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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.,
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`FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-01011
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,633,373
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`PATENT OWNER’S WAIVER OF PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(b)
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`Patent Owner hereby waives filing of a preliminary response
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`IPR2019-01011. As set forth in the Trial Practice Guide, no adverse inference should
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`be taken from this election. See Office Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756,
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`48764 (Aug. 14, 2012). This election shall not constitute a waiver or admission by
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`Patent Owner with respect to any material set forth in the Petition, as the Petition
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`must still “demonstrate that there is a reasonable likelihood that at least one of the
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`claims challenged in the petition is unpatentable” before the Board can exercise its
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`discretion to institute trial. 37 C.F.R. § 42.108(c). If the Board decides to institute
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`trial based upon the grounds raised in the Petition, Patent Owner reserves the right
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`to raise any and all arguments against those grounds and in favor of patentability of
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`the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,633,373 during trial.
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`Dated: August 9, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Barry J. Bumgardner
`Barry J. Bumgardner
`Registration No. 38,397
`NELSON BUMGARDNER
`ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-3494
`Email: barry@nbafirm.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`By:
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I certify that the foregoing Patent Owner’s Waiver of Preliminary Response
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`was served on Petitioner’s counsel by electronic mail.
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`Scott A. McKeown, scott.mckeown@ropesgray.com
`Gabrielle E. Higgins, gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`Christopher M. Bonny, christopher.bonny@ropesgray.com
`Victor Cheung, victor.cheung@ropesgray.com
`Ropes-Firstface-IPR-Service@ropesgray.com
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`Dated: August 9, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Barry J. Bumgardner
`Barry J. Bumgardner
`Registration No. 38,397
`NELSON BUMGARDNER
`ALBRITTON P.C.
`3131 W. 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-3494
`Email: barry@nbafirm.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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