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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co., LTD.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA,INC., and APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Before HYUN J. JUNG, NATHAN A. ENGELS, and
`MONICAS. ULLAGADDI, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`A. Background and Summary
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`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
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`and Apple Inc. (collectively, “Petitioner’’) filed a Petition (Paper 2, “Pet.”’)
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`requesting institution of an inter partes review of claims 1—9 and 12-20 of
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,614,943 B1 (Ex. 1001, “the °291 patent’). Smart Mobile
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`Technologies LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a Preliminary Response (Paper 6,
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`“Prelim. Resp.”). After receiving authorization, Petitioner filed a Reply to
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`the Preliminary Response (Paper 7, “Prelim. Reply”), and Patent Owner
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`filed a Sur-reply (Paper8, “Prelim. Sur-reply”’).
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`Under 35 U.S.C. § 314, an inter partes review may not beinstituted
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`“unless ... there is a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail
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`with respect to at least 1 of the claims challenged in the petition.” Upon
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`consideration of the Petition in view of the present record and for the reasons
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`explained below, we determine that Petitioner has shown a reasonable
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`likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the challenged claims.
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`Thus, weinstitute an inter partes review of claims 1-9 and 12-20 of
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`the ’943 patent on all presented challenges. SAS /nst. Inc. v. lancu, 138 S.
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`Ct. 1348, 1359-60 (2018).
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`B. Real Parties in Interest
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`Petitioner identifies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc., and Apple Inc. as real parties in interest. Pet. 88.
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`Patent Owneronly identifies itself as a real party in interest. Paper 4, 1.
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`C. Related Matters
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`Theparties identify Smart Mobile Techs. LLC v. Samsung Electronics
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`Co., Ltd., 6:21-cv-00701 (W.D. Tex.) as a related matter. Pet. 89; Paper 4,
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`Weinstituted an inter partes review of a related patent. Samsung
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`Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Smart Mobile Techs. LLC, IPR2022-00766, Paper 14
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`(PTAB Oct. 26, 2022) (Decision Granting Institution). Another related
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`patent is challenged in IPR2022-01005.
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`D. The ’943 Patent (Ex. 1001)
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`The ’943 patent issued on April 4, 2017 from an application filed on
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`September 17, 2012, which is a continuation application of several
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`previously filed continuation and continuation-in-part applications, the
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`earliest of which wasfiled on December 16, 1996. Ex. 1001, codes (22),
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`(45), (63), 1:8-18.
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`The ’943 patent states that an unfulfilled need exists for multiple
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`transmitters and receivers (“T/R”) in a cellular telephone or mobile wireless
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`device (“CT/MD”). Ex. 1001, 1:48-49. Figure 5A of the 943 patentis
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`Figure 5A showsa “a dual antenna, dual T/R unit in a CT/MD
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`interfacing with a dual processor.” Ex. 1001, 2:15—-16. Dual antenna 508
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`and dual T/R unit 504 interface with dual processor 506 in dual band
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`system 500.
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`/d. at 4:39-41. System 500 can communicate through
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`outputs 510, which can be “fibre optic channel, ethernet, cable, telephone, or
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`other.” /d. at 4:44—-47.
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`“The multiple processors 506 allow for parallel and custom
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`processing of each signal or data stream to achieve higher speed andbetter
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`quality of output.” Ex. 1001, 4:54—56. Alternatively, there can be “a single
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`processorthat has the parallelism and pipeline capability built in for
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`handling one or more data streams simultaneously.” Jd. at 4:56—-59.
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`Processors 506 include “DSP, CPU, memory controller, and other elements
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`essential to process various types of signals.” /d. at 4:59-61.
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`“The processor contained within the CT/MD 502is further capable of
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`delivering the required outputs to a numberof different ports such as optical,
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`USB, cable and others” and “capable of taking different inputs, as well as
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`wireless.” Ex. 1001, 4:63-67. “Thus the CT/MD 502 hasuniversal
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`connectivity in addition to having a wide range of functionality made
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`possible through the features of multiple antennas, multiple T/R units 504
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`and processors 506.” /d. at 5:3-6.
