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`Ryan P. O'Connor
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`T: 858 678 4358
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`September 18, 2024
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`VIA E-MAIL
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`Westman Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
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`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Phone: (612) 334-3222
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`Re:
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`Resonant Systems, Inc. d/b/a RevelHMI v. Apple Inc., 7:23-cv-00077 (W.D. Tex.)
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`Counsel:
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`Apple has filed an inter partes review (IPR) petition (IPR2024-00807) with the Patent Trial and
`Appeal Board (PTAB) to address the validity of claims 1-4 of U.S. Patent No. 8,860,337. The
`tables in attached Appendix A lists the grounds and references asserted in IPR2024-00807.
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`I write to inform you that Apple hereby stipulates that if the PTAB authorizes petitioner to enter
`this stipulation into evidence in IPR2024-00807 and institutes the proceeding, Apple will not
`pursue in the above-captioned litigation the same invalidity grounds raised (or any grounds that
`could have been raised) in IPR2024-00807 for any claim of the patent. Sotera Wireless, Inc. v.
`Masimo Corp., IPR2020-01019, Pap. 12 at 13-20 (PTAB Dec. 1, 2020) (precedential)
`(“Sotera”).
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`In so stipulating, Apple seeks to avoid multiple proceedings in different forums addressing the
`validity of the instituted claims based on the same grounds. Rather, through this stipulation,
`Apple expresses its intention to have only the PTAB address any grounds of invalidity of
`instituted claims that could have reasonably been raised in the IPR2024-00807 petition.
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`Pursuant to Sotera, Apple reserves the right to assert grounds in the District Court proceedings
`based on system art, either alone, or in combination with other prior art.1 For the sake of clarity
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`1 Apple notes that system art is not eligible for PTAB consideration in an IPR proceeding, and
`grounds based on system art either alone, or in combination with patent or printed publication
`prior art, could not have reasonably been raised before the PTAB in the IPR petitions. See 35
`U.S.C § 311(b). Further, discovery in the District Court proceedings is currently ongoing and
`Apple expects there to be additional materials and/or testimony relating to system art. For the
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`APPLE 1048
`Apple Inc. v. Resonant Systems, Inc.
`IPR2024-00807
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`and to avoid any doubt, if the PTAB declines to institute IPR2024-00807, Apple reserves the
`right to assert any and all grounds of invalidity in the District Court proceedings against the ’337
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`Sincerely,
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`/s/ Ryan P. O’Connor
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`Appendix A – Grounds and Prior Art References
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`Ground
`1
`2
`3A
`3B
`4A
`4B
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`Claims
`1-4
`1-4
`1, 2, 4
`2, 3, 4
`1, 2, 4
`2, 3, 4
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`§103
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`Wakuda, Ramsay
`Wakuda, Ramsay, Rossi, Aldrich
`Gregorio, Ramsay, Wakuda
`Gregorio, Ramsay, Tierling
`Gregorio, Ramsay, Wakuda, Rossi, Aldrich
`Gregorio, Ramsay, Tierling, Rossi, Aldrich
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`Reference
`Gregorio
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`Wakuda
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`Tierling
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`Ramsay
`Rossi
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`Aldrich
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`Date
`12/16/2008 (filed),
`11/30/2010 (published)
`2/28/2006
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`6/23/2005
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`11/27/2008
`11/7/1989
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`4/2008 (APPLE-1022)
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`Pre-AIA Section
`§102(e)
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`§102(b)
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`§102(b)
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`§102(a)
`§102(b)
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`§102(b)
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