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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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`MERRILL COMMUNICATIONS LLC d/b/a MERRILL
`CORPORATION,
`Petitioner
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` E-NUMERATE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-01389
`U.S. Patent 9,268,748
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`WAIVER OF PATENT OWNER’S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.107(b), Patent Owner, E-NUMERATE
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`SOLUTIONS, INC. hereby elects to waive its preliminary response in this
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`Inter Partes Review No. 2018-01389. As indicated in the Trial Practice Guide,
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`no adverse inference should be taken by this election. See Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide, Fed. Reg. Vol. 77, No. 157 (2012) at Section II.C. This
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`election shall not constitute a waiver or admission by Patent Owner with
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`respect to any material set forth in the Petition.
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`Date: November 26, 2018
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`By: /Gregory Gonsalves/
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`Dr. Gregory Gonsalves
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`(571) 419-7252
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e), this is to certify that I caused an
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`electronic copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S WAIVER OF PRELIMINARY
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`RESPONSE to be served on the Petitioner’s lead counsel listed below by filing in
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`the Patent Review Processing System and by email to the following email address:
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`Lead Counsel
`Katherine J. Rahlin
`Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
`200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Phone: (612) 492-7370
`Fax: (612) 492-7077
`krahlin@fredlaw.com
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`Date: November 26, 2018
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`By: _/Gregory Gonsalves_____
`Dr. Gregory Gonsalves
`Reg. No. 43,639
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`(571) 419-7252
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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