UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and
`CENTRAL SECURITY GROUP – NATIONWIDE, INC.,
`Petitioners
`v.
`UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY, LP,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case: IPR2021-01355
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999
`____________
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`PETITIONERS’ REPLY BRIEF
`
`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and
`CENTRAL SECURITY GROUP – NATIONWIDE, INC.,
`Petitioners
`v.
`UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY, LP,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case: IPR2021-01355
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999
`____________
`
`PETITIONERS’ REPLY BRIEF
`
`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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` Page(s)
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`Cases
`Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew,
`880 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ............................................................................ 2
`Vectra Fitness, Inc. v. TNWK Corp.,
`162 F.3d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 1998) ............................................................................ 1
`Statutes
`35 U.S.C. § 253(a) ..................................................................................................... 1
`Other Authorities
`37 C.F.R. § 1.321(a) ................................................................................................... 1
`37 C.F.R. § 42.25(a)(1) .............................................................................................. 2
`37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) .................................................................................................. 2
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`i
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`
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`LIST OF EXHIBITS
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`Exhibit
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`EX1001
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`Short Name
`
`Description
`
`999 Patent
`
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,99
`
`EX1002
`
`999 File History File History of U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999
`
`EX1003
`
`Jeffay
`Declaration
`
`Declaration of Kevin Jeffay under 37 C.F.R.
`§1.68
`
`EX1004
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`Jeffay CV
`
`Curriculum Vitae of Kevin Jeffay
`
`EX1005
`
`Provisional Patent Application No.
`60/522,887 File History
`
`EX1006
`
`335 File History U.S. Patent No. 6,990,335 File History
`
`EX1007
`
`397 File History U.S. Patent No. 7,257,397 File History
`
`EX1008
`
`532 File History U.S. Patent No. 7,668,532 File History
`
`EX1009
`
`823 File History U.S. Patent No. 7,643,823 File History
`
`EX1010
`
`935 File History U.S. Patent No. 8,064,935 File History
`
`EX1011
`
`655 File History U.S. Patent No. 9,602,655 File History
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`EX1012
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`EX1013
`
`EX1014
`
`EX1015
`
`Motion
`
`CPS Energy’s Motion to Dismiss
`
`Complaint
`
`Complaint for Patent Infringement
`
`Zatkovich
`Declaration
`
`Declaration of Ivan Zatkovich
`
`Ubiquitous’ Response to CPS Energy’s
`Motion to Dismiss
`
`EX1016
`
`Oinonen
`
`U.S. Patent No. 6,275,710 (Oinonen)
`
`ii
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`
`
`Exhibit
`
`Short Name
`
`Description
`
`EX1017
`
`Bielski
`
`EX10181
`
`Wu
`
`European Patent Application No. 1391861
`(Bielski)
`
`System integration of WAP and SMS for
`home network system (Wu)
`
`EX1019
`
`EX1020
`
`EX1021
`
`EX1022
`
`Reserved
`
`Reserved
`
`Ehlers
`
`U.S. Patent Pub. 2004/0117330 (Ehlers)
`
`Menard
`
`U.S. Patent Pub. 2002/0177428 (Menard)
`
`Reserved
`
`Reserved
`
`EX1023
`
`Whitley
`
`WIPO Publication No. 99/49680
`(PCT/US99/06429) (Whitley)
`
`Song
`
`SMS
`Specification
`
`U.S. Patent No. 6,393,297 (Song)
`Universal Mobile Telecommunications
`System (UTMS); Technical realization of the
`Short Message Service (SMS) (3G TS
`23.040 version 3.5.0 Release 1999)
`Reserved
`Home Appliance Control System Over
`Bluetooth with a Cellular Phone (Kanma)
`Lee Declaration Statutory Declaration of Rupert Lee
`
`Reserved
`
`Kanma
`
`EX1024
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`EX1025
`
`EX1026
`
`EX1027
`
`EX1028
`
`EX1029
`
`EX1030
`
`EX1031
`
`Hall-Ellis
`Declaration
`
`Declaration of Dr. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis
`
`Dr. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis CV
`Library Catalog: MARC Record – Computer
`Networks
`
`1
`
`All citations to EX1018 are to the publication’s page numbering.
`
`iii
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`
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`Exhibit
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`EX1032
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`EX1033
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`EX1034
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`EX1035
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`EX1036
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`EX1037
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`EX1038
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`EX1039
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`EX1040
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`EX1041
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`EX1042
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`EX1043
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`EX1044
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`EX1045
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`EX1046
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`Short Name
`
`Wu
`
`Zatkovich
`Deposition I
`
`Zatkovich
`Deposition II
`
`Suzuki
`
`Yamashita
`
`Tessier
`
`Description
`OCLC Bibliographic Database: MARC
`Record – Computer Networks
`Library of Congress Authorities: MARC
`Record – “Computer networks $v
`Periodicals” sh2008101495
`Library of Congress Authorities: MARC
`Record – “Integrated services digital
`networks $v Periodicals” sh86000852
`Library of Congress Authorities: MARC
`Record – “Integrated services digital
`networks $v Periodicals” sh85099890
`Library of Congress Authorities: MARC
`Record – “Telecommunication system $v
`Periodicals” sh2010115961
`Library of Congress Authorities: MARC
`Record – “Digital communications $v
`Periodicals” sh85037972
`System integration of WAP and SMS for
`home network system (Wu)
`Dictionary of Electrical and Computer
`Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 2004
`Zatkovich Deposition Transcript – July 7,
`2020
`
`Zatkovich Deposition Transcript – July 8,
`2020
`Order Denying CPS Energy Motion to
`Dismiss
`Complaint for Patent Infringement of U.S.
