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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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`NIKE, INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SHERRYWEAR LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2024-01128
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`Table of Authorities ............................................................................................... ix
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`Exhibit List Pursuant to 37 C.F.R § 42.63(E) ..................................................... xi
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`Listing of the Challenged Claims..........................................................................xv
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`I.
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`Introduction .................................................................................................... 1
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`II. Mandatory Notices......................................................................................... 4
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`A.
`B.
`C.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1): Real Parties-in-Interest .................................... 4
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2): Related Matters ............................................... 4
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) & (4): Lead and Back-Up Counsel and
`Service Information ............................................................................... 4
`III. Payment of Fees Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.103 ........................................ 5
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`IV. Certification of Standing Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104 .................................. 5
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`V. Overview of Challenge and Relief Requested ............................................. 5
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`VI. Summary of the ’800 ..................................................................................... 6
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`Technical Overview of U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800 ............................. 6
`A.
`Effective Priority Date of the Challenged Claims ................................ 8
`B.
`VII. OVERVIEW OF THE PRIOR ART .........................................................11
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`A.
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`B.
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`Spagna .................................................................................................11
`1.
`Overview of Spagna .......................................................11
`2.
`Spagna Is Prior Art to the ’800 .......................................12
`Rose .....................................................................................................12
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`1.
`Overview of Rose ...........................................................12
`Rose Is Prior Art to the ’800 ...........................................13
`2.
`Glass ....................................................................................................14
`1.
`Overview of Glass ..........................................................14
`2.
`Glass Is Prior Art to the ’800 ..........................................15
`VIII. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ..............................................................16
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`IX. Specific Grounds for the Petition ...............................................................16
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`c.
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`d.
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`A. Ground 1: Claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 Are Unpatentable Over
`Spagna. ................................................................................................16
`1.
`Claim 1 ............................................................................16
`a.
`“A pocket bra assembly comprising:” [1A] ...................16
`b.
`“a strap assembly including a chest strap and
`shoulder straps,” [1B] .....................................................17
`“the chest strap having a front portion configured
`to be positioned on a front of a user, and a back
`portion configured to be positioned on a back of
`the user,” [1C] .................................................................18
`“the shoulder straps each having a front portion
`configured to be positioned on the front of the
`user, and a back portion configured to be
`positioned on the back of the user;” [1D] .......................19
`“a bra portion, the bra portion configured to
`provide support and shape breasts of the user,”
`[1E] .................................................................................20
`“the strap assembly being attached to the bra
`portion whereby the strap assembly holds the bra
`portion to the user, with the chest strap extending
`from a first side of the bra portion towards the
`user’s back and extending from a second opposite
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`h.
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`i.
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`2.
`a.
`b.
`3.
`a.
`b.
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`4.
`a.
`b.
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`5.
`a.
`b.
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`side of the bra portion towards the user's back;”
`[1F]..................................................................................21
`“a back pocket formed entirely of stretchable
`fabric positioned on the back portion of at least
`one of the chest strap and shoulder straps,” [1G] ...........22
`“the back pocket having an opening formed that is
`biased in a closed position at rest, providing access
`to a pocket interior;” [1H] ..............................................24
`“and an item positioned within the back pocket.”
`[1I] ..................................................................................25
`Claim 2 ............................................................................26
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........26
`“wherein the bra is a sports bra.” [2A] ...........................26
`Claim 3 ............................................................................28
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........28
`“wherein the back pocket is positioned on the back
`portion of the chest strap.” [3A] .....................................28
`Claim 5 ............................................................................29
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........29
`“wherein the back portion of each of the shoulder
`straps join together to form a central area, the back
`pocket positioned on the central area.” [5A] ..................29
`Claim 7 ............................................................................30
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........30
`“wherein the back pocket is formed by a patch
`connected to the back portion of the at least one of
`the chest strap and shoulder straps by stitching
`about a part of a perimeter of the patch, a gap in
`the stitching leaving a portion of the perimeter of
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`6.
`a.
`b.
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`the patch unattached, thereby forming an opening
`providing access to the pocket interior formed by
`the patch.” [7A] ..............................................................30
`Claim 10 ..........................................................................32
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 7” [Preamble] .........32
`“wherein the opening is formed adjacent to a top
`of the patch.” [10A] ........................................................32
`Ground 2: Claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 Are Unpatentable Over
`Rose. ....................................................................................................33
`1.
