Mail Stop Interference
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria Va 22313-1450
`Tel: 571-272-4683
`Fax: 571-273-0042
`
`Paper 1
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`Filed: March 5, 2010
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
`AND INTERFERENCES
`
`Legal iGaming, Inc.
`Junior Party
`(Application 10/658,836;
`Inventors: Rolf E. Carlson and Michael W. Saunders),
`
`v.
`
`IGT
`Senior Party
`(Patent 7,168,089;
`Inventors: Binh T. Nguyen, Michael M. Oberberger and
`Gregory Hopkins Parrott).
`
`Patent Interference No. 105,747 (RES)
`(Technology Center 2400)
`
`DECLARATION - 37 CFR § 41.203(b)
`Part A. Declaration of interference
`An interference is declared (35 U.S.C. § 135(a)) between the above-
`identified parties. Details of the application and patent, count and claims
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`IGT EXHIBIT 2002
`Zynga v. IGT, IPR2022-00199
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`
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria Va 22313-1450
`Tel: 571-272-4683
`Fax: 571-273-0042
`
`Paper 1
`
`Filed: March 5, 2010
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
`AND INTERFERENCES
`
`Legal iGaming, Inc.
`Junior Party
`(Application 10/658,836;
`Inventors: Rolf E. Carlson and Michael W. Saunders),
`
`v.
`
`IGT
`Senior Party
`(Patent 7,168,089;
`Inventors: Binh T. Nguyen, Michael M. Oberberger and
`Gregory Hopkins Parrott).
`
`Patent Interference No. 105,747 (RES)
`(Technology Center 2400)
`
`DECLARATION - 37 CFR § 41.203(b)
`Part A. Declaration of interference
`An interference is declared (35 U.S.C. § 135(a)) between the above-
`identified parties. Details of the application and patent, count and claims
`
`1
`2
`3
`
`IGT EXHIBIT 2002
`Zynga v. IGT, IPR2022-00199
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`designated as corresponding to the count appear in Parts E and F of this
`DECLARATION.
`No papers may be filed in the involved application or patent file without
`authority of the board.1
`Part B. Judge managing the interference
`Administrative Patent Judge Richard E. Schafer has been designated to
`manage the interference. 37 CFR § 41.104(a).
`Part C. Standing order
`A Trial Section STANDING ORDER [SO] (Paper 2) accompanies this
`DECLARATION. The STANDING ORDER applies to this interference.
`Part D. Initial conference call
`A telephone conference call to discuss the interference is set for April 30,
`2010 at 4:00 p.m. (the Board will initiate the call).
`No later than two business days prior to the conference call, each party shall
`file and serve (SO ¶¶ 10.1 ¶ 105) a list of the motions (37 CFR § 41.120; 37 CFR §
`41.204; SO ¶¶ 104.2.1, 120 & 204) the party would like to file with a short
`explanation of the motion.
`No later than two business days prior to the conference call, each party shall
`file and serve (SO ¶¶ 10.1 & 105) a list of the motions (37 CFR §§ 41.120 &
`41.204; SO ¶¶ 104.2.1, 120 & 204) the party would like to file.
`The time periods for taking action during the motion phase are set in an
`order accompanying this declaration.
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`1 Any fees that are or become due may be paid.
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`Part E. Identification and order of the parties
`Junior Party
`
`Named inventors:
`Rolf E. Carlson
`
`
`
`
`Michael W. Saunders
`Involved Application:
`10/658,836 filed August 21, 2003
`Title:
`
`
`Universal Gaming Engine
`Assignee:
`
`
`Legal iGaming, Inc.
`Senior Party
`Binh T. Nguyen
`Michael M. Oberberger
`Gregory Hopkins Parrott
`7,168,089 based on Application 10/116,424
`filed April 3, 2002
`
`
`
`
`Named Inventors:
`
`
`Involved Patent:
`
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`
`
`Title:
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`17
`18
`19
`20
`21
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`
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`Secured Virtual Network in a Gaming
`Environment
`
`
`IGT
`
`
`Assignee:
`The senior party is assigned exhibit numbers 1001-1999. The junior party is
`assigned exhibit numbers 2001-2999. 37 CFR § 41.154(c)(1); SO ¶ 154.2.1. The
`senior party is responsible for initiating settlement discussions. SO ¶ 126.1.
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`Claims
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`Part F. Count and claims of the parties
`Count 1
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`The subject matter of Claim 1 or Claim 28 or Claim 52 or Claim 65 of
`
`
`Claim 84 or Claim 103 or Claim 123 of Patent 7,168,089.
`The claims of the parties are:
`Application: 10/658,836:
`
`29-32, 35-43, 49, 56-58,
`60-72, 93, 94, 96, 100,
`101, 103-106, 112, 113,
`115, 117, 119-124, 131,
`136, 144, 145, 151, 152,
`155, 157, 161, and 165-
`167
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`1-136
`Claims
`7,168,089:
`Patent:
`The claims of the parties which correspond to Count 1 are:
`Application: 10/658,836:
`Claims
`29-32, 35-43, 49, 56-58,
`60-72, 93, 94, 96, 100,
`101, 103-106, 112, 113,
`115, 117, 119-124, 131,
`136, 144, 145, 151, 152,
`155, 157, 161, and 165-
`167
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`1-136
`Claims
`7,168,089:
`Patent:
`The claims of the parties which do not correspond to Count 1 and are not
`involved in the interference are:
`None
`Claims
`Application: 10/658,836:
`None
`Claims
`Patent:
`7,168,089:
`The parties are accorded the following benefit for Count 1:
`Legal iGaming, Inc:
`None
`IGT:
`
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`None
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`Part G. Heading to be used on papers
`The following heading must be used on all papers filed in this interference,
`see SO ¶ 106.1.1:
`Filed on behalf of: Party @
`By: Counsel Name(s) @
`Address @
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`(@@@) @@@- @@@@ (facsimile)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
`AND INTERFERENCES
`_______________
`
`Legal iGaming, Inc.
`Junior Party
`(Application 10/658,836
`Inventors: Rolf E. Carlson and Michael W. Saunders),
`
`v.
`
`IGT
`Senior Party
`(Patent 7,168,089
`Inventors: Binh T. Nguyen, Michael M. Oberberger and
`Gregory Hopkins Parrott).
`
`Patent Interference No. 105,474 (RES)
`(Technology Center 2400)
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`Title of Paper
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`Part H. Order form for requesting file copies
`When requesting copies of files, use of SO Form 4 will greatly expedite
`processing of the request. Please attach a copy of Parts E and F of this
`DECLARATION with a hand-drawn circle around the patents and applications for
`which a copy of a file wrapper is requested.
`
`
`Enc:
`
`/Richard E. Schafer/
`Administrative Patent Judge
`
`Copy of STANDING ORDER
`Copy of claims of Application 10/658,836
`
`
`cc (via overnight delivery):
`
`Attorney for Legal iGaming:
`Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
`2040 Main Street
`Fourteenth Floor
`Irvine CA 92614
`
`
`Attorney for IGT:
`Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - IGT
`500 12th Street
`Suite 200
`Oakland CA 94607
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