`
`Apple Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. (Petitioners)
`v.
`Uniloc 2017 LLC (Patent Owner)
`
`Case No. IPR2019-00251
`U.S. Patent No. 6,993,049
`
`Before Hon. Sally C. Medley, Jeffrey S. Smith, and Garth D. Baer
`Administrative Patent Judges
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`1
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`1
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`APPLE 1042
`Apple et al. v. Uniloc
`IPR2019-00251
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`3478
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`Table of Contents
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`I. Background __________________________________________________
`A. Overview Of The ’049 Patent __________________________________
`B. Independent Claim __________________________________________
`Instituted Grounds ____________________________________________
`II.
`III. Claim Construction ___________________________________________
`A. “additional data field” ________________________________________
`B. “broadcasting”______________________________________________
`C. “inquiry message”___________________________________________
`IV. Invalidity Grounds: Claims 11 and 12 are obvious___________________
`A. Uniloc’s Ground 1 argument: Larsson fails to disclose adding an additional data field to an
`inquiry message ________________________________________________________________
`A. Uniloc’s Ground 2 argument: BT Core fails to disclose a POLL packet __________________
`B. Uniloc’s Ground 3 argument: IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting ___________________
`V. IrOBEX and BT Core were publicly available, valid prior art references__
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`2
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`Background
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`Background
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`FISH.
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`3
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`Overview of the ’049 Patent
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`• U.S. Patent No. 6,993,049 (the “’049
`Patent” or “Ex. 1001”) has an
`earliest priority claim to GB patent
`application 0015454 filed June 26,
`2000.
`
`• Challenged Claims
`•
`Independent method claim 11
`• Dependent claim 12
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`Ex. 1001, Face, 7:29-8:50;
`Pet. (Paper 2), 2
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`Ex. 1001 (’049 Patent): Face
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`4
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`4
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`Background/Problem
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`’049 Patent
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`Knutson Dec.
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`Ex. 1001, 1:3-7; Pet. 3-4
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`Ex. 1001, 1:27-49
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`Ex. 1003, ¶ [32]; Pet. 3-4
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`5
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`5
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`Purported Improvement
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`’049 Patent
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`Ex. 1001: 2:18-35; Pet., 4
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`Ex. 1001, 2:18-35; Pet. 4
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`Ex. 1001, 4:11-20; Pet. 4E 1001 4 11 20 P t 4
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`Ex.1001, FIG. 5; Pet. 5
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`6
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`6
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`Independent Claim 11
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`’049 Patent
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`Ex. 1001, 8:35-47
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`7
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`7
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`Instituted Grounds
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`Instituted Grounds
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`FISH.
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`8
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`8
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`Three Instituted Obviousness Grounds
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`Institution Decision (Inst. Dec. or Paper 7), 4
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`9
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`9
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`Claim Construction
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`Claim Construction
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`FISH.
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`10
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`10
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`10
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`Claim Construction
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`• Three Disputed Terms
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`“additional data field”
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`“broadcasting”
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`“inquiry message”
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`• Claims in this proceeding are to be construed under the
`Broadest Reasonable Interpretation standard
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`11
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`11
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`Claim Construction
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`• Three Disputed Terms
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`“additional data field”
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`“broadcasting”
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`“inquiry message”
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`12
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`12
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`“additional data field”
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`Construction
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`Pre-Institution
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`Post-Institution
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`“an extra data field appended to an
`inquiry message”*
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`“an extra data field appended to the
`end of an inquiry message”**
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`Party
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`Patent
`Owner
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`Petitioner
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`N/A
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`Ordinary meaning***
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`PTAB
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`Declined to adopt construction****
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`*Patent Owner Preliminary Response (POPR or Paper 6), 8;
`**Patent Owner Response (POR or Paper 11), 15;
`***Petitioner Reply (Pet. Reply or Paper 12), 5;
`****Institution Decision (Inst. Dec. or Paper 7), 5
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`13
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`13
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`“additional data field”
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`PO
`Argues:
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`“The ’049 patent repeatedly and consistently characterizes the term ‘additional data field’ to
`be ‘an extra data field appended to the end of an inquiry message.” (POR, 13, POSR, 6)
`Petition
`Larsson
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`POR
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`’049 Patent
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`POR, 13
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`POR, 14
`
`Ex. 1001, 4:59-62
`E 1001 4 59 62
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`
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`Ex. 1001, 5:6-9E 1001 5 6 9
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`14
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`14
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`“additional data field”
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`Rebuttal
`“The ’049 patent repeatedly and consistently characterizes the term ‘additional data field’ to
`be ‘an extra data field appended to the end of an inquiry message.” (POR, 13, POSR, 6)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Inclusion of “to the end of an inquiry message” in the construction is not mandated by ’049 Patent and is a
`blatant attempt to import limitations from the specification into the claims. (Pet. Reply, 2-3)
`’049 Patent
`
`
`
`
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`Ex. 1001, Abstract; POR, 22 E 1001 Ab t t POR 22
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`Not a single recitation mandates the
`additional data field to be at the end of
`the inquiry message. UNILOC’s
`construction imports limitations into the
`claims. Placement at the end of an
`inquiry message is merely an example.