`Claim 1 ............................................................................33
`a.
`“A pocket bra assembly comprising:” [1A] ...................33
`b.
`“a strap assembly including a chest strap and
`shoulder straps,” [1B] .....................................................34
`“the chest strap having a front portion configured
`to be positioned on a front of a user, and a back
`portion configured to be positioned on a back of
`the user,” [1C] .................................................................35
`“the shoulder straps each having a front portion
`configured to be positioned on the front of the
`user, and a back portion configured to be
`positioned on the back of the user;” [1D] .......................35
`“a bra portion, the bra portion configured to
`provide support and shape breasts of the user,”
`[1E] .................................................................................36
`“the strap assembly being attached to the bra
`portion whereby the strap assembly holds the bra
`portion to the user, with the chest strap extending
`from a first side of the bra portion towards the
`user’s back and extending from a second opposite
`side of the bra portion towards the user's back;”
`[1F]..................................................................................37
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`c.
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`d.
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`e.
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`f.
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`h.
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`i.
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`2.
`a.
`b.
`3.
`a.
`b.
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`4.
`a.
`b.
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`5.
`a.
`b.
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`“a back pocket formed entirely of stretchable
`fabric positioned on the back portion of at least
`one of the chest strap and shoulder straps,” [1G] ...........39
`“the back pocket having an opening formed that is
`biased in a closed position at rest, providing access
`to a pocket interior;” [1H] ..............................................39
`“and an item positioned within the back pocket.”
`[1I] ..................................................................................40
`Claim 2 ............................................................................41
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........41
`“wherein the bra is a sports bra.” [2A] ...........................41
`Claim 3 ............................................................................42
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........42
`“wherein the back pocket is positioned on the back
`portion of the chest strap.” [3A] .....................................42
`Claim 5 ............................................................................43
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........43
`“wherein the back portion of each of the shoulder
`straps join together to form a central area, the back
`pocket positioned on the central area.” [5A] ..................43
`Claim 7 ............................................................................45
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........45
`“wherein the back pocket is formed by a patch
`connected to the back portion of the at least one of
`the chest strap and shoulder straps by stitching
`about a part of a perimeter of the patch, a gap in
`the stitching leaving a portion of the perimeter of
`the patch unattached, thereby forming an opening
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`6.
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`b.
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`providing access to the pocket interior formed by
`the patch.” [11A] ............................................................45
`Claim 10 ..........................................................................47
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 7” [Preamble] .........47
`“wherein the opening is formed adjacent to a top
`of the patch.” [10A] ........................................................47
`Ground 3: Claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 Are Unpatentable Over
`Glass. ...................................................................................................48
`1.
`Claim 1 ............................................................................48
`a.
`“A pocket bra assembly comprising:” [1A] ...................48
`b.
`“a strap assembly including a chest strap and
`shoulder straps,” [1B] .....................................................50
`“the chest strap having a front portion configured
`to be positioned on a front of a user, and a back
`portion configured to be positioned on a back of
`the user,” [1C] .................................................................51
`“the shoulder straps each having a front portion
`configured to be positioned on the front of the
`user, and a back portion configured to be
`positioned on the back of the user;” [1D] .......................51
`“a bra portion, the bra portion configured to
`provide support and shape breasts of the user,”
`[1E] .................................................................................52
`“the strap assembly being attached to the bra
`portion whereby the strap assembly holds the bra
`portion to the user, with the chest strap extending
`from a first side of the bra portion towards the
`user’s back and extending from a second opposite
`side of the bra portion towards the user's back;”
`[1F]..................................................................................53
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`c.
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`d.
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`e.
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`f.
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`g.
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`h.
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`i.
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`2.
`a.
`b.
`3.
`a.
`b.
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`4.
`a.
`b.
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`5.
`a.
`b.
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`“a back pocket formed entirely of stretchable
`fabric positioned on the back portion of at least
`one of the chest strap and shoulder straps,” [1G] ...........56
`“the back pocket having an opening formed that is
`biased in a closed position at rest, providing access
`to a pocket interior;” [1H] ..............................................59
`“and an item positioned within the back pocket.”