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`“[T]he CT/MD mayuse one or more transmission protocols as
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`deemed optimal and appropriate,” and “the CT/MD determines the required
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`frequency spectrum, other wireless parameters such as powerandsignal to
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`noise ratio to optimally transmit the data.” Ex. 1001, 11:8-10, 11:12-15.
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`The CT/MD has“the ability to multiplex between one or more transmission
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`protocols such as CDMA, TDMA to ensurethat the fast data rates of the
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`optical network or matched closely in a wireless network to minimize the
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`potential data transmission speed degradation of a wireless network.” /d. at
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`11:15-20.
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`Also, the °943 patent states “by having each of the data streams
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`sampled at differing clock frequencies the performance can be better
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`optimized.” Ex. 1001, 4:36-38. “Each channel may be sampled and
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`clocked individually as necessary to optimally process each data stream and
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`combine the individual data packets.” /d. at 7:50—52.
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`FE.
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`Illustrative Claim
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`The ’943 patent includes 20 claims, of which Petitioner challenges
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`claims 1—9 and 12-20. Of the challenged claims, claims 1, 5, 8, and 12 are
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`independent, and claim | 1s reproduced below.
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`A wireless communication device comprising:
`a plurality of antennas; and
`a communication component coupled to the plurality of
`antennas, the communication componentincluding a processor,
`a transmitter, and a receiver,
`wherein the communication component is configured to
`communicate via a first
`frequency band using a wireless
`communication protocol; and
`wherein one or more subtasks are assigned to one or more
`channels, and the one or more channels are sampled and clocked
`individually; and
`wherein the processor comprises multiple ones of the one
`or more channels andis further configured to processa first data
`stream and a second data stream in parallel.
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`Ex. 1001, 11:63—12:9.
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`Independentclaims 5, 8, and 12 also recite a “wireless communication
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`device” and the limitations “a plurality of antennas,”
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`“a communication
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`component coupled to the plurality of antennas, the communication
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`component including a processor, a transmitter, and a receiver,”
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`“wherein
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`one or more subtasks are assigned to one or more channels, and the one or
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`more channels are sampled and clocked individually,” and “wherein the
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`processor comprises multiple ones of the one or more channels andis further
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`configured to processa first data stream and a second data stream in
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`parallel.” Ex. 1001, 12:26-30, 12:42—47, 12:55-59, 13:1-6, 13:17-21,
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`14: 1-6; see also Prelim. Resp. 4 n.1, 9 n.2 (noting that the final wherein
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`clauses of the independent claims are “identical in relevant part”).
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`The remaining limitations of independent claims 5, 8, and 12 differ
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`from claim 1 and require, for example,“at least one additional transmitter”
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`(claim 5), “at least one additional receiver” (claim 8), and “a first set of
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`antennas . .. and a second set of antennas” (claim 12). Ex. 1001, 12:31-32,
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`12:60-61, 13:23-28.
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`I’. Asserted Prior Art and Proffered Testimonial Evidence
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`Petitioner identifies the following referencesas priorart in the
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`asserted ground of unpatentability:
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`Billstr6m
`US 5,590,133, issued Dec. 31, 1996
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`Pillekamp
`US 5,594,737, issued Jan. 14, 1997
`1009
`Johnston
`US 5,784,032, issued July 21, 1998
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`Raleigh
`US 6,144,711, filed Aug. 27, 1997, issued Nov. 7,
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`EP 0 660 626 A2, published June 28, 1995
`WO 98/27748, published June 25, 1998
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`1008
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`Byrne
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`Pet. 2. Petitioner states that “[t]he references qualify as prior art to the 943
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`patent’s earliest claimed priority date (06/04/1999; ‘Critical Date’),” but
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`“Petitioner does not concedethat the ’943 patent is entitled to priority.” /d.
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`Accordingto Petitioner, Byrne, Pillekamp, and Billstrém are prior art under
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`§ 102(b); Raleigh and WO748 are prior art under § 102(e); and Johnston is
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`prior art under §§ 102(a) and (e).' /d. Petitioner also provides a Declaration
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`of Dr. Michael Allen Jensen. Ex. 1003.
