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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA. INC.,
`Petitioner
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01797 and IPR2017-01798
`U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`For its final written decision, the Board consolidated Case Nos. IPR2017-
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`01797 (“-1797”) and IPR2017-01798 (“-1798”). This same consolidation was
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`maintained for the decision on request for rehearing. Patent Owner maintains such a
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`consolidation for this Notice of Appeal.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 and 142 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 90.2 and 90.3, Patent
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`Owner Uniloc 2017 LLC. (“Patent Owner”) hereby provides notice that it appeals to the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Consolidated Final
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`Written Decision entered January 31, 2019 (Paper 32 for -1797, Paper 32 for -1798); the
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`Consolidated Decision Denying Patent Owner’s Request for Rehearing entered May 15,
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`2019 (Paper 34 for -1797, Paper 34 for -1798); and from all underlying findings, orders,
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`decisions, rulings, and opinions, including, without limitation the institution decisions for
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`entered February 6, 2018 (Paper 8 for -1797, Paper 8 for -1798).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Patent Owner states that the issues
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`for appeal include, but are not limited to: the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”)’s
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`determinations in the institution that Claims 3, 4, 6–8, 10, 11–13, 18, 21–23, 27, 32,
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`34, 35, 38, and 39 (for -1797) and Claims 14–17, 19, 24–26, 28–31, and 33 (for -1798)
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`of U.S. Patent No 8,724,622 B2 (the “’622 patent”) were shown by a reasonable
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`likelihood to be unpatentable; the Board’s subsequent determination that Claims 3, 4,
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`6–8, 10–19, 21–35, 38, and 39 (consolidated 1797/1798decision) are unpatentable;
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`the Decision Denying Patent Owner’s Request for Rehearing (consolidated 1667/1668
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`decision); the Board’s consideration and analysis of the expert testimony, prior art, and
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`other evidence in the record; and the Board’s factual findings, conclusions of law, or
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`other determinations supporting or relating to the above issues.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 142 and 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a), this Notice is being filed
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`with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Simultaneous
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`with this submission, a copy of this Notice is being filed with the Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board. In addition, a copy of this Notice, along with the required docketing
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`fees, is being filed with the Clerk’s office of the United States Court of Appeals for
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`the Federal Circuit.
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`DATED: July 17, 2019
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`By: /s/ Brett Mangrum
`Brett Mangrum (Reg. No. 64,783)
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`Ryan Loveless (Reg. No. 51,970)
`James Etheridge (Reg. No. 37,614)
`Jeffrey Huang (Reg. No. 68,639)
`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`817-470-7249
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`Attorneys for Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that, in addition to being filed electronically through
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`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s E2E, the foregoing Notice of Appeal was filed
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`by Express Mail on July 17, 2019, with the Director of the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office, at the following address:
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal, along
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`with the required docket fee, was filed on July 17, 2019, with the Clerk’s Office for
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`the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit through the Court’s
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`CM/ECF filing system.
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`The undersigned certifies service pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) of a copy of
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`this Notice of Appeal by electronic mail on July 17, 2019, on the counsel of record
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`for Petitioner:
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`Naveen Modi
`Joseph E. Palys
`Phillip W. Citroen
`Michael Wolfe
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
`phillipcitroen@paulhastings.com
`michaelwolfe@paulhastings.com
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`DATED: July 17, 2019
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`By: /s/ Brett A. Mangrum
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`Brett A. Mangrum
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