`[1I] ..................................................................................61
`Claim 2 ............................................................................62
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........62
`“wherein the bra is a sports bra.” [2A] ...........................62
`Claim 3 ............................................................................62
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........62
`“wherein the back pocket is positioned on the back
`portion of the chest strap.” [3A] .....................................62
`Claim 5 ............................................................................63
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........63
`“wherein the back portion of each of the shoulder
`straps join together to form a central area, the back
`pocket positioned on the central area.” [5A] ..................63
`Claim 7 ............................................................................64
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1” [Preamble] .........64
`“wherein the back pocket is formed by a patch
`connected to the back portion of the at least one of
`the chest strap and shoulder straps by stitching
`about a part of a perimeter of the patch, a gap in
`the stitching leaving a portion of the perimeter of
`the patch unattached, thereby forming an opening
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`6.
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`b.
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`providing access to the pocket interior formed by
`the patch.” [11A] ............................................................64
`Claim 10 ..........................................................................67
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 7” [Preamble] .........67
`“wherein the opening is formed adjacent to a top
`of the patch.” [10A] ........................................................67
`Secondary Considerations ...................................................................67
`D.
`There is no Sound Basis for a Discretionary Denial.................................68
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`X.
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`A.
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`B.
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`2.
`3.
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`4.
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`Board Should Not Decline Institution Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §
`314(a) ...................................................................................................68
`1.
`Institution Will Enable at Least a Partial Stay in
`the MA Litigation ...........................................................68
`The Schedule in the MA Litigation ................................69
`Investment by the Court and the Parties in the MA
`Litigation .........................................................................69
`Overlap Between Issues Raised in This Petition
`and in the Parallel Proceeding ........................................70
`Same Parties ....................................................................70
`5.
`Other Circumstances Support Institution .......................71
`6.
`Board Should Not Decline Institution Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §
`325(d) ..................................................................................................71
`XI. Conclusion ....................................................................................................71
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`Certification of Compliance ..................................................................................73
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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` Page(s)
`
`Cases
`Advanced Bionics, LLC v. Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte
`GMBH,
`IPR2019-01469, Paper No. 6 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 13, 2020) ..................................... 71
`Apple Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc.,
`IPR2020-00019 Paper 11, 6 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 20, 2020) ...................................... 68
`Geo. M. Martin Co. v. Alliance Machine Sys. Int’l LLC,
`618 F.3d 1294 (Fed. Cir. 2010) .......................................................................... 68
`NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC,
`IPR2020-00551, Paper 19 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 27, 2020) ......................................... 71
`Nat. Alternatives Int'l, Inc. v. Iancu,
`904 F.3d 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ............................................................................ 6
`Oticon Med. AB v. Cochlear Ltd,
`IPR2019-00975, Paper 15 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 16, 2019) .......................................... 70
`Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota v. Gilead Scis., Inc.,
`61 F.4th 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2023) ............................................................................. 7
`Sand Revolution II, LLC v. Cont’l Intermodal Grp. Trucking LLC,
`IPR2019-01393, Paper 24 (P.T.A.B. Jun. 16, 2020) .................................... 70, 71
`Statutes
`35 U.S.C. § 102 ........................................................................................ 9, 10, 11, 13
`35 U.S.C. § 103 .......................................................................................................... 3
`35 U.S.C. § 122(b) ............................................................................................. 11, 13
`35 U.S.C. § 314(a) ............................................................................................. 68, 71
`35 U.S.C. §315 ................................................................................................... 70, 71
`35 U.S.C. § 325(d) ................................................................................................... 71
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`Other Authorities
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8 ......................................................................................................... 4
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) .................................................................................................. 2
`37 C.F.R. § 42.103 ..................................................................................................... 2
`37 C.F.R. § 42.104 ..................................................................................................... 2
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`EXHIBIT LIST PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R § 42.63(E)
`
`Description1
`Exhibit No.
`NIKE-1001 Declaration of Joyce Baran
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`NIKE-1002 Resume of Joyce Baran
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`NIKE-1003 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1004 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1005 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1006 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1007 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1008 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1009 Certified U.S. Patent No. 9,289,016 (filed Feb. 5, 2015)
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`NIKE-1010 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1011 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1012 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1013 Certified U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800 (filed Jul. 12, 2017)
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`NIKE-1014 Certified Prosecution File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800
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`NIKE-1015 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1016 RESERVED
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`
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`1 Descriptions are for convenience only and are not admissions or evidence.
