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`APPLE INC., WHATSAPP INC.,.
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Case IPR2018-00579
`Patent No. 8,724,622
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`TITLE: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANT VOIP MESSAGING
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S.
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`Mail Stop PATENT NO. 8,724,622BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board(PETITION 1 OF 2 – CLAIMS 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 13,
`14-23, 27-35, 38, 39)
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`DATED: 6/17/13
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`Cooley LLP
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`U.S. PatentPat. No. 8,724,622
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`I. Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(A)(1) ........................................ 1
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`Real Party-In-Interest under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) ............................ 1
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`Related Matters under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) ..................................... 1
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) .................. 6
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`Service Information .............................................................................. 7
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`Power of Attorney ................................................................................ 7
`Fee Payment - 37 C.F.R. § 42.103 ................................................................. 7
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`III. Requirements for Inter Partes Review under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.104 and
`42.108 ............................................................................................................. 7
`A. Grounds for Standing under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a) ............................. 7
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`Identification of Challenge under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b) and
`Statement of Precise Relief Requested ................................................ 8
`IV. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................. 8
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`Claim Construction Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B)(3) .................................... 9
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`“instant voice messaging application” ................................................. 9
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`“client platform system” ..................................................................... 12
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`“communication platform system” .................................................... 13
`VI. The Challenged Claims Are Unpatentable ................................................... 14
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`Brief Summary and Date Qualification of the Prior Art .................... 14
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`Overview of Zydney (Ex. 1003) .............................................. 14
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`Overview of Shinder (Ex. 1014) .............................................. 18
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`Overview of Clark (Ex. 1008) ................................................. 19
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`Overview of Appelman (Ex. 1004) .......................................... 20
`B. Ground 1: Claims 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 18-21, 23, 27, 32-35, and
`38 Are Obvious Over Zydney + Shinder ........................................... 23
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`Claim 3 (Independent) ............................................................. 23
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`“A system comprising:” (Preamble, Claim 3) ............... 23
`“a network interface connected to a packet-
`switched network;” (Claim 3[a]) ................................... 24
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`“a network interface” .......................................... 24
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`network;” ............................................................. 28
`“a messaging system communicating with a
`plurality of instant voice message client systems
`via the network interface; and” (Claim 3[b]) ................ 29
`“a communication platform system maintaining
`connection information for each of the plurality of
`instant voice message client systems indicating
`whether there is a current connection to each of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems,”
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`“wherein the messaging system receives an instant
`voice message from one of the plurality of instant
`voice message client systems, and” (Claim 3[d]) .......... 35
`“wherein the instant voice message includes an
`object field including a digitized audio file.”
`(Claim 3[e]) ................................................................... 36
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`“object field” ....................................................... 36
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`“digitized audio file” ........................................... 38
`Claim 6 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes an identifier
`field including a unique identifier associated with the
`instant voice message.” ............................................................ 38
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`Claim 7 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes a source field
`including a unique identifier associated with at least one
`of a given one of the plurality of instant voice message
`client systems that created the instant voice message and
`a given one of the plurality of users using the given one
`of the plurality of instant voice message client systems.” ....... 40
`Claim 8 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes a destination
`field including a unique identifier associated with at least
`one of a given one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems identified as a recipient of the
`instant voice message and a given one of the plurality of
`users using the given one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems.” .......................................................... 43
`Claim 10 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`3, further comprising: a message database storing the
`instant voice messages received from the instant voice
`message client systems.” .......................................................... 44
`Claim 11 (Dependent) .............................................................. 45
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`“The system according to claim 3, wherein, upon
`receipt of an instant voice message, the
`communication platform system determines if
`there is the current connection to one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems
`identified as a recipient of the instant voice
`message,” ....................................................................... 45
`“and if there is no connection with the one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client system
`identified as the recipient, the instant voice
`message is stored and delivered when the one of
`the plurality of instant voice message client
`systems identified as the recipient re-established a
`connection.” ................................................................... 48
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`Claim 13 (Dependent) .............................................................. 49
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`“The system according to claim 3, wherein each of
`the instant voice message client systems comprises
`an instant voice messaging application…”.................... 49
`“… [an instant voice messaging application]
`generating an instant voice message and
`transmitting the instant voice message over the
`packet-switched network to the messaging
`system.” ......................................................................... 50
`Claim 18 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes an audio file creation system creating an audio
`file for the instant voice message based on input received
`via an audio input device coupled to the client device.” ......... 51
`Claim 19 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes an encryption/decryption system for encrypting
`the instant voice messages to be transmitted over the
`packet-switched network and decrypting the instant
`voices [sic] messages received over the packet-switched
`network.” .................................................................................. 52
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` Claim 20 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 10.
