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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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`RIOT GAMES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PALTALK HOLDINGS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`_______________
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`Case IPR2018-00132
`Patent 6,226,686
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`PATENT OWNER’S OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED IN
`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO.
`6,226,686
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`IPR2018-00132 (Patent 6,226,686)
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`Patent Owner Paltalk Holdings, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) objects to the
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`following evidence submitted by Petitioner Riot Games, Inc. (“Petitioner”) during
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`the preliminary phase of this inter partes review proceeding.
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`Exhibit
`No.
`1007
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`1010
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`1011
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`1017
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`Petitioner’s Evidence
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`Patent Owner’s Objections
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`Declaration of Dr. Steve R.
`White
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`Competency to Testify (Fed. R. Evid.
`601 and 602) (at least to the extent Dr.
`White lacks personal knowledge of the
`publication dates of RFC 1692 and
`other RFC documents); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least with respect to the
`statements made concerning the
`publication dates of RFC 1692 and
`other RFC documents, e.g., paras. 68,
`69, 70, 86).
`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
`
`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Internet Protocol, RFC 791 Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902).
`1
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`Transport Multiplexing
`Protocol (TMux), RFC 1692
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`John D. Day et al., The USI
`Reference Model, 71-12
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`IPR2018-00132 (Patent 6,226,686)
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`1018
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`Proceedings of the IEEE
`1334 (1983)
`Protocol Standard for a
`NetBIOS Service on a
`TCP/UDP Transport:
`Concepts and Methods, RFC
`1001
`
`1019 Martin W. Sachs et al., LAN
`and I/O Convergence: A
`Survey of the Issues, IEEE
`Computer (1994).
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`1020
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`1021
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`Enrico Y. P. Hsu et al.,
`Management Gaming on a
`Computer Mediated
`Conferencing System: A
`Case of Collaborative
`Learning through Computer
`Conference, IEEE (1991)
`The Internet Standards
`Process – Revision 2, RFC
`1602
`
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1);
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1); and
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902).
`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902).
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`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1);
`
`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
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`IPR2018-00132 (Patent 6,226,686)
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`1022
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`1025
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`1026
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`1028
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`
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`Internet Official Protocol
`Standards, RFC 1720
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Declaration of Dave Crocker Competency to Testify (Fed. R. Evid.
`601 and 602) (at least to the extent Mr.
`Crocker lacks personal knowledge of
`the publication dates of RFC 1692 and
`other RFC documents, and because Mr.
`Crocker is not being presented as an
`expert); and
`
`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least with respect to the
`statements made concerning the
`publication dates of RFC 1692 and
`other RFC documents, as the
`Declaration offers statements from the
`RFC documents to prove their
`publication dates, e.g., paras. 29, 31, 34,
`39, 43).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1);
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`3
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`Internet Relay Chat
`Protocol, RFC 1459
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`The Internet Standards
`Process, RFC 1310
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`1029
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`The Internet Standards
`Process – Revision 3, RFC
`2026
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`1031
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`1034
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,041,963
`(Ebersole)
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`Song et al., A Distributed
`Simulation System for Team
`Decisionmaking, IEEE
`(1994)
`
`1035 Weaver et al., Networked
`Simulations: New
`Paradigms for Team
`Performance Research,
`27(1), BEHAV. RES.
`METHODS,
`INSTRUMENTS, &
`COMPUTERS, 12-24
`(1995)
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1);
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902); and
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`Inadmissible hearsay (Fed. R. Evid. 801
`and 802) (at least to the extent the date
`listed in the top right corner of the
`document is offered as evidence to
`prove the publication date).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1); and
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902).
`Irrelevant (Fed. R. Evid. 401) (at least
`to the extent not cited in the Petition,
`Paper No. 1); and
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`Unauthenticated evidence (Fed. R. Evid.
`901 and 902).
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`IPR2018-00132 (Patent 6,226,686)
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`The foregoing objections are made within 10 business days of the date of
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`institution in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1).
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`Dated: May 29, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/Gregory M. Howison, Reg. #30646/
`Gregory M. Howison
`Registration No. 30,646
`ghowison@munckwilson.com
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`MUNCK, WILSON, MANDALA, LLP
`12770 Coit Road, Suite 600
`Dallas, Texas 75251
`Telephone: (972) 628-3600
`Facsimile: (972) 628-3616
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`LEAD COUNSEL FOR PATENT OWNER
`PALTALK HOLDINGS, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), a
`copy of the foregoing Objections to Evidence was served via electronic mail on
`May 29, 2018, in its entirety on the following:
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`Joseph A. Micallef (Lead Counsel)
`Reg. No. 39,772
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`P: 202-736-8492
`Riot_paltalk@sidley.com
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`Samuel A. Dillon (Backup Counsel)
`Reg. No. 65,197
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`P: 202-736-8298
`Riot_paltalk@sidley.com
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`By:
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`/Gregory M. Howison, Reg. #30646/
`Gregory M. Howison
`Registration No. 30,646
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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