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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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`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2019-002511
`Patent 6,993,049 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office c/o
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`1 LG Electronics, Inc., who filed a petition in IPR2019-01530, has been joined
`as a petitioner in this proceeding.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 and 142 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 90.2 and 90.3, Patent
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`Owner Uniloc 2017 LLC. (“Patent Owner”) hereby provides notice that it appeals to the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Final Written Decision
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`entered July 20, 2020 (Paper 23) and from all underlying findings, orders, decisions,
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`rulings, and opinions, including without limitation, the institution decision entered July
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`22, 2019 (Paper 7).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Patent Owner states that the issues
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`for appeal include, but are not limited to: the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”)’s
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`determinations in the institution decision that there is a reasonable likelihood that
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`claims 11 and 12 of the ’049 patent are unpatentable and the Board’s subsequent
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`determination that claims 11 and 12 of the ’049 patent are unpatentable; the Board’s
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`consideration and analysis of the expert testimony, prior art, and other evidence in the
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`record; and the Board’s factual findings, conclusions of law, or other determinations
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`supporting or relating to the above issues – including constitutionality of the appointment
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`of PTAB judges.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 142 and 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a), this Notice is being filed
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`with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Simultaneous
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`with this submission, a copy of this Notice is being filed with the Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board. In addition, a copy of this Notice, along with the required docketing
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`fees, is being filed with the Clerk’s office of the United States Court of Appeals for
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`the Federal Circuit.
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`DATED: September 18, 2020
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`By: /Ryan Loveless/
`Ryan Loveless (Reg. No. 51,970)
`Brian Koide (Reg. No. 41,123)
`Brett Mangrum (Reg. No. 64,783)
`James Etheridge (Reg. No. 37,614)
`Jeffrey Huang (Reg. No. 68,639)
`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`brian@etheridgelaw.com
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`817-470-7249
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`Attorneys for Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that, in addition to being filed electronically through
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`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s E2E system, the foregoing Notice of Appeal
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`was filed by Priority Mail Express on September 18, 2020 with the Director of the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office, at the following address:
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`c/o Office of the General Counsel
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal, along
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`with the required docket fee, was filed on the below date, with the Clerk’s Office for
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`the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit through the Court’s
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`CM/ECF filing system.
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`The undersigned certifies service pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) of a copy of
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`this Notice of Appeal by electronic mail on the below date, on the counsel of record
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`for Petitioner:
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`Lead Counsel: W. Karl Renner, Reg. No. 41,265
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`Backup Counsel: Jeremy J. Monaldo, Reg. No. 58,680
`Roberto J. Devoto, Reg. No. 55,108
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`IPR39521-0056IP1@fr.com
`IPR19688-0058IP1@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
`axfptab@fr.com
`renner@fr.com
`monaldo@fr.com
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`DATED: September 18, 2020
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`By: /Ryan Loveless/
`Ryan Loveless (Reg. No. 51,970)
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