PATENT COOPERATION TREATY '
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`From the INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY
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`Mobarhan, Ramin
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`PCT
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`NOTIFICATION OF TRANSMITTAL OF
`THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT AND
`THE WRITTEN OPINION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
`SEARCHING AUTHORITY, OR THE DECLARATION
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`FOR FURTHER ACTION
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`International fili'rg dale
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`Applicant‘s or agent's file reference
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`121973W0
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`International application No.
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`ROTAJS2013m42726
`Applicant
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`QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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`The applicant is hereby notified that the international search report and the written opinion of the International Searching
`Authority have been established and are transmitted herewith.
`Filing of amendments and statement under Article 19:
`The applicant is entitled, if he so wishes, to amend the claims of the International Application (see Rule 46}: ‘
`When? The time limit for filing such amendments is normally two months from the date of transmittal ofthe
`International Search Report.
`Where? Directly to the International Bureau of WIPO, 34 chemin des Colombeftes
`1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Fascimile No: (4122} 1338.82.70
`For more detailed instructions, see POTAppficantEs Guide, International Phase, paragraphs 9.004 - 9.011 .
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`2. E] The applicant is hereby notified that no International search report will be established and that the declaration under
`Article 1 7(2)(a) to that effect and the written opinion of the International Searching Authority are transmitted herewith.
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`3. C] With regard to any protest against payment of (an) additional Iee(a) under Rule 40.2, the applicant is notified that:
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`I: the protest together with the decision thereon has been transmitted to the lntemational Bureau together with any
`request to fonrvard the texts of both the protest and the decision thereon to the desigiated Offices.
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`‘3 no decision has been made yet on the protest; the applicant will be notified as soon as adecision is made.
`4. Reminders
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`The applicant may submit comments on an informal basis on the written opinion of the International Searching Authority to the
`International Bureau. The International Bureau will send a copy of such comments to all designated Offices unless an
`international preliminary examination report has been or is to be established. Following the expiration of 30 months from the
`priority date, these comments will also be made available to the public.
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`Shortly after the expiration of 18 months from the priority date, the inlemational application will be published by the
`International Bureau. If the applicant wishes to avoid or postpone publication, a notice of withdrawal of the intemational
`application, or of the priority claim, must reach the International Bureau before completion of the technical preparations for
`international publication (Rules QUbisJ and some).
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`Within 19 months from the priority date, but only in respect of some designated Offices, a demand for international preliminary
`examination must be filed ifIhe applicant wishes to postpone the entry into the national phase until 30 months from the priority
`date (in some Offices even later); otherwise, the applicant must, within 20 months from the priority date, perform the prescribed
`acts for entry into the national phase before those designated Offices.
`In respect of other designated Offices, the time limit of 30 months (or later) will apply even if no demand is filed within 19
`monlhs.
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`For details about the applicable time limits, Office by Office, see www.wipo.intipcti’enrtextsflimeJimitshtml and the
`POTApplicantIs Guide, National Chapters.
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`Name and mailing address of the International Searching Authority
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`Authorized officer
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`European Patent Office, PB. 5818 Patentlaan 2
`NL-2280 HV Ftijswijk
`_ 0 Tel_ (+31 JD} 340—2040
`Fax:(+31-70)340-301B
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`GHILINI. Marie
`Tel: +49 (0)89 2399-6121
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`Form POTASArazo (July 2010)
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`1PR2019-00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:18)
`Qualcomm 2005, p.1
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`PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
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`PCT
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`{PCT Article 18 and Rules 43 and 44)
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`Applicants or agent 5 file reference
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`see Form PCTIIS
`as well as, where applicable, item 5 below.
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`Intemational application No.
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`International filing date (day/monthryear)
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`(Earliest) Priority Data (deyxi‘nonfl'i/year)
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`PCTr‘USEm $042196
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`24 May 2013 {24-05—2013)
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`25 May 2012 (25-05-2012)
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`This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant
`according to Article 18. A copy is being transmitted to lhe tntemational Bureau.
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`sheets.
`3
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`This intematicnal search report consists of a total of
`It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in this report.
