IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent of: Mayfield et al.
`U.S. Patent No.:
`10,259,020 Attorney Docket No.: 50095-0028IP1
`Issue Date:
`April 16, 2019
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`Appl. Serial No.: 15/851,952
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`Filing Date:
`December 22, 2017
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`Title:
`APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VEW SCREENS AND
`LENSES AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF UNITED STATES PATENT
`NO. 10,259,020 PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. §§ 311–319, 37 C.F.R. § 42
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR .......................................................................... 1 
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`THE ’020 PATENT ......................................................................................... 3 
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`  THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE ............................ 4 
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`  Bohbot ................................................................................................... 4 
`  Gundlach ............................................................................................... 5 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach Combination ............................................................ 7 
`  Analysis ................................................................................................. 9 
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`  Nishikawa ............................................................................................ 47 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Nishikawa Combination ........................................ 47 
`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 48 
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`  Li .......................................................................................................... 48 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Li Combination ..................................................... 50 
`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 57 
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`  Stevinson ............................................................................................. 57 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Stevinson Combination ......................................... 60 
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`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 63 
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`  Rosener ................................................................................................ 65 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Rosener Combination ............................................ 65 
`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 68 
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`  Iio ......................................................................................................... 68 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Stevinson-Iio Combination ................................... 69 
`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 73 
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`  Diebel .................................................................................................. 74 
`  Bohbot-Gundlach-Diebel Combination .............................................. 75 
`  Analysis ............................................................................................... 77 
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`  DISCRETIONARY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................... 78 
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`1.  Factor 1: Petitioner Apple and Samsung Are Separate, Unrelated
`Petitioners ............................................................................................ 81 
`2.  Factors 2 & 4: Petitioner Apple Filed This Petition Promptly
`Following Samsung’s Petition, After Searching Revealed the Applied
`Art ........................................................................................................ 82 
`3.  Factor 3: This Petition Does Not Implicate Road-Mapping Concerns
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`4.  Factor 5: Petitioner Diligently Prepared Its Petition in the Intervening
`Month .................................................................................................. 83 
`5.  Factors 6 and 7: Institution would Efficiently Promote Patent Quality
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`6.  Additional Factor: Institution Denial would Potentially Prejudice
`Petitioner ............................................................................................. 84 
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`1.  Factor 1: Either Party May Request Stay ............................................ 85 
`2.  Factor 2: With No Set Trial Date, The Board’s Final Written Decision
`Will Likely Issue Many Months in Advance of Trial ......................... 85 
`3.  Factor 3: Petitioner’s Diligence and Investment in IPR Outweighs the
`Parties’ Minimal Investment in Litigation .......................................... 87 
`4.  Factor 4: The Petition’s Grounds Are Materially Different From Any
`That Might Be Raised in Litigation .................................................... 88 
`5.  Factor 5: Institution Would Promote Judicial Efficiency ................... 89 
`6.  Factor 6: The Merits of this Petition Strongly Favor Institution ........ 89 
`PAYMENT OF FEES – 37 C.F.R. §42.103 .................................................. 89 
`  MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R § 42.8(a)(1) ......................... 90 
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`APPLE-1001
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`APPLE-1002
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`APPLE-1003
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`APPLE-1004
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`APPLE-1005
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`APPLE-1006
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`APPLE-1007
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`APPLE-1008
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`APPLE-1009
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`APPLE-1010
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`APPLE-1011
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`APPLE-1012
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`APPLE-1013
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`APPLE-1014
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`APPLE-1015
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`EXHIBITS
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,259,020 to Mayfield et al. (“the ’020
`patent”)
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`Excerpts from the Prosecution History of the ’020 patent
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`Declaration of Dr. Jeremy Cooperstock
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`Certified English Translation of French Patent Publication No.
`FR2912858 to Bohbot
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0132293 to
`Gundlach et al.
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`Certified English Translation of Chinese Patent Publication No.
`CN201114710Y to Li et al.
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0317865 to
`Stevinson
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0005558 to
`Wong
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0014105 to
`Shattuck
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0218502 to Iio et
`al.
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/515,752
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/555,310
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/561,087
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/568,031
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/569,093
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`APPLE-1016
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`APPLE-1017
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`APPLE-1018
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`APPLE-1019
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`APPLE-1020
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`APPLE-1021
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`APPLE-1022
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`APPLE-1023
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`APPLE-1024
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`APPLE-1025
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`APPLE-1026
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`APPLE-1027
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`APPLE-1028
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`APPLE-1029
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`APPLE-1030
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/576,834
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/592,344
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/619,229
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`U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/661,090
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`Certified English Translation of European Patent Publication
`No. EP2037661 to Ponticelli et al.
