`U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081
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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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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.,
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`STRATOSAUDIO, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2021-00721
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`PATENT OWNER’S OBJECTIONS TO PETITIONER’S EVIDENCE
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1), Patent Owner, StratosAudio, Inc.
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`(“Patent Owner”) hereby objects to the admissibility of exhibits to the petition
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`(“Petition” or “Pet.”) for inter partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent 8,166,081 filed
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`by Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., (“Petitioner”). Patent Owner’s
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`objections are based on the Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”) and relevant case
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`law, as set forth below.
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`Exhibit 1003
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`Patent Owner objects to Exhibit 1003 to the extent it relies on any exhibit
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`that is later deemed inadmissible (including Exhibits 1006, 1007, and 1008,
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`discussed below) under FRE 401-402 (relevance) and FRE 403 (probative value
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`outweighed by prejudice, confusing of issues, wasting time). See, e.g., In re
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`Nuvasive, 842 F.3d 1376, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (defining substantial evidence
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`as “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to
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`support a conclusion”); SK Innovation Co., Ltd. v. Celgard, LLC, IPR2014-00679,
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`Paper 58, at 49 (PTAB Sept. 25, 2015) (granting a motion to exclude because the
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`challenged exhibits were not cited in the IPR); Shimano, Inc. v. Globeride, Inc.,
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`IPR2015-00273, Paper 40, at 27-28 (PTAB June 16, 2016) (excluding exhibits
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`because the proffering party did not rely on those exhibits).
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`Exhibit 1006
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`Patent Owner objects to the admissibility of Exhibit 1006 under FRE 801-
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`802 (hearsay) and FRE 901 (authentication). In particular, Exhibit 1006 is not
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`testimony. Petitioner offers statements in this document, namely the alleged date
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`shown thereon, to prove the truth of the matter asserted (date of public
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`accessibility). See, e.g., Pet. iv. Petitioner has not established Exhibit 1006 as self-
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`authenticating, nor has Petitioner authenticated this document as required by FRE
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`901. See, e.g., TRW Automotive U.S. LLC v. Magna Elecs. Inc., IPR2014-01347,
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`Paper 25 at 10-12 (PTAB Jan. 6, 2016) (granting motion to exclude exhibit that
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`was not self-authenticating and was not shown to be authentic).
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`Exhibit 1007
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`Patent Owner objects to the admissibility of Exhibit 1007 under FRE 801-
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`802 (hearsay) and FRE 901 (authentication). In particular, Exhibit 1007 is not
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`testimony. Petitioner offers statements in this document, namely the alleged date
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`shown thereon, to prove the truth of the matter asserted (date of public
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`accessibility). See, e.g., Pet. iv. Petitioner has not established Exhibit 1007 as self-
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`authenticating, nor has Petitioner authenticated this document as required by FRE
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`901. See, e.g., TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Paper 25 at 10-12 (granting motion to
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`exclude exhibit that was not self-authenticating and was not shown to be
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`Exhibit 1008
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`Patent Owner objects to the admissibility of Exhibit 1008 under FRE 801-
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`802 (hearsay) and FRE 901 (authentication). In particular, Exhibit 1008 is not
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`testimony. Petitioner offers statements in this document, namely the alleged date
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`shown thereon, to prove the truth of the matter asserted (date of public
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`accessibility). See, e.g., Pet. iv, 64-65. Petitioner has not established Exhibit 1008
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`as self-authenticating, nor has Petitioner authenticated this document as required
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`by FRE 901. See, e.g., TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Paper 25 at 10-12 (granting
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`motion to exclude exhibit that was not self-authenticating and was not shown to be
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`authentic).
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`Dated: November 5, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/John Scheibeler/
`John Scheibeler
`Reg. No. 35,346
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`WHITE & CASE LLP
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`John Scheibeler, Reg. No. 35,346
`White & Case LLP
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`Jonathan Lamberson, Reg. No. 57,352
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`Hallie Kiernan (pro hac vice pending)
`White & Case LLP
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent Owner’s
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`Objections to Petitioner’s Evidence Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1) was served
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`on November 5, 2021, by filing this document through the PTAB E2E System, as
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`well as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the following attorneys of record
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`for Petitioner:
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`Eric S. Lucas (Reg. No. 76,434)
`David J. Cooperberg (Reg. No. 63,250)
`Mark A. Hannemann (pro hac vice)
`Thomas R. Makin (pro hac vice)
`Shearman & Sterling LLP
`599 Lexington Ave.
`New York, NY 10022
`Phone: (212) 848-7696
`VW-Stratos@Shearman.com
`Eric.Lucas@Shearman.com
`David.Cooperberg@Shearman.com
`Mark.Hannemann@Shearman.com
`Thomas.Makin@Shearman.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/John Scheibeler/
`John Scheibeler
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