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`1. Basis oi the report
`a. With regard to the language, the international search was carried out on the basis oi:
`the international application in the language in which it was tied
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`. which is the language
`D a translation oi the international application into
`of a transtation lurnished for the purposes of international search (Flules 12.3(a) and 23.1 (b))
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`This international search report has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake
`authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 {Rule 43.6bfs(a)).
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`With regard to any nucleotide andtor amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, see Box No. l.
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`Certain claims were iound unsearchable (See Box No. II)
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`Unity of invention is lacking (see Box No It I)
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant
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`_ the text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
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`5. With regard to the abstract,
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`the text is approved as submitted by the appiicanl
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`the text has been established, according to Rule 33.2, by this Authority as it appears in Box No. IV. The applicant
`may, within one month from the date of mailing oi this international search report, submit comments to this Authority
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`5. With regard to the drawings,
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`a.
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`the figure of the drawings to be published with the abstract is Figure No.
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`63.
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`as suggested by the applicant
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`as selected by this Authority, because the applicant tailed to suggest a figure
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`D as selected by this Authority, because this figure better characterizes the invention
`- b. D none ofthe figures is to be published with the abstract
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`Form PCTflSNEi 0 (first sheet) {July 2009)
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`IPR2019-00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:19)
`Qualcomm 2005, p.2
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`INTERNAflONALSEARCHREPORT
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`Internalmnal application No
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`A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`PCT/052013/042726
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`INV. H03F1/22
`ADD.
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`H03F3/193
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`H03F3/58
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`H03F3/72
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`Acwrding to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and [PG
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
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`Minimum documentation searched [classil'nation system foflmiired by classificathn symbols}
`H03F
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that suoh documents are included in the fields searched
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`Electronic data base consulted during the intemalional search (name at data base and. where practicable, search terms used]
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`EPO-Internal, WPI Data
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`C. DOCUIIIENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant to claim No.
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`US 2012/056681 A1 (LEE CHIH-HUNG [Tw])
`8 March 2012 (2012-03-08}
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`figures 2, 4, 7
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`US 2011/21?945 A1 (UEHARA GREGORY [US] ET
`AL) 8 September 2011 (2011—09—08)
`figures 2b, 3
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`US 2005(265084 A1 (CHOI YOUNG-H0 [KR])
`1 December 2005 (2005-12-01)
`figure 3
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`US 2008/1169?6 A1 (CHANG SUNG—HSIEN [US]
`ET AL) 22 May 2008 (2008-05—22)
`figure 1
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`1-5,
`?-11,14,
`17-20
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`5’12
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`1,2,9,
`10,13-19
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`1,9,10,
`17,19
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`1.9.10,
`17,19
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`D Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C.
`' Special categories of oiteddooumenta '_
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`'A' document defining the general state of the art which is not considered
`to be at particular relevance
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`'E' earlier application or patent taut published on or alter the international
`filing date
`'L' document which may throw doubts on priority elaim(e) orwhioh is
`cited to establish the publication date of another citation or other
`special reason (as specified)
`'0' document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other
`means
`'P' document published prior to the international filing date but later than
`the priority date claimed
`Date of the actual completion of the intemational search
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`See patent family annex.
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`'T" later document published alter the International tiling date or priority
`date and not in conflictth the opplioation but oiled to understand
`the principle or theory underlying the invention
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`'X‘ document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
`con sidered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive
`step when the document is taken atone
`'Y' document of mme ”lawn“. the claimed invention mm, be
`considered to involve an iwentive step when the document is
`oomb'ned with one or more other such documents. such mahhation
`being obvious to a person skilled in the art
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`°&' document member of the some patent family
`Date of mailing of the international search report
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`25 September 2013
`Name and maiing address oi the ISA!
`European Patent Office. PB. 5818 Patentlaan 2
`NL -2eso Hv Rijswiih
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`I.
`31—70 340-2040.