`Patent No. 10,344,999
`Japanese Patent Application No.
`2002247657
`U.S. Patent No. 6,909,891
`
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0194456
`
`iv
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`
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`Exhibit
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`EX1047
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`EX1048
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`EX1049
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`EX1050
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`EX1051
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`EX1052
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`EX1053
`
`EX1054
`
`Short Name
`
`Description
`16/503,883 Application File History
`
`17/183,782 Application File History
`
`CSG Complaint for Patent Infringement of
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999
`CSG Complaint for Patent Infringement of
`U.S. Patent Nos. 8,064,935 and 9,602,655
`Affidavit of Anita M. C. Spieth in Support of
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
`Affidavit of John C. Calhoun in Support of
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission
`Transcript of Hearing (05-06-2022)
`
`May 5, 2022 Correspondence Between S.
`Benjamin Pleune and Charles Shamoon
`
`v
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`
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`On August 6, 2021, Petitioners filed a Petition requesting Inter Partes Review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999 (the “’999 Patent”). IPR2021-01355, Paper 1. The
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`’999 Patent has 25 claims. Exhibit 1001. Prior to the Board’s institution decision,
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`Patent Owner disclaimed claims 15-24 of the ’999 Patent under 37 C.F.R. §1.321(a).
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`Exhibit 2001.
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`On February 15, 2022, the Board ordered institution of inter partes review for
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`the remaining claims, namely, claims 1–14 and 25. Paper 12. Subsequently, on May
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`6, 2022, Patent Owner indicated that it intended to disclaim all remaining claims and
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`in fact did disclaim claims 1–14 and 25 under 37 C.F.R. § 1.321(a). Paper 21; see
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`also Paper 22 at 3 (“Mr. McDonough stated that a Response to the Petition would
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`not be filed, instead, a disclaimer of all remaining challenged claims would be timely
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`filed. Mr. Shamoon indicated that he had directed the filing of such disclaimer.”);
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`Ex. 1053, 15:10-22. Accordingly, all claims of the ’999 Patent are disclaimed. 35
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`U.S.C. § 253(a); see also Vectra Fitness, Inc. v. TNWK Corp., 162 F.3d 1379, 1382
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`(Fed. Cir. 1998) (holding that a § 253 disclaimer is immediately “recorded” on the
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`date that the Office receives a disclaimer meeting requirements of 37 C.F.R. §
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`1.321(a) and that no further action is required in the Office). Because Patent Owner
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`did not file a Response to the Institution Decision and because all claims have been
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`disclaimed, at this time, Petitioners are not addressing the merits or the Institution
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`Decision.
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`In view of Patent Owner’s disclaimer of all remaining claims and
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`abandonment of the proceedings, Petitioners filed a Request for Adverse Judgment
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`on June 1, 2022. Paper 24. Petitioners requested adverse judgement because 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.73(b) expressly permits the Board to enter adverse judgment where a
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`patent owner cancels claims post-institution. Additionally, the Federal Circuit’s
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`decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, 880 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2018), held that
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`the Board has authority under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) to enter adverse judgment where,
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`as here, a patent owner cancels claims preinstitution. This Request remains
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`unopposed by Patent Owner – despite Patent Owner acknowledging the motion and
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`the relief being sought by Petitioner (Exhibit 1054) – and the deadline to oppose has
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`long since passed. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.25(a)(1) (“An opposition is due one month
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`after service of the motion.”).
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`Accordingly, Petitioners respectfully request that the Board terminate the
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`current proceedings and enter adverse judgment against claims 1–25.
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`August 26, 2022
`Date
`
`
`By /S. Benjamin Pleune/
`S. Benjamin Pleune (Reg. No. 52,421)
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`CERTIFICATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.24
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.24(d), I certify that this reply complies with the
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`type-volume limits of 37 C.F.R. §42.24(c)(l) because it contains 409 words,
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`according to the word-processing system used to prepare this petition, excluding the
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`parts of this petition that are exempted by 37 C.F.R. §42.24(c) (including the table
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`of contents, a table of authorities, a listing of facts which are admitted, a certificate
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`of service or this certificate word count, and appendix of exhibits).
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`August 26, 2022
`Date
`
`
`By /S. Benjamin Pleune/
` S. Benjamin Pleune (Reg. No. 52,421)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONERS’
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`REPLY BRIEF was served electronically on August 26, 2022 on counsel of record
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`for Patent Owner as follows:
`
`Lead Counsel
`
`
`
`Backup Counsel
`
`C. Matthew Rozier
`Rozier Hardt McDonough PLLC
`2590 Walnut Street, Suite 10
`
`Denver, Colorado 80205
`Phone: 720-820-3006
`
`Email: matt@rhmtrial.com
`
`James F. McDonough, III
`Rozier Hardt McDonough PLLC
`3621 Vinings Slope SE, Suite 4300
`Atlanta, Georgia 30339
`Phone: 470-480-9505
`Email: jim@rhmtrial.com
`
`August 26, 2022
`Date
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`
`
`
`/S. Benjamin Pleune/
`By
` S. Benjamin Pleune (Reg. No. 52,421)
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