`(Pet. Reply, 3)
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:5-7
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`
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`Ex. 1001, 4:59-62E 1001 4 59 62
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`E 1001 5 6 9
`Ex. 1001, 5:6-9
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`15
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`15
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`“additional data field”
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`Rebuttal
`“The ’049 patent repeatedly and consistently characterizes the term ‘additional data field’ to
`be ‘an extra data field appended to the end of an inquiry message.” (POR, 13, POSR, 6)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`UNILOC’s construction is inconsistent with the ordinary meaning of “additional” and with its own construction
`in related litigation proceedings. (Pet. Reply, 4-5)
`
`Concise Oxford Dictionary
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`Ex. 1021, 16; Pet. Reply, 4
`
`UNILOC ’049 Infringement Contentions
`
`The ordinary meaning of
`additional does not specify
`location (i.e., at the end). (Pet.
`Reply, 4)
`
`With its modified POR
`construction, Patent Owner
`contradicts its own interpretation
`of “additional” in related litigation
`by contending that the PDU
`payload is the additional data
`field in FIG. 3.5. (Pet. Reply, 5)
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`
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`Ex. 1022, 10; Pet. Reply, 5 E 1022 10 P t R l
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`16
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`16
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`“additional data field”
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`Rebuttal
`“The ’049 patent repeatedly and consistently characterizes the term ‘additional data field’ to
`be ‘an extra data field appended to the end of an inquiry message.” (POR, 13, POSR, 6)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Doctrine of Claim Differentiation indicates that an “additional data field” does not require adding a data
`field “to the end of an inquiry message.” (Pet. Reply, 3-4)
`’049 Patent
`
`E 1001 7 29 41
`Ex. 1001, 7:29-41
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`Ex. 1001, 7:50-52
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`17
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`17
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`“additional data field”
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`Rebuttal
`As in Inpro II, a construction that would ignore necessary functionality because of application
`of the doctrine of claim differentiation is improper. (POSR, 9)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Patent Owner misunderstands and incorrectly applies Inpro II (which has been distinguished in subsequent
`case law). Patent Owner also incorrectly characterizes the intrinsic evidence. See POSR, 7-9.
`Patent Owner Sur-Reply (POSR)
`
`Pet. Reply
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`POSR (Paper 13), 8
`
`Dependent Claim in Inpro II
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`Pet. Reply, 1
`
`See also GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC v. AGILIGHT INC., No.
`2013–1267, (Fed. Cir., May 2014).
