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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE,INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`V.
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`DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT,INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case: IPR2015-003 73
`U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290
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`PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`via PTAB E2E
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`via Express Mail
`Office of the General Counsel
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`via CM/ECF
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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`via Express Mail
`Clerk of Court
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`717 Madison Place NW
`Washington, DC 20439
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`IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290
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`Patent Owner DSS Technology Management, Inc. (“Patent Owner”), hereby
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`timely gives notice, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a), 90.3(a), 35 U.S.C. §§ 141(c),
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`142, and 319, Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 15(a), and Federal Circuit Rule
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`15(a)(1), of its appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Patent Owner appeals the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“the Board’s”) Final
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`Written Decision entered on June 17, 2016 (Paper 39), in the above-captioned Inter
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`Partes Review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 6,128,290 (“the ‘290 Patent”), and all
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`underlying orders, decisions, rulings, and opinions.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Patent Owner states that the
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`issues on appeal include, without limitation, the following: (i) the Board’s finding
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`that claims 9-10 of the ‘290 Patent are unpatentable as obvious under 35 U.S.C. §
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`103 over U.S. Patent No. 5,241,542 (“Natarajan”) in view of U.S. Patent No.
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`4,887,266 (“Neve”); (ii) the Board’s construction of the claims of the ‘290 Patent and
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`application thereof; the Board’s obviousnessanalysis; (ii) the Board’s reliance on
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`Petitioner’s arguments notoriginally presentedin the Petition for IPR; and (iv) any
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`findings or determinations relating to the aforementioned issues as well as all other
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`issues decided adversely to Patent Owner in any orders, decisions, ruling, or
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`opinions.
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`IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Pat. No. 6,128,290
`Simultaneous with this submission, Patent Owneris filing a true and correct
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`copy of this Notice of Appeal with the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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`Office and filing the same, along with the required docketing fees, with the Clerk of
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`the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as set forth in the accompanying
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`Certificate of Filing.
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`Date: August 18, 2016
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`Respectfully
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`submitted,
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`Andriy Lytvyn
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`USPTO Reg. No. 65,166
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`Anton J. Hopen
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
`USPTO Reg. No.41,849
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`Nicholas Pfeifer
`Back-up Counsel for Patent Owner
`USPTOReg. No. 70,568
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`SMITH & HOPEN,P.A.
`Pine Avenue North
`Oldsmar, FL 34677
`Tel: 813-925-8505
`Fax: 800-726-1491
`Email: ipr@smithhopen.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING
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`IPR2015-00373
`USS. Pat. No. 6,128,290
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`The undersigned herebycertifies that, in addition to being electronically filed
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`via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E) system, a true and
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`correct copy ofthe above-captioned PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL is
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`being filed by Express Mail (Express Mail Label No. EF 127059890 US) with the
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`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on August 18, 2016, at the
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`following address:
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`Office of the General Counsel
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`The undersigned also herebycertifies that, in addition to being electronically
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`filed via the electronic filing system, CM/ECF,a true and correct copy of the above-
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`captioned PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEALisalso being filed by Express
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`Mail (Express Mail Label No. EF 127059926 US) with the Clerk’s Officeofthe U.S.
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 18, 2016, at the following address:
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`Clerk of Court
`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
`717 Madison Place NW
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`Washington, DC 20439 Date: August 18, 2016
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`Andri¥ Lytvyn
`Registration No. 65,166
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`IPR2015-00373
`U.S. Pat. No. 6,128,290
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`The undersigned herebycertifies that, in accordance with 37 C.F.R.§
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`42.6(e), the above PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF APPEALwasserved via
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`electronic mail on August 18, 2016 in its entirety upon the following:
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`David K.S. Cornwell, Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`davidc-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Mark W. Rygiel, Back-Up Counsel for Petitioner
`mrygiel-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Robert Sterne, Back-Up Counsel for Petitioner
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Jason Fitzsimmons, Back-Up Counsel for Petitioner
`jfitzsimmons-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Date: August 18, 2016
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`Andriy Lytvyn
`Registration No. 65,166
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`SMITH & HOPEN,P.A.
`180 Pine Avenue North
`Oldsmar, FL 34677
`(813) 925-8505
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