Apologies for the two-week summer hiatus—now back to the regular updates. A normal (statistically) patent filings week saw 29 new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings (including a pair of post grant reviews) and 67 district court patent complaints, with another 76 terminations. Among those cases, note: Peter Pedersen has continued to add defendants to what promises to be a wide-ranging assertion campaign based on a single patent covering organizing email lists; Samsung has settled a tranche of IPRs against Trenchant Blade Technologies (associated with Tanit Ventures, Inc., with old patents, presumably with a backend, from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC); Google filed more inter partes reviews (IPRs) against Jawbone (the failed company “zombie” NPE now controlled by Fortress); Samsung filed a PGR on the single design patent that has been asserted repeatedly by WePay Global Payments against generic graphical user interfaces (D930702); and various highlights, below.
Texas LLC Breaks 60 Assertions, Hits Semiconductor Industry: American Patents, LLC, one of the Texas-based John Rowan-associated entities, has asserted against four more defendants (all semiconductor companies), to bring their five-year total to 63 defendants. At least one of the patents in suit has been challenged twice in IPR, both settling prior to any resolution. The defendants this time include Broadcom, MediaTek, RealTek, and Texas Instruments, though few companies appear to have escaped a Texas suit. The patents this go-round are generally US 7,088,782, 7,706,458; and 7,310,304.
Mylan Wades through the Bausch Patent Thicket, Takes a Swing at a Four Formulation Patents: Shots fired—generic manufacturer Mylan has accused Bausch of creating a patent thicket, and has challenged at least four Orange Book-listed patents on formulations that, in Mylan’s words, “never should have issued.” To quote Mylan’s petition in IPR2022-01105:
“Not only is this a problem on an individual patent basis, but Bausch created a patent thicket, with multiple patents featuring patentably-indistinct claims issued on the same erroneous bases. Petitions are thus being contemporaneously filed for inter partes review of four nearly-identical patents that never should have issued. Review should be instituted in each case to cancel the challenged claims.”
The claimed advancement is a long-known peptide (plecanatide) formulation that Bausch argued during prosecution provided unexpected results in peptide stability in combination with certain low-moisture carriers.
(In full disclosure, I worked for related Bausch entities in private practice).
Intel Joined to VLSI Petitions & Grounds It Brought, Three Years Later: In a case that needs no introduction, note that Intel sought and was properly joined to the instituted IPRs on the two patents Intel had challenged but was denied institution on under the then-newly minted NHK-Fintiv practice. Now that Intel is properly a party to their own original challenges, perhaps the ever-more-increasingly ludicrous claims that Fintiv-NHK was somehow about efficiency can be put to bed. It’s worth noting that on the other 10 IPRs Intel was denied institution on under Fintiv, most have yet to see a day in court. Fortress IP, who owns and controls VLSI and their named holding subsidiary, is sure to continue to rail, long and loudly, on the hill and elsewhere, about anything but the merits of the patents themselves—merits the Office notes were never brought before the district court. The patents are U.S. 7,725,759 and 7,523,373.