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`18
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`Claim Construction
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`• Three Disputed Terms
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`“additional data field”
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`“broadcasting”
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`“inquiry message”
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`19
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`19
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`“broadcasting”
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`Construction
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`Pre-Institution
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`“one message that is distributed to all
`stations”*
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`Post-Institution
`“a transmission that is receivable by
`multiple recipients”**
`
`Party
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`Patent
`Owner
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`Petitioner
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`N/A
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`Ordinary meaning
`or
`Board’s construction (if construction is
`needed)***
`
`PTAB
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`“one message that is distributed to all
`stations” (adopting PO’s proposed
`construction in its POPR)****
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`*POPR, 11; **POR, 17; ***Pet. Reply, 6, 9; ****Inst. Dec., 5
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`20
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`“broadcasting”
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`Rebuttal
`The Board’s “overbroad interpretation cannot be squared with the intrinsic evidence and the
`plain and ordinary meaning of broadcasting.” (POR, 16)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Board’s construction is based on the plain and ordinary meaning of broadcasting, which is the same as
`Uniloc’s initial construction. (Pet. Reply, 9, Inst. Dec., 5)
`Microsoft Computer Dictionary
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`Ex. 2001, 5; POPR, 11; POR, 15
`Ordinary meaning of broadcast
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`Pet. Reply
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`POPR
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`Pet. Reply, 9
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`POPR, 11
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`21
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`“broadcasting”
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`Rebuttal
`The Board’s “overbroad interpretation cannot be squared with the intrinsic evidence and the
`plain and ordinary meaning of broadcasting.” (POR, 16)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Uniloc’s modified construction is inconsistent with the ’049 Patent. (Pet. Reply, 6-7)
`’049 Patent
`
`Ex. 1001, 8:34-47; Pet. Reply, 6-7
`The claims and patent specification clearly
`disclose implementations with a single
`recipient of a broadcast message in a
`point-to-point network. (Pet. Reply, 6-7)
`
`Pet. Reply, 8; Ex. 1001, FIG. 1
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`Ex. 1001, 3:48-52; Pet. Reply, 7-8
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`Claim Construction
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`• Three Disputed Terms
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`•
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`•
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`•
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`“additional data field”
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`“broadcasting”
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`“inquiry message”
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`“inquiry message”
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`Party
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`Patent
`Owner
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`Construction
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`Pre-Institution
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`Post-Institution
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`No construction necessary*
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`“a specific type of message used, at
`least in part, to discover other devices
`in the vicinity which may request to join
`a piconet” (not explicitly offered as a
`construction)**
`
`Petitioner
`
`“a message seeking information or
`knowledge”***
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`“a message seeking information or
`knowledge”****
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`PTAB
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`Declined to adopt construction*****
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`*POPR, 11, 12; **POR, 18;
`***Pet., 7; ****Pet. Reply, 9-12;
`*****Inst. Dec., 4-5
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`24
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`“inquiry message”
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`Rebuttal
`“Petitioner mischaracterizes the record, by claiming that Patent Owner suggested a specific
`claim construction for ‘inquiry message.’” (POSR, 15)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`UNILOC’s statements and arguments rely on a specific construction of “inquiry message,” which UNILOC
`uses to distinguish Larsson’s message from an inquiry message. In doing so, UNILOC relied on an implied
`construction of “inquiry message.” (Pet. Reply, 9, 13)
`
`POR
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`POR, 18
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`POR, 20
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`25
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`“inquiry message”
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`Rebuttal
`Patent Owner contends that Petitioner’s construction is unreasonably broad and untethered
`to intrinsic evidence. (POR, 17-18)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`On the contrary, Petitioner’s construction is firmly rooted in the intrinsic evidence. The 049 itself suggests that
`an inquiry message is not limited to Bluetooth piconets (which is required in Patent Owner’s construction).
`(Pet. Reply, 10-11)
`
`’049 Pat.
`
`Ex. 1001, 4:11-16, Pet. 8
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`Ex.1001, 3:24-29; Pet. 10
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`Ex.1001, 8:5-6
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`26
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`26
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`“inquiry message”
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`Rebuttal
`Patent Owner contends that Petitioner’s construction is unreasonably broad and untethered
`to intrinsic evidence. (POR, 17-18)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Board previously construed inquiry message in a related patent (USPN 7,587,207) as a message
`seeking information or knowledge. (Pet., 9-11; Pet. Reply, 10)
`
`Related Prosecution History from ’207 Patent
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`Ex. 1007 (207 Patent, Board Appeal Decision), 41;
`Pet. 9-11; Pet. Reply, 10
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`Ex. 1007 (207 Patent, Board Appeal Decision), 44;
`Pet. 9-11; Pet. Reply, 10
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`27
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`“inquiry message”
`
`Rebuttal
`Patent Owner contends that Petitioner’s construction is unreasonably broad and untethered
`to intrinsic evidence. (POR, 17-18)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Additional secondary evidence also supports Petitioner’s construction. (Pet., 8-11, 18-20; Pet. Reply, 9-14)
`
`BT Core
`
`McGraw Hill Dictionary
`of Elec. & Comp. Eng.
