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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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`GOOGLE LLC
`Petitioner
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2020-00756
`U.S. Patent 9,564,952
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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 Office of the General Counsel
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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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 October 12, 2021 (Paper 30) and from all underlying findings, orders, decisions,
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`rulings, and opinions, including without limitation, the institution decision entered October
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`15, 2020 (Paper 15).
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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”)
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`determinations in the institution decision that there is a reasonable likelihood that claims
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`9-12 of U.S. Patent 9,564,952 are unpatentable and the Board’s subsequent
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`determination that claims 9-12 of the ’952 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.
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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: December 13, 2021
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`By: /Ryan Loveless/
`Ryan Loveless (Reg. No. 51,970)
`Brian Koide (Reg. No. 41,123)
`Jeffrey Stephens (Reg. No. 56,254)
`Brett Mangrum (Reg. No. 64,783)
`James Etheridge (Reg. No. 37,614)
`Jeffrey Huang (Reg. No. 68,639)
`Nathan Cummings (Reg. No. 46,093)
`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`brian@etheridgelaw.com
`jstephens@etheridgelaw.com
`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`nathan@etheridgelaw.com
`817-470-7249
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`Attorneys for Uniloc 2017 LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that, in addition to being filed electronically through
`the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s E2E system, the foregoing Notice of Appeal was
`filed by Priority Mail Express on December 13, 2021 with the Director of the United
`States Patent and Trademark Office, at the following address:
`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
`with the required docket fee, was filed on the below date, with the Clerk’s Office for
`the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit through the Court’s
`CM/ECF filing system.
`The undersigned certifies service pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) of a copy of
`this Notice of Appeal by electronic mail on the below date, on the counsel of record
`for Petitioners:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back Up Counsel
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`Erika H. Arner
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`Jason E. Stach
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`erika.arner@finnegan.com
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`jason.stach@finnegan.com
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`Back Up Counsel
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`Date: December 13, 2021
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`Benjamin A. Saidman
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`bejamin.saidman@finnegan.com
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`/s/ Ryan Loveless
`Ryan Loveless
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`Reg. No. 51,970
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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