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Yita LLC

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Yita LLC v. MacNeil IP LLC

IPR2020-01139 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed June 30, 2020

Terminated Jan. 3, 2022

Judges Arthur Peslak, James Worth, Michael Woods, and Mitchell Weatherly

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision

Challenged Patent 13/595,703

Patent No. 8,382,186 assignments

Tech Center 3600

Art Unit 3612

Inventors Scott A. VARGO, David F. MACNEIL

Last Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago

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1/25/2024	01-25-2024-Board	Board Other: other court decision 85: Other: other court decision
8/31/2023	08-31-2023-Board	Board Other: Fed Circuit mandate 83: Other: Fed Circuit mandate Board Other: other court decision 84: Other: other court decision
4/15/2022	04-15-2022-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (No Claims Cancelled) Board Notice: Other 82: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Denying Patent Owners Motion to Strike 37 C.F.R. 42.64 (PUBLIC VERSION) Entered 1/3/22
1/14/2022	01-14-2022-Petitioner	Event: Notice of Appeal Petitioner Notice of Appeal 81: Petitioner's Notice of Appeal
1/3/2022	01-03-2022-Board	Board Final Written Decision: original 80: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Denying Patent Owners Motion to Strike 37 C.F.R. 42.64
12/13/2021	12-13-2021-Board	Board Other: other 79: Other: Granting Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal, Paper 55, and Petitioner's Unopposed Motion to Seal, Paper 59
11/4/2021	11-04-2021-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 78: Other: Hearing transcript
10/8/2021	10-08-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit List 76: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1100: EX1100 - Demonstratives for Oral Argument
10/8/2021	10-08-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit List 77: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2193: Patent Owner's Demonstratives for Oral Argument in IPR2020-01139 and IPR2020-01142 PART 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2193: Patent Owner's Demonstratives for Oral Argument in IPR2020-01139 and IPR2020-01142 PART 2
10/6/2021	10-06-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 75: Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Strike
9/29/2021	09-29-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Opposition 74: Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Strike
9/24/2021	09-24-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other (Not for motions) 73: Transcript of Telephonic Conference Held September 13, 2021
9/22/2021	09-22-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 72: Patent Owner's Authorized Motion to Strike
9/21/2021	09-21-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 70: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply Patent Owner Notice 71: Notice of Stipulation Regarding Supplemental Information Patent Owner Exhibit 2117: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (2nd ed. 2003) PART 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2117: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (2nd ed. 2003) PART 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2144: Kuwahara, R., Tomita, R., Ogawa, N. et al., Crystallization and hardening of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) mouthguards during routine use, Sci Rep 7, 44672 (2017). Patent Owner Exhibit 2145: Tamboli, S., Mhaske, S., & Kale, D., Crosslinked polyethylene, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, Vol. 11, pp. 853-864 (November 2004) Patent Owner Exhibit 2146: Figures 1-5 of Rabbe Patent Owner Exhibit 2148: Karsten Rose et al., Biodegradation of Natural Rubber and Related Compounds: Recent Insights into a Hardly Understood Catabolic Capability of Microorganisms, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 2803-2812 (June 2005) Patent Owner Exhibit 2149: Conservation & Art Materials Encyclopedia Online, Caoutchouc, cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Caoutchouc (last visited September 6, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2150: U.S. Patent No. 4,367,732 to Poulsen et al., issued on January 11, 1983 Patent Owner Exhibit 2151: Procurement of Raw Natural Rubber, Etc.: Hearing Before the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, House of Representatives, Seventy-Seventh Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to H.J. Res. 295 PART 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2151: Procurement of Raw Natural Rubber, Etc.: Hearing Before the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, House of Representatives, Seventy-Seventh Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to H.J. Res. 295 PART 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2152: David