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`APPEAL NOS.: 2020-1699
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`APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
`PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD IN INTER PARTES REVIEW
`NOS. IPR2018-00289 AND IPR2018-01664.
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`NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
`BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Orders dated June 25, 2020 (ECF No. 22) and July 8,
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`2020 (ECF No. 25), the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
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`Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Director”) respectfully
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`informs the Court that the Director hereby exercises the right under 35 U.S.C. § 143 to
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`intervene in these appeals from the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in
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`the above identified Inter Partes Review proceedings. 35 U.S.C. § 143.
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`The Director respectfully requests that the undersigned counsel be permitted to
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`enter their appearances on behalf of the Director.
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`Case: 20-1699 Document: 26 Page: 2 Filed: 07/27/2020
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`Dated: July 27, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Peter J. Sawert
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`THOMAS W. KRAUSE
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`FARHEENA Y. RASHEED
`Deputy Solicitor
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`PETER J. SAWERT
`MAI-TRANG D. DANG
`Associate Solicitors
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`OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`Mail Stop 8, P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`Tel: (571) 272-9035
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`Attorneys for the Director of the
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`Case: 20-1699 Document: 26 Page: 3 Filed: 07/27/2020
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 27th day of July 2020, I electronically filed the
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`foregoing NOTICE OF INTERVENTION BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND
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`TRADEMARK OFFICE using the Court’s CM/ECF filing system, which constitutes
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`service upon counsel of record pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 25 (c) & Fed. Cir. R. 25 (e).
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`/s/ Peter J. Sawert
`PETER J. SAWERT
`Associate Solicitor
`OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`Mail Stop 8, P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`Tel: (571) 272-9035
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