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`French Patent Publication No. FR2912858 to Bohbot
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`Chinese Patent Publication No. CN201114710Y to Li et al.
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`European Patent Publication No. EP2037661 to Ponticelli et al.
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,086,281 to Rabu et al.
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,737,650 to Pedersen
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,161,578 to Schneider
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0227998 to
`Aoshima et al.
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0091708 to
`Greene
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0117851 to Kim
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0124040 to
`Diebel et al.
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`RESERVED
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`APPLE-1031-1033
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`APPLE-1034
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`AUDIO/VIDEO REMOTE CONTROL PROFILE (Version 1.0
`Adopted), Bluetooth Audio Video Working Group
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`APPLE-1035
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`APPLE-1036
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`APPLE-1037
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`APPLE-1038
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0166715
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0070501
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,761,091
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`Voyager 855 Bluetooth Headset—User Guide, Plantronics
`Sound Innovation
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`Jabra Sport—User Manual, Jabra
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`RESERVED
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,012,802
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0167088
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0157110
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`APPLE-1039
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`APPLE-1040-1041
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`APPLE-1042
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`APPLE-1043
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`APPLE-1044
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`APPLE-1045
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`Advantages and Weaknesses of LED Application, LEDinside,
`https://web.archive.org/web/20121102080414/https://www.ledi
`nside.com/knowledge/2007/12/Advantages_and_weaknesses_o
`f_LED_Application_200712
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`APPLE-1046-1049
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`APPLE-1050
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`APPLE-1051
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`RESERVED
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`U.S. Publication No. 2008/0076489 to Rosener et al.
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`Next-Generation Stereo Bluetooth Headsets, TechHive,
`https://www.techhive.com/article/162341/stereo_bluetooth_hea
`dsets.html
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`APPLE-1052-1058
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`APPLE-1059
`APPLE-1060
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`RESERVED
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0145255 to Nishikawa et al.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0298606 to Johnson et al.
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`APPLE-1061
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`APPLE-1062
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`APPLE-1063
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`APPLE-1064
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`APPLE-1065
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`APPLE-1066
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`APPLE-1067
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`APPLE-1101
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`APPLE-1102
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`APPLE-1103
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`APPLE-1068
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`APPLE-1069-1099
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`APPLE-1100
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`RESERVED
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,195,362
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,064,194
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`EP Patent Publication No. 0 517 497
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010/0195860
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`Plugfones.com,
`https://web.archive.org/web/20110820072700/https://www.plug
`fones.com/
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`CES: Hands On with the Kleer Wireless Earbuds, Gadget Lab |
`WIRED,
`https://web.archive.org/web/20140721204820/http://www.wire
`d.com/2007/01/ces_hands_on_wi/
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0111044
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`RESERVED
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`Complaint for Patent Infringement, GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`D/B/A Gwee v. Apple Inc., Case No. 4:20-cv-02652 (SDTX)
`Complaint for Patent Infringement, GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`D/B/A Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No.
`4:20-cv-02624 (SDTX)
`Joint Motion to Consolidate, GUI Global Products, Ltd. D/B/A
`Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-
`02624 (SDTX)
`Response to Joint Motion to Consolidate, GUI Global
`Products, Ltd. D/B/A Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et
`al., Case No. 4:20-cv-02624 (SDTX)
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`APPLE-1106
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`APPLE-1110
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`APPLE-1111
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`Order re Joint Motion to Consolidate, GUI Global Products,
`Ltd. D/B/A Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case
`No. 4:20-cv-02624 (SDTX)
`Defendant Apple Inc.’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the
`Northern District of California, GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`D/B/A Gwee v. Apple Inc., Case No. 4:20-cv-02652 (SDTX)
`Defendant Samsung’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the
`Northern District of California, GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`D/B/A Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No.
`4:20-cv-02624 (SDTX)
`Joint Submission Regarding Agreed and Non-Agreed
`Scheduling Dates, GUI Global Products, Ltd. D/B/A Gwee v.
`Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-02624
`(SDTX)
`Amended Scheduling Order, GUI Global Products, Ltd. D/B/A
`Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-
`02624 (SDTX)
`Stipulation by Apple Inc.
`Transcript of Discovery Hearing, GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`D/B/A Gwee v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, et al., Case No.