`F:x:((:-31-?li) 340-3016
`Form PCTHSAII‘N Cl {second sheet} [April 2005}
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`02f10/2013-
`Authorized officer
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`Agerbaek , Thomas
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`IPR2019-00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:20)
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
`Information on patent iamlly members
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`Patent document
`cited in search report
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`Publicalion
`date
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`A1
`US 2012056681
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`08-03-2012
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`Patent Family
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`International application No
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`PCT/U52013/042726
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`Publication
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`21-03-2012
`102386866 A
`CN
`16-05-2012
`201220682 A
`TN
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`US
`2012056681 A1
`08—03-2012
`2013043955
`21—02-2013
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`US 201121?945
`A1
`08-09-2011
`102844983
`26—12-2012
`201220683 A
`16-05-2012
`TN
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`2011217945 A1
`08—09—2011
`US
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`2011109475
`09-09-2011
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`1601194
`30—11-2005
`KR
`20050113511 A
`02-12-2005
`2005265084
`01-12-2005
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`Form PCTIISN210 {palent family annex) {Apnl 20051
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`IPR2019 - 00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:21)
`Qualcomm 2005, p.4
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`PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY
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`PCT
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`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY
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`(PCT Rule 43bis.1)
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`Date 0! tn—aiing
`see form PCTIISAQTD {second sheet)
`{daysinontlvfi’eer}
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`INV. H03F1f22 H03F3i'193 H03F3268 H03F3i72
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`I—Applicant
`QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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`1.
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`This opinion contains indications relating to the following items:
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`EIIIICIIZIDEIDE
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`Box No. l
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`Basis of the opinion
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`Box No. II
`Box No. “I
`Box No. IV
`Box No. V
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`Box No. V|
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`Priority
`Non—establishment of opinion with regard to novelty. inventive step and industrial applicability
`Lack of unity of invention
`Reasoned statement under Rule 43bis.1ia){i) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial
`applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
`Certain documents cited
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`Box No. VII Certain defects in the international application
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`Box No. VIII Certain observations on the international application
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`2.
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`FURTHER ACTION _
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`If a demand for international preliminary examination is made, this opinion will usually be considered to be a
`written opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority ("IPEA") except that this does not apply where
`the applicant chooses an Authority other than this one to be the iPEA and the chosen IPEA has notifed the
`International Bureau under Rule 66.1bisib) that written opinions of this Internationai Searching Authority
`will not be so considered.
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`If this opinion is. as provided above, considered to be a written opinion of the IPEA, the applicant is invited to
`submit to the IPEA a written reply together. where appropriate. with amendments, before the expiration of 3 months
`from the date of maiiing of Form PCTilSAi220 or before the expiration of 22 months from the priority date,
`whichever expires later.
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`For further options, see Form PCTflSA/ZZO.
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`Name and mailing address of the ISA:
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`fi
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`European PatentOffice
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`Date of completion oi
`this opinion
`see form
`PomsAQ10
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`0-80293 Munich
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`Tel. +49 39 2399 _ o
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`Fax: +49 89 2399 - 4465
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`Form PCTflSAiQS? [Cover Sheet) (July 2009}
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`Authorized Officer
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`Qualcomm 2005, p.5
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`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE '
`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY
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`International application No.
`PCTJ'U82013i042726
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`Bax No. I Basis of the opinion
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`1. With regard to the language. this opinion has been established on the basis of:
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`M the international application in the language in which it was filed
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`III
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`a translation of the international application into. whichIs the language of a translation furnished for the
`purposes of international search (Rules 12. 3(a) and 23.1 {bl}
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`2. Cl This opinion has been established taking into account the rectification at an obvious mistake authorized
`by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43bis.1(a})
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`3. With regard to any nucleotide andIbr amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, this
`opinion has been established on the basis of a sequence listing tiled or furnished:
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`a. {means}
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`[I
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`IL]
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`on paper
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`in electronic form
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`' b. (time)
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`CI
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`El
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`El
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`in the international application as filed
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`together with the international application in electronic form
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`subsequently to this Authority for the purposes of search
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`4. El
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`In addition, in the case that more than one version or copy 01 a sequence listing has been filed or furnished,
`the required statements that the information in the subsequent or additional copies is identical to that in the
`application as filed or does not go beyond the application as filed. as appropriate, were furnished.
