Source: https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/PTAB/IPR2018-00133/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9351529/
Timestamp: 2017-12-18 10:48:45
Document Index: 302197442

Matched Legal Cases: ['§42', '§ 42', '§ 42', '§ 42', '§ 42', '§ 284', 'Application No. 13769816']

Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. 9,351,529, IPR2018-00133 (P.T.A.B.) via Docket Alarm
") .end() .append(get_party_html(party_idx)) .find("#docket_report").hide().end() .css('min-height', Math.max($('.counsel_overlay').height(), $('#sidebar').height())) .find(".counsel_overlay .close, #sidebar .close").click(function () { $.bbq.removeState("show_party"); return false; }).end(); $(window).scroll(0); add_zclip_counsel(); } function get_visible_text(content) { // Not so easy to get the visible text var saved = $(content).clone(); // Remove the hidden parts $(content).find(':hidden').remove(); // Get the remaining text var visible_text = $(content).text(); // Now revert back to our saved version $(content).replaceWith(saved); return visible_text; } function initialize_show_more_less(){ $(".show_more").click(function () { $.bbq.pushState({show_more : true}); return false; });	$(".show_less").click(function () { $.bbq.removeState('show_more'); return false; }); } function handle_docket_page_keydown(event) { if (event.keyCode === 27) { // ESCAPE: close the counsel window if open. var state = $.bbq.getState(); var caught = false; if(state.show_more) { $.bbq.removeState('show_more'); event.preventDefault(); } if(state.show_party) { $.bbq.removeState('show_party'); event.preventDefault(); } } else if (event.keyCode === 38 || event.keyCode === 40) { // UP/DOWN ARROW: Cycle through parties. var state = $.bbq.getState(); if(state.show_party) { var party_idx = parseInt(state.show_party.split("-")[0]); if (!isNaN(party_idx)) { var $cur = $("#dockets_bd .pname[data-index=" + party_idx + "]"); var $to_click = event.keyCode === 38 ? $($cur.prevAll(".pname")[0]): $($cur.nextAll(".pname")[0]); event.preventDefault(); $to_click.click(); } } } else if(event.keyCode == 70 && (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey)) { // Ctrl+F: filter the docket page. var state = $.bbq.getState(); if (state.show_party) { // Use normal CTRL+F when viewing a party. return; } $("#FilterBlock input, .FilterBlock input").focus().select(); if(!$("#FilterBlock input, .FilterBlock input").is(":visible") || parseInt($("#actionbar").css("margin-top")) < 0) { $('html,body').animate({ scrollTop: 0}, 150); } event.preventDefault(); } } function handle_party_click() { var key_val = $(this).attr('href').slice(1).split("="); var new_state = {}; new_state[key_val[0]] = key_val[1]; $.bbq.pushState(new_state); return false; } /** * Does all sorts of initialization for the docket report */ function initialize_docket_report() { /////////// // Handle Parties and Counsel Overlay. $(".pname").click(handle_party_click); initialize_show_more_less(); // Remove the listener so it doesn't double up. window.removeEventListener('keydown', handle_docket_page_keydown); window.addEventListener('keydown', handle_docket_page_keydown); /////////// // Handle emailing the docket report $("#email_docket").button({ icons: { primary: "ui-icon-mail-closed" } }).click(function () { $(".update_docket.button").button( "option", "disabled", true); $("#email_docket").button( "option", "disabled", true); progress_loader(true, 3, "email"); $.post("/email_docket_report.ajax", {id:6388478285316096}, function(result) { progress_loader(false, null, "email"); if(result.success) { show_success_usermsg("Email Sent");	// Reload the page to reflect the updated docket if(result.updated) location.reload(); } else { show_error_usermsg(result.error); } $(".update_docket.button").button( "option", "disabled", false); $("#email_docket").button( "option", "disabled", false); }, "json"); return false; }); /////////// // Handle updates to the docket $("#update_docket.button").button({ icons: { primary: "ui-icon-refresh" } }); $(".update_docket").click(function () { update_docket_report(); return false; }); // Make sure the messages span across the entire width of the table var th_len = $("#docket_report th:visible").length; if(th_len) { $("#docket_report .message td").attr("colspan", th_len); } /////////// // Copy Docket to clipboard $("#clipboard_docket").button({ icons: { primary: "ui-icon-clipboard" } }).zclip({ path:'/site_media/clipboard/ZeroClipboard.swf', copy: function() { function fixup_txt(txt) { return get_visible_text(txt) // Remove all "big" whitespace .replace(/\r?\n|\r|\t/g, " ") .replace(/[\s\b]+/g, " ") // A bit hackish, but remove links .replace(/\(?\s*view\s+docket\s*\)?/g, "") .replace(/\(?\s*view\s+document\s*\)?