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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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`ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`3SHAPE A/S,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2022-00144
`Patent RE48,221
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`PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION FOR
`INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITIONER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST
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`Description
`U.S. Patent No. RE48,221 to Öjelund et al.
` File History of U.S. Patent No. RE48,221 (“Prosecution
`History”)
`Declaration of Dr. Chandrajit Bajaj (“Bajaj Decl.”) in
`support of Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent
`No. RE48,221
`Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Chandrajit Bajaj
`Intentionally Left Blank
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0212756 to Marvit et al.
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Öjelund Provisional, U.S. Provisional Application No.
`61/420,138 (filed December 6, 2010)
`Giammanco et al., “Using 3D Laser Scanning Technology
`to Create Digital Models of Hailstones,” American
`Meteorological Society, July 2017.
`Ireland et al., “3D surface imaging in dentistry – what we
`are looking at,” British Dental Journal, Vol. 205, No. 7,
`October 11, 2008.
`U.S. Patent No. 6,485,413 to Boppart et al.
`Orhan H. Karatas and Ebubekir Toy, “Three-dimensional
`imaging techniques: A literature review,” European Journal
`of Dentistry, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2014.
`B. H. Broadbent, “A New X-Ray Technique and Its
`Application to Orthodontia,” The Angle Orthodontist, Vol.
`I, No. 2, February 4, 1931.
`Nathan S. Birnbaum and Heidi B. Aaronson, “Dental
`impressions using 3D digital scanners: virtual becomes
`reality,” Compend. Contin. Educ. Dent., Vol. 29, No. 8,
`October 2008; 494, 496, 498-505.
`U.S. Patent No. 5,131,844 to Marinaccio et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 6,592,371 to Durbin et al.
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`Exhibit No.
`1001
`1002
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`1003
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`1004
`1005
`1006
`1007
`1008
`1009
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`1010
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`1011
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`1012
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`1013
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`1014
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`1015
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`1016
`1017
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`Exhibit No.
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`1018
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`1019
`1020
`1021
`1022
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`1023
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`1024
`1025
`1026
`1027
`1028
`1029
`1030
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`1031
`1032
`1033
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`1034
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`1035
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`Description
`Hajeer et al., “Current Products and Practices Applications
`of 3D imaging in orthodontics: Part II,” Journal of
`Orthodontics, Vol. 31, No. 2, June 2004.
`U.S. Patent No. 5,722,412 to Pflugrath et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 6,645,148 to Nguygen-Dinh et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 5,181,181 to Glynn
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0092133 to Touma et al.
`Bornik et al., “A Hybrid User Interface for Manipulation of
`Volumetric Medical Data,” 3DUI ’06: IEEE Symposium
`on 3D User Interfaces, March 2006.
`U.S. Patent No. 6,227,850 to Chishti et al.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010/0009308 to Wen et al.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0110469 to Kopelman
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2012/0062557 to Dillon et al.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0031774 to Cinader, Jr.
`et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 9,329,675 to Öjelund et al.
`Inter Partes Review Certificate, U.S. Patent No. 9,329,675
`K1 to Öjelund et al.
`Final Written Decision for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
`Patent No. 9,329,675 in IPR2018-00197, May 29, 2019.
`U.S. Patent No. 4,342,227 to Petersen et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 5,563,343 to Shaw et al.
`Steele et al., “Bodies in motion: Monitoring daily activity
`and exercise with motion sensors in people with chronic
`pulmonary disease,” J. Rehabil. Res. Dev., Vol. 40, No. 5,
`Suppl. 2, October 2003.
`Hale et al., “Measuring free-living physical activity in
`adults with and without neurologic dysfunction with a
`triaxial accelerometer,” Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil., Vol.
`89, No. 9, September 2008.
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`Exhibit No.
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`1036
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`1037
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`1038
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`1039
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`1040
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`1041
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`1042
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`1043
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`1044
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`1045
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`1046
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`1047
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`Description
`Greg Welch and Eric Foxlin, “Motion Tracking: No Silver
`Bullet, but a Respectable Arsenal,” IEEE Computer
`Graphics and Applications, Vol. 22, No. 6, December 10,
`2002.
`Steven Nasiri, “A Critical Review of MEMS Gyroscopes
`Technology and Commercialization Status,” InvenSense,
`2005.
`Hannes Kaufmann, “Applications of Mixed Reality,”
`Thesis, Vienna University of Technology, May 27, 2009.
`Welch et al., “High-Performance Wide-Area Optical
`Tracking: The HiBall Tracking System,” Presence:
`Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, Vol. 10, No. 1,
`February 2001.
`Nintendo, “Introducing Wii MotionPlus, Nintendo’s
`upcoming accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote,”
`The Wayback Machine, July 14, 2008.
`Daniel Turner, “Hack: The Nintendo Wii,” MIT
`Technology Review, July 1, 2007.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0070684 to Haigh-
`Hutchinson
`Brad A. Myers, CRC Handbook of Computer Science and
`Engineering, 2d. Ed., Allen B. Tucker, January 27, 2003,
`“Graphical User Interface Programming”
`Foley et al., Introduction to Computer Graphics, Addison-
`Wesley, 1994, “Chapter 2.2: Basic Interaction Handling,”
`“Chapter 6: Viewing in 3D,” and “Chapter 8: Input
`Devices, Interaction Techniques, and Interaction Tasks.”
