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`AO 120 (Rev. 08/10)
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`Mail Stop 8
`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`REPORT ON THE
`FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN
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`JR I 9 2019
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`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
`Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
`on the following
`filed in the U.S. District Court
`Rf Patents. (❑ the patent action involves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
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`Trademarks or
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`DOCKET NO.
`TBD
`PLAINTIFF
`SAS Institute Inc.
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`DATE FILED
`7/18/2018
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`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
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`1/30/2007
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`11/4/2008
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`7/30/2013
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`1 7,170,519
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`2 7,447,686
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`3 8,498,996
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`4
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`5
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`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
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`DEFENDANT
`World Programming Limited, MineQuest Business
`Analytics, LLC, MineQuest LLC, Angoss Software Corp.,
`Luminex Software, Inc., Yum! Brands, Inc., Shaw
`Industries Group, Inc., and Hitachi Vantara Corp.
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`SAS Institute Inc.
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`SAS Institute Inc.
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`SAS Institute Inc.
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`4
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`5
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`Uniloc USA, Inc.; Uniloc Luxembourg S.A. and Uniloc
`2017, LLC
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`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`Eastern District of Texas
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`Amazon.com, Inc.; Amazon Web Services, Inc.; Amazon
`Digital Services, LLC.; Amazon Digital Services, Inc.; and
`Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc.
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`1 8,724,622
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`5/13/2014
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`Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.
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`4
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`5
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`PATENT
`Attorney Docket No.: 343355600054
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventor(s): Levine
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`Serial No.: 10/303,106
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`Patent No.: 7,447,686
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`Filed:
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`For:
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`November 22, 2002
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`November 4, 2008
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`Computer-Implemented System And Method For Handling Database
`Statements
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`Jones
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`COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING
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`World Programming Limited EXHIBIT 1004; Page 14 of 310
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND MADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`CONFIRMATION NO. 2037
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`CLASS
`707
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`GROUP ART UNIT
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`ATTORNEY
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`343355600054
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`SERIAL NUMBER
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`FILING OR 371(c)
`DATE
`11/22/2002
`RULE
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`APPLICANTS
`Frederick J. Levine, Durham, NC;
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`Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
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`COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATABASE STATEMENTS
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
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`06/30/2008
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`7590
`John V. Biernacki
`Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
`North Point
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`Cleveland, OH 44114
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`EXAMINER
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`BETIT, JACOB F
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`2164
`DATE MAILED: 06/30/2008
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`343355600054
`Frederick J. Levine
`11/22/2002
`10/303,106
`TITLE OF INVENTION: COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATABASE STATEMENTS
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`2037
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALL ENTITY
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`DATE DUE
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`06/30/2008
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`7590
`John V. Biernacki
`Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
`North Point
`901 Lakeside Avenue
`Cleveland, OH 44114
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`(Date)
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`343355600054
`Frederick J. Levine
`11/22/2002
`10/303,106
`TITLE OF INVENTION: COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATABASE STATEMENTS
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`2037
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALL ENTITY
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`NO
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`$1440
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`$300
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`$0
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`$1740
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`DATE DUE
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`09/30/2008
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`EXAMINER
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`BETIT, JACOB F
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`2164
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`707-100000
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