McKelvey et al., Thermoforming of HDPE, AIP Conference Proceedings 1896, 060006 (2017) Patent Owner Exhibit 2153: Florian, John, Practical Thermoforming Principles and Applications Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (1996) PART 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2153: Florian, John, Practical Thermoforming Principles and Applications Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (1996) (PART 2) Patent Owner Exhibit 2154: Rudolph, Natalie et al., Understanding Plastics Recycling Economic, Ecological, and Technical Aspects of Plastic Waste Handling (2017) Patent Owner Exhibit 2155: Zoe O. G. Schyns et al., Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2021, 42, 2000415 Patent Owner Exhibit 2156: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0261297 by Park, published December 30, 2004 Patent Owner Exhibit 2157: U.S. Patent No. 9,949,518 to Toronjo, issued April 24, 2018 Patent Owner Exhibit 2158: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0219973 by Cheney et al., published August 4, 2016 Patent Owner Exhibit 2159: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0233877 by Swigart, published September 20, 2012 Patent Owner Exhibit 2160: U.S. Patent No. 6,543,159 to Carpenter et al., issued April 8, 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2161: U.S. Patent No. 10,806,491 to Miller et al., issued October 20, 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2162: U.S. Patent No. 6,931,763 to Bray et al., issued August 23, 2005 Patent Owner Exhibit 2163: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0237130 by Thompson, published October 26, 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2166: U.S. Patent No. 10,245,798 to Wan, issued April 2, 2019 Patent Owner Exhibit 2167: U.S. Patent No. 6,782,642 to Knoche et al., issued August 31, 2004 Patent Owner Exhibit 2168: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2015/0106990 by Gait et al., published April 23, 2015 Patent Owner Exhibit 2170: U.S. Patent No. 7,013,487 to Beland, issued March 21, 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2171: U.S. Patent No. 5,035,009 to Wingo et al., issued July 30, 1991 Patent Owner Exhibit 2172: Despa, Mircea Stefan, Molding Large Area Plastic Parts Covered With HARMs, LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses, 277 (2001) Patent Owner Exhibit 2173: U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2015/0260711 by Toner et al., published September 17, 2015 Patent Owner Exhibit 2174: DE Desktop Engineering (January 2013) Patent Owner Exhibit 2175: U.S. Patent No. 7,108,823 to Kaufman, issued September 19, 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2177: Bauer Re-Akt �� The Athletes, Advertisement Patent Owner Exhibit 2178: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (3rd ed. 2010) PART 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2178: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (3rd ed. 2010) PART 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2178: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (3rd ed. 2010) PART 3 Patent Owner Exhibit 2178: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers (3rd ed. 2010) PART 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2179: R. Verdejo et al., Heel-shoe interactions and the durability of EVA foam running-shoe midsoles, Journal of Biomechanics 37 (2004) 1379-1386 Patent Owner Exhibit 2181: Wikipedia, Body in White, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_in_white (last visited September 12, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2182: Frost & Sullivan White Paper, Quality 4.0: A Paradigm Shift of In-line Inspection in Body-in-White, https://www.nikonmetrology.com/images/white-papers/fs-wp-nikon-q40-biw-en.pdf (last visited September 12, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2183: Transcript of Deposition of Mark Strachan on September 8, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2184: Transcript of Deposition of Paul E. Koch, Ph.D. on September 10, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2185: Transcript of Deposition of Dan Perreault on September 15, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2186: Second Supplemental Declaration of Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2187: Second Supplemental Declaration of Ray Sherman Patent Owner Exhibit 2188: Errata for Transcript of the Deposition of Bruce D. Popp, Ph.D., taken June 28, 2021 (submitted as EX1046) Patent Owner Exhibit 2189: Errata for Transcript of the Deposition of Ryan Granger, taken July 1, 2021 (submitted as EX1048) Patent Owner Exhibit 2190: Errata for Transcript of the Deposition of Ray Sherman, taken July 28, 2021 (submitted as EX1047) Patent Owner Exhibit 2191: Errata for Transcript of the Deposition of Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D., taken August 5, 2021 (submitted as EX1049) Patent Owner Exhibit 2192: Errata for Transcript of the Deposition of Samuel Shen Chong, taken August 10, 2021 (submitted as EX1050)