`
`Ex. 1014, 108
`
`BT Core discloses that inquiry procedures may seek to
`discover devices or may seek device addresses. (Pet. Reply,
`12-14)
`
`Ex. 1023, 300, 365; Pet. Reply, 10
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`28
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`28
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`
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`“inquiry message”
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`Patent Owner’s construction fails because it improperly imports limitations into the claims. (Pet. Reply, 11-12)
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Ex. 1035, ¶ [21]
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`Ex. 1035, ¶ [23]
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`29
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`29
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`GROUNDS
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`Claims 11 and 12 are Obvious
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`30
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`30
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`Instituted 35 U.S.C. § 103 Grounds
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`Pet., 2
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`31
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`31
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`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
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`32
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`
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`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
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`33
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`33
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`Claim 11 – Disputed Limitation
`
`’049 Patent
`
`Ex. 1001: 8:35-47
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`34
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`34
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`
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`Overview of Larsson
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`Larsson
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`Ex. 1005 (Larsson), 5:35-50; Pet., 16
`
`Ex. 1005 (Larsson), portion of FIG. 6A;
`Pet., 13; Ex.1003, ¶¶ [49]-[50]
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`Ex. 1005 (Larsson), 6:3-11; Pet., 13
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`35
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`35
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`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
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`36
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`
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`Larsson’s broadcast message for route discovery is an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s request for route discovery message is not an inquiry message
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`because it is not directed to device discovery. (POR, 19-20)
`Patent Owner’s argument relies on the assumption that its proposed construction of “inquiry message” is
`correct, which it is not. The ’049 Patent recognizes the use of this invention beyond the Bluetooth protocol,
`so inquiry messages cannot be limited by the Bluetooth protocol. (Pet. Reply, 13)
`
`Patent Owner’s argument relies on its overly narrow construction that limits an
`inquiry message to device discovery and a Bluetooth piconet.
`
`’049 Patent
`
`Ex.1001, 1:6-8
`
`Ex.1001, 3:24-29
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`37
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`37
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`
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`Larsson’s broadcast message for route discovery is an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s request for route discovery message is not an inquiry message
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`because it is not directed to device discovery. (POR, 19-20)
`Patent Owner’s arguments rely on erroneous claim construction positions and an incorrect understanding that
`the Bluetooth inquiry protocol is limited to device discovery. (Pet. Reply, 12-14)
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`BT Core
`
`Ex. 1014, 108
`
`Ex.1035, ¶ 35
`
`As explained in earlier slides, inquiry messages are not
`limited to Bluetooth networks or device discovery according to
`Bluetooth protocols. And even if they were limited to
`Bluetooth, BT Core discloses that inquiry procedures may
`seek to discover devices or may seek device addresses.
`(Pet. Reply, 12-14)
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`38
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`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
`
`39
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`39
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`
`
`Larsson discloses adding an additional data field to an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s “piggybacked broadcast message is [not] the additional data field
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`added to the request for route message (inquiry message).” (POR, 20-23, POSR, 18-21)
`Patent Owner’s argument relies on the assumption that its proposed construction of “additional data field” is
`correct, which it is not. The ’049 Patent does not limit the additional data field to being added to the end of an
`inquiry message. (Pet. Reply, 14-17)
`
`Patent Owner’s argument relies on its overly narrow construction that limits the
`addition of the additional data field to the end of an inquiry message.
`
`’049 Patent
`
`Ex. 1001, 3:5-7
`
`Ex. 1001, 4:59-62
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`40
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`40
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`
`
`Larsson discloses adding an additional data field to an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s “piggybacked broadcast message is [not] the additional data field
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`added to the request for route message (inquiry message).” (POR, 20-23, POSR, 18-21)
`Larsson’s disclosure of piggybacking a broadcast message in a request for route message involves adding
`new data fields to the request for route message, like the ’049 Patent. (Pet. Reply, 14-17)
`BT Core
`
`Larsson
`
`Ex. 1005, 5:45-47, 60-65 ; Pet. Reply 15
`
`Ex. 1005, 6:3-8; Pet. Reply 15
`
`Ex. 1014, 47; Pet. Reply, 15
`
`A Bluetooth packet (shown above) includes predetermined
`data fields. Larsson discloses piggybacking one message
`onto another just like the ’049 Patent does. The piggybacking
`adds an additional data field to predetermined data fields.
`(Pet. Reply, 14-17)
`’049 Pat.
