR
`BELOW+))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX AND PRD<=2013-05-22 AND (CONTROLLER? OR (CONTROL+ 2D (DEVICE? OR
`APPARATUS+ OR INSTRUMENT? OR MACHINE?)) OR HANDHELD OR (HAND HELD) OR HANDSET? OR (HAND
`SET?) OR ((TWO OR BOTH OR LEFT OR RIGHT) 2D (HAND?)) OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE?
`OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULATOR? OR GAME? OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO?
`PRD<=2013-05-22 AND ((A63F-009+ OR A63F-2009+ OR A63F-013+ OR A63F-2300+ OR G06F-003+ OR G06F-
`2203/015+ OR B25J+ OR G05G-001+ OR G05G-009+ OR G05B-019+ OR G05B-2219+ OR E02F-
`009+)/IC/EC/CPC OR (345184+ OR 463036+ OR 463037+ OR 463038+ OR 463046+)/PCL) AND (HANDHELD OR
`(HAND HELD) OR HANDSET? OR (HAND SET?) OR ((TWO OR BOTH OR LEFT OR RIGHT) 2D (HAND?)) OR
`GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE? OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULATOR? OR GAME?
`OR GAMING? OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS AND (((ELONGATE+ OR EXTENDED OR
`LENGTHEN+ OR LONGITUDINAL+ OR LINEAR+) 2D (MEMBER? OR STRUCTURE? OR ARRANGEMENT? OR
`PORTION? OR PART? OR DESIGN?)) 10D (LOCK+ OR LATCH+ OR CATCH+ OR BARB?))/TI/AB/IW/CLMS/TX
`Questel Design (Paid)
`(D14401+ OR D14454+ OR D14401+ OR D14388+ OR D14400+ OR D14412+ OR D14415+ OR D14426+ OR
`D14345+ OR D21333+)/PCLM/PCL AND PRD<=2013-05-22
`(PRD <= 2013-05-22 OR RGD <= 2013-05-22 OR FD <= 2013-05-22) AND ((VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+)
`OR GAM+) 2D (CONTROL+ OR OPERAT+ OR GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE? OR (JOY STICK?) OR
`JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULAT+))/TI/DESC
`(+21-01+ OR 21-03)/CL/CLN AND (PRD <= 2013-05-22 OR RGD <= 2013-05-22 OR FD <= 2013-05-22) AND
`(GAMEPAD? OR (GAME PAD?) OR CONSOLE? OR (JOY STICK?) OR JOYSTICK? OR MANIPULATOR? OR ((TWO
`OR BOTH OR LEFT OR RIGHT) 2D (HAND?)) OR VIDEOGAM+ OR (VIDEO? GAM+) OR (GAM+ 2D (CONTROL+
`OR OPERAT+)))/TI/DESC
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`Free sources
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`game control* paddle*
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`game control* elongated
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`Joystick paddle*
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`Joystick elongated
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`game control* back case or housing
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`game control* groove* or Channel* or Conduit* or recess*
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`2845
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`1066
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`>100
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`>100
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`>100
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`>100
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`>100
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`>100
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