9/14/2021	09-14-2021-Board	Board Order: Other 69: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. § 42.5 Board Exhibit 3001: Exhibit 3001
9/9/2021	09-09-2021-Board	Board Order: Other 68: ORDER Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
9/1/2021	09-01-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Oral Hearing Request 66: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
9/1/2021	09-01-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 65: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices Petitioner Oral Hearing Request 67: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
8/31/2021	08-31-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Objection 61: Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence Submitted with Petitioner's Reply Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 62: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Paul E. Koch, Ph.D. Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 63: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dan Perreault Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 64: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Mark Strachan
8/24/2021	08-24-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 59: Petitioner's Motion to Seal Petitioner Reply 60: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response Petitioner Exhibit 1039: EX1039 - BOSTON PATENT LAW ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, Vol. 41, No. 3 Petitioner Exhibit 1040: EX1040 - Using Patents to Find the Terminology You Need, The ATA Chronicle, May 2009 Petitioner Exhibit 1041: EX1041 - Koch Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1042: EX1042 - Strachan Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1043: EX1043 - Mark Strachan CV Petitioner Exhibit 1044: EX1044 - Perreault Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1045: EX1045 - Dan Perreault CV Petitioner Exhibit 1046: EX1046 - Transcript of Deposition of Bruce D. Popp, 06-28-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: EX1047 - Transcript of Deposition of Ray Sherman, 07-28-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: EX1048 - CONFIDENTIAL Transcript of Deposition of Ryan Granger, 07-01-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: EX1048 - REDACTED Transcript of Deposition of Ryan Granger, 07-01-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1049: EX1049 - Transcript of Deposition of Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D. 08-05-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1050: EX1050 - Transcript of Deposition of Samuel Shen Chong, 08-10-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1051: EX1051 - Transcript of Interview and Witness Statement of Janina Kaminskiene, 07-02-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1052: EX1052 - Transcript of Interview and Witness Statement of Vladimir Orlov, 08-03-2021 Petitioner Exhibit 1053: EX1053 - US 4,721,641 to Bailey Petitioner Exhibit 1054: EX1054 - US 6,953,545 to Tyler (thermoformed TPE car mat) Petitioner Exhibit 1055: EX1055 - US 5,034,258 to Grace Petitioner Exhibit 1056: EX1056 - US 2001_0028932 to Akaic (Thermoplastic Elastomer) Petitioner Exhibit 1057: EX1057 - Foam handbook Petitioner Exhibit 1058: EX1058 - Reinkemeyer_SAE Article_New Solutions for the Trim of Automotive Vehicles Petitioner Exhibit 1059: EX1059 - Yang (EX2012) compared with Yung (EX1006) Petitioner Exhibit 1060: EX1060 - FaroArm Titanium and Platinum Brochure Petitioner Exhibit 1061: EX1061 - Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca - Monterey County, CA - www.co.monterey.ca.us Petitioner Exhibit 1062: EX1062 - Thesaurus Petitioner Exhibit 1063: EX1063 - US 6,817,649 to Stanesic (one piece thermoform plastic) Petitioner Exhibit 1064: EX1064 - US 5,648,031 to Sturtevant (HDPE Truckliner with eastomer) Petitioner Exhibit 1065: EX1065 - EP 0288728 B2 to Landler (Thermoplastic elastomers) Petitioner Exhibit 1066: EX1066 - US 5,529,826 to Tailor (thermoforming polyester fabric over thermoplastic core) Petitioner Exhibit 1067: EX1067 - WO2004087804A1 to Walther (embossing with thermoform) Petitioner Exhibit 1068: EX1068 - US 6,849,667 to Haseyama (Thermoforming Foams) Petitioner Exhibit 1069: EX1069 - US 5,378,543 to Murata (thermoplastic elastomer) Petitioner Exhibit 1070: EX1070 - US 5,725,712 to Spain et al Petitioner Exhibit 1071: EX1071 - WO1993003910A1 to Kerman (PVC foam) Petitioner Exhibit 1072: EX1072 - US 5,346,278 to Dehondt (polyester yarns) Petitioner Exhibit 1073: EX1073 - US 6,073,056 to Gawronski (building data model for mold of a part) Petitioner Exhibit 1074: EX1074 - US 3,944,798 to Eaton (First CMM Arm) Petitioner Exhibit 1075: EX1075 - ROMER Measuring Arms Portable CMMs for the shop floor Petitioner Exhibit 1076: EX1076 - US 5,528,505 to Granger (Romer Patent) Petitioner Exhibit 1077: EX1077 - US 5,402,852 to Raab (FARO arm) Petitioner Exhibit 1078: EX1078 - Quality Article - Competition Rising in Portable CMMs - 2003 Petitioner Exhibit 1079: EX1079 - ROMER Press Release - Coordinate Measuring Machine has portable design - 2004.09.10 Petitioner Exhibit 1080: EX1080 - US 5,363,159 to Melvin (convert image to mold surface) Petitioner Exhibit 1081: EX1081 - WO1999025536A1 to Flint (makes mold surface using FARO and imageware) Petitioner Exhibit 1082: EX1082 - US 6,377,865 to Edelsbrunner (geomagic software patent) Petitioner Exhibit 1083: EX1083 - GeomagicStudio Product Sheet (2003) Petitioner Exhibit 1084: EX1084 - PolyWorks Brochure Petitioner Exhibit 1085: EX1085 - RapidForm Brochure Petitioner Exhibit 1086: EX1086 - US 4,575,330 to Hull (stereolithography apparatus) Petitioner Exhibit 1087: EX1087 - Chong Deposition Exhibit A Petitioner Exhibit 1088: EX1088 - Osswald Deposition Exhibit A Petitioner Exhibit 1089: EX1089 - IMEdit Reference Guide Petitioner Exhibit 1090: EX1090 - IMMerge Reference Guide Petitioner Exhibit 1091: EX1091 - PolyWorks Modeler Beginner's Guide Petitioner Exhibit 1092: EX1092 - US 5,298,321 to Isoda Petitioner Exhibit 1093: EX1093 - Strachan Presentation
8/13/2021	08-13-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 58: Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Trial Due Dates 2, 3, 5, and 6
8/11/2021	08-11-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 57: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence
8/4/2021	08-04-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 55: Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal Patent Owner Other (Not for motions) 56: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2114: Chinese Patent Application No. 87212432 to Yang, filed July 29, 1998, with attached certified English-language translation Patent Owner Exhibit 2115: Supplemental Declaration of Bruce D. Popp, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2126: Corrected Declaration of Ryan Granger (REDACTED) Patent Owner Exhibit 2126: Corrected Declaration of Ryan Granger (BOARD ONLY) Patent Owner Exhibit 2127: Supplemental Declaration of Ryan Granger Patent Owner Exhibit 2128: Certified Translation of excerpts of Kraftwagen VAZ 2121 21211 21212 Betriebsanleitung Patent Owner Exhibit 2129: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Entry Summary Patent Owner Exhibit 2132: Corrected Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00804 for 2015 �� 2018 Ford Escape (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2133: Corrected Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00840 for 2013 �� 2017 Honda Accord (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2134: Corrected Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00814 for 2013 �� 2018 Dodge RAM 1500 Quad Cab (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2135: Corrected Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 01846 for 2014 �� 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK 4 Door Unlimited (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2136: Corrected Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00944 for 2013 �� 2018 Toyota 4Runner / 2014 �� 2017 Lexus GX460 (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2137: Chinese Patent Application No. 87212432 to Yang, filed July 29, 1998, with attached certified English-language translation
7/30/2021	07-30-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 54: Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Mr. "Samuel" Shen Chong
7/28/2021	07-28-2021-Board	Board Order 53: Granting Motion to Submit Supplemental Information 37 C.F.R. secs. 42.5, 42.123
7/27/2021	07-27-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 51: Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal Patent Owner Motion 52: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2140: Who Owns WeatherTech?
7/16/2021	07-16-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other (Not for motions) 50: Transcript of Telephonic Conference Held on June 30, 2021
7/13/2021	07-13-2021-Board	Board Order 48: ORDER Denying Patent Owners Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Protective Order and Entering the Boards Default Protective Order 37 C.F.R. 42.14, 42.54
7/13/2021	07-13-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 49: Petitioner's Notice of Interview of Mr. Vladimir Orlov
7/7/2021	07-07-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 46: Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Protective Order Patent Owner Exhibit List 47: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2139: Communications between Patent Owner and Petitioner regarding Petitioner's in-house counsel
7/1/2021	07-01-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 45: Petitioner's Notice of Interview of Ms. Janina Kaminskiene
