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` Entered: February 4, 2022
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF
`THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`FITBIT, INC.,1
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VALENCELL, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-00319
`Patent 8,923,941 B2
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`Before ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
`Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
`Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`ORDER
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`1 Petitioner Apple Inc. is no longer a party to this proceeding. See Fitbit, Inc. v.
`Valencell, Inc., 964 F.3d 1112, 1114 (Fed. Cir. 2020) (“Following the [Board’s
`final written decision], Apple withdrew from the proceeding.”).
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`IPR2017-00319
`Patent 8,923,941 B2
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`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in the above-captioned case. See Ex. 3100. The request was referred to
`Mr. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the Functions and Duties of
`the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`It is ORDERED that the request for Director review is denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision in this case is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2017-00319
`Patent 8,923,941 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`James Glass
`Ognjen Zivojnovic
`Sam Stake
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`ogizivojnovic@quinnemanuel.com
`samstake@quinnemanuel.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Daniel Olejko
`Marcus Benavides
`R. Scott Rhoades
`Sanford E. Warren, Jr.
`BRAGALONE OLEJKO SAAD PC
`dolejko@bosfirm.com
`mbenavides@bosfirm.com
`srhoades@wriplaw.com
`swarren@wriplaw.com
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