`
`Ex. 1001, 4:15-20;
`FIG. 5; Pet. Reply, 17
`
`41
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`41
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`
`
`Larsson discloses adding an additional data field to an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s “piggybacked broadcast message is [not] the additional data field
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`added to the request for route message (inquiry message).” (POR, 20-23, POSR, 18-21)
`Larsson’s disclosure of piggybacking a broadcast message in a request for route message involves adding a
`new data field to the request for route message, like the ’049 Patent. (Pet. Reply, 14-17)
`
`Larsson
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Ex. 1005, 7:48-61
`
`Ex. 1035, ¶ [34]; Pet. Reply, 16-17
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`42
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`42
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`
`
`Larsson discloses adding an additional data field to an
`inquiry message
`Rebuttal
`Larsson’s “piggybacked broadcast message is [not] the additional data field
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`added to the request for route message (inquiry message).” (POR, 20-23), POSR, 18-21)
`Petitioners moved to strike the improper inclusion of evidence in the sur-reply on page 19-20 related to the
`inclusion of a new argument that piggybacking involves addition of a message to an already existing data
`field. Paper 16, 2 (referencing Petitioner’s counsel’s email dated March 3, 2020, with request to submit a
`motion to strike).
`
`POSR
`
`IMPROPER INCLUSION OF EVIDENCE
`
`POSR, 19-20
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`43
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`43
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`
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`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
`
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`44
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`
`
`Larsson and BT Core render claim 11 obvious
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet as being
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet. (POR, 24)
`Petitioner correctly described the poll packet as being broadcast from the master to the slave. (Pet. Reply, 17-20)
`
`BT Core
`
`Ex. 1014, 55; Pet., 34
`
`BT Core clearly teaches that a slave responds to the
`POLL packet received from the master device. (Pet.
`Reply, 18-19)
`
`45
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`45
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`
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`Larsson and BT Core render claim 11 obvious
`Rebuttal
`to:
`Petitioner described how a poll packet would be disclosed in Larsson-BT Core. (Pet. Reply, 17-20)
`Pet. Reply
`
`Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a payload can be
`Petition
`Larsson
`incorporated into Larsson. (POR, 24)
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Payload and
`Access Code are
`different fields
`
`BT Core
`
`Pet. Reply, 20
`
`Ex. 1035, ¶ [31]; Pet. Reply, 16-20
`
`Ex. 1014, 47; Pet. 38; Pet. Reply, 15
`
`Ex. 1035, ¶ [32]; Pet. Reply, 16-20
`46
`
`46
`
`
`
`Larsson and BT Core render claim 11 obvious
`Rebuttal
`to:
`Petitioner described how a poll packet would be incorporated in Larsson-BT Core. (Pet. Reply, 17-20)
`
`Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a payload can be
`Petition
`Larsson
`incorporated into Larsson. (POR, 24)
`
`Larsson
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Ex. 1005, 7:48-61
`
`Ex. 1035, ¶ [34]; Pet. Reply, 16-17
`
`47
`
`47
`
`
`
`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
`
`48
`
`48
`
`
`
`’049 Independent Claim 11
`
`’049 Patent
`
`Ex. 1001: 8:35-47
`
`49
`
`49
`
`
`
`Overview of IrOBEX
`
`IrOBEX
`
`Ex. 1006 (IrOBEX), 9; Pet., 42
`
`Ex. 1006, 11; Pet., 44-45
`
`Ex. 1006, 23; Pet., 44
`
`Optional bytes
`
`50
`
`50
`
`
`
`UNILOC Arguments
`
`Ground 1: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson
`Larsson does not add to an inquiry message an additional data
`field because:
`1 – Larsson’s request for route message is not an inquiry message.
`2 – Larsson’s piggybacked broadcast message is not an
`additional data field added to the request for route message.
`
`Ground 2: 35 USC 103 in view of Larsson and BT Core
`1 – Petitioner mischaracterizes BT Core in describing a POLL packet
`as being broadcast from the master to slave devices in a piconet.
`2 – Petitioner does not explain how BT Core’s poll packet without a
`payload can be incorporated into Larsson.
`
`Ground 3: 35 USC 103 in view of IrOBEX
`1 – IrOBEX does not disclose broadcasting.