7/1/2021	07-01-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice 44: Notice of Joint Stipulation Regarding Cross-Examination
6/30/2021	06-30-2021-Board	Board Order 43: Conduct of the Proceeding Authorizing Filing of Joint Stipulation
6/24/2021	06-24-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Opposition 42: Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Submit Supplemental Information
6/14/2021	06-14-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 39: Petitioner's Withdrawal of the Notice of Remote Deposition of Mr. Vladimir Orlov Petitioner Notice of Deposition 40: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition of Mr. Ray Sherman Petitioner Notice of Deposition 41: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition of Tim A. Osswald, PhD
6/10/2021	06-10-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 37: Patent Owner's Motion to Submit Supplemental Information Patent Owner Other (Not for motions) 38: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2138: Reporter's Transcript of Conference Call on June 7, 2021
6/10/2021	06-10-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 36: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition of Mr. Ryan Granger
6/9/2021	06-09-2021-Board	Board Order Conduct of Proceeding 33: Order Conduct of Proceeding (Supplemental Information)
6/9/2021	06-09-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 34: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition of Bruce D. Popp, PhD Petitioner Objection 35: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence (Exhibit 2137)
6/7/2021	06-07-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Opposition 32: Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion for Entry of Modified Protective Order Petitioner Exhibit 1038: EX1038 - Copy of Communications between MacNeil and Yita
6/3/2021	06-03-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 31: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition of Mr. Victor Orlov
5/12/2021	05-12-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 30: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence
5/5/2021	05-05-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 27: Patent Owner's Motion to Seal and For Entry of a Protective Order Patent Owner Reply 28: Patent Owner Response (Protective Order Material - Attorneys Eyes Only) Patent Owner Response 29: Patent Owner Response (Redacted) Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Chinese Patent Application No. 87212432 to Yang, filed July 29, 1998, with attached certified English-language translation Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: Declaration of Bruce D. Popp, Ph.D., March 3, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Collins Le Robert Comprehensive Dictionary: French-English, English-French 2017 Dictionnaires Le Robert/HarperCollins Publishers Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Beryl T. Atkins et al., Collins-Robert French to English Dictionary, entry for rebord (2d ed. 1993) Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: Larousse French to English Dictionary, entry for rebord (unabridged ed. 2010) Patent Owner Exhibit 2028: Gustave Rudler and Norma C. Anderson, Collins French Gem Dictionary, French to English, entry for rebord (1964) Patent Owner Exhibit 2029: Richard Ernst, Dictionnaire des techniques et sciences appliqu��es, entries for bride, collarette and rebord (Paris 2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2030: Image from https://wholesalecoolies.com/product/blank-thick-hard-foam-old-school-can-koozie/ Patent Owner Exhibit 2031: Declarations of Vladimir Orlov and Janina Kaminskiene, March 23, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2032: Richard Ernst, Dictionnaire des techniques et sciences appliqu��es, entry for contour (Paris 2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2033: Screen Shot of Google Translate from ENGLISH Contour to FRENCH Contour, https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=fr&text=contour&op=translate Patent Owner Exhibit 2034: Richard Ernst, Dictionnaire des techniques et sciences appliqu��es, entry for topographie (Paris 2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2035: Screen Shot of Google Translate of ENGLISH Topography to FRENCH Topography, https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=fr&text=topography&op=translate Patent Owner Exhibit 2036: Jinrong Invalidity Contentions, WDWI Patent Owner Exhibit 2037: Jinrong Invalidity Contentions, NDIL Patent Owner Exhibit 2038: Richard Ernst, Dictionnaire des techniques et sciences appliqu��es, entry for relief (Paris 2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2039: Transcript of Deposition of Paul E. Koch, Ph.D. on March 2, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2040: Transcript of Deposition of John E. Dawson on March 17, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2041: Declaration of Tim A. Osswald, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2042: Declaration of Ryan Granger (Redacted) Patent Owner Exhibit 2042: Declaration of Ryan Granger (Sealed - Protective Order Material - Attorneys Eyes ONny) Patent Owner Exhibit 2043: Declaration of Ray Sherman Patent Owner Exhibit 2044: U.S. Patent No. 8,899,655 to MacNeil et al., issued Dec. 2, 2014 Patent Owner Exhibit 2045: U.S. Patent No. 9,138,917 to MacNeil et al., issued Sep. 22, 2015 Patent Owner Exhibit 2046: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,138,917 Patent Owner Exhibit 2047: U.S. Patent No. 7,316,847 to MacNeil, issued Jan. 8, 2008 Patent Owner Exhibit 2048: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 7,316,847 Patent Owner Exhibit 2049: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, entry for relief (Vol. 2, 1993) Patent Owner Exhibit 2050: Settlement Agreement between MacNeil Automotive Products Limited and Winfield Consumer Products, Inc. Patent Owner Exhibit 2051: Confidential Settlement Agreement between MacNeil Automotive Products Limited, MacNeil IP, LLC, Kramer America, Inc., and Vandapac Company Limited Patent Owner Exhibit 2053: D&S Automotive, Benefits of WeatherTech Floor Mats, available at https://www.dsautomotive.com/accessories/floor-mats/benefits-of-weathertech-floor-mats/ (last accessed April 11, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2054: OilDepot.ca, Product Review: WeatherTech FloorLiner Digital Fit Floor Mats, available at https://www.oildepot.ca/interesting-articles-tsb/general-automotive/product-review-weathertech-floorliner-digitalfit-floor-mats/ Patent Owner Exhibit 2055: Leonard, Floor Mats by WeatherTech, available at https://www.leonardusa.com/floor-mats-weathertech (last accessed April 11, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2056: John Goreham, BestRide.com, Product Review: WeatherTech Floor Mats and Trunk Cargo Liners, available at https://bestride.com/news/technology/product-review-weathertech-floor-mats-and-trunk-cargo-liners (last accessed March 17, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2057: Jon Paul, Crutchfield.com, WeatherTech floor mat buying guide: Quality mats and liners are a sound investment, available at https://www.crutchfield.com/S-FbjcJw9F7qy/learn/floor-mat-buying-guide.html (last accessed April 11, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2058: U.S. Patent No. 4,434,832 to Koch et al., issued March 6, 1984 Patent Owner Exhibit 2059: U.S. Patent No. 3,968,198 to Honda et al., issued July 6, 1976 Patent Owner Exhibit 2060: U.S. Patent No. 4,181,780 to Brenner et al., issued January 1, 1980 Patent Owner Exhibit 2061: U.S. Patent No. 10,239,586 to Harbaugh, issued March 26, 2019 Patent Owner Exhibit 2062: Kraco R5704 Tan Premium Rubber Matt, available at https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kraco-R5704tan-Tan-Premium-Rubber-Mat-4-Piece-/362620894686 (last accessed April 25, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2063: WoosterRubber, Ltd., Rubber Queen Catalog (2008) Patent Owner Exhibit 2064: Nifty Products Inc., NPI Catalog (2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2065: Nifty Products Inc., NPI Catalog (2003-2004) Patent Owner Exhibit 2066: U.S. Patent No. 5,207,963 to Grace, issued May 4, 1993 Patent Owner Exhibit 2067: U.S. Patent No. 5,071,614 to Grace, issued December 10, 1991 Patent Owner Exhibit 2068: U.S. Patent No. 5,034,258 to Grace, issued July 23, 1991 Patent Owner Exhibit 2069: U.S. Patent No. 4,849,269 to Grace, issued July 19, 1989 Patent Owner Exhibit 2070: U.S. Patent No. 6,381,806 to Stanesic et al., issued May 7, 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2071: Stern and Stern Polyester Properties, available at https://web.archive.org/web/20040831025315/http://www.sternandstern.com:80/polyester.asp (last accessed April 19, 2021) Patent Owner Exhibit 2072: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers ( 2nd ed. 2003) (PART 1) Patent Owner Exhibit 2072: Tim A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers ( 2nd ed. 2003) (PART 2) Patent Owner Exhibit 2073: U.S. Patent No. 6,406,085 to Stanesic, issued June 18, 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2074: U.S. Patent No. 6,244,802 to Stanesic et al., issued June 12, 2001 Patent Owner Exhibit 2075: U.S. Patent No. 6,155,629 to Sherman, issued December 5, 2000 Patent Owner Exhibit 2076: Tim A. Osswald et al., Injection Molding Handbook (2002) Patent Owner Exhibit 2077: Bruce A. Davis et al., Compression Molding (2003) Patent Owner Exhibit 2078: Signoff Record for Tool 02554, 2014 �� 2018 Chevrolet Silverado/Sierra 1500/2500HD/3500HD Double Cab Patent Owner Exhibit 2079: Signoff Record for Tool 0814, 2013 �� 2018 Dodge RAM 1500 Quad Cab Patent Owner Exhibit 2080: Signoff Record for Tool 01846, 2014 �� 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK 4 