PTAB – Filed: 29 (2 PGRs, 17 IPRs) |
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Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent |
IPR2022-01123 | Filed | Meissner Filtration Products, Inc | Sani-Tech West, Inc. d/b/a SaniSure | 7373825 |
PGR2022-00044 | Filed | Ideahub, Inc. | Unified Patents, LLC | 11122274 |
IPR2022-01061 | Filed | Jawbone Innovations LLC [Fortress IP, Softbank] Ji Audio Holdings LLC |
Google LLC | 8503691 |
IPR2022-01139 | Filed | Onpoint Systems LLC | Protect Animals With Satellites, LLC | 9924314 |
IPR2022-01105 | Filed | Bausch Health Ireland Ltd [Bausch Health Cos., Inc.] | Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9925231 |
IPR2022-01116 | Filed | Guardant Health, Inc. | Twinstrand Biosciences, Inc. | 10889858 |
IPR2022-01023 | Filed | Largan Precision Co., Ltd. [Largan Precision] | Motorola Mobility LLC | 8310767 |
IPR2022-01071 | Filed | Future Link Systems, LLC [Vector Capital Corporation] | Realtek Semiconductor Corporation | 8099614 |
IPR2022-01098 | Filed | Personics Holdings Inc | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 11217237 |
IPR2022-01099 | Filed | Staton Techiya LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 11244666 |
IPR2022-01126 | Filed | Viasat Inc | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | 8615700 |
IPR2022-01107 | Filed | Oil-Dri Corporation of America | Amcol International Corp | 11026397 |
IPR2022-01078 | Filed | Dm Staton Family LP Staton Techiya LLC |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 11057701 |
IPR2022-01115 | Filed | Guardant Health, Inc. | Twinstrand Biosciences, Inc. | 10801063 |
IPR2022-01065 | Filed | Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha [Roche Holding AG] Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. [Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.] |
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC Fresenius Kabi Swissbiosim Gmbh |
10231981 |
IPR2022-01102 | Filed | Bausch Health Ireland Ltd [Bausch Health Cos., Inc.] | Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9610321 |
IPR2022-01110 | Filed | Bright Data Ltd. | CODE200, UAB TESO LT, UAB Metacluster LT UAB Oxysales UAB CORETECH LT, UAB |
10484510 |
IPR2022-00930 | Filed | Maxell, Ltd. [Maxell Holdings, Ltd.] | Motorola Mobility LLC | 6928292 |
IPR2022-01122 | Filed | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Beckman Coulter, Inc | 7787197 |
IPR2022-01086 | Filed | VL Collective IP LLC [VideoLabs, Inc.] | Unified Patents, LLC | 8605794 |
IPR2022-01083 | Filed | Katana Silicon Technologies LLC [Tanit Ventures Inc.] | GlobalFoundries, Inc. GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC |
7402903 |
IPR2022-01141 | Filed | Onpoint Systems LLC | Protect Animals With Satellites, LLC | 9922522 |
IPR2022-01103 | Filed | Bausch Health Ireland Ltd [Bausch Health Cos., Inc.] | Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9616097 |
IPR2022-01104 | Filed | Bausch Health Ireland Ltd [Bausch Health Cos., Inc.] | Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9919024 |
IPR2022-01106 | Filed | Dm Staton Family LP Staton Techiya LLC |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 11039259 |
PGR2022-00045 | Filed | Wepay Global Payments LLC [William Grecia] | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | D930702 |
IPR2022-01127 | Filed | Intellectual Ventures LLC | Toyota Motor Corporation | 10292138 |
IPR2022-01138 | Filed | Oil Dri Corp of America | Pioneer Pet Products, LLC | 11026397 |
IPR2022-01060 | Filed | Jawbone Innovations LLC Ji Audio Holdings LLC |
Google LLC | 8503691 |
IPR2022-00251 | Not Instituted – Merits | Rightquestion, LLC [Bjorn Markus Jakobsson] | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10929512 |
IPR2022-00262 | Not Instituted – Merits | Rotolight Limited [Rotolight Group Ltd.] | Vitec Production Solutions, Inc. | 10197258 |
IPR2022-00366 | Not Instituted – Merits | VLSI Technology LLC [SoftBank Group Corp.] | Intel Corporation | 7725759 |
IPR2022-00206 | Not Instituted – Merits | Oil-Dri Corporation of America | Amcol International Corp | 9439393 |
PGR2022-00008 | Not Instituted – Merits | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. | China Lithium Battery Technology Co., Ltd. | 10930932 |
IPR2022-00261 | Not Instituted – Merits | Rotolight Limited [Rotolight Group Ltd.] | Vitec Production Solutions, Inc. | 10197257 |
IPR2022-00111 | Not Instituted – Procedural | MemoryWeb LLC | Apple, Inc | 11017020 |
IPR2022-00293 | Instituted | Doubleday Acquisitions, LLC | Envirotainer AB | 7913511 |