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a compression/decompression system for
`compressing the instant voice messages to be transmitted
`over the packet-switched network and decompressing the
`instant voice messages received over the packet-switched
`network.” .................................................................................. 53
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` Claim 21 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 11.
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`displays a list of one or more potential recipients for the
`instant voice message.” ............................................................ 54
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`13, wherein the instant voice message application
`generates an audible or visual effect indicating receipt of
`an instant voice message.” ....................................................... 54
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` Claim 27 (Independent) ........................................................... 55 13.
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`“A system comprising: a client device;” (Claim
`27[a]) .............................................................................. 55
`“a network interface coupled to the client device
`and connecting the client device to a packet-
`switched network; and” (Claim 27[b]) .......................... 56
`“an instant voice messaging application installed
`on the client device, wherein the instant voice
`messaging application includes a client platform
`system for generating an instant voice message
`and,” (Claim 27[c1]) ...................................................... 57
`“a messaging system for transmitting the instant
`voice message over the packet-switched network
`via the network interface,” (Claim 27[c2]).................... 58
`“wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a document handler system for attaching
`one or more files to the instant voice message.”
`(Claim 27[d]) ................................................................. 59
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`“A system comprising:” (Claim 38 Preamble) .............. 62
`“a client device;” (Claim 38[a]) ............................................... 62
`“a network interface coupled to the client device and
`connecting the client device to a packet-switched
`network; and” (Claim 38[b]) ......................................... 62
`“an instant voice messaging application installed on the
`client device, wherein the instant voice messaging
`application includes” (Claim 38[c]) .............................. 62
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`message and” (Claim 38[c1]) ........................................ 62
`“a messaging system for transmitting the instant voice
`message over the packet-switched network via the
`network interface,” (Claim 38[c2]) ............................... 62
`“a display displaying a list of one or more potential
`recipients for an instant voice message.” (Claim
`38[d]) ............................................................................. 62
`C. Ground 2: Claims 14-17 and 28-31 Are Obvious Over Zydney
`+ Shinder, In Further View of Clark .................................................. 63
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`Claim 14 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a message database storing the instant voice
`message, wherein the instant voice message is
`represented by a database record including a unique
`identifier.” ................................................................................ 63
`Claim 15 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`14, wherein the message database includes a plurality of
`instant voice messages recorded by a user of the client
`device and instant voice messages received over the
`packet-switched network.” ....................................................... 69
`Claim 16 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`15, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`displays at least one of the plurality of instant voice
`messages stored in the message database.” ............................. 70
`Claim 17 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`14, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a file manager system performing at least one of
`storing, deleting and retrieving the instant voice
`messages from the message database.” .................................... 71
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`Claims 28-31 (Dependent) ....................................................... 73
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`D. Ground 3: Claims 22 and 39 Are Obvious Over Zydney +
`Shinder, In Further View of Appelman .............................................. 74
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`VII. Conclusion .................................................................................................... 82
`I. Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(A)(1) ........................................ 1
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`Real Party-In-Interest under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) ............................ 1
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`Related Matters under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) ..................................... 1
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) .................. 6
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`Service Information .............................................................................. 7
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`Power of Attorney ................................................................................ 7
`Fee Payment - 37 C.F.R. § 42.103 ................................................................. 7
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`III. Requirements for Inter Partes Review under 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.104 and
`42.108 ............................................................................................................. 7
`A. Grounds for Standing under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a) ............................. 7
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`Identification of Challenge under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b) and
`Statement of Precise Relief Requested ................................................ 8
`IV. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ................................................................. 8
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`Claim Construction Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B)(3) .................................... 9
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`“instant voice messaging application” ................................................. 9
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`“client platform system” ..................................................................... 12
`C.