Door Unlimited Patent Owner Exhibit 2081: Signoff Record for Tool 00944, 2013 �� 2018 Toyota 4Runner / 2014-2017 Lexus GX460 Patent Owner Exhibit 2082: Signoff Record for Tool 00804, 2015 �� 2018 Ford Escape Patent Owner Exhibit 2083: Signoff Record for Tool 00840, 2013 �� 2017 Honda Accord Patent Owner Exhibit 2084: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 02554 for 2014 �� 2018 Chevrolet Silverado/Sierra 1500/2500HD/3500HD Double Cab (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2085: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00814 for 2013 �� 2018 Dodge RAM 1500 Quad Cab (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2086: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 01846 for 2014 �� 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK 4 Door Unlimited (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2087: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00944 for 2013 �� 2018 Toyota 4Runner / 2014 �� 2017 Lexus GX460 (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2088: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00804 for 2015 �� 2018 Ford Escape (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2089: Claim Chart of ��834 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00840 for 2013 �� 2017 Honda Accord (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2090: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 02554 for 2014 �� 2018 Chevrolet Silverado / Sierra 1500/2500HD/3500HS Double Cab (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2091: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00814 for 2013 �� 2018 Dodge RAM 1500 Quad Cab (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2092: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 01846 for 2014 �� 2018 Jeep Wrangler JK 4 Door Unlimited (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2093: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00944 for 2013 �� 2018 Toyota 4Runner / 2014 �� 2017 Lexus GX460 (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2094: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00804 for 2015 �� 2018 Ford Escape (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2095: Claim Chart of ��186 Patent Claim 1 as Applied to WeatherTech Tool No. 00840 for 2013 �� 2017 Honda Accord (PS) Patent Owner Exhibit 2096: Plate 3/5 of Rabbe 2547252, annotated Patent Owner Exhibit 2097: Plate 4/5 of Rabbe 2547252, annotated Patent Owner Exhibit 2098: View from Lada Niva Scan: DS and PS Foot Wells Patent Owner Exhibit 2099: Scan image, Lada Niva DS foot well, from rear inboard, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2100: Scan image, Lada Niva DS foot well, from rear, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2101: Scan image, Lada Niva DS foot well, from rear outboard, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2102: Scan image, Lada Niva PS foot well, from rear inboard, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2103: Scan image, Lada Niva PS foot well, from rear, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2104: Scan image, Lada Niva PS foot well, from rear outboard, annotated. Patent Owner Exhibit 2105: Photos of Foot Wells of 1984 Lada Niva (VAZ 2121) Patent Owner Exhibit 2106: Kraftwagen VAZ 2121 21211 21212 Betriebsanleitung, relevant pages. Patent Owner Exhibit 2107: Andy Thompson, Cars of the Soviet Union (2nd ed. 2019) (Part 1) Patent Owner Exhibit 2107: Andy Thompson, Cars of the Soviet Union (2nd ed. 2019) (Part 2) Patent Owner Exhibit 2108: U.S. Patent No. D313789 to Thundercloud, issued Jan. 15, 1991 Patent Owner Exhibit 2109: Web Advertisement for Fox WeatherBoots Floor Liner Patent Owner Exhibit 2110: U.S. Patent No. D525,576 to Lu, issued July 25, 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2111: U.S. Patent No. 4,921,742 to Altus, issued May 1, 1990 Patent Owner Exhibit 2112: International Chemical Safety Card, Polyethylene, available at http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics1488.htm (last accessed May 1, 2021)
4/29/2021	04-29-2021-Board	Board Order 26: REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
4/15/2021	04-15-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice 25: Notice of Stipulation Regarding Changed Due Dates
3/19/2021	03-19-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice 24: Joint Notice of Stipulation Regarding Changed Due Dates
3/5/2021	03-05-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 23: Patent Owner's Updated Notice of Deposition of John E. Dawson
3/2/2021	03-02-2021-Board	Board Order 21: PANEL CHANGE ORDER Conduct of the Proceedings 37 C.F.R. �� 42.5
3/2/2021	03-02-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 22: Patent Owners Notice of Deposition of John E. Dawson
2/16/2021	02-16-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 20: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Paul E. Koch, Ph.D.