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`' The relevant sections of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”),
`Pub. L. No. 112—29, 125 Stat. 284 (Sept. 16, 2011), took effect on March 16,
`2013. Because the ’943 patent claims priority to an application filed before
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`G. Asserted Grounds
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`Petitioner asserts that claims 1—9 and 12—16 are unpatentable on the
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`following grounds:
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`Byrne, Johnston, Pillekamp
`Byrne, Johnston, Pillekamp, Billstrom
`Raleigh, Byrne
`Raleigh, Byrne, WO748
`Raleigh, Byrne, Pillekamp
`Raleigh, Byrne, Pillekamp, Billstrom
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`Pet. 1.
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`A. Legal Standards
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`Il. ANALYSIS
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`“In an [inter partes review], the petitioner has the burden from the
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`onset to show with particularity why the patent [claim] it challengesis
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`unpatentable.” Harmonic Inc. v. Avid Tech., Inc., 815 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed.
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`Cir. 2016). This burden of persuasion nevershifts to Patent Owner.
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`Dynamic Drinkware, LLC v. Nat’l Graphics, Inc., 800 F.3d 1375, 1378
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`(Fed. Cir. 2015). The Board may authorize an inter partes review if we
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`determine that the information presented in the Petition showsthat there is a
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`reasonablelikelihood that Petitioner will prevail with respect to at least one
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`of the claims challenged in the petition. 35 U.S.C. § 314(a).
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`that date, our citations to 35 U.S.C. 8§ 102 and 103 in this Decision are to
`their pre-AIA versions. See also Pet. 2 (stating but not concedingthat“the
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`Petitioner contendsthat the challenged claims of the ’943 patent are
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`unpatentable under § 103(a). Pet. 1. A claim is unpatentable under § 103(a)
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`if the differences between the claimed subject matter and the prior art are
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`such that the subject matter, as a whole, would have been obviousat the time
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`the invention was madeto a person having ordinary skill in the art to which
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`said subject matter pertains. KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398,
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`406 (2007). The question of obviousnessis resolved on the basis of
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`underlying factual determinations, including:
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`(1) the scope and content of
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`the prior art; (2) any differences between the claimed subject matter and the
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`prior art; (3) the level of skill in the art; and (4) where in evidence, so-called
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`secondary considerations. Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 17-18
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`(1966). When evaluating a combination of teachings, we must also
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`“determine whether there was an apparent reason to combine the known
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`elements in the fashion claimedbythe patent at issue.” KSR, 550 U.S. at
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`418 (citing In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006)). Whether a
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`combination of elements producesa predictable result weighsin the ultimate
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`determination of obviousness.
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`/d. at 416-417.
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`B. Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
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`Petitioner asserts that one of ordinary skill in the art “would have had
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`a Bachelor’s degreein electrical engineering, computer engineering,
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`computerscience, or a related field, and at least two years of experience
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`related to the design or development of wireless communication systems, or
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`the equivalent.” Pet. 3 (citing Ex. 1003 9] 27—28). Petitioner also states that
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`“Taldditional graduate education could substitute for professional
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`experience, or significant experience in the field could substitute for formal
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`education.” /d. (citing Ex. 1003 §[§] 27-28).
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`Atthis stage, Patent Owner does not proposea level of ordinary skill
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`and does not dispute Petitioner’s proposal. See generally Prelim. Resp.
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`Based on the preliminary record, we adopt Petitioner’s asserted level
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`of ordinary skill only to determine whether there is a reasonable likelihood
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`that Petitioner would prevail with respect to at least one of the claims
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`challenged in the Petition.”
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`C. Claim Construction
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`In an inter partes review basedona petition filed on or after
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`November 13, 2018, the claims are construed
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`using the same claim construction standard that would be used to
`construe the claim in a civil action under 35 U.S.C. [§] 282(b),
`including construing the claim in accordance with the ordinary
`and customary meaning of such claim as understood by one of
`ordinary skill in the art and the prosecution history pertaining to
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) (2021); see Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303,
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`1312-13 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).