/g, "") .replace(/\(\s*view\s*\)/g, "") .strip(); } function get_fixedspace(cols, col_widths, num_spaces) { var has_text=false, out=""; do { has_text = false; for(i=0; i<= col_widths[i] ? cols[i].length: last_space > 0 ? last_space: col_widths[i]; if(width > 0) { has_text = true; out += cols[i].substr(0, width); } // Now add column spacers for(j=0; j < num_spaces + col_widths[i]-width; j++) out += " "; cols[i] = cols[i].substr(width); } out = out.strip() + "\n"; } while(has_text); return out; } // Figure out how much data is in each column var max_widths = [], tot_widths = []; $("table#docket_report tr:visible").each(function() { var cols = $(this).find("td:visible:not(.nocopy), th:visible:not(.nocopy)"); for(i=0; i max_widths[i]) max_widths[i] = txt_len; if(!tot_widths[i]) tot_widths[i] = txt_len; else tot_widths[i] += txt_len; } }); // Calculate the amount of space between columns var num_spaces = max_widths.length < 4 ? 4 : max_widths.length < 5 ? 2: 1; // Certain columns may have fixed widths. Give first column, // the date column, a fixed witdth. var fixed_width = {0:10}; // Now calculate the rest of the column widths var tot_max_width=0, tot_tot_width=0, tot_fixed_width=0; for(i=0; i< min_var_width ? max_widths[i] + 1 : min_var_width; for(k=i+1; kmin_width) { char_widths[i]++; char_widths[k]--; } } } var out = ""; $("table#docket_report tr:visible").each(function() { var cols = $(this).find("td:visible:not(.nocopy), th:visible:not(.nocopy)") .map(function (i, e) { return fixup_txt(e) } ); out += get_fixedspace(cols, char_widths, num_spaces) + "\n"; }); return out; }, afterCopy: function() { alert("Docket Copied to Clipboard"); } }); // End zclip /////////// // The docket sidebar. var $sidebar = $("#sidebar"); setup_common_sidebar($sidebar[0], $("#footer")[0], ".panel > h3, .panel > p, .pname, .jump_to"); // On window resize, reset sidebar state b/c size affects whether // sidebar gets shown by default. var win_width = $(window).width(); $(window).resize(function () { // Correct the x-location of the sidebar if the height changes. if(win_width != $(window).width()) { $sidebar.css('left', ''); win_width = $(window).width(); } }); /////////// // Handle the docket tracking link if(user_logged_in) { // If logged in, show the tracking link $(".docket_add:not(.signup)") .click(function () { analytics_track("docket", "track"); var dockadd$ = $(this); dockadd$.addClass("clicked"); var data = get_docket_info_from_object($("#HiddenCaseInfoBlock")); add_docket(data, function () { dockadd$.removeClass("clicked"); $(".search_result_loader").hide(); $("#DocketSearchOverlay").dialog("close"); }, function (result) { dockadd$.removeClass("clicked"); edit_docket(result.alert_id); } ); }); } else { // If no user is logged in, then tracking becomes signup. $(".docket_add").addClass("signup").attr("href", "#") // Unbind any other click handlers that may bring up other windows. .unbind('click') .click(function () { show_signup_dialog(false, false, true); return false; }).show(); } // Handle the docket tracking edit link. $(".docket_edit") .click(function() { // Edit the user's alert id if we have one, otherwise the anonymous edit_docket(null || 6388478285316096 ); }); on_docket_changed_calback = function(alert_id) { if(alert_id == "null" || !null) document.location.reload(true); } $(".docket_export").click(function() { if(show_signup_dialog(false, false, false, true)) { return; } var $t = $(this).addClass('disabled'); var $case_info = $("#HiddenCaseInfoBlock"); export_docket_report({ data : { title: $case_info.find(".title").text(), docket: $case_info.find(".docket").text(), court: $case_info.find(".court").text(), court_id: $case_info.find(".court_id").text(), link: $case_info.find(".link").text(), sig: $case_info.find(".sig").text(), }, success : function (url) { window.location = url; // It takes a moment to download, don't enable yet. setTimeout(function () { $t.removeClass('disabled'); }, 1000); }, error : function (e) { $t.removeClass('disabled'); show_error_usermsg(e); }, }) return false; }); /////////// // Handle filtering the docket. var last_update = null; function enqueue_filter_update() { // Wait a half second until the user finishes typing, then update if(last_update) clearTimeout(last_update) last_update = setTimeout(function () { last_update = null; var filter = $("#filter_txt").val(); $.bbq.pushState({q:filter}); $("#filter_txt").dequeue(); }, 10); } $("#FilterBlock") .find("#filter_txt").keydown(function (e) { if (e.which == 13) { // Enter. if($("#filter_txt").val() == $.bbq.getState().q) { // Nothing has changed. Advance to the next/prev result. highlight_next_prev(!event.shiftKey); } else { // The filter has changed. enqueue_filter_update(); } } else if (event.keyCode === 27) { // Escape, clear the filter. $("#filter_txt").val(""); $.bbq.removeState('q'); enqueue_filter_update(); // If the filter box has focus, clear it. $("#FilterBlock input, .FilterBlock input").blur(); } else { // We cant update on each letter, if we use bbq state. ; // enqueue_filter_update() } $(".filter_error").fadeOut("slow"); }) // Add a blur handler for mobile which doesn't really have "return" .blur(enqueue_filter_update).end() .find(".do_search").click(enqueue_filter_update).end(); $(".filter_show_all").click(function (e) { $("#filter_txt").val(""); enqueue_filter_update(); return false; }); /////////// // Handle the little scroll-bar indicator at the right. var $date_scroller = $("
").hide(); $("body").append($date_scroller); $.expr[':'].inviewport = function(obj, index, meta, stack) { var r = obj.getBoundingClientRect(); return r.bottom > 0 && r.top < document.documentElement.clientHeight; } var $doc_report = $("#docket_report"); var fadeTimeout = null; $(window).scroll(function() { var date = null; // Only find the relevant date if we've scrolled into the docket report. if($doc_report[0].getBoundingClientRect().top <= 0) { // Get all of the var first = $doc_report.find(".docket_row:inviewport").first(); if(first && first.length) { date = first.find(".filing_date_col").attr("datetime"); } } // Stop any animations that we may be doing. if(fadeTimeout) { clearTimeout(fadeTimeout); } if(date && date.length) { // No need to show the day. Month and year are good. date = date.replace(/\/\d+\//g, '/'); $date_scroller.text(date).show().css("opacity", 1); // Make it slowly fade out. fadeTimeout = setTimeout(function () { $date_scroller.fadeOut("slow"); }, 1300); } else { // No date. Immediately close it. $("#date_scroller").hide(); } }); //////////// // The analytics button and the analytics pane underneath the actionbar. var $anabar = $("#analyticsbar"); var analytics_opts = null; function get_analytics_opts(callback) { // Grab all of the analytics options for this docket from the server. if(analytics_opts) { callback(); return; } var param = $.param({ court:"Patent Trial and Appeal Board", docket:"IPR2018-00133" }); // Show a loader if it's going to take a while (it shouldn't). var loadershow = setTimeout(function() { $("#top_loader").show(); }, 100); $.getJSON("/analytics/options.ajax?" + param, function(resp) { if(resp.success) { delete resp.success; // Remove the mesage from the payload. clearTimeout(loadershow); // Don't let the loader be shown. $("#top_loader").hide(); // Close it if it already was shown. analytics_opts = resp; // Save the analytics options. callback(); } else { show_error_usermsg(resp.error); } }); } $(".do_analytics").click(function () { var ANALYTICS_HEIGHT = 108; if($anabar.is(":visible") && $anabar.height()) { // Hide it. $anabar.animate({height:0}, 200, function() { $anabar.hide(); }); } else { // Show it. analytics_track("docket", "analytics"); get_analytics_opts(function() { $anabar.find(".type").addClass("disabled"); for(k in analytics_opts) { if(analytics_opts[k].length) { // Find the corresponding type field. var $atype = $anabar.find(".type[data-type=" + k + "]"); // Enable it. $atype.removeClass("disabled"); if(!$atype.length) { console.log("Unknown analytics type"); } } } // Show the analytics pane $anabar.css('display', 'block') .animate({height: ANALYTICS_HEIGHT}, 200); }); } }); $anabar.find(".select_type .type").click(function () { if($(this).hasClass("disabled")) { return false; } var type = $(this).data("type"); var vals = []; $anabar .find(".select_subtype select").html(analytics_opts[type].map( function(v) { return "" + v.val + ""; }).join("")).change().end() .find(".select_type").hide().end() .find(".select_subtype") .find(".select div").text("Select " + capitalize(type)).end() .find(".type").html($(this).html()).end() .data("type", type) .show(); }).end().find(".select_subtype .back").click(function () { $anabar .find(".select_type").show().end() .find(".select_subtype").hide(); }).end().find(".select_subtype .select select").change(function () { $anabar.find(".select_subtype a.view").attr('href', $(this).val()); }); /////////////////// // Handle the actionbar during resizing. $(window).resize(function () { adjust_actionbar_items($("#actionbar"), $("#docket_report")); }); adjust_actionbar_items($("#actionbar"), $("#docket_report")); } function update_docket_page_from_state() { var state = $.bbq.getState(); if(state.q && state.q != $("#filter_txt").val()) { $("#filter_txt").val(state.q); } else if (!state.q) { $("#filter_txt").val(""); } filter_docket_report(state.q); if(state.show_more) { $("#parties_block, #sidebar .panel").addClass("more_shown"); } else { $("#parties_block, #sidebar .panel").removeClass("more_shown"); } show_party_detail(state.show_party); } $(document).ready(function() { download_docket_report(function () { var party_html = create_party_rows(parties_by_type.special_names_by_type, parties_by_type.other, function (html) { $(".parties .pnames").html(html); initialize_show_more_less(); $(".pname").click(handle_party_click); create_docket_rows(); update_from_state(); }); }); // Creates the first twenty docket rows create_docket_rows(); // Update Menus update_from_state(); // Make the party buttons work, among other things. initialize_docket_report(); $(window).bind('hashchange', function(e) { update_docket_page_from_state(); }); // Update now update_docket_page_from_state(); // And also when the docket report is done being rendered. onEvent('docket_report_render_complete', update_docket_page_from_state); }); /** * Presents a dialog box to the user offering to batch download filings in the * docket report. */ function download_docket_filings() { if(docket_report_needs_download) { // The docket is not yet fully downloaded. show_error_usermsg("This docket is still downloading, please try again " + "in a few seconds.") return; } function remove_checks() { // Remove the checkboxes, if there are thousands, this may also take time. $("#docket_report tr .dl_check, #docket_report tr .dl_check_all").remove(); $("#docket_report tr .noDownload").removeClass("noDownload"); // Take us out of the mode. $("body").removeClass("download_mode"); } if($("body").hasClass("download_mode")) { // If we're already in download mode, get out of it. remove_checks(); var dialog = $(".ui-dialog.download_dialog #warning_msg"); if(dialog && dialog.length) { $(".ui-dialog.download_dialog #warning_msg").dialog("destroy").remove(); } return; } analytics_track("docket", "download"); var $case_info = $("#HiddenCaseInfoBlock"); var doc_data = { title: $case_info.find(".title").text(), docket: $case_info.find(".docket").text(), court: $case_info.find(".court").text(), court_id: $case_info.find(".court_id").text(), }; function get_file_list($dialog, callback) { // A function which generates the list of all documents. var file_list = []; var docket_i = 0; var docket_rows = $("#docket_report tr"); // We can grab data on multiple documents at once. var num_at_once = 5; function update_progress_and_do_next(incr) { // Increment the filing counter. docket_i += (incr || 1); // Set the progress bar var perc = 100 * docket_i / docket_rows.length; $dialog .find(".status").text("Preparing " + file_list.length + " documents for download.").end() .find(".perc").text(perc.toFixed(0) + "%").end() .find(".progress .bar").width(perc + "%"); // Go on to the next document. if(docket_i % 5 == 0) { // Don't let the callstack get too high. setTimeout(get_next_docket_entry, 0); } else { get_next_docket_entry(); } } function get_next_docket_entry() { if($dialog.data("canceled") === true) { // User canceled and closed the dialog box. Abort. remove_checks(); return; } if (docket_i >= docket_rows.length) { // completion callback remove_checks(); // Removing checks changes the DOM, recenter the dialog. $dialog.dialog("option", "position", {my: "center", at: "center", of: window}); if(file_list.length == 0) { // No files selected. show_error_usermsg("No files selected.", "nofiles"); } // Make the callback, even if there are no files. callback(file_list); return; } var filings = []; for(var n_i = 0; n_i <= num_at_once; n_i ++) { if (docket_i >= docket_rows.length) { break; } var $row = $(docket_rows[docket_i + n_i]); // Make sure this one is checked. if($row.find("input").is(":checked") !== true || // Ignore the select all row. $row.find("th .dl_check_all").length > 0) { // Go to the next one. continue; } // Now get the index in the docket report. var docket_report_i = $row.data("i"); if(docket_report_i === undefined) { // This shouldn't happen, but try to fail gracefully. console.log("No docket report in row"); update_progress_and_do_next(n_i + 1); return; } filings.push(docket_report[docket_report_i].number); } if(!filings.length) { update_progress_and_do_next(num_at_once); return; } var getdata = $.param(doc_data) + "&" + filings.map(function (f) { return "filing=" + encodeURIComponent(f); }).join("&"); $.get("/get_attachment_list.ajax", getdata, function(result) { if(result.success) { var results = result.all; if(!results) { results = {}; results[filings[0]] = result; } var status = ''; var num_more = 0; for (filing_num in results) { var r = results[filing_num]; // Set the status. status += "