`4:20-cv-02624 (SDTX)
`SDTX 2011 Onward – Time to Milestones Search, Docket
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`LISTING OF CHALLENGED CLAIMS
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`Claim 1
`1[p]
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`A system comprising:
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`1[a]
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`1[b]
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`1[d]
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`a portable switching device coupled to a portable electronic device;
`wherein:
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`the switching device and the electronic device are configured to
`selectively couple to each other employing magnetic force from a first
`magnet disposed within the switching device;
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`the switching device comprises a first case;
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`the electronic device comprises a second case and an electronic circuit
`that is responsive to the switching device;
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`the electronic device comprises at least one element selected from the
`group consisting of beveled edges, ridges, recessed areas, grooves,
`slots, indented shapes, bumps, raised shapes, and combinations thereof;
`configured to correspond to complementary surface elements on the
`switching device;
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`1[f]
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`the portable switching device is configured to activate, deactivate or
`send into hibernation the portable electronic device; and
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`1[g]
`Claim 2
`2
`Claim 3
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`Claim 4
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`when coupled, the second case functions to protect the first case.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic device has a lens.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic device has a view screen.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the switching device has a lens.
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`Claim 6
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`Claim 7
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`Claim 8
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the switching device has a view screen.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic device includes a lid and
`hinge attaching the lid to the electronic device.
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`The system of claim 6 wherein the lid is recessed to configure to the
`switching device.
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`The system of claim 6 wherein the lid has a second magnet disposed
`within it.
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`Claim 9
`9
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the lid is configured to employ the
`second magnet to secure the lid in a closed position.
`Claim 10
`10
`The system of claim 1 wherein the switching device is wireless
`earplugs.
`Claim 16
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the first magnet is employed in
`actuating the electronic circuit.
`Claim 17
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`The system of claim 8 wherein the second or a third magnet is
`employed in the lid to actuate the electronic circuit [in the electronic
`device].
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`Claim 18
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`18. The system of claim 1 wherein the switching device additionally
`comprises a laser.
`Claim 19
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the switching device can be employed to
`perform at least one function selected from the group consisting of:
`control volume, pause, play, next slide, switch on, switch off, and
`combinations thereof; to an electronic device.
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`Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) petitions for Inter Partes Review of claims 1-10
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`and 16-19 (“the Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 10,259,020 (“the ’020
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`patent”).
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR IPR
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`Standing
`Petitioner certifies that the ’020 patent is available for IPR and Petitioner is
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`not barred from requesting IPR.
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` Challenge and Relief Requested
`Petitioner requests IPR of the Challenged Claims on the grounds listed
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`below. A declaration from Dr. Jeremy Cooperstock (APPLE-1003) supports this
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`Petition.
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`Ground
`1A
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`1B
`1C
`1D
`1E
`1F
`2A
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`2B
`2C
`2D
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`Claims
`1-3, 5-7, 10,
`16, 19
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`4, 18, 19
`8, 9
`10
`17
`1-3, 5-7, 10,
`16, 19
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`4, 18, 19
`8, 9
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`Basis
`§103: Bohbot and Gundlach
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`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, and Nishikawa
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, and Li
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, and Stevinson
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, and Rosener
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Stevinson, and Iio
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, and Diebel
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`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Diebel, and Nishikawa
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Diebel, and Li
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Diebel, and Stevinson
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`Claims
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`17
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`Basis
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Diebel, and Rosener
`§103: Bohbot, Gundlach, Diebel, Stevinson, and
`Iio
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`As shown below, each reference pre-dates the ’020 patent’s earliest
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`proclaimed priority date (August 5, 2011; “Critical Date”), which Petitioner does
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`not concede.
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`Reference
`Bohbot
`(APPLE-1004,
`APPLE-1021)
`Gundlach
`(APPLE-1005)
`Nishikawa
`(APPLE-1059)
`Li
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`APPLE-1022)
`Stevinson
`(APPLE-1007)
`Rosener
`(APPLE-1050)
`Iio
`(APPLE-1010)
`Diebel
`(APPLE-1030)
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`Date
`8/22/2008 (published)
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`Prior Art At Least Under
`102(b)
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`6/5/2008 (published)
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`102(b)
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`6/28/2007 (published)
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`102(b)
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`9/10/2008 (published)
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`102(b)
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`6/23/2011 (filed)
`12/29/2011 (published)
`3/27/2008 (published)
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`10/2/2009 (PCT filed)
`9/8/2011 (published)
`5/20/2010 (published)
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`102(e)
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`102(b)
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`102(e)
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`102(b)
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` THE ’020 PATENT
` Brief Description
`The ’020 patent describes “a switching device for use with a portable
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`electronic device.” APPLE-1001, 3:59-65. Figure 24 (below) is a front view of a
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`switching device 2401 and a portable electronic device 2402 discussed in the ’020
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`patent. Id., 17:63-18:21; APPLE-1003, ¶¶21-25.