`Donald Hearn and M. Pauline Baker, Computer Graphics,
`2d. Ed., Prentice Hall, 1994, “Chapter 2: Overview of
`Graphics Systems,” “Chapter 8: Graphical User Interfaces
`and Interactive Input Methods,” and “Chapter 9: Three-
`Dimensional Concepts.”
`File History of U.S. Patent No. 9,329,675 (“’675
`Prosecution History”)
`3Shape A/S v. Align Technology, Inc., IPR2021-01383,
`Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No.
`10,728,519, August 20, 2021.
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`Exhibit No.
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`1048
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`1049
`1050-1104
`1105
`1106
`1107
`1108
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`Description
`Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant Align Technology,
`Inc.’s Stipulation Regarding IPR2022-00144 and IPR2022-
`00145, Case No. 6:20-cv-00979 (W.D. Tex.), December
`16, 2021.
`Confidential Settlement Agreement
`Intentionally Left Blank
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0020204 to Serra et al.
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0171220 to Kriveshko
`Intentionally Left Blank
`U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0237581 to Knighton et
`al.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R § 42.74 and the authorization provided by the Board
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`email of February 16, 2022, Petitioner Align Technology, Inc. (“Petitioner”)
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`requests termination of the proceeding and dismissal of the Petition filed in this
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`proceeding, IPR2022-00144, directed to U.S. Patent No. RE48,221 (the “’221
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`Patent”). The parties have met and conferred and Patent Owner does not oppose
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`this motion.
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`CERTIFICATION
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`Petitioner submits a true copy of any agreement or understanding (Exhibit
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`1049) between Petitioner and Patent Owner made in connection with, or in
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`contemplation of, the dismissal of the Petition for the proceeding under 37 CFR §
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`42.74(b) with this motion. Petitioner certifies that there are no other agreements,
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`oral or written, between the parties made in connection with, or in contemplation
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`of, the termination of this inter partes review proceeding.
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`STATUS OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner have resolved their disputes regarding the ’221
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`Patent, including both in this proceeding and Patent Owner’s assertion of the ’221
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`Patent in the related district court litigation, district court docket no. 6:20-cv-00979
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`(W.D. Tex.). The parties do not anticipate further litigation between them
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`concerning the ’221 Patent. The following related proceeding is currently before
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`9, 2022.
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`III. RELIEF REQUESTED
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`As authorized by the Board, Petitioner is contemporaneously filing: (i) this
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`motion to dismiss the Petition; (ii) a true copy of any agreement or understanding
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`(Exhibit 1049) between Petitioner and Patent Owner made in connection with, or
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`in contemplation of, the requested dismissal of the Petition; and (iii) a joint request
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`to treat the agreement as business confidential information and keep the agreement
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`(Exhibit 1049) separate from the file of the involved patent, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.74(c).
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`Petitioner requests that the Board terminate this proceeding in its entirety.
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`Termination is appropriate at this stage and in view of a settlement between
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(a) (“The Board … may grant,
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`deny, or dismiss any petition”). See also RSPCT Basketball Tech., Ltd. v. Pillar
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`Vision, Inc., IPR2021-00006, Paper 8 (PTAB Jan. 5, 2021); Palo Alto Networks,
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`Inc. v. Proven Networks, LLC, IPR2021-00596, Paper 8 (PTAB Aug. 10, 2021)
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`(terminating the proceeding and dismissing the petition in view of settlement prior
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`to issuance of institution decision). Good cause exists to terminate this proceeding
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`because (1) Petitioner and Patent Owner have resolved their disputes regarding the
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`’221 Patent; (2) this proceeding is still at an early stage because the Office has not
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`would thus serve the interests of preservation of Board resources as well as the
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`mutual interest of the parties.
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`Date: February 18, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C
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`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TYPE-VOLUME
`LIMITATION, TYPEFACE REQUIREMENTS, AND TYPE STYLE
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`This paper complies with the page limitation of 15 pages excluding
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`the parts exempted by 37 C.F.R. § 42.24.
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`This paper complies with the general format requirements of 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.6 and has been prepared using Microsoft® Word 2016 in 14 point
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`Times New Roman.
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`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`Date: February 18, 2022
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`1100 New York Avenue NW
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION FOR INTER PARTES
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`REVIEW was served electronically via e-mail on February 18, 2022 in its entirety
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`on the following counsel for Patent Owner. Exhibit 1049 was filed but not served
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`on February 18, 2022.
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`Todd R. Walters (Lead Counsel) todd.walters@bipc.com
`Roger H. Lee (Back-Up Counsel) roger.lee@bipc.com
`Andrew R. Cheslock (Back-up Counsel) andrew.cheslock@bipc.com
`BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
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`Date: February 18, 2022
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C
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`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`Attorney for Petitioner
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