"); } update_progress_and_do_next(num_at_once); }, 'json'); } $dialog // Recenter as we may have scrolled during file selection. .dialog("option", "position", {my: "center", at: "center", of: window}) // Set the status. .find(".status").text("Determining filings to download."); get_next_docket_entry();	} if(show_signup_dialog(false, true, false)) { return; } // First figure out which documents to download. This is fast. var indices_to_download = {}; for(var i = 0; i < docket_report.length; i++) { var d = docket_report[i]; if(d.link) { indices_to_download[i] = true; } else if (d.exhibits && d.exhibits.length) { for(var j = 0; j < d.exhibits.length; j++ ){ if(d.exhibits[j].link) { indices_to_download[i] = true; break; } } } } // Put us into download mode. $("body").addClass("download_mode"); // Add checkboxes to each filing. This can be slow so we do it asynchronously. var canceled = false; // Add one checkbox to one docket row synchronously. function add_checkbox_if_necessary($self, idx) { if(canceled) { return false; } var found_in_report = false; // Get the docket report index var i = $self.data("i"); if(i !== undefined) { found_in_report = indices_to_download[i]; } else { // This may be an organized report var indices = $self.data("i") || []; for (i in indices) { if (indices_to_download[i] == true) { found_in_report = true; break; } } } if(found_in_report) { // Adding with innerHTML is faster than append. It's still slow though. $self.find("td:first")[0].innerHTML += " " + " Select "; } else { $self.addClass("noDownload"); } return found_in_report; }; var $rows = $("#docket_report tr.docket_row"); // Counters to determine how many items have been added and if we're done. var added_checkboxes = 0; var last_idx = 0; var finished_checkboxes = false; // Add a set of checkboxes, calling the function above, and setting vars. function add_checkbox_range(start_idx, end_idx) { if(canceled) { finished_checkboxes = true; return; } var max_idx = end_idx > $rows.length ? $rows.length : end_idx; for(var i = start_idx; i < max_idx; i++) { if(add_checkbox_if_necessary($($rows[i]), i)) { added_checkboxes += 1; } last_idx = i; } if(i >= $rows.length - 1) { finished_checkboxes = true; } } // Add checkboxes to each downloadable item. This is slow, so do it async. var SYNC_CHECKBOXES = 200; // How many checkboxes to add at once. var ASYNC_TIME = 50; // How often we add them. var MIN_PROGRESS_BAR = 100; // The minimum we need to even use a progress bar. // Make one synchronous call. add_checkbox_range(0, SYNC_CHECKBOXES); // Setup the asynchronous calls. function get_async_calls(start) { if(start === undefined) { start = SYNC_CHECKBOXES; } return function () { add_checkbox_range(start, start + SYNC_CHECKBOXES); if(!finished_checkboxes) { setTimeout(function () { get_async_calls(start + SYNC_CHECKBOXES)(); }, ASYNC_TIME); } }; } // After we've checked a few docket entries, check some corner cases. if(added_checkboxes == 0) { show_error_usermsg("No documents to download.", "nofiles"); $("body").removeClass("download_mode"); return; } else if(added_checkboxes == 1) { // If there is only one, set it checked by default. $("#docket_report tr .dl_check input").prop('checked', true); } else if(added_checkboxes > 1) { // Add a select all checkbox if there are multiple. $("#docket_report tr th:first").append(" " + " Select All " ).find("input").change(function() { var check_all = $(this).is(":checked"); $("#docket_report tr .dl_check input").prop('checked', check_all); });	} // Setup the floating dialog. var msg = "Select the documents to download. " if (!last_billing_info.is_user_flat_rate) { msg += "Under the pay-as-you-go plan, you may " + "be charged for each downloaded document. 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NecksGen, Inc.\u0022, \u000A \u0022filename\u0022: \u0022Ex 1013 \u002D Amended Complaint.pdf\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022security\u0022: \u0022PUBLIC\u0022, \u000A \u0022analyze\u0022: {\u000A \u0022doc_types\u0022: [], \u000A \u0022num_pages\u0022: 59, \u000A \u0022patents\u0022: [\u000A \u00229351529\u0022\u000A ], \u000A \u0022summary\u0022: [\u000A \u0022In particular, Defendant directly and/or indirectly through intermediaries, ships, distributes, sells, offers for sale, and/or advertises (including via the provision of interactive web pages) its products in and/or into the State of North Carolina and this judicial district.\u0022, \u000A \u0022the \u0027529 Patent and are individually or collectively referred to herein as an “Accused Device” or the “Accused Devices.” Copies of webpages found on the Internet website www.necksgen.com in which the NecksGen® REV head and neck restraint is advertised are attached as Exhibit B, with portions highlighted for emphasis.