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`Petitioner states that “no formal claim constructions are necessary in
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`this proceeding.” Pet. 2. Patent Owner does not propose an interpretation
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`for any term. See generally Prelim. Resp.
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`Atthis preliminary stage, we determine that no claim term requires
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`express interpretation.? Realtime Data, LLC v. Iancu, 912 F.3d 1368, 1375
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`(Fed. Cir. 2019) (“The Board is required to construe ‘only those terms .. .
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`? Petitioner proposed the samelevel of ordinary skill in IPR2022-00766 and
`IPR2022-01005, which wealso adopted in those proceedings to determine
`whether there was a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would prevail with
`respect to at least one of the challenged claims.
`3 We also determined that no claim term in IPR2022-00766 and IPR2022-
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`that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the
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`controversy.’”) (quoting Vivid Techs., Inc. v. Am. Sci. & Eng’g, Inc., 200
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`F.3d 795, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1999)).
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`D. Asserted Obviousness Based on Byrne
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`Petitioner contends that Byrne teaches or suggests the limitations of
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`claim | and 5—9 with citations to the record. Pet. 4—23. Petitioner asserts
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`with citations to the record that one of ordinary skill in the art would have
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`found it obvious that Byrne’s cordless and cellular channels are sampled and
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`clocked individually and that Byrne’s microprocessor processes data on
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`those channels separately.
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`/d. at 10-17.
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`Patent Owner respondsthat Petitioner fails to show Byrne discloses
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`“wherein the processor comprises multiple ones of the one or more channels
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`and is further configured to processa first data stream and a second data
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`stream in parallel” and the “one or more channels are sampled and clocked
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`individually.” Prelim. Resp. 4—14.
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`For the reasons that follow, Petitioner shows a reasonablelikelihood
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`of prevailing with respect to at least one claim.
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`1. Byrne (Ex. 1008)
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`Byrneparticularly relates “to a radio telephone operable for more than
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`one system.” Ex. 1008, 1:2—3. Figure 1 of Byrne is reproduced below.
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`Figure 1 is a block diagram of a cellular cordless telephone system.
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`Ex. 1008, 6:19—20, 6:36—37. Cellular cordless telephone system 100
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`includes cordless base stations 114, 116, 118 that communicate with cellular
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`cordless telephone (“CCT”) 200 via antennas 112, 119, 122.
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`/d. at 6:38—47.
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`System 100 also includescellular base station 130 with receive antenna 132
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`and transmit antenna 134 for communicating with CCT 200.
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`/d. at 7:4—10.
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`Byrne describes that its CCT 200 uses cordless telephone systems “CT-2 or
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`DECT* whichare digital systems” and GSM or DCS(Digital Cellular
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`/d. at 1:41-44, 7:19-24, 10:53.
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`CCT 200 includes antenna 228 for cordless communication and
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`antenna 238 for cellular communication. Ex. 1008, 7:13—15. Figure 2 of
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`Byrneis reproduced below.
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`+ Pillekamp indicates that DECTstands for “Digital European Cordless
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`6:22—23, 7:25-26. CCT 200 also includes microprocessor 210, cordless
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`telephone transceiver 220, and cellular telephone transceiver 230. /d. at
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`7:27-30. Microprocess 210 “is adapted to operate in accordance with the
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`flow charts illustrated in Figures 3-4.” /d. at 7:56—58; see also id. at 8:44—
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`9:30 (describing steps used by microprocessor 210 for receiving and placing
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`cellular or cordless telephonecalls), 9:31—10:8 (describing the monitoring of
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`availability of cellular and cordless systems).
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`Whenoperating as a cordless telephone, “microprocessor 210
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`enable[s] cordless receiver 221 and cordless transmitter 222.” Ex. 1008,
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`8:16-18. “[Ml]icroprocessor 210 controls the CCT 200 in a similar way
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`when operating as a cellular telephone, but appropriately modified for the
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`signal[]ing protocols and data encryption used in the cellular system.” /d. at
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`8:29-33. Byrnestates that “signal[]ing protocols, data encryption
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`techniques and the like used in respective telephone systems are well known
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`in the art.” /d. at 8:33-35.