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`Summary of the Prosecution History
`The Examiner allowed the claims with an examiner’s amendment to claim 1
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`adding “the portable switching device is configured to activate, deactivate or send
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`into hibernation the portable electronic device.” APPLE-1002, 156-157.
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` Level of Ordinary Skill
`A person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the ’020 patent (a
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`“POSITA”) would have had at least a Bachelor’s degree in an academic area
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`emphasizing electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a similar discipline,
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`and at least two years of experience in the field working with electronic devices.
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`APPLE-1003, ¶20. Superior education could compensate for a deficiency in work
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`experience, and vice-versa. Id.
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` Claim Construction
`Based on the well-established principal that “claim terms need only be
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`construed to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy,” no express
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`constructions are required to institute review and find the Challenged Claims
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`unpatentable. Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chem. Co., 642 F.3d 1355, 1361 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2011).
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` THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS ARE UNPATENTABLE
` GROUND 1A—Bohbot and Gundlach render claims 1-3, 5-
`7, 10, 16, and 19 obvious
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`Bohbot
`Bohbot describes “a miniature communication device” that includes a
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`headset 31 that can be held in the housing 34 of a primary module 30. APPLE-
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`1004, 11:14-19, 13:20-14:1; APPLE-1003, ¶¶26-28.
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`miniature communication device
`primary module
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`headset
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`housing
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`APPLE-1004, FIG. 3 (annotated)
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` Gundlach
`Gundlach discloses a wireless headset can be “stored and charged in a
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`portable cradle,” such as “a holder, clip, case or card,” or “stored and charged in a
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`host device such as a...cell phone.” APPLE-1005, Abstract, [0056], [0068],
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`[0073], [0075], Figures 10a-19b; APPLE-1003, ¶¶29-32. As one example, in
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`Figure 17a (below), “the host device 1710 may define a recess 1746 therein which
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`may receive the wireless device 1700.” APPLE-1005, [0078].
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`host device
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`wireless
`headset
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`contoured
`recess
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`APPLE-1005, FIG. 17a (annotated)
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`As another example, Figures 18a-18b (below) show “clamshell case” 1860
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`that retains the wireless headset 1800 within a contoured recess 1846. APPLE-
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`contoured
`recess
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`APPLE-1005, FIGS. 18a, 18b (annotated)
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`Bohbot-Gundlach Combination
`A POSITA seeking to implement Bohbot’s device could turn to Gundlach’s
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`teachings and arrive at a predictable configuration having a primary module with a
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`contoured recess for retaining the headset (below), with the headset magnetically
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`coupling and electrically connecting to the primary module when the headset is
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`placed within the contoured recess of the primary module. APPLE-1003, ¶33;
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`APPLE-1004, 3:14-4:14, 11:12-25, 13:14-14:1, FIGs. 1a, 1b, 3; APPLE-1005,
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`[0008], [0055], [0068], [0080], FIGS. 18a, 18b.
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`Bohbot’s miniature communication device
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`primary
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`contoured
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`headset
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`A POSITA would have been motivated and found it obvious to combine
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`retaining a headset in position therein to provide robust protection for the headset.
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`APPLE-1003, ¶¶34-35. The contoured recess allows the headset to nestle in place,
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`the primary module in the presence of minor jostling. APPLE-1004, 4:22-27.
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`Bohbot’s device (with attached headset) is likely to be hit by other objects,
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`dropped, etc., making the semi-enclosed protection provided by the contoured
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`recess further advantageous and complementary to Bohbot’s stated goal of
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`“avoiding a detachment that is so easy it could easily be removed by a person with
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`malicious intentions, or an untimely detachment that would lead to loss of the
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`headset.” APPLE-1004, 4:3-5.
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`Moreover, a POSITA would have viewed the implementation of Bohbot’s
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`device in a manner that applied Gundlach’s suggested storage configuration as
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`merely the predictable result (e.g., a primary module with a contoured recess for
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`retaining a headset) of combining known prior art elements according to known
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`methods. APPLE-1003, ¶36; KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 405
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`combination does not change the hallmark aspects of either of these references.