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Claim 14 further requires “wherein each of the pair of side tethers has a section that is principally without being laterally angled when the driver is in a seated position in the vehicle.” Upon information and belief, Simpson contends that the Accused Devices meet these NecksGen Ex 1013 \u002D Page 9 of 58.\u0022, \u000A \u0022In fact, on information and belief, NecksGen has expanded its infringement of the ‘529 Patent since the filing of this lawsuit by subsequently adding the NecksGen® REV2LITE head and neck restraint to its product offerings.\u0022, \u000A \u0022That Plaintiff be awarded damages adequate to compensate it for the wrongful direct, induced and/or contributory infringement of the ‘529 Patent by Defendant, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 284, together with pre\u002Djudgment and post\u002Djudgment interest\u003B\u0022\u000A ]\u000A }, \u000A \u0022type\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_lock_control\u0022: 1\u000A }, \u000A {\u000A \u0022exhibit\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u002D1014\u002D14\u002DPlaintiffs_Disclosure_of_Asserted_Claims_and_Infringement_Contentions_Pursuant_to_Local_Patent_Rule_31_WDNC_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products,_Inc_v_Zamp,_Inc\u0022, \u000A \u0022number\u0022: \u002210\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022filing_party\u0022: \u0022Petitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit_sequence\u0022: 14, \u000A \u0022e2e_download_link\u0022: \u0022https://ptab.uspto.gov/ptabe2e/rest/petitions/1501234/documents/d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvZWJjNGE3M2YtODVjMi00ZGY5LTk0YjYtYWFhZDcxZjM3MTAwOzEuMA\u003D\u003D/download\u0022, \u000A \u0022link\u0022: \u0022/cases/PTAB/IPR2018\u002D00133/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9351529/10\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner/Exhibit\u002D1014\u002D14\u002DPlaintiffs_Disclosure_of_Asserted_Claims_and_Infringement_Contentions_Pursuant_to_Local_Patent_Rule_31_WDNC_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products%2C_Inc_v_Zamp%2C_Inc/\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_object_id\u0022: \u0022d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvZWJjNGE3M2YtODVjMi00ZGY5LTk0YjYtYWFhZDcxZjM3MTAwOzEuMA\u003D\u003D\u0022, \u000A \u0022date\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022date_added\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter_id\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022pages\u0022: 14, \u000A \u0022e2e_number\u0022: \u00221014\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit\u0022: \u00221014\u0022, \u000A \u0022title\u0022: \u0022Plaintiff\u0027s Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.1 WDNC in the civil action Simpson Performance Products, Inc. v. Zamp, Inc.\u0022, \u000A \u0022filename\u0022: \u0022Ex 1014 \u002D Initial Infringement Contentions.pdf\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022security\u0022: \u0022PUBLIC\u0022, \u000A \u0022analyze\u0022: {\u000A \u0022doc_types\u0022: [], \u000A \u0022num_pages\u0022: 15, \u000A \u0022patents\u0022: [\u000A \u00228375472\u0022, \u000A \u00229351529\u0022\u000A ], \u000A \u0022summary\u0022: [\u000A \u00223.1), Plaintiff Simpson Performance Products, Inc. (“Simpson”) hereby makes its disclosure of asserted claims and infringement contentions to Defendant Zamp Inc. (“Zamp”).\u0022, \u000A \u0022Upon information and belief, since at least as early as the date of issue of U.S. Patent No. 9,351,529 B1 (“the ‘529 Patent”), Zamp has offered a restraint device used in cooperation with a helmet by a driver during operation of a vehicle.\u0022, \u000A \u0022process, method, act, or other instrumentality (“Accused Instrumentality”) of each opposing party of which the party is aware\u003B Simpson is aware of the Z\u002DTech Series 1A head and neck restraint, as defined above, and helmets configured for use with the Z\u002DTech Series 1A that are offered for sale by Zamp and/or its authorized distributors at least through the aforementioned websites that directly infringe and/or indirectly infringe each of claims 1, 2, 4\u002D9, 11\u002D15 and 17\u002D19 of the ‘529 Patent.\u0022, \u000A \u0022The determination of whether preamble recitations are structural limitations or mere statements of purpose or use “can be resolved only on review of NecksGen Ex 1014 \u002D Page 4 of 14.\u0022, \u000A \u0022the entirety of the [record] to gain an understanding of what the inventors actually invented and intended to encompass by the claim.” Corning Glass Works v. 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Zamp Inc.