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`“CCT 200 may operate, as far as a user is concerned, simultaneously
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`as a cellular telephone and a cordless telephone.” Ex. 1008, 8:3-6. Byrne
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`clarifies that “CCT 200 can be arranged such that both cellular and cordless
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`operations are in progressat the same time.” /d. at 8:6-9.
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`2. Claim 1
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`Petitioner argues that Byrne teaches the preamble of claim 1, “[a]
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`wireless communication device,”if it is limiting, because Byrne teaches a
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`cellular cordless telephone. Pet. 6 (citing Ex. 1003 4 69; Ex. 1008, 7:11-
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`13); Ex. 1001, 11:63; see also Pet. vii (labeling the preamble “1[pre]”).
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`Petitioner also argues that, because Byrne teaches antenna 228 for cordless
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`communication and antenna 238 for cellular communication, Byrne teaches
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`“a plurality of antennas.” /d. (citing Ex. 1003 § 70; Ex. 1008, 7:13-15);
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`Ex. 1001, 11:64; see also Pet. vii (labeling the limitation “1[a]’).
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`For “a communication component coupled to the plurality of
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`antennas, the communication componentincluding a processor, a
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`transmitter, and a receiver,” Petitioner contends that Byrne teaches its CCT
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`has (1) cordless transceiver 220 with cordless receiver 221 and cordless
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`transmitter 222, (2) cellular transceiver 230 with cellular receiver 231 and
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`cellular transmitter 232, and (3) microprocessor 210. Pet. 6—7 (citing
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`Ex. 1003 4 71; Ex. 1008, 7:26—32, 7:56—8:2, Fig. 2); Ex. 1001, 11:65-67;
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`see also Pet. vii (labeling the limitation “1[b]”). Petitioner also contends
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`that one of ordinary skill in the art would have understood that transceivers
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`220, 230 and microprocessor 210 would be a communication component
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`coupled to antennas 228, 238.
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`/d. at 7 (citing Ex. 1003 § 72).
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`For “wherein the communication componentis configured to
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`communicate viaafirst frequency band using a wireless communication
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`protocol,” Petitioner argues that Byrne teaches its CCT operating on cordless
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`protocols and frequency bandsandcellular protocols and frequency bands.
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`Pet. 7-8 (citing Ex. 1003 4 73; Ex. 1008, 7:19-24); Ex. 1001, 12:1-3; see
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`also Pet. vii (labeling the limitation “I[c]’”).
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`For “wherein one or more subtasks are assigned to one or more
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`channels, and the one or more channels are sampled and clocked
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`individually,” Petitioner argues that Byrne teaches subtasks and channels in
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`a manner consistent with the ’943 patent’s disclosure. Pet. 8 (citing
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`Ex. 1001, 7:1-8:41, Figs. 9-12; Ex. 1003 § 77); Ex. 1001, 12:4—6; see also
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`Pet. vii (labeling the limitation “1[d]”). According to Petitioner, the ’943
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`patent describes multiple transceivers processing multiple data streams, and
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`“Te]ach subtask being processed can be assigned to a separate channel.” Jd.
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`(citing Ex. 1001, 7:1—-8:16, Figs. 10, 11).
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`Petitioner contends that, because Byrne describes cordless and cellular
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`channels, Byrne teaches two channels as separate communication pathways
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`for two data streams that are processed separately. Pet. 8 (citing Ex. 1003
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`4] 77). Petitioner specifically contends that Byrne teaches cordless audio
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`channel 240 and cellular audio channel 250, and that cordless and cellular
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`subtask are assigned to cordless and cellular channels, respectively.