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`The Bohbot storage and charging aspects would remain unchanged, as would
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`Gundlach’s suggested storage and charging features. The respective teachings
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`would work together in combination just as they did apart, with Gundlach’s
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`suggestions merely improving/adding to Bohbot’s device by providing that the
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`Bohbot’s “miniature communication device” (a system) includes “a primary
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`module” and “a detachable headset.” APPLE-1004, 3:4-9; supra Section III.A.1.
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`The headset 31 can magnetically couple and electrically connect to the primary
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`module 30, so that data and/or electrical load can be exchanged. APPLE-1004,
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`3:14-20, 11:12-25, 13:20-14:1, 6:22-7:3, 7:16-27, 14:12-24.
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`miniature communication device (“system”)
`primary
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`housing
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`ferromagnetic
`material
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`blade
`contactors
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`headset
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`magnet
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`blade
`contactors
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`APPLE-1004, FIG. 3 (annotated)
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`A pair of devices—e.g., a headset and a primary module—that operate in a
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`coordinated fashion to implement a predetermined functionality—e.g., storing,
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`charging, and exchanging data—is consistent with a POSITA’s understanding of a
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`system. APPLE-1003, ¶¶37-38.
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`1[a]
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`Bohbot’s FIG. 1a (below) shows the miniature communication device
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`(system) where the headset (a portable switching device) is coupled to the primary
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`module (a portable electronic device). APPLE-1004, 3:4-9, 3:24-4:14, 9:19-21,
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`11:12-19; APPLE-1003, ¶39.
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`“portable electronic device”
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`“portable switching device”
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`APPLE-1004, FIG. 1a (annotated)
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`A headset was a well-known type of portable device by the time of the ’020
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`patent. APPLE-1003, ¶¶40-41 (citing APPLE-1024-1025). Bohbot confirms the
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`POSITA’s understanding by describing that the headset is a detachable part of “a
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`miniature communication device”1 with reduced weight and size that
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`“can...be...hung on a bag, clipped to a shoulder strap, or to any other object” (FIG.
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`1a above) and is “not...too bulky or too heavy” so that it can be placed on a user’s
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`ear during a telephone conversation (FIG. 1b below). APPLE-1004, 4:22-27, 6:16-
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`19, 9:22-10:1. Gundlach also describes “a portable...headset.” APPLE-1005,
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`[0004]. Patent Owner could not reasonably contest this mapping because it is
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`consistent with Patent Owner’s infringement allegations. APPLE-1100, ¶109.
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`“portable switching device”
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`“portable electronic device”
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`APPLE-1004, FIG. 1b (annotated)
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`Bohbot’s headset also corresponds to a “switching device” as that term
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`would have been understood by a POSITA in light of the ’020 patent specification.
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`APPLE-1003, ¶42. While the ’020 patent specification does not expressly define
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`the term “switching device,” it does indicate that its “switching device”
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`encompasses a device that, when detected to be in close proximity to a portable
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`electronic device, causes that portable electronic device to switch from one state to
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`another. APPLE-1001, 3:49-4:17, 11:53-63, 17:45-48, 17:64-18:8, 20:4-13.
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`In Bohbot, “when the detachable headset is in contact with the primary
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`module,” power is transmitted from a main power storage device of the primary
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`module to a secondary power storage device of the headset. APPLE-1004, 6:22-
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`7:1, 14:12-18. “Thus, the headset recharges automatically as soon as it is attached
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`to the [primary module].” APPLE-1004, 7:2-3. As such, Bohbot’s headset is a
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`“switching device” as that term would be understood in the context of the ’020
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`patent because, when it is connected to and, hence, in close proximity to the
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`primary module (portable electronic device), the main power storage device of the
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`primary module transitions, i.e., switches, from one state to another, namely from a
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`state where the main power storage device of the primary module is inactive and
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`not transmitting power to the secondary power storage device of the headset, to a
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`state where the main power storage device of the primary module is active and
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`transmitting power to the secondary power storage device of the headset. APPLE-
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`1003, ¶43.
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`Additionally, the primary module includes data storage unit that receives
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`data “when the detachable [headset] is in contact with the primary module.”
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`APPLE-1004, 7:16-27, 14:19-24. Also here, Bohbot’s headset is a “switching
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`device” as that term would be understood within the context of the ’020 patent
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`because, when it is connected to and, hence, in close proximity to the primary
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`module (portable electronic device), the data storage unit of the primary module
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`transitions, i.e., switches, from one state to another, namely from a state where the
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`data storage unit of the primary module is inactive and not receiving data to a state
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`where the data storage unit of the primary module is active and receiving data from
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`the headset. APPLE-1003, ¶44.