\u0022, \u000A \u0022filename\u0022: \u0022Ex 1015 \u002D Dkt. 13 Joint Claim Construction and Pre\u002DHearing Statement (3 July 2017).pdf\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022security\u0022: \u0022PUBLIC\u0022, \u000A \u0022analyze\u0022: {\u000A \u0022doc_types\u0022: [], \u000A \u0022num_pages\u0022: 18, \u000A \u0022summary\u0022: [\u000A \u0022The parties anticipate that the upcoming Claim Construction Hearing will take no more than four hours, with time split equally between each side.\u0022, \u000A \u0022At this point, counsel for the parties do not anticipate a conflict with any date set by the Court for the prehearing conference that would be after the filing of the claim construction chart on September 18, 2017.\u0022, \u000A \u0022at least one rear tether Discussed above in Exhibit A. Specification and Prosecution History References Col 8, ln 7\u002D11 Fig 1 Defendant\u0027s Proposed Claim Construction Two straps, belts, cords, chains, cables, or the like, each of which has two terminal ends, located on opposite sides of the helmet near the lateral centerlines of the helmet.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Specification and Prosecution History References Col 9, ln 19\u002D30 Fig 11 Specification and Prosecution History References Col. 9, lines 17\u002D 30\u003B Figs. 1, 5, 8, 10\u002D11\u003B Claim 6 Defendant\u0027s Proposed Claim Construction The rear tether extends upward and forward relative to the driver when viewed from the support\u002Dmember attachment to the helmet attachment, at an angle of between twenty\u002Dfive and forty\u002Dfive degrees from vertical.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Specification and Prosecution History References Col 9, ln 31\u002D44 Fig 12 Specification and Prosecution History References Col. 9, lines 30\u002D 50\u003B Figs. 2, 5, 8, 10, Defendant\u0027s Proposed Claim Construction The side tethers extend upward and inward relative to and towards the driver when viewed from their support\u002D member attachments to their corresponding helmet attachments, at an angle of between ten and fifteen degrees from vertical.\u0022\u000A ]\u000A }, \u000A \u0022type\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_lock_control\u0022: 1\u000A }, \u000A {\u000A \u0022exhibit\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u002D1016\u002D16\u002DPlaintiffs_Opening_Claim_Construction_Brief_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products,_Inc_v_Zamp,_Inc\u0022, \u000A \u0022number\u0022: \u002210\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022filing_party\u0022: \u0022Petitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit_sequence\u0022: 16, \u000A \u0022e2e_download_link\u0022: \u0022https://ptab.uspto.gov/ptabe2e/rest/petitions/1501234/documents/d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvYzNiYzU4MTEtNTIyMi00NzU3LTg3OGItZGQzNzdiM2U4NTgyOzEuMA\u003D\u003D/download\u0022, \u000A \u0022link\u0022: \u0022/cases/PTAB/IPR2018\u002D00133/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9351529/10\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner/Exhibit\u002D1016\u002D16\u002DPlaintiffs_Opening_Claim_Construction_Brief_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products%2C_Inc_v_Zamp%2C_Inc/\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_object_id\u0022: \u0022d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvYzNiYzU4MTEtNTIyMi00NzU3LTg3OGItZGQzNzdiM2U4NTgyOzEuMA\u003D\u003D\u0022, \u000A \u0022date\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022date_added\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter_id\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022pages\u0022: 26, \u000A \u0022e2e_number\u0022: \u00221016\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit\u0022: \u00221016\u0022, \u000A \u0022title\u0022: \u0022Plaintiff\u0027s Opening Claim Construction Brief in the civil action Simpson Performance Products, Inc. v. 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Zamp, Inc.\u0022, \u000A \u0022filename\u0022: \u0022Ex 1018 \u002D Dkt. 18 \u002D Plaintiff\u0027s Reply Brief Claim Construction Brief (26 Sept 2017).pdf\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022security\u0022: \u0022PUBLIC\u0022, \u000A \u0022analyze\u0022: {\u000A \u0022doc_types\u0022: [], \u000A \u0022num_pages\u0022: 6, \u000A \u0022summary\u0022: [\u000A \u0022Attached also include when components are slidably coupled together without being affixed at a specific location, for example if the tether 18 of FIG. 1 was allowed to slide relative to the mechanical clips 38.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Zamp makes no attempt, however, to explain how its proposed inclusion of the “two terminal ends” limitation is consistent with an embodiment that allows slidable coupling between the tether and the helmet.