1/28/2021	01-28-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Objection 19: Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence Submitted with Petition
1/13/2021	01-13-2021-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision 17: Trial Instituted Document Board Order 18: Order - Case Management and Scheduling Order
11/30/2020	11-30-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 16: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply in Response to Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response
11/20/2020	11-20-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit List 14: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Reply 15: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Petitioner Exhibit 1037: EX1037 - Teleconference Transcript 2020-11-13
11/13/2020	11-13-2020-Board	Board Order 13: Order Authorizing Reply to Preliminary Response by Petitioner And Sur-reply by Patent Owner
10/15/2020	10-15-2020-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner Preliminary Response 11: PATENT OWNER'S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE Patent Owner Response 12: Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Notice Ranking Petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,382,186 Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: Declaration of James L. Throne, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Strong, A. Brent, Plastics Materials and Processing, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2nd Edition, 2000 Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: U.S. Patent No. 6,261,667 to Yang, issued July 17, 2001 Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: U.S. Patent No. Des. 408,342 to Yang, issued April 20, 1999 Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office Action issued on U.S. Application No. 11/463,215 on June 6, 2007 Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: U.S. Patent No. 3,288,187 to Wheaton, issued November 29, 1966 Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: U.S. Patent No. 3,401,975 to Oger, issued September 17, 1968 Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office Action issued on U.S. Application No. 11/463,215 on November 27, 2007 Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office Action issued on U.S. Application No. 12/332,757 on June 11, 2009 Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Husky Deep Tray Floor Liner, downloaded from http://www.truckstuffusa.com/cusfitdeeptr.html on January 3, 2005 Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Advertisement for Highland's Black Armor Floor Guard, Stylin Concepts "Custom Truck Accessors" catalog, 2003, pp. 1, 2, and 109 Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Advertisement for Highland floor guards, Counterman Info Pages, prior to Nov. 2002, page 27 Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: Merriam Webster¿¿¿s Online Dictionary, "Contour" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contour (last visited October 14, 2020)
10/14/2020	10-14-2020-Board	Board Order 10: ORDER Granting Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10
10/8/2020	10-08-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 7: Patent Owner MacNeil IP LLC's Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel Patent Owner Power of Attorney 8: Patent Owner's Revocation of Power of Attorney and New Power of Attorney Patent Owner Notice 9: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices
7/21/2020	07-21-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Power of Attorney 5: Patent Owner's Power of Attorney Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 6: Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices
7/15/2020	07-15-2020-Board	Board Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition 4: Notice of Accord Filing Date
6/30/2020	06-30-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Power of Attorney 1: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Notice 2: Petitioner's Brief Ranking Petitions Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 3: Petition for Inter Partes Review Petitioner Exhibit 1001: EX1001 - USPN 8,382,186 (the '186 Patent) Petitioner Exhibit 1002: EX1002 - FH8382186 (186 Prosecution History) Petitioner Exhibit 1003: EX1003 - Koch Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1004: EX1004 - USPN 7,444,748 (MacNeil) Petitioner Exhibit 1005: EX1005 - Rabbe Petitioner Exhibit 1006: EX1006 - US Appl. No. 20020045029 (Yung) Petitioner Exhibit 1007: EX1007 - Gruenwald 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1008: EX1008 - Throne I 1996 (Part 1 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1008: EX1008 - Throne I 1996 (Part 2 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1008: EX1008 - Throne I 1996 (Part 3 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1009: EX1009 - Throne II Petitioner Exhibit 1010: EX1010 - USPN 2057873 (Atwood) Petitioner Exhibit 1011: EX1011 - USPN 2657948 (Sturtevant) Petitioner Exhibit 1012: EX1012 - USPN 6,793,872 (Buss) Petitioner Exhibit 1013: EX1013 - USPN 6,361,099 (McIntosh) Petitioner Exhibit 1014: EX1014 - USPN 4,568,581 (Peoples) Petitioner Exhibit 1015: EX1015 - USPN 5,298,319 (Donahue) Petitioner Exhibit 1016: EX1016 - HDPE Data Sheet Petitioner Exhibit 1017: EX1017 - Black Armor Web Advertisement Petitioner Exhibit 1018: EX1018 - Husky Liner Advertisement Petitioner Exhibit 1019: EX1019 - USPN 4,420,180 (Dupont) Petitioner Exhibit 1020: EX1020 - USPN 4,280,729 (Morawski) Petitioner Exhibit 1021: EX1021 - EP0379630A1 (Sagona) Petitioner Exhibit 1022: EX1022 - FH8267459 (899 Prosecution History) Petitioner Exhibit 1023: EX1023 - USPN 3,390,912 (Stata) Petitioner Exhibit 1024: EX1024 - DE4000877A1 (Weitbredcht) Petitioner Exhibit 1025: EX1025 - USPN 6,027,782 (Sherman) Petitioner Exhibit 1026: EX1026 - JPH11268570 (Suzuki) Petitioner Exhibit 1027: EX1027 - Word Comparisons Petitioner Exhibit 1028: EX1028 - USPN 8,833,834 (the 834 patent) Petitioner Exhibit 1029: EX1029 - Extrusions Datasheet Petitioner Exhibit 1030: EX1030 - Webster's Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1031: EX1031 - Oxford English Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1032: EX1032 - Koch CV Petitioner Exhibit 1033: EX1033 - Hall-Ellis Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1034: EX1034 - USPN 8,910,995 (MacNeil) Petitioner Exhibit 1035: EX1035 - USPN 6,058,618 (Hemmelgarn) Petitioner Exhibit 1036: EX1036 - Websters Dictionary (1961)

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