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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner.
`
`v.
`
`KOSS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`
`Case No. IPR2022-00188
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.1 et seq.
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`4.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`MANDATORY NOTICES ........................................................................................ 1
`A.
`Real Party-In-Interest – §42.8(b)(1) ...................................................... 1
`B.
`Related Matters – §42.8(b)(2) ............................................................... 1
`1.
`United States Patent & Trademark Office .................................. 1
`2.
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 2
`3.
`United States District Court for
`the Western District of Texas ..................................................... 2
`United States District Court for
`the District of Massachusetts ...................................................... 2
`United States District Court for
`the Northern District of California .............................................. 3
`C.
`Counsel and Service Information – §42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4) .................. 3
`I.
`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 5
`II.
`CERTIFICATION OF STANDING ............................................................... 5
`III. GROUNDS ...................................................................................................... 5
`IV. OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 7
`A.
`Challenged Claims ................................................................................ 9
`B.
`POSA’s Skill ....................................................................................... 10
`C.
`Prosecution History ............................................................................. 10
`V. CLAIM INTERPRETATION ....................................................................... 11
`VI. GROUNDS FOR UNPATENTABILITY ..................................................... 12
`A. Grounds 1A-1D: Schrager-Goldstein Combinations .......................... 12
`1.
`Ground 1A: Claims 1-3, 5, 7, 9-11, 32-37, 39, 47, 49,
`51-57: Obvious Over Schrager in View of Goldstein ............... 12
`a.
`Schrager (Ex. 1101) ....................................................... 12
`b.
`Goldstein (Ex. 1026) .......................................................14
`c.
`Schrager-Goldstein Combination ...................................17
`d.
`Claim 1 ............................................................................21
`(1)
`[1A] A headphone assembly comprising .............21
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`(5)
`(6)
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`(7)
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`(8)
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`(9)
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`[1B] first and second earphones, wherein
`each of the first and second earphones
`comprises an acoustic transducer; and ................ 21
`[1C] an antenna for receiving wireless signals
`from a mobile, digital audio player via one or
`more ad hoc wireless communication links; ....... 22
`[1D] a wireless communication circuit
`connected to the antenna, wherein the
`wireless communication circuit is for
`receiving and transmitting wireless signals
`to and from the headphone assembly; ................. 25
`[1E] a processor; .................................................. 26
`[1F] a memory for storing firmware
`that is executed by the processor; ........................ 27
`[1G] a rechargeable battery for
`powering the headphone assembly; and .............. 27
`[1H] a microphone for picking up utterances
`by a user of the headphone assembly; and .......... 28
`[1I] wherein the headphone assembly is
`configured to play, by the first and second
`earphones, digital audio content transmitted
`by the mobile, digital audio player via the one
`or more ad hoc wireless communication links; ... 29
`(10) [1J] wherein the processor is configured
`to, upon activation of a user-control of the
`headphone assembly, initiate transmission
`of a request to a remote, network-connected
`server that is in wireless communication
`with the mobile, digital audio player; and ........... 30
`(11) [1K] wherein the headphone assembly is for
`receiving firmware upgrades transmitted
`from the remote, network-connected server. ....... 32
`Claim 2 ........................................................................... 32
`Claims 3, 5 ..................................................................... 33
`Claim 7 ........................................................................... 35
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`(2)
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`(3)
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`(4)
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`f.
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`(2)
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`Claim 9 ............................................................................35
`Claim 10 ..........................................................................36
`(1)
`[10A] The headphone assembly of claim
`1, wherein: the wireless communication
`circuit is located in the first earphone; and ..........36
`[10B] the headphone assembly further
`comprises a connection wire between
`the first and second earphones to carry
`the received digital audio content from
`the first earphone to the second earphone. ...........36
`j.
`Claim 11 ..........................................................................37
`k.
`Claim 32 ..........................................................................37
`l.
`Claims 33 and 49 ............................................................39
`m. Claim 34 ..........................................................................39
`n.
`Claim 35 ..........................................................................40
`o.
`Claims 36-37, 39 .............................................................40
`p.
`Claim 47 ..........................................................................41
`q.