`
`51
`
`51
`
`
`
`IrOBEX renders claim 11 obvious
`
`Rebuttal
`IrOBEX is directed to point-to-point communications between two entities and
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`does not disclose a primary station broadcasting inquiry messages. (POR, 25-27)
`Patent Owner relies on an incorrect construction of “broadcasting” to argue that IrOBEX does not disclose
`broadcasting inquiry messages. (Pet. Reply, 20)
`
`Patent Owner’s argument relies on its changed (and incorrect) construction that limits broadcasting to a
`transmission that is receivable by multiple recipients. (Pet. Reply, 6-9, 20-23; Ex. 1035, ¶¶ [9]-[10])
`
`POR
`
`Pet. Reply
`
`POR, 27
`
`Pet. Reply, 20
`
`52
`
`52
`
`
`
`IrOBEX renders claim 11 obvious
`
`Rebuttal
`IrOBEX is directed to point-to-point communications between two entities and
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`does not disclose a primary station broadcasting inquiry messages. (POR, 25-27)
`Even under Patent Owner’s construction, IrOBEX teaches transmitting inquiry messages receivable by
`multiple recipients. (Pet. Reply, 21-23)
`
`IrOBEX
`
`Ex. 1006, 12 ; Pet. Reply, 21
`
`Ex. 1006, 18 ; Pet. Reply, 21
`
`Ex. 1006, 24 ; Pet. Reply, 21
`
`53
`
`53
`
`
`
`IrOBEX renders claim 11 obvious
`
`Rebuttal
`IrOBEX is directed to point-to-point communications between two entities and
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`does not disclose a primary station broadcasting inquiry messages. (POR, 25-27)
`Even under Patent Owner’s construction, IrOBEX teaches transmitting inquiry messages receivable by
`multiple recipients. (Pet. Reply, 21-23)
`
`Ex. 1041
`
`Ex. 1041, 14; Pet. Reply, 21
`
`54
`
`54
`
`
`
`PRIOR ART STATUS
`
`IrOBEX and BT Core are valid prior art
`references that were publicly available
`
`55
`
`55
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Throughout the course of the proceedings, Petitioner has submitted numerous declarations and references
`that establish IrOBEX as valid prior art. (Pet., ii, 2; Pet. Reply, ii-iv, 25-27)
`Declarations supporting public availability of IrOBEX
`
`Exs. 1008 and 1034 also
`include additional appendices
`with evidence.
`
`P t R l
`ii
`i 25 27 P t 2
`Pet. Reply, ii, iv, 25, 27; Pet., 2
`Additional Evidence that corroborates and demonstrates public availability of IrOBEX
`
`Pet. Reply, iii-iv, 21, 26; Ex. 1035, ¶ [44]; Ex. 1034, ¶¶ [2], [6]
`
`56
`
`56
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The declarations include evidence of those personally involved in the publication of IrOBEX. (Pet., 2-3; Pet.
`Reply, 24, 27)
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Faulkner Dec.
`
`Ex. 1008, ¶¶ [2]-[3]
`
`Ex. 1034, ¶¶ [2], [5], [10]; Pet. Reply, 27
`
`57
`
`57
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Knutson declaration includes evidence of IrOBEX’s public availability. (Pet., 2-3)
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`Ex. 1008, App. 10FF; Ex. 1008, ¶ [10]
`
`Ex. 1008, ¶ [11]
`
`
`
`Ex. 1008, ¶ [13]E 1008 ¶ [13]
`
`
`
`5858
`
`58
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Knutson declaration includes evidence of IrOBEX’s public availability. (Pet., 2-3)
`
`Knutson Dec. (Ex. 1008, ¶¶ [8], [9])
`
`Ex. 1008, App. 10AA
`
`Ex. 1008, App. 10CC
`
`Ex. 1008, App. 10EE
`
`59
`
`59
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The Knutson declaration includes evidence of IrOBEX’s public availability. (Pet., 2-3)
`
`Knutson Dec.