`“communication platform system” .................................................... 13
`VI. The Challenged Claims Are Unpatentable ................................................... 14
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`Brief Summary and Date Qualification of the Prior Art .................... 14
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`Overview of Zydney ................................................................ 14
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`Overview of Shinder (Ex. 1014) .............................................. 18
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`Overview of Clark (Ex. 1008) ................................................. 19
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`Overview of Appelman (Ex. 1004) .......................................... 20
`B. Ground 1: Claims 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 18-21, 23, 27, 32-35, and
`38 Are Obvious Over Zydney + Shinder ........................................... 23
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`Claim 3 (Independent) ............................................................. 23
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`“a network interface” .......................................... 24
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`“…connected to a packet-switched
`network;” ............................................................. 28
`“a messaging system communicating with a
`plurality of instant voice message client systems
`via the network interface; and” (Claim 3[b]) ................ 29
`“a communication platform system maintaining
`connection information for each of the plurality of
`instant voice message client systems indicating
`whether there is a current connection to each of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems,”
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`“wherein the messaging system receives an instant
`voice message from one of the plurality of instant
`voice message client systems, and” (Claim 3[d]) .......... 35
`“wherein the instant voice message includes an
`object field including a digitized audio file.”
`(Claim 3[e]) ................................................................... 36
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`“object field” ....................................................... 36
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`“digitized audio file” ........................................... 38
`Claim 6 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes an identifier
`field including a unique identifier associated with the
`instant voice message.” ............................................................ 38
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`Claim 7 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes a source field
`including a unique identifier associated with at least one
`of a given one of the plurality of instant voice message
`client systems that created the instant voice message and
`a given one of the plurality of users using the given one
`of the plurality of instant voice message client systems.” ....... 40
`Claim 8 (Dependent): “The system according to claim 3,
`wherein the instant voice message includes a destination
`field including a unique identifier associated with at least
`one of a given one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems identified as a recipient of the
`instant voice message and a given one of the plurality of
`users using the given one of the plurality of instant voice
`message client systems.” .......................................................... 43
`Claim 10 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`3, further comprising: a message database storing the
`instant voice messages received from the instant voice
`message client systems.” .......................................................... 44
`Claim 11 (Dependent) .............................................................. 45
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`“The system according to claim 3, wherein, upon
`receipt of an instant voice message, the
`communication platform system determines if
`there is the current connection to one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client systems
`identified as a recipient of the instant voice
`message,” ....................................................................... 45
`“and if there is no connection with the one of the
`plurality of instant voice message client system
`identified as the recipient, the instant voice
`message is stored and delivered when the one of
`the plurality of instant voice message client
`systems identified as the recipient re-established a
`connection.” ................................................................... 48
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`Claim 13 (Dependent) .............................................................. 49
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`“The system according to claim 3, wherein each of
`the instant voice message client systems comprises
`an instant voice messaging application…”.................... 49
`“… [an instant voice messaging application]
`generating an instant voice message and
`transmitting the instant voice message over the
`packet-switched network to the messaging
`system.” ......................................................................... 50
`Claim 18 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes an audio file creation system creating an audio
`file for the instant voice message based on input received
`via an audio input device coupled to the client device.” ......... 51
`Claim 19 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes an encryption/decryption system for encrypting
`the instant voice messages to be transmitted over the
`packet-switched network and decrypting the instant
`voices [sic] messages received over the packet-switched
`network.” .................................................................................. 52
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`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a compression/decompression system for
`compressing the instant voice messages to be transmitted
`over the packet-switched network and decompressing the
`instant voice messages received over the packet-switched
`network.” .................................................................................. 53
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`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`displays a list of one or more potential recipients for the
`instant voice message.” ............................................................ 54
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`13, wherein the instant voice message application
`generates an audible or visual effect indicating receipt of
`an instant voice message.” ....................................................... 54
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` Claim 27 (Independent) ........................................................... 55 13.
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`“A system comprising: a client device;” (Claim
`27[a]) .............................................................................. 55
`“a network interface coupled to the client device
`and connecting the client device to a packet-
`switched network; and” (Claim 27[b]) .......................... 56
`“an instant voice messaging application installed
`on the client device, wherein the instant voice
`messaging application includes a client platform
`system for generating an instant voice message
`and,” (Claim 27[c1]) ...................................................... 57
`“a messaging system for transmitting the instant
`voice message over the packet-switched network
`via the network interface,” (Claim 27[c2]).................... 58
`“wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a document handler system for attaching
`one or more files to the instant voice message.”