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`/d. at 8—
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`10 (citing Ex. 1003 §] 74-76; Ex. 1008, 6:36-8:43, Fig. 2; Ex. 1042, 1:55—
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`2:8, Ex. 1043, 4:23-5:59; Ex. 1044, 4:23-5:59),
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`Petitioner also contendsthat one of ordinary skill in the art “would
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`have found it obvious that Byrne’s cordless and cellular radio channels are
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`sampled andclockedindividually according to different specifications
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`required in the respective protocols.” Pet. 10 (citing Ex. 1003 § 78)
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`(emphasis in original). Petitioner further contends that one of ordinary skill
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`in the art “would have recognized and/or found obvious that Byrne’s
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`cordless and cellular channels require or at least benefit from separate and
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`individual sampling and clocking.” /d. (citing Ex. 1003 4 78).
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`Petitioner additionally contendsthat it was well known to sample
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`continuous signals and reconstruct signals from a set of samples and that
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`many receivers sample a signal at higher than twice the bandwidth of the
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`signal, also called the Nyquist rate. Pet. 11 (citing Ex. 1003 § 79; Ex. 1020,
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`4—5, 10; Ex. 1024, 10; Ex. 1026, 6; Ex. 1030). Petitioner provides examples
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`of such sampling in the DECT and GSMprotocols and arguesthat one of
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`ordinary skill in the art “would have recognized and/or found obviousthat
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`the DECT and GSM systems, which are examples of standards used for
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`Byrne’s cordless and cellular channels, are sampled individually at different
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`rates that accommodate different bandwidths.” /d. at 11-12 (citing Ex. 1003
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`4] 80; Ex. 1024; Ex. 1025; Ex. 1026; Ex. 1035, 4:14—-18; Ex. 1036, 3:4-7;
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`Ex. 1039, 3).
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`According to Petitioner, a clock would provide timing to a processor
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`and an analog-to-digital converter (“ADC’’) that would be used to sample a
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`received signal. Pet. 12 (citing Ex. 1003 7 81; Ex. 1038, 1, 3, 4, 6; Ex. 1039,
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`4—5, 10, 11-15). Petitioner, thus, argues that one of ordinary skill in the art
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`would have understood that the clock driving the ADC at a
`receiver is the sameas, or at least derived from, a clock driving
`the computational processor, as the samples created by the ADC
`stream into and are processed by the processor, and therefore the
`samples from the ADC should be synchronized with the
`computations at the processor.
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`Id. (citing Ex. 1003 4 81; Ex. 1039, 4-5, 11-15).
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`Petitioner also argues that the clock rate would control processor
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`speed and be associated with the data rate. Pet. 12—13 (citing Ex. 1003 4 81;
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`Ex. 1038, 2-4; Ex. 1039, 1-4). Petitioner contendsthat one of ordinary skill
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`in the art “would have recognized and/or found obvious that the dependence
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`among various parameters including the sampling rate, the processor clock
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`rate, the information data rate, and the computational requirements results in
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`a clocking rate that is determined for each communication protocol.” /d. at
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`13 (citing Ex. 1003 § 82).
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`Petitioner provides examplesof the data rate, channels, and other
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`parameters for DECT and GSM.Pet. 13 (citing Ex. 1014, 13; Ex. 1018, 1;
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`Ex. 1038, 3; Ex. 1039, 3). Petitioner argues that one of ordinary skill in the
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`art would have known“that a processor (such as in, or associated with, a
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`transceiver) and its clock rate in each of these systems dependson the
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`computational demands determined based on these parameters.” /d. at 13—
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`14 (citing Ex. 1003 4 83; Ex. 1020, 10; Ex. 1029, 4-5). Petitioner also
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`argues that, because DECT and GSM parametersdiffer, one of ordinary skill
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`in the art “would have found it obvious that Byrne’s cordless (e.g., DECT)
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`channelis clocked separately and differently from Byrne’s cellular (e.g.,
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`GSM)channel.” /d. at 14 (citing Ex. 1003 4 83; Ex. 1008, 7:39-49),.