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`Bohbot also describes an example with respect to FIG. 2 (below) where the
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`primary module includes a microphone 25 and the headset includes a microphone
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`26. APPLE-1004, 10:10-19. Bohbot explains that this configuration allows the
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`user “to wear the entire device 16 on his/her ear.” APPLE-1004, 10:15-19. To
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`accommodate this, the headset 20 also includes a speaker 27 that is exposed when
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`the headset 20 is attached to the primary module 18, as shown in FIG. 2:
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`speaker
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`microphone
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`microphone
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`APPLE-1004, FIG. 2 (annotated)
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`In the FIG. 2 example, “the miniature device comprises[ a unit] to detect the
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`presence of the detachable headset 20 on the primary module 18,” which “make it
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`possible...to activate either of the microphones 25 and 26.” APPLE-1004, 10:20-
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`11:4, 6:8-9. With the “headset detached[,] microphone 25 [is] off and microphone
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`26 [is] on” and with the “headset not detached[,] microphone 25 [is] on and
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`microphone 26 [is] off.” Id. Bohbot’s headset is a “switching device” as that term
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`would be understood within the context of the ’020 patent because, when it is
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`detected to be present on the primary module (portable electronic device), the
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`microphone 25 in the primary module transitions, i.e., switches, from an off state
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`to an on state, while the microphone 26 in the headset transitions, i.e., switches,
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`from an on state to an off state. APPLE-1003, ¶¶45-46.
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`Bohbot contemplates a communication device that includes the components
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`described in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. APPLE-1004, 9:1-2, 13:1-16, 14:9-11. A
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`POSITA would have understood or at least found it obvious that Bohbot’s FIG. 3
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`communication device also includes a unit to detect the presence of the headset on
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`the primary module, a microphone in the headset that turns off when the headset is
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`attached to the primary module and turns on when the headset is detached from
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`the primary module, and a microphone in the primary module that turns on when
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`the headset is attached to the primary module and turns off when the headset is
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`detached from the primary module. APPLE-1004, 10:20-11:4, 6:8-9; APPLE-
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`1003, ¶¶47-48.
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`A POSITA would have also found it obvious to configure the speaker of
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`Bohbot’s FIG. 3 headset so that it is exposed when the headset is attached to the
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`primary module to allow the user “to wear the entire device...on his/her ear.”
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`APPLE-1004, 10:15-19; APPLE-1003, ¶49. The figures below show an example
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`of the system with the microphones:
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`Bohbot’s FIG. 3 communication device modified in
`view of FIG. 2 (“system”) with headset separated from primary module
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`“portable switching
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`first
`side
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`second
`side
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`magnet
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`speaker
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`ferromagnetic
`material
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`blade
`contactors
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`blade
`contactors
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`microphone
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`microphone
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`Bohbot’s FIG. 3 communication device modified in
`view of FIG. 2 (“system”) with headset attached to primary module
`“portable electronic
`device”
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`speaker
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`“portable
`switching
`device”
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`microphone
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`A POSITA would have been motivated and found it obvious to supplement
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`Bohbot’s FIG. 3 based on the teachings of Bohbot’s FIG. 2 to give the user greater
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`flexibility in participating in telephone calls and to manage the use of the two
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`microphones to prevent feedback during a telephone call. APPLE-1004, 10:20-
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`11:4, 6:8-9. Specifically, a POSITA would have found it convenient to use the
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`headset alone to participate in telephone calls by having a separate microphone in
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`the headset to avoid having to be in close proximity to the microphone in the
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`primary module during calls. Indeed, when the primary module is attached to a
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`bag in which is found the user’s mobile phone, the user may detach the headset and
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`walk away from the bag while still being within Bluetooth range without
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`compromising the quality of the user’s spoken audio by having the microphone
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`located in the headset close to the user’s head, rather than located relatively far
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`away at the primary module attached to the user’s bag. APPLE-1004, 10:8-11:6,
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`1:17-20, 2:25-3:3; APPLE-1003, ¶50.
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`Bohbot’s primary module is a portable electronic device because it is a part
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`of “a miniature communication device” with reduced weight and size that
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`“can...be attached to a bag, a shoulder strap, or any other object” (FIGS. 1a and 1b
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`above). APPLE-1004, 4:22-27, 6:16-19, 9:22-10:1; APPLE-1003, ¶51. Bohbot’s
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`primary module includes a suite of electronic components (e.g., microphone,
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`power storage