`
`USPN 6,600,902
`(Filed Oct 22, 1999)
`
`USPN 6,882,659
`(Filed May 10, 2000)
`
`Ex. 1008, APP. 10KK
`
`Ex. 1008, APP. 10JJ
`
`60
`
`60
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Petitioner has submitted numerous references that establish IROBEX as valid prior art. (Pet. Reply, 26)
`
`USPN 6,922,548
`(Filed April 24, 2000)
`
`USPN 6,779,185
`(Filed June 5, 2000)
`
`Ex. 1027, 1:50-55; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`Ex. 1029, 1:34-37; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`USPN 6,799,318
`
`(Filed April 24, 2000)(Filed April 24, 2000)
`
`…
`
`Ex. 1028, Face; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`61
`
`61
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Petitioner has submitted numerous references that establish IrOBEX as valid prior art. (Pet. Reply, 27)
`Williams (Ex. 1040) (Feb., 2000)
`
`Ex. 1040, 3; Ex. 1034, ¶ [2]; Pet. Reply, 27
`
`62
`
`62
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish IrOBEX as
`prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that IrOBEX is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Petitioner has submitted numerous references that establish IrOBEX as valid prior art. (Pet. Reply, 27)
`
`BT Core.
`
`OSU Lab Webpage
`
`Ex. 1039; Ex. 1035, ¶¶ [44]-[45];
`Pet. Reply, 27
`
`Ex. 1014, 411, 427; Ex. 1035, ¶ [43];
`Pet. Reply, 27
`
`63
`
`63
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish BT Core
`as prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that BT Core is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Throughout the course of the proceedings, Petitioner has submitted numerous declarations and references
`that establish BT Core as valid prior art. (Pet., iii, 3; Pet. Reply, iii, iv, 23-27)
`Declarations supporting public availability of BT Core
`
`Ex. 1033 also includes additional appendices with evidence.
`
`Pet. Reply, iii-iv, 24, 27
`Additional Evidence that corroborates and demonstrates public availability of BT Core
`
`Pet., iii, 3, 24, 26
`
`Pet. Reply, iv, 26, 27
`
`64
`
`64
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish BT Core
`as prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that BT Core is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`The declarations include evidence of those personally involved in the publication of BT Core. (Pet. Reply, 24,
`27)
`
`Foley Dec.
`
`Rysavy Dec.
`
`Ex. 1020, ¶¶ 5-7; Pet. Reply, 24, 27
`
`Ex. 1033, ¶¶ 8-9; Pet. Reply, 27
`
`Patent Owner had a chance to address the supporting evidence, but chose not to. (See POR, 8; POSR, 4)
`
`65
`
`65
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish BT Core
`as prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that BT Core is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Numerous patent documents filed before the ’049 Critical Date cite to BT Core. (Pet. Reply, 26, 27)
`
`USPN 6,922,548
`(Filed April 24, 2000)
`
`USPN 6,779,185
`(Filed June 5, 2000)
`
`Ex. 1027, 5:45-67; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`USPN 6,799,318
`
`(Filed June 5, 2000)( , )
`
`
`
`Ex. 1028, Face; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`Ex. 1029, 4:33-35; Pet. Reply, 26
`
`USPN 6,255,800
`(Filed Jan. 3, 2000)
`
`Ex. 1031, 5:35-40;
`Ex. 1033, ¶ [9], Pet. Reply, 27
`
`66
`
`66
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish BT Core
`as prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that BT Core is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Petitioner has submitted numerous references that establish BT Core as valid prior art. (Pet., 2-3)
`
`Archived Bluetooth Websites
`
`Ex. 1016, 1; Pet. 2-3
`
`67
`
`67
`
`
`
`Petitioners’ evidence is sufficient to establish BT Core
`as prior art
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner fails to provide evidence that BT Core is prior art. (POR, 1-10, POSR, 1-5)
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`Petitioner has submitted numerous references that establish BT Core as valid prior art. (Pet., 2-3)
`
`Archived Bluetooth Websites
`
`Ex. 1019, 1; Pet. 2-3
`
`68
`
`68
`
`
`
`Patent Owner mischaracterizes the holding in Hulu v
`Soundview
`Rebuttal
`Petitioner may not use their Reply to submit new evidence or argument that
`Petition
`Larsson
`to:
`could have been submitted earlier. (POSR, 1)
`Patent Owner misquotes Hulu and failed to acknowledge the exception to the Hulu rule, which permits
`Petitioner to submit additional evidence. (POSR, 1-2)
`
`Hulu v Soundview
`
`IPR2018-01039, Paper 29 (Dec. 20, 2019), 7-8
`
`IPR2018-01039, Paper 29 (Dec. 20, 2019), 14
`
`69
`
`69
`
`