`(Claim 27[d]) ................................................................. 59
` Claims 32-35 (Dependent) ....................................................... 61 14.
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`“A system comprising:” (Claim 38 Preamble) .............. 62
`“a client device;” (Claim 38[a]) ............................................... 62
`“a network interface coupled to the client device and
`connecting the client device to a packet-switched
`network; and” (Claim 38[b]) ......................................... 62
`“an instant voice messaging application installed on the
`client device, wherein the instant voice messaging
`application includes” (Claim 38[c]) .............................. 62
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`message and” (Claim 38[c1]) ........................................ 62
`“a messaging system for transmitting the instant voice
`message over the packet-switched network via the
`network interface,” (Claim 38[c2]) ............................... 62
`“a display displaying a list of one or more potential
`recipients for an instant voice message.” (Claim
`38[d]) ............................................................................. 62
`C. Ground 2: Claims 14-17 and 28-31 Are Obvious Over Zydney
`+ Shinder, In Further View of Clark .................................................. 63
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`Claim 14 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`13, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a message database storing the instant voice
`message, wherein the instant voice message is
`represented by a database record including a unique
`identifier.” ................................................................................ 63
`Claim 15 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`14, wherein the message database includes a plurality of
`instant voice messages recorded by a user of the client
`device and instant voice messages received over the
`packet-switched network.” ....................................................... 69
`Claim 16 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`15, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`displays at least one of the plurality of instant voice
`messages stored in the message database.” ............................. 70
`Claim 17 (Dependent): “The system according to claim
`14, wherein the instant voice messaging application
`includes a file manager system performing at least one of
`storing, deleting and retrieving the instant voice
`messages from the message database.” .................................... 71
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`Claims 28-31 (Dependent) ....................................................... 73
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`D. Ground 3: Claims 22 and 39 Are Obvious Over Zydney +
`Shinder, In Further View of Appelman .............................................. 74
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`VII. This Petition is substantively identical to ’1667 and ’1804 ......................... 81
`VIII. The Board should institute in view of Blue Coat Systems ........................... 81
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`List of Exhibits
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`Description of Document
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`1001 U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622 to Michael J. Rojas (filed July 11, 2012,
`issued May 13, 2014)
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`1002 Declaration of Tal Lavian, Ph.D.
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`PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US00/21555 to Herbert Zydney et
`al. (filed August 7, 2000, published February 15, 2001 as WO
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`1004 U.S. Patent No. 6,750,881 to Barry Appelman (filed February 24,
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`COMPLETE REFERENCE (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2d ed. 2002)
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`1006 N. Borenstein et al., Request for Comments (RFC) 1521: MIME
`(Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part One: Mechanisms for
`Specifying and Describing the Format of Internet Message Bodies,
`September 1993 (“RFC 1521”)
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`1007 U.S. Patent No. 6,757,365 B1 to Travis A. Bogard (filed October 16,
`2000, issued June 29, 2004)
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`1008 U.S. Patent No. 6,725,228 to David Morley Clark et al. (filed Oct.