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`In Petitioner’s view, Byrne’s processors and associated components
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`supporting cordless and cellular channels would need to be clocked
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`differently for different data rates and communication parameters, and, thus,
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`one of ordinary skill in the art would have found it obvious that Byrne’s
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`cordless and cellular channels are sampled and clocked individually at their
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`separate receivers. Pet. 14 (citing Ex. 1003 { 84). Petitioner also arguesthat
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`“the °943 patent’s limited disclosure of individual sampling and clocking
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`aligns with Byrne’s description” and knowledge in the art.
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`/d. at 14-15
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`(citing Ex. 1001, 4:32-38, 7:50-52; Ex. 1003 4 85).
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`For “wherein the processor comprises multiple ones of the one or
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`more channels andis further configured to processa first data stream and a
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`second data stream in parallel,’ Petitioner argues that the ’943 patent
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`provides a limited disclosure of channels in processors, and that Byrne
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`teaches or would have rendered obvious a processor with parallel cordless
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`and cellular channels. Pet. 15—16 (citing Ex. 1001, 4:24—29; Ex. 1003 4 86;
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`Ex. 1008, 7:25—43, Fig. 2); Ex. 1001, 12:7—9; see also Pet. vii (labeling the
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`limitation “I[e]”). Petitioner also argues that Byrne can operate
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`simultaneously as a cordless and cellular telephone, and thus, one of
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`ordinary skill in the art would have understood, or found obvious, cordless
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`and cellular data streams are being processed in parallel.
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`/d. at 16-17 (citing
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`Ex. 1003 4 87; Ex. 1008, 8:2-15).
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`Petitioner further argues that, if the limitation requires a single
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`processor, Byrne teaches single microprocessor 210 and that it would have
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`been knownor obviousto use a single processor with multiple channels for
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`processing cordless and cellular communications. Pet. 17 (citing Ex. 1001,
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`4:15-31; Ex. 1003 4 87; Ex. 1008, 7:26-9:30, Figs. 2, 3; Ex. 1045;
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`Ex. 1046). Petitioner additionally contends that Byrne teaches processing
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`data streams becauseit uses digital protocols for cordless and cellular voice
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`and control data. /d. (citing Ex. 1003 4 88; Ex. 1008, Abstr., 7:15—24, 8:16—
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`23, 8:29-38).
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`(1) “processor... configured to process afirst data stream
`and a second data stream in parallel”
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`Patent Owner respondsthat Byrnefails to disclose a “processor”that
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`“is configured to processa first data stream and a second data stream in
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`parallel.” Prelim. Resp. 1. According to Patent Owner, Byrne’s “processor
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`does not process data streamsat all, let alone in parallel” and, instead,
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`“handles control logic for switching between the two modes.” J/d.; see also
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`id. at 4 (citing Pet. 8-9; Ex. 1001, 12:7—9), 9 (arguing similarly).
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`In particular, Patent Owner argues that Byrne’s processor“controls
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`call switching logic” and does not process any “data stream.” Prelim.
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`Resp. 5 (citing Ex. 1008, 7:56—8:2, Figs. 3, 4). Patent Owner contendsthat
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`Byrne’s Figures 3 and 4 do not show “any functionality for processing the
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`incoming data stream.” /d. at 5—6 (citing Ex. 1008, Figs. 3, 4). Patent
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`Owner also contends that Byrne describes its microprocessor as enabling
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`receivers and transmitters and monitoring signals from those components but
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`does not describe processing cellular or cordless signals.
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`/d. at 6—7 (citing
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`Ex. 1008, 8:16-32, 9:27-30).
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`Patent Owneralso arguesthat Petitioner fails to connectthe alleged
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`data streams to the microprocessor because Petitioner fails to explain “how
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`the signal from the antenna is processed into an audio signal .
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`.
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`. without
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`ever interacting with the microprocessor.” Prelim. Resp. 7—8 (citing Pet. 16;
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`Ex. 1008, Fig. 2). In Patent Owner’s view, cordless signals from antenna
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`228 go to band passfilter 270, cordless receiver 221, and then to cordless
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`audio 240, and cellular signals follow a similar pathway.
