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Case: 20-1699 Document: 26 Page: 1 Filed: 07/27/2020
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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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`Case: 20-1699 Document: 26 Page: 2 Filed: 07/27/2020
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`Dated: July 27, 2020
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`THOMAS W. KRAUSE
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`MAI-TRANG D. DANG
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`OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
`United States Patent & Trademark Office
`Mail Stop 8, P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`Case: 20-1699 Document: 26 Page: 3 Filed: 07/27/2020
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