`31, 2000, issued April 20, 2004) (“Clark”)
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`1009
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`1010
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`Excerpts from PAUL S. HETHMON, ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO HTTP
`(Manning Publications Co., 1997) (“Hethmon”)
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`Excerpts from CRAIG HUNT, TCP/IP NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
`(O’Reilly, 2d Ed. 1998) (“Hunt”)
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`1011 HTTP Working Group, Hypertext Transfer Protocol – HTTP/1.1,
`Nov. 22, 1995 (draft-ietf-http-v11-spec-00.txt)
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`1012
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`Excerpts from MICROSOFT COMPUTER DICTIONARY (Microsoft Press,
`3d ed. 1997)
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`Description of Document
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`PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US00/21555 to Herbert Zydney et
`al. (filed August 7, 2000, published February 15, 2001 as WO
`01/11824 A2) (as-published version without added line numbers)
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`1014
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`1016
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`Excerpts from DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER, COMPUTER
`NETWORKING ESSENTIALS (Cisco Press, 2002) (“Shinder”)
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`Library of Congress stamped/dated copy of PAUL S. HETHMON,
`ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO HTTP (Manning Publications Co., 1997)
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`Library date stamped copy of CRAIG HUNT, TCP/IP NETWORK
`ADMINISTRATION (O’Reilly, 2d Ed. 1998)
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`Library of Congress stamped/dated copy of DEBRA LITTLEJOHN
`SHINDER, COMPUTER NETWORKING ESSENTIALS (Cisco Press, 2001)
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`Excerpts from Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary (1991)
`(“Microsoft (1991)”)
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`1019 U.S. Patent No. 6,173,323 to Pratyush Moghe (filed Dec. 24, 1997,
`issued Jan. 9, 2001) (“Moghe”)
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`U.S. PatentPat. No. 8,724,622
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`This is a petition for Inter Partes Review of claims 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14-23,
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`27-35, 38, and 39 of U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622 (Ex. 1001) (“’622 patent”).
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`Compare copy of the current Petition showing differences between
`the current Petition and the petition filed in IPR2017-01667
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`Compare copy of the Declaration of Tal Lavian, Ph.D. (Exhibit
`1002), showing the differences between Exhibit 1002 and the
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of
`U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622
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`I. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(A)(1)
`A. Real Party-In-Interest under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
`Facebook,Apple Inc. and WhatsApp Inc. (“Petitioners”) are(“Petitioner”) is
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`the real partiesparty-in-interest to this inter partes review petition.
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`B. Related Matters under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
`The ’622 patent was the subject of two requests for inter partes review
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`(IPR2017-00223 and IPR2017-00224) filed by Apple Inc. on November 14, 2016,
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`which were denied by the Board on May 25, 2017. The Petitioners herein were not
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`parties to and did not participate in the preparation of those petitions.
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`Eleven inter partes review petitions have been filed against the ’622 patent:
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`Petitioner
`IPR Number
`IPR2017-00223 Apple Inc.
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`IPR2017-00224 Apple Inc.
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`IPR2017-01804 Apple Inc.
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`IPR2017-01805 Apple Inc.
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`IPR2017-01667 Facebook, Inc. and
`WhatsApp, Inc.
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`IPR2017-01668 Facebook, Inc. and
`WhatsApp, Inc.
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`Status
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`Denied
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`Denied
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`Joinder Petition denied without
`prejudice – Board requested Apple to
`file joinder Petition IPR2018-00579
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`Joinder Petition denied without
`prejudice – Board requested Apple to
`file joinder Petition IPR2018-00580
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`Instituted, Original Petition
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`Instituted, Original Petition
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`Instituted, Original Petition
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`Original Petition, Pending
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`Original Petition, Pending
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of
`U.S. Patent No. 8,724,622
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`IPR2017-01797 Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc.
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`IPR2017-01798 Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc.
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`IPR2017-02090 Hauwei Device Co.,
`Ltd and LG
`Electronics, Inc.
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`IPR2017-02080 Google, Inc.;
`Motorola Mobility
`LLC; Hauwei
`Investment & Holding
`Co., Ltd.; Hauwei
`Device Co., Ltd.;
`Hauwei Device USA,
`Inc.; and Huawei
`Device (Dongguan)
`Co., Ltd.
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`IPR2017-02081 Google, Inc.;
`Motorola Mobility
`LLC; Hauwei
`Investment & Holding
`Co., Ltd.; Hauwei
`Device Co., Ltd.;
`Hauwei Device USA,
`Inc.; and Huawei
`Device (Dongguan)
`Co., Ltd.
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`On July 20, 2017, Apple filed the ’1804 and ’1805 petitions. As noted
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`above, the Board denied institution “without prejudice to Petitioner’s ability to file
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`a new petition accompanied by a request for joinder pursuant to and within the
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`time period permitted by 37 C.F.R. §42.122(b).” Accordingly, Petitioner files the
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`instant petition and an accompanied request for joinder pursuant to §42.122(b).
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`Concurrent with the filing of this Petition, the Petitioners arePetitioner is
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`filing a second petition for inter partes review to address claims not covered by the
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`present Petition. More specifically, the pres