`Claim 51 ..........................................................................42
`r.
`Claim 52 ..........................................................................42
`s.
`Claim 53 ..........................................................................44
`t.
`Claim 54 ..........................................................................45
`u.
`Claims 55-57 ...................................................................45
`Ground 1B: Claims 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 38, 40-41, 58-62:
`Obvious Over Schrager-Goldstein in View of Harada ............. 46
`a.
`Harada (Ex. 1098) ...........................................................46
`b.
`Schrager-Goldstein-Harada Combination ......................47
`c.
`Claim 4 ............................................................................49
`(1)
`[4A] The headphone assembly of claim 3,
`wherein: the mobile, digital audio player
`is a first digital audio source; ...............................49
`[4B] the headphone assembly transitions
`to play digital audio content received
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`2.
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`(2)
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`3.
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`wirelessly from a second digital audio
`source via a second wireless communication
`link based on, at least, a signal strength
`level for the second wireless communication
`link, where the second digital audio source
`is different from the first digital audio source. .... 49
`Claims 6, 8, 12-13, 38, 40-41 ........................................ 50
`d.
`Claim 58 ......................................................................... 50
`e.
`Claim 59-62 ................................................................... 51
`f.
`Ground 1C: Claims 14-16, 19, 21, 49-51: Obvious
`Over Schrager-Goldstein in View of Skulley ........................... 51
`a.
`Skulley (Ex. 1017) ......................................................... 51
`b.
`Schrager-Goldstein-Skulley Combination ..................... 51
`c.
`Claim 14 ......................................................................... 52
`d.
`Claims 15-16, 19, 21 ...................................................... 53
`e.
`Claims 49-51 .................................................................. 53
`Ground 1D: Claims 17-18, 20, 22: Obvious Over
`Schrager-Goldstein-Skulley in View of Harada ....................... 53
`B. Grounds 2A-2D: Rezvani-Rezvani Combinations .............................. 54
`1.
`Ground 2A: Claims 1-3, 5, 7, 9-11, 14-16,
`19, 21, 47, 49-53: Obvious Over Rezvani-875,
`Rezvani-446, Skulley in View of Hind ..................................... 55
`a.
`Rezvani-875 (Ex. 1016) ................................................. 55
`b.
`Rezvani-446 (Ex. 1097) ................................................. 58
`c.
`Skulley ........................................................................... 59
`d.
`Hind (Ex. 1019) ............................................................. 59
`e.
`Rezvani-Rezvani-Skulley-Hind Combination ............... 59
`f.
`Claim 1 ........................................................................... 63
`(1)
`[1A] A headphone assembly comprising ............ 63
`(2)
`[1B] first and second earphones .......................... 64
`(3)
`[1C] an antenna… ............................................... 65
`(4)
`[1D] a wireless communication circuit ............... 69
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`g.
`h.
`i.
`j.
`k.
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`(5)
`(6)
`(7)
`(8)
`(9)
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`[1E] a processor ................................................... 70
`[1F] a memory ..................................................... 71
`[1G] a rechargeable battery ................................. 73
`[1H] a microphone ............................................... 74
`[1I] …headphone…play[s]…digital audio
`content transmitted by the mobile, [DAP]…; ..... 74
`(10) [1J] …processor…initiate[s]…a request
`to a remote, network-connected server…; .......... 75
`(11) [1K] …headphone…receiv[es] firmware
`upgrades…from the…server. .............................. 77
`Claim 2 ........................................................................... 77
`Claims 3, 5 ..................................................................... 78
`Claim 7 ........................................................................... 79
`Claim 9 ........................................................................... 80
`Claim 10 ......................................................................... 80
`(1)
`[10A] ................................................................... 80
`(2)
`[10B] .................................................................... 80
`l.
`Claim 11 ......................................................................... 81
`m. Claim 14 ......................................................................... 81
`n.
`Claims 15-16, 19, 21 ...................................................... 82
`o.
`Claim 47 ......................................................................... 82
`p.
`Claims 49-51 .................................................................. 83
`q.
`Claim 52 ......................................................................... 83
`r.