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`Exhibit No.
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`Description1
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`NIKE-1017 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1018 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1019 U.S. Patent No. 3,518,998 (filed Feb. 8, 1968) (“Barg”)
`
`NIKE-1020 U.S. Patent No. 2,920,628 (filed Oct. 7, 1958) (“York”)
`
`NIKE-1021 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1022 U.S. Patent No. 7,753,759 (filed Sept. 29, 2008) (“Pintor”)
`
`NIKE-1023 RESERVED
`NIKE-1024 U.S. Design Patent No. D597,279 (filed Oct. 26, 2008)
`(“Spillman”)
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`NIKE-1025 U.S. Design Patent No. D529,259 (filed Jan. 13, 2006) (“Faagau”)
`
`NIKE-1026 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1027 RESERVED
`NIKE-1028 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0298684 (filed June
`21, 2006) (“Spagna”)
`NIKE-1029 U.S. Design Patent No. 641,954 (filed Aug. 23, 2010) (“Glass”)
`NIKE-1030 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0223832 (filed Mar.
`4, 2011) (“Rose”)
`NIKE-1031 U.S. Patent No. 6,626,733 (filed Mar. 14, 2003) (“Knutson”)
`NIKE-1032 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0000003 (filed May
`5, 2009) (“O”)
`NIKE-1033 U.S. Patent No. 7,396,274 (filed May 16, 2006) (“Wiegmann”)
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`Exhibit No.
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`NIKE-1034
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`NIKE-1035
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`NIKE-1036
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`NIKE-1037
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`NIKE-1038
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`NIKE-1039
`
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`NIKE-1040
`
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`NIKE-1041
`
`
`Description1
`Early Brassiere, Google Arts & Culture,
`https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/early-brassiere/-
`gGoCcJIsFqA1g?hl=en.
`Rebecca Unsworth, Hands Deep in History: Pockets in Men and
`Women’s Dress in Western Europe, c. 1480-1630, THE COSTUME
`SOCIETY (Edinburgh Univ. Press 2017),
`https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/epub/10.3366/cost.2017.0022.
`Derek Gentile, A comfortable convenience: County woman
`creates, patents the ‘pocketbra’, THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE (May 12,
`2014), https://www.berkshireeagle.com/business/a-comfortable-
`convenience-county-woman-creates-patents-the-
`pocketbra/article_039dd3a3-29d7-58a7-aa5a-fd5dc171479f.html.
`
`RESERVED
`
`RESERVED
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`Dimity McDowell, The Top Choices A women’s guide to the best
`jog bras, RUNNER’S WORLD (Oct. 20, 2010),
`https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a20845828/sports-bra-
`reviews-for-runners/
`
`RESERVED
`
`RESERVED
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`NIKE-1042 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1043 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1044 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1045 RESERVED
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`Description1
`Exhibit No.
`NIKE-1046 MA Litigation Docket No. 31 (Scheduling Order)
`NIKE-1047 LegalMetric District Report Massachusetts District Court in Patent
`Cases January 2019 to January 2024
`NIKE-1048 LegalMetric Individual Judge Report on Judge Leo Sorokin in
`Patent Cases June 2014 to April 2023
`Appendix A to SherryWear’s Answers and Objections to Nike’s
`First Set of Interrogatories (Response to Interrogatory No. 5)
`(Mar. 29, 2024).
`NIKE-1050 RESERVED
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`NIKE-1049
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`NIKE-1051 RESERVED
`
`NIKE-1052 RESERVED
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`
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`LISTING OF THE CHALLENGED CLAIMS
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`The ’800 Patent
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`Text of Claim
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`Limitation
`Identifier
`Independent Claim 1
`[1A]
`“A pocket bra assembly comprising:”
`
`“a strap assembly including a chest strap and shoulder straps,”
`
`“the chest strap having a front portion configured to be positioned on
`a front of a user, and a back portion configured to be positioned on a
`back of the user,”
`
`“the shoulder straps each having a front portion configured to be
`positioned on the front of the user, and a back portion configured to
`be positioned on the back of the user;”
`
`“a bra portion, the bra portion configured to provide support and
`shape breasts of the user,”
`
`“the strap assembly being attached to the bra portion whereby the
`strap assembly holds the bra portion to the user, with the chest strap
`extending from a first side of the bra portion towards the user's back
`and extending from a second opposite side of the bra portion towards
`the user's back;”
`
`“a back pocket formed entirely of stretchable fabric positioned on the
`back portion of at least one of the chest strap and shoulder straps,”
`
`“the back pocket having an opening formed that is biased in a closed
`position at rest, providing access to a pocket interior;”
`
`“and an item positioned within the back pocket.”