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`5. Additional comments:
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`Box No. V Reasoned statement under Rule 43bis.1[a)(i) with regard to novelty, inventive step or
`industrial applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`1. Statement
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`Novelty {Ni
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`Inventive step(lS)
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`Yes: Claims
`N0: Claims
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`6,9,10,12
`1-5, ?, 8, 11, 13-20
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`Yes: Claims
`No: Clalrns
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`l
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`6,12
`1-5.7-11,13—20
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`Industrial applicability(lA)
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`Yes: Claims
`No:
`Claims
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`1- 0
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`2. Citations and explanations
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`mam
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`Form PGTISN237 (Aprilzooti
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`IPR2019-00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:23)
`Qualcomm 2005, p.6
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`WFIITI'EN OPINION OF THE
`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING
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`AUTHORITY (SEPARATE SHEET)
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`International application No.
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`PCT/US2013I042726
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`flew
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`Reasoned statement with regard to novelty, inventive step or industrial
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`applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`1
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`Reference is made to the following documents:
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`D1
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`D2
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`D3
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`D4
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`US 2012/056681 A1 '(LEE) 8 March 2012
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`' US 2011/217945 A1 (UEHARA) 8 September 2011
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`—US 2005i'265084 A1 (CHOI) 1 December 2005
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`US 2008(116976 A1 (CHANG) 22 May 2008.
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`2
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`The present application does not meet the criteria of Article 33(1) PCT,
`because the subject-matter of claims 1-5, 7, 8, 11., 13-20 is not'new, Art. 33(2)
`PCT, while claims 9, to lack an inventive step, Art. 33(3) PCT:
`
`- D1 (US201 2(0056681) discloses (Fig. 2) an LNA for wireless, multi-carrier
`
`receivers (para. [0001-2]), including a plurality of input stages 204 receiving
`and amplifying the same RF input signal Vin, cascade selecting stages 206,
`and output stages 208 connected to inductive toads L. Inductive source
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`degeneration may be used in the input stages (Fig. 7). The Fig. 4 circuit
`version has feedback paths 402 from output to input, including resistors R,
`according to claims 1—_5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17-20.
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`- D2 (US2011i'0217945) discloses (Fig. 2B) a dual carrier amplifier having a
`first to eighth amplifier stages 201-204, 221 224 amplifying four RF input
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`signals VN+, VN-, VP+, VP-, and routing via sixteen switchable cascode FETs
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`205-212, 225-232 the amplifier stage outputs to four output nodes OUT1,
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`OUT2 (left and right-hand sides) coupled to mixer loads as shown in Fig. 3,
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`according to claims 1, 2, 13-19.
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`— D3 (U82005i0265084) discloses (Fig. 3) a TV receiver with two LNA's 150,
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`160 receiving, amplifying, and selectably routing to two output ports 111, 112,
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`an input multi-channel RF signal at 140, according to at least claims 1, 17, 19.
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`Form PCTi'ISNZS? (Separate Sheet} (Sheet 1} (EPO-April 2005)
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`IPR2019-00128
`(cid:50)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:78)(cid:1)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:1)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:24)
`Qualcomm 2005, p.7
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`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING
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`International application No.
`
`AUTHORITY (SEPARATE SHEET)
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`PCTIUS201 31042726
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`- D4 (US2008I0116976) discloses (Fig. 1) a multi-input, multi-output, satellite
`TV receiver according to at least claims 1, 17, 19.
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`_
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`- The skilled person adds attenuators at the inputs of the D1 -D4 as necessary.
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`per claims 9, 10 without inventive activity.
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`3
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`Claims 6 and 12 appear to meet the requirements of Art. 33(1) PCT: the use
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`of saturated and linear stages in parallel, and tunable matching circuits, are
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`not taught or fairly suggested in the cited art.
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`Form PCTIESNES? if Separate Sheet) {Sheet 2} (EPO-April 2005]
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`(cid:42)(cid:49)(cid:51)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:1)
`IPR2019-00128
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`Qualcomm 2005, p.8
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