\u0022, \u000A \u0022A structure can undoubtedly function as a “tether” without having “two terminal ends.” Thus, Simpson respectfully submits that Zamp’s proposed definition of “tether” is incorrect and should not be adopted.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Zamp makes no effort to show how its proposed definition, which includes the erroneous “two terminal ends” limitation, is consistent with the patent’s express definition of “attached.” Particularly when the entire phrase (“jointly attached to the helmet at a single attachment point on each respective side of the helmet”) is construed, it is submitted that Simpson’s proposed construction is correct.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, the disputed claim terms of the ‘529 Patent should be construed to have the meanings proposed in Simpson’s Brief.\u0022\u000A ]\u000A }, \u000A \u0022type\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_lock_control\u0022: 1\u000A }, \u000A {\u000A \u0022exhibit\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u002D1019\u002D19\u002DDefendants_Sur_Reply_Claim_Construction_Brief_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products,_Inc_v_Zamp,_Inc\u0022, \u000A \u0022number\u0022: \u002210\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022filing_party\u0022: \u0022Petitioner\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit_sequence\u0022: 19, \u000A \u0022e2e_download_link\u0022: \u0022https://ptab.uspto.gov/ptabe2e/rest/petitions/1501234/documents/d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvMjIyZGNkY2ItYTg2MC00ZDZkLWI3MGItNWEzZmYyZTAxMDNjOzEuMA\u003D\u003D/download\u0022, \u000A \u0022link\u0022: \u0022/cases/PTAB/IPR2018\u002D00133/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9351529/10\u002D27\u002D2017\u002DPetitioner/Exhibit\u002D1019\u002D19\u002DDefendants_Sur_Reply_Claim_Construction_Brief_in_the_civil_action_Simpson_Performance_Products%2C_Inc_v_Zamp%2C_Inc/\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_object_id\u0022: \u0022d29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvMjIyZGNkY2ItYTg2MC00ZDZkLWI3MGItNWEzZmYyZTAxMDNjOzEuMA\u003D\u003D\u0022, \u000A \u0022date\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022date_added\u0022: \u002210/27/2017\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter_id\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022pages\u0022: 7, \u000A \u0022e2e_number\u0022: \u00221019\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_exhibit\u0022: \u00221019\u0022, \u000A \u0022title\u0022: \u0022Defendant\u0027s Sur\u002DReply Claim Construction Brief in the civil action Simpson Performance Products, Inc. v Zamp, Inc.\u0022, \u000A \u0022filename\u0022: \u0022Ex 1019 \u002D Dkt. 19 Zamp\u0027s Surreply Claim Construction Brief (2 Oct 2017).pdf\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_submitter\u0022: 13039, \u000A \u0022security\u0022: \u0022PUBLIC\u0022, \u000A \u0022analyze\u0022: {\u000A \u0022doc_types\u0022: [], \u000A \u0022num_pages\u0022: 8, \u000A \u0022summary\u0022: [\u000A \u0022term tether as “a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement” or “a line to which someone or something is attached (as for security).” The proposed definition is a reasonable modification of the ordinary and customary meaning here, as the tethers shown in the patent are intended to restrict the range of movement of a driver’s helmet, and consequently the driver’s head, during an accident.\u0022, \u000A \u0022In that embodiment, a single rear tether has an intermediate portion attached to the support https://www.merriam\u002Dwebster.com/dictionary/tether The ‘529 patent, col. 4, ln 66 \u002D col 5, ln 3.\u0022, \u000A \u0022member and opposed end portions equipped with quick release clips for being attached to the helmet.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Zamp’s definition clarifies that point and ensures that Simpson cannot sidestep that requirement by arguing that one tether is equal to three.\u0022, \u000A \u0022Simpson’s Opposition to Zamp’s Proposed Definition of Jointly Attached Also Attempts to Avoid the Requirement of Three Distinct Tethers.\u0022\u000A ]\u000A }, \u000A \u0022type\u0022: \u0022Exhibit\u0022, \u000A \u0022e2e_lock_control\u0022: 1\u000A }\u000A ]\u000A }\u000A]'); 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Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. 9,351,529 IPR2018-00133 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Patent Trial and Appeal Board IPR2018-00133 39ac8bc9563eee2fd010c6484f86e9c2b266b0b944d3e962e5d119b9
NecksGen, Inc.
IPR2018-00133 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Application No. 13769816
Inventors Trevor P. Ashline