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`/d. Patent Owner
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`contendsthat “the cordless and cellular communication components of
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`Byrne do not rely on the microprocessor for processing the incoming
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`cordless or cellular signal” and “the only thing the microprocessor does
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`regarding the audio is control the audio switch.” /d. at 8 (citing Ex. 1008,
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`8:39-43, Fig. 2). Patent Owner, thus, contends that Byrne doesnotdisclose,
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`and Petitioner fails to show, that Byrne’s “microprocessor processes the data
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`streams into audio” and processes data streams on a single microprocessor.
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`Id.
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`Patent Ownerfurther argues that Byrne’s processoris not configured
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`to process cellular and cordless data streamsin parallel. Prelim. Resp. 8.
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`Patent Owner contends that Byrne switches between cordless andcellular
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`communications in accordance with preferences and that Byrne’s audio
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`switch further indicates that Byrne handles calls separately, not at the same
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`time. /d. at 8—9 (citing Ex. 1008, 1:1—3, 1:30-32). Patent Owneralso
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`contends that Byrne teaches away from parallel processing becauseit states
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`that “if components are shared between cellular and cordless parts, cellular
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`and cordless operations can be performedat different times.” /d. at 9 (citing
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`Ex. 1008, 8:9-15).
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`(2) “one or more channels are sampled and clocked
`individually”
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`Patent Owneralso respondsthat Byrne fails to disclose “one or more
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`channels are sampled and clocked individually.” Prelim. Resp. 1. In Patent
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`Owner’s view, Petitioner recognizes that Byrne does not disclose the
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`limitation and attempts to add it with obviousness arguments and declarant
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`testimony.
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`/d. at 1, 9 (citing Pet. 10). Patent Owner argues that Petitioner’s
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`attempt to rely on purported knowledgein the art for a missing limitation
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`should be rejected.
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`/d. at 10.
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`Patent OwnerviewsPetitioner as “making an argument for
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`obviousness based on the ‘common knowledge’ of a [person of ordinary
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`skill in the art]” but the argumentfails based on the analytical framework of
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`Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355, 1361-1362 (Fed. Cir. 2016).
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`Prelim. Resp. 10-11. Using Arendi, Patent Ownerarguesthat there is no
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`dispute that (1) Byrne doesnot disclose the “sampled and clocked
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`individually” limitation, and that (2) the limitation “plays a majorrole in the
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`subject matter claimed in the ’943 patent” because “the ’943 patent claims
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`were specifically allowed because this limitation was addedto the claims”
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`and the Specification describes the importance.
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`/d. at 11—12 (citing Pet. 4;
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`Ex. 1001, 4:32—38, 7:50—52). Patent Owner contendsthat “it would be
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`inappropriate” to use purported knowledgein the art to supply a missing
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`limitation.
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`/d. at 12.
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`Patent Owneralso arguesthat the Petition lacks analysis as to why
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`one of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to modify Byrne
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`in the manner proposedand,at best, showsthat the ordinary skilled artisan
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`would have had the capacity to add the limitation after having been informed
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`of it. Prelim. Resp. 12. Patent Owner contends that showing capacity to
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`make the modification is insufficient as a motivation to make the
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`modification.
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`/d. Patent Ownerlikens Petitioner’s argument to a Board
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`proceeding whereinstitution was denied because the asserted reference
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`disclosed general information about a functionality and did not disclose the
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`specific function to be modified.
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`/d. at 12—13 (citing Lenovo Holding Co. v.
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`InterDigital Tech. Corp., 1PR2020-01514, Paper 11,37 (PTAB Apr. 15,
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`2021); Pet. 11-12). Patent Owneralso contendsthat Petitioner relies on
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`declarant testimony that is similarly deficient and lacks evidentiary support.
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`Td. at 13 (citing Pet. 14; Ex. 1003 9 81-82, 84; Ex. 1038; Ex. 1039).
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`Patent Owner, thus, contendsthat Petitioner cannot rely on ordinary
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`knowledge for the missing “sampled and clocked individually” limitation.
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`Prelim. Resp. 13-14. Patent Owneralso arguesthat Petitioner fails to show
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`an exception that would allow using common sense to supply a missing
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`limitation and fails to offer a reason why the proposed modification would
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