`
`Dependent Claim 2
`
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1”
`
`
`[1B]
`
`[1C]
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`[1D]
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`[1E]
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`[1F]
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`[1G]
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`[1H]
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`[1I]
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`Text of Claim
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`“wherein the bra is a sports bra.”
`
`Dependent Claim 3
`
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1”
`
`“wherein the back pocket is positioned on the back portion of the
`chest strap.”
`
`Dependent Claim 5
`
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1”
`
`“wherein the back portion of each of the shoulder straps join together
`to form a central area, the back pocket positioned on the central area.”
`
`Dependent Claim 7
`
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 1”
`
`“wherein the back pocket is formed by a patch connected to the back
`portion of the at least one of the chest strap and shoulder straps by
`stitching about a part of a perimeter of the patch, a gap in the stitching
`leaving a portion of the perimeter of the patch unattached, thereby
`forming an opening providing access to the pocket interior formed
`by the patch.”
`
`Dependent Claim 10
`
`“The pocket bra assembly of claim 7”
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`“wherein the opening is formed adjacent to a top of the patch.”
`
`
`Limitation
`Identifier
`[2A]
`
`[3A]
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`[5A]
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`[7A]
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`[10A]
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`INTRODUCTION
`Nike, Inc. (“Petitioner”) respectfully requests inter partes review (“IPR”) of
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`claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 (the “Challenged Claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800
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`(the “’800”) (NIKE-1013).
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`The ’800 claims a bra with a pocket on the back. This is not novel: bras and
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`pockets have been known for centuries. For example, a bra excavated from a castle
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`in Austria was estimated to date back to the late 14th to second half of the 15th
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`century:
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`NIKE-1034.
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`Pockets and their use in combination with clothing have similarly been long
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`understood; pockets on pants, shirts, jackets, and other accessories have been a
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`universal feature of fashion for over a century. See NIKE-1035 at 148; NIKE-1001
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`¶¶109–10. This includes the combination of bras and pockets. NIKE-1001 ¶110.
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`For decades, companies and individuals worldwide have designed and created bras
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`with pockets so that women may conveniently carry items. Id. Indeed, patents have
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`disclosed pockets on bras for that purpose decades before the ’800. NIKE-1028;
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`NIKE-1030; NIKE-1029; see also generally NIKE-1031 (prior art sports bra with
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`back pocket); NIKE-1022 (prior art bra with pockets on the breast cups); NIKE-
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`1020 (same); NIKE-1019 (same); NIKE-1025 (same); NIKE-1024 (prior art bra with
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`pockets on the cups for holding a cell phone). Indeed, even PO agreed that bras with
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`pockets were “pretty obvious.” NIKE-1036.
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`For example, Spagna, which was filed in 2006, discloses a bra with a back
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`pocket and discloses every limitation of the Challenged Claims:
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`NIKE-1013 at Fig. 13; NIKE-1030 at Fig. 7.
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`NIKE-1013 at Fig. 13; NIKE-1031 at Fig. 1.
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`II.
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`MANDATORY NOTICES
`Petitioner provides the following mandatory notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1): Real Parties-in-Interest
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`The real party-in-interest is Nike, Inc.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2): Related Matters
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`The ’800 is at issue in the following case:
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`C.
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`• SherryWear, LLC, v. Nike, Inc., No. 1:23-cv-11599 (D. Mass), filed
`July 17, 2023 (“the MA Litigation”).
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) & (4): Lead and Back-Up Counsel and
`Service Information
`Lead Counsel
`W. Todd Baker
`Reg. No. 45,265
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Noah S. Frank
`Reg. No. 67,279
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`todd.baker@kirkland.com
`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`Telephone: (202) 389-5000
`Facsimile: (202) 389-5200
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`noah.frank@kirkland.com
`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`200 Clarendon Street
`Boston, MA 02116
`Telephone: (617) 385-7500
`Facsimile: (617) 385-7501
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`Petitioner concurrently submits a Power of Attorney pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(b) and consents to electronic service by email directed to the email address:
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`Nike-SherryWear@kirkland.com.
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`III.
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`PAYMENT OF FEES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.103
`Petitioner requests IPR of 6 claims. Any fees in connection with this Petition
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`may be charged to Deposit Account No. 506092.
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`IV.
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`CERTIFICATION OF STANDING UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.104
`Petitioner certifies that the ’800 is available for IPR and that Petitioner is not
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`barred or estopped from requesting IPR of the ’800 on the grounds identified herein.
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`This Petition is being filed within one year of service of a complaint against
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`Petitioner in the MA Litigation and more than nine months after the ’800’s issuance.
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`V.
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`OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGE AND RELIEF REQUESTED
`Petitioner requests that all Challenged Claims be cancelled based on the
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`grounds set forth below (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.104(b)(1)–(2)):
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`Claims
`1, 2, 3, 5, 7,
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`Basis
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`Unpatentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Spagna
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`Claims
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`Basis
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`Unpatentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Rose
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`Unpatentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Glass
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`Pursuant to §42.104(b)(4), an explanation of how the claims are unpatentable
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`is provided herein.
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`VI.
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`SUMMARY OF THE ’800
`A. Technical Overview of U.S. Patent No. 10,244,800
` The ’800 issued on April 2, 2019, from U.S. Application No. 145/647,784
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`(the “’784 Application”), a continuation-in-part application filed on July 12, 2017.
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`While the specification and most of the figures of the ’800 disclose pockets on the
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`breast cups and side of the chest strap, the claims are directed towards a bra with a
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`back pocket, as illustrated below:
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`NIKE-1013 at Fig. 13. Specifically, the ’800 discloses the bra as comprising “a strap
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`assembly including a chest strap and shoulder straps.” Id. at Cl. 1. Further, the strap
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`assembly is connected to a “bra portion configured to provide support and shape” to
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`the breasts of the wearer. Id. The claimed back pocket is formed of “stretchable
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`fabric” and is “biased in a closed position at rest.” Id.
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`During prosecution of the ’800, the Examiner rejected the then-pending
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`claims over prior art because:
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`[I]t would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to
`modify the pocket structure of Knutson to construct the pocket as
`disclosed by O to allow for the storage of other items therein and to
`construct the pocket so that the opening is on the surface of the pocket
`allowing for ease in opening and closing the pocket so that items are
`secure within the pocket.
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`NIKE-1014 at 62 (Sept. 7, 2017 Non-Final Rejection), at 96 (Apr. 5, 2018 Final
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`Rejection); see also NIKE-1031; NIKE-1032.
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`The applicant argued that the claimed invention was distinct from Knuston
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`because unlike the pocket disclosed by Knuston—which is designed to stay open—
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`the claimed pocket is designed to be “biased in the closed position at rest,” which
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`purportedly “serves to keep items held safe within the pocket during exercise.” See
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`NIKE-1014 at 81–83 (Dec. 21, 2017 Response to Non-Final Rejection), at 119–20
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`(Oct. 4, 2018 Response to Final Rejection).
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`The ’800 has 17 claims. Six of those claims—independent Claim 1 and
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`dependent Claims 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10—are challenged here. As shown below, Spagna,
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`Rose, and Glass all disclose back pockets that are “biased in the closed position at
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`rest” and “keep items held safe within the pocket during exercise, rendering the
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`Challenged Claims obvious.
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`Effective Priority Date of the Challenged Claims
`B.
`The ’800 issued on April 2, 2019, from the ’784 Application filed on July 12,
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`2017. The ’800 purports to be a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent No. 8,723,878
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`(“the ’878”), which purports to be a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,289,016 (“the ’016”), which purports to be a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,295,288 (“the ’288”), which purports to be a continuation-in-part of
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`grandparent U.S. Patent No. 8,597,072 (“the ’072 Patent”). Each of the patents claim
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`priority to April 26, 2011, the filing date of the ’072 Patent. The ’072 Patent resu