`Claim 53 ......................................................................... 85
`Ground 2B: Claims 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 17-18,
`20, 22, 58-62: Obvious Over Rezvani-
`Rezvani-Skulley-Hind in View of Harada ................................ 86
`a.
`Harada ............................................................................ 86
`b.
`Rezvani-Rezvani-Skulley-Hind-Harada Combination .. 86
`c.
`Claim 4 ........................................................................... 88
`(1)
`[4A] ......................................................................89
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`3.
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`[4B] .......................................................................89
`(2)
`Claims 6, 8, 12-13, 17-18, 20, 22 ...................................90
`d.
`Claim 58 ..........................................................................90
`e.
`Claim 59-62 ....................................................................91
`f.
`Ground 2C: Claims 32-37, 39, 54-57: Obvious
`Over Rezvani-875, Rezvani-446, Hind, and Oh ....................... 91
`a.
`Oh (Ex. 1099) .................................................................91
`b.
`Rezvani-Rezvani-Hind-Oh Combination .......................93
`c.
`Claim 32 ..........................................................................95
`d.
`Claim 33 ..........................................................................95
`e.
`Claim 34 ..........................................................................95
`f.
`Claim 35 ..........................................................................97
`g.
`Claim 36-37, 39 ..............................................................98
`h.
`Claim 54 ..........................................................................98
`i.
`Claims 55-57 ...................................................................99
`Ground 2D: Claim 38, 40-41: Obvious Over
`Rezvani-Rezvani-Hind-Oh in View of Harada ......................... 99
`VII. NO BASIS FOR DISCRETIONARY DENIAL ......................................... 100
`VIII. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 101
`CLAIM LISTING .............................................................................. 104
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`35 U.S.C. § 102(b) ..................................................................................................... 3
`35 U.S.C. § 102(e)...................................................................................................... 3
`35 U.S.C. § 103 .......................................................................................................... 2
`35 U.S.C. § 314(a)..............................................................................................96, 99
`REGULATIONS
`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) ................................................................................................ 7
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a) ................................................................................................. 2
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0136446 (“Rezvani-446”)
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0229014 (“Harada”)
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`PCT/KR2006/000922 (PCT Publication No. WO 2006/098584A1)
`(“Oh”)
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0165720
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,072,686 (“Schrager”)
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0160820
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0197956
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0133734
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0204168
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0163358
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`Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic (C.J.
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`Thirteenth Supplemental Order Regarding Court Operations Under the
`Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic (C.J.
`Garcia) (Feb. 2, 2021)
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`Proposed Scheduling Order, Koss Corp. v. Bose Corp., 6:20-cv-00661, -
`00662 (D.I. 24) (W.D. Tex. Feb. 16, 2021)
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`Civil Docket, Koss Corp. v. Apple Inc., 6:20-cv-00665-ADA (W.D.
`Tex.) (as of March 16, 2021)
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`Civil Docket, Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., 4-20-cv-05504-JST (N.D. Cal.)
`(as of March 16, 2021)
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`Civil Docket, Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., 1-20-cv-12193-RGS (D. Mass.)
`(as of March 16, 2021)
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`Civil Docket, VLSI Tech. LLC v. Intel Corp., 1:19-cv-00977-ADA
`(W.D. Tex.) (as of March 1, 2021)
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`Plaintiff Koss Corporation’s Preliminary Infringement Contentions,
`Koss Corp. v. Bose Corp., 6:20-cv-00661 (W.D. Tex.)
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`(filed July 23, 2020)
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`Letter from Michael Pieja to Darlene F. Ghavimi re Conditional
`Stipulation dated November 15, 2021
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`MANDATORY NOTICES
`A. Real Party-In-Interest – §42.8(b)(1)
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. is the real party-in-interest.
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`B. Related Matters – §42.8(b)(2)
`1.
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`United States Patent & Trademark Office
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,469,934 (“the ’934 patent”) is a continuation of U.S.