IPR2022-00101 | Instituted | Lynk Labs, Inc | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10750583 |
IPR2022-00294 | Instituted | Ingenioshare, LLC | Epic Games, Inc. | 10492038 |
IPR2022-00087 | Instituted | Unirac, Inc. | Ecofasten Solar, LLC Esdec, Inc. |
9057542 |
IPR2022-00318 | Instituted | Monument Peak Ventures, LLC [Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC] | Xerox Corporation | 7684090 |
IPR2022-00051 | Instituted | Lynk Labs, Inc | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10492251 |
IPR2022-00223 | Instituted | IGT | Zynga Inc. | 7303473 |
IPR2022-00200 | Instituted | IGT | Zynga Inc. | 8795064 |
IPR2022-00292 | Instituted | Doubleday Acquisitions, LLC | Envirotainer AB | 7263855 |
IPR2022-00290 | Instituted | Intellectual Ventures I LLC [Intellectual Ventures LLC] Intellectual Ventures II LLC |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 6779082 |
IPR2021-01064 | Instituted | VLSI Technology LLC [SoftBank Group Corp.] | OpenSky Industries, LLC Intel Corporation |
7725759 |
IPR2022-00213 | Instituted | Jawbone Innovations, LLC | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
8280072 |
IPR2022-00244 | Instituted | Rightquestion, LLC [Bjorn Markus Jakobsson] |
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10824696 |
IPR2022-00220 | Instituted | Audioeye, Inc. | Accessibe Ltd. | 10845947 |
IPR2022-00100 | Instituted | Lynk Labs, Inc | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10750583 |
IPR2022-00479 | Instituted | VLSI Technology LLC [SoftBank Group Corp.] | Intel Corporation | 7523373 |
IPR2022-00134 | Instituted | DNA Genotek Inc. | Spectrum Solutions LLC | 10767215 |
IPR2021-01229 | Instituted | VLSI Technology LLC [SoftBank Group Corp.] | Patent Quality Assurance, LLC Intel Corporation |
7523373 |
IPR2022-00214 | Instituted | Audioeye, Inc. | Accessibe Ltd. | 10845946 |
IPR2022-00162 | Instituted | Textron Innovations Inc. [Textron Inc.] | DJI Europe B.V. | 9162752 |
IPR2022-00211 | Instituted | Intellectual Ventures I LLC [Intellectual Ventures LLC] Intellectual Ventures II LLC |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 7783788 |
IPR2022-00052 | Instituted | Lynk Labs, Inc | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
10492251 |
PGR2022-00010 | Instituted | Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A. Inc.. [Fujifilm Holdings Corporation] | Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 10927329 |
PGR2022-00006 | Instituted | MemoryWeb LLC | Apple, Inc | 11017020 |
IPR2022-00148 | Instituted | Audioeye, Inc. | Accessibe Ltd. | 10809877 |
IPR2022-00255 | Instituted | Sonrai Memory Limited [Atlantic IP Services Limited] | Kioxia Corporation Kioxia America, Inc. Western Digital Technologies, Inc Dell Technologies Inc. |
6920527 |
IPR2022-00295 | Instituted | Ingenioshare, LLC | Epic Games, Inc. | 10492038 |
IPR2022-00296 | Settlement | Northwestern University | ABB Inc. Kuka AG Reis Robotics USA Inc. |
7120508 |
IPR2021-00136 | Final Written Decision | Guntert & Zimmerman Const. Div., Inc. | Godbersen-Smith Construction Company d/b/a Gomaco Corporation | 9908571 |
IPR2021-00130 | Final Written Decision | Monterey Research, LLC [Vector Capital Corporation] | Qualcomm Incorporated STMicroelectronics, Inc. |
6459625 |
IPR2021-00234 | Final Written Decision | Guntert & Zimmerman Const. Div., Inc. | Godbersen-Smith Construction Company d/b/a Gomaco Corporation | 10196101 |
IPR2021-01230 | Final Written Decision | Monterey Research, LLC [Vector Capital Corporation] | STMicroelectronics, Inc. | 6459625 |
IPR2018-00733 | Final Written Decision | Oren Technologies, LLC [U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.] | Proppant Express Investments, LLC Proppant Express Solutions, LLC |
9440785 |
IPR2021-00237 | Final Written Decision | Intellectual Pixels Limited | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 10681109 |
IPR2021-00254 | Final Written Decision | Monterey Research, LLC [Vector Capital Corporation] | STMicroelectronics, Inc. | 7495951 |
IPR2016-01756 | Procedural Termination | Uniloc USA, Inc. [Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited] Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A. [Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited] |
Facebook, Inc. WhatsApp, Inc. |
8571194 |
IPR2021-00258 | Settlement | Trenchant Blade Technologies LLC [Tanit Ventures Inc.] | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
7494846 |
IPR2022-00320 | Settlement | Opticurrent LLC [Longhorn Asset Group LLC] | Power Integrations, Inc. | 6958623 |
IPR2021-00257 | