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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`EPIC GAMES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INGENIOSHARE, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 10,142,810
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`Case IPR2022-00202
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`SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DR. KEVIN ALMEROTH
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(2)
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`Epic Games Ex. 1038
`Epic Games v. IngenioShare
`IPR2022-00202 p. 1
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`Exhibit
`No.
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`1001
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`1002
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`1003
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`1004
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`1005
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`1006
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`1007
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`1008
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`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
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`1017
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`1018
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`1019
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`LIST OF EXHIBITS
`Description
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,142,810
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`File History of U.S. Patent No. 10,142,810
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`Declaration of Dr. Kevin Almeroth in Support of Inter Partes Review
`of U.S. Patent No. 10,142,810
`Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Kevin Almeroth
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`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/527,565
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`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/689,686
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`U.S. Patent Application 2002/0116461 (“Diacakis”)
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`U.S. Patent Application 2004/0001480 (“Tanigawa”)
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,428,580 (“Hullfish”)
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`Patent Owner’s Infringement Contentions
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`Texas Litigation Proposed Scheduling Order
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`Fourteenth Supplemental Order Regarding Court Operations Under
`the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic
`Judge Albright’s Standing Order re Inter-District Transfer
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`Kurose, J. and Ross, K., Computer Networking: A Top-Down
`Approach Feature the Internet (2000)
`Kuehn, S., A Play Theory Analysis of Computer-Mediated
`Telecommunication (Apr. 20, 1990)
`Telecomputing in Japan
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`Hernandez, R., ECPA and Online Computer Privacy (1988)
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`Miller, A., Applications of Computer Conferencing to Teacher
`Education and Human Resource Development (1991)
`Benimoff, N. and Burns, M., Multimedia User Interfaces for
`Telecommunications Products and Services (1993)
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`Epic Games Ex. 1038
`Epic Games v. IngenioShare
`IPR2022-00202 p. 2
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`Exhibit
`No.
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`1020
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`1021
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`1022
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`1023
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`1024
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`1025
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`1026
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`1027
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`1028
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`1029
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`1030
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`1031
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`1032
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`1033
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`1034
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`1035
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`1036
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`1037
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`1038
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`Description
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`Falconer, W. and Hooke, J., Telecommunications Services in the
`Next Decade (1986)
`Hine, N.A., et al., An Adaptable User Interface to a Multimedia
`Telecommunications Conversation Service for People with
`Disabilities (1995)
`Bazaios, A., et al., Multimedia Architecture Offering Open Distance
`Learning Services over Internet
`Stein, J., et al., Chat and Instant Messaging Systems (2002)
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`U.S. Patent Application 2002/ 0183114 (“Takahashi”)
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,241,612 (“Heredia”)
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`U.S. Patent Application 2003/0216178 (“Danieli”)
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`International Patent Application WO 01/45343 (“Davies”)
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`Grinter, R. and Palen, L., Instant Messaging in Teen Life (2002)
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`File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,729,688
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`File History of U.S. Patent No. 8,744,407
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`File History of U.S. Patent No. 9,204,268
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`File History of U.S. Patent No. 9,736,664
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,142,810 Claim Listing
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`Patil, S. and Kobsa, A., The Challenges in Preserving Privacy in
`Awareness Systems (2003)
`Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 2779 (Instant
`Messaging/Presence Protocol Requirements) (2000)
`Declaration of Yimeng Dou Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(2)
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`Declaration of Jennifer A. Babbitt Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(2)
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`Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Kevin Almeroth Pursuant to 37
`C.F.R. 42.64(b)(2)
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`Epic Games Ex. 1038
`Epic Games v. IngenioShare
`IPR2022-00202 p. 3
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`I, Dr. Kevin C. Almeroth, hereby declare as follows:
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`I have been retained as an expert witness on behalf of Epic Games, Inc.
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`(“Epic Games” or “Petitioner”) to offer technical opinions in connection with the
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`above-captioned Petition for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No.
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`10,142,810 (“the ’810 Patent”). I previously submitted a declaration containing my
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`technical opinions, which I incorporate by reference here, including my discussion
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`of the technological background of the ’810 Patent. Ex. 1003, ¶¶ 47–57; see
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`generally id.
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`I understand that Patent Owner has objected to the authenticity of
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`certain exhibits that I cited in my initial declaration. Specifically, I understand that,
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`among other objections, Patent Owner has objected to the authenticity of Exhibits
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`1014–1023, 1028, 1034, and 1035. I submit this declaration as supplemental
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`evidence under 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2).
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`Exhibits 1014 (Kurose and Ross) and 1021 (Hine) are chapters of books
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`covering technical subject matter. In my initial declaration, I used these exhibits to
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`show what a POSITA would have known at the time of the ’810 Patent. See Ex.
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`1003, ¶¶ 47–57. As an expert, I routinely rely on these types of books in rendering
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`my opinions, including opinions related to patent invalidity.
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`Exhibits 1015 (Kuehn), 1018 (Cruz), 1022 (Bazaios), and 1028
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`(Grinter) are papers presented at technical conferences. In my initial declaration, I
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`used them to show what a POSITA would have known at the time of the ’810 Patent.
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`See Ex. 1003, ¶¶ 47–57. As an expert, I routinely rely on these types of conference
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`papers in rendering my opinions, including opinions related to patent invalidity.
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` Exhibits 1016 (Telecomputing in Japan), 1017 (Hernandez), 1019
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`(Benimoff), 1020 (Falconer), 1023 (Stein), and 1034 (Patil) are scholarly articles
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`published in journals. In my initial declaration, I used them to show what a POSITA
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`would have known at the time of the ’810 Patent. See Ex. 1003, ¶¶ 47–57. As an
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`expert, I routinely rely on these types of articles in rendering my opinions, including
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`opinions related to patent invalidity.
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`As I previously explained, Exhibit 1035 is an RFC (or “request for
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`comments”) authored by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). See Ex. 1003,
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`¶ 49. The IETF develops standards documents that define protocols governing the
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`Internet, including TCP, IP, HTTP, and SMTP. See id. In my initial declaration, I
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`used the RFC to show what a POSITA would have known at the time of the ’810
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`Patent. See Ex. 1003, ¶¶ 47–57, 212–14. As an expert, I routinely rely on these
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`types of standards documents in rendering my opinions, including opinions related
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`to patent invalidity—especially in cases involving communications standards or
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`protocols.
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`Date: June 21, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Kevin C. Almeroth, Ph.D.
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