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`Patent No. 10,368,155 (“the ’155 patent), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent
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`No. 10,206,025 (“the ’025 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,986,325 (“the ’325 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,729,959 (“the ’959 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,497,535 (“the ’535 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,438,987 (“the ’987 patent”), which is a continuation U.S. Patent No. 9,049,502
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`(“the ’502 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No. 8,571,544 (“the
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`’544 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No. 8,190,203 (“the
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`’203 patent”).
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`The following U.S. patents and patent applications claim the benefit of the
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`filing date of the ’934 patent:
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 10,491,982; 10,506,325; 10,848,850; 10,827,251;
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`10,848,851; 10,848,852; and 10,757,498.
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`U.S. Patent Application Nos. 17/070,295; 17/070,363; and 17/178,946.
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`2.
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`There is one pending inter partes review proceeding involving the ’934 patent:
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00592 (filed Mar. 2, 2021)
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` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00680 (filed Mar. 17, 2021).
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`There are several inter partes review proceedings involving patents related to the
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`’934 patent:
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` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00297, filed December 7, 2020,
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`challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,368,155 B2;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00305, filed December 15, 2020,
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`challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,506,325 B1;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00381, filed January 4, 2021,
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`challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,491,982 B1;
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` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00612, filed March 3, 2021,
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`challenging the ’025 patent;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2022-00053, filed October 15, 2021,
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`challenging the ’025 patent;
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` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00680, filed March 17, 2021,
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`challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,469,934 B2.
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`3.
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`United States District Court for
`the Western District of Texas
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`(i) Koss Corp. v. Bose Corporation, Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00661; (ii) Koss
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`Corp. v. PEAG LLC d/b/a JLab Audio, Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00662; (iii) Koss Corp.
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`v. Plantronics, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00663 (transferred to the U.S. District
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`Court for the Northern District of California on May 20, 2021); (iv) Koss Corp. v.
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`Skullcandy, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00664 (dismissed on March 31, 2021); (v)
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`Koss Corp. v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00665; (vi) Apple Inc. v. Koss
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`Corporation, Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00495.
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`4.
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`United States District Court for
`the District of Massachusetts
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`(i) Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, 1:20-cv-12193 (“Bose DJ”).
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`5.
`U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
`(i) Koss Corp. v. Skullcandy, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-00203.
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`6.
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`United States District Court for
`the Northern District of California
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`(i) Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-05504 (transferred to
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`the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on May 12, 2021); (ii) KOSS
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`Corporation v. Plantronics, Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-03854.
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`C. Counsel and Service Information – §42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4)
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`Lead Counsel
`Backup Counsel
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`W. Karl Renner, Reg. No. 41,265
`David L. Holt, Reg. No. 65,161
`Joel A. Henry, Reg. No. 72,970
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`Service
`Information
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`Please address all correspondence and service to the address
`listed above. Petitioner consents to electronic service by
`email at IPR50095-0018IP3@fr.com (referencing No.
`50095-0018IP1 and cc’ing PTABInbound@fr.com, axf-
`ptab@fr.com, holt2@fr.com, and jhenry@fr.com.
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`Post and hand delivery: Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
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`Telephone: 202-783-5070
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`Facsimile: 877-769-7945
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`A power of attorney is submitted with this petition. Counsel for Petitioner
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`consent to service of all documents via electronic mail.
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`Petitioner requests cancellation of claims 1-22, 32-41, 47, and 49-62.
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`On March 17, 2021, Bose Corporation filed IPR2021-00680 against ’934
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`patent. The Board granted institution on October 13, 2021, determining that
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`Bose’s grounds are “at least reasonably strong” and that “the current record shows
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`that the combination of Schrager and Goldstein and the combination of Rezvani-
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`446, Rezvani-875, Skulley, and Hind, would have rendered claim 1 obvious.”
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`Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00680, Pap. 15, 19 and 20.
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`This joinder petition is substantively identical to the Bose petition and is
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`being filed with a motion for joinder within the one-month period set by 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.122(b). As explained in the accompanying motion, joinder is in the
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`interests of justice, and should be granted in light of the Board’s precedent in
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`General Plastics and Apple Inc. v. Uniloc. Gen. Plastic Indus. Co. v. Canon
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`Kabushiki Kaisha, IPR2016-01