`U.S. Patent 8,850,507 B2
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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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`AT&T SERVICES, INC.,
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`CONVERGENT MEDIA SOLUTIONS, LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 8,850,507 B2
`Case IPR No.: IPR2017-01235
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`PATENT OWNER’S ELECTION TO WAIVE ITS PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(b)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.107(b), Patent Owner Convergent Media Solutions,
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`LLC, hereby elects to waive its Patent Owner Preliminary Response in
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`IPR2017-01235. As indicated in the Trial Practice Guide, no adverse inference
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`should be taken by this election. Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg.
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`48756, 48764 (Aug. 14, 2012). Patent Owner reserves all rights to submit a Patent
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`Owner’s Response and/or Amendment of the Patent pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§42.120
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`and 42.121, respectively, should the Board institute this proceeding.
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`Dated: May 3, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/s/ Matthew C. Juren
`Matthew C. Juren
`Registration No. 68,233
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`NELSON BUMGARDNER, P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-9111
`Facsimile: (817) 377-3485
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 3rd day of May, 2017, a copy of Patent Owner’s
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`Election to Waive Its Preliminary Response has been served in its entirety via email
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`on the following:
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`IPR2017-01235
`U.S. Patent 8,850,507 B2
`Kurt Pankratz
`Brian Johnston
`2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 700
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Tele: (214) 953-6500
`Fax: (214) 953-6503
`kurt.pankratz@bakerbotts.com
`brian.johnston@bakerbotts.com
`DLInternalATTConvergent@BakerBotts.com
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`Roger Fulghum
`One Shell Plaza
`910 Louisiana Street
`Houston, Texas 77002
`Tele: (713) 229-1234
`Fax: (713) 229-1522
`roger.fulghum@bakerbotts.com
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`Eliot Williams
`1001 Page Mill Road
`Building One, Suite 200
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1007
`Tele: (650) 739-7500
`Fax: (650) 739-7699
`eliot.williams@bakerbotts.com
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`Dated: May 3, 2017
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`Paper 8
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/s/ Matthew C. Juren
`Matthew C. Juren
`Registration No. 68,233
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`NELSON BUMGARDNER, P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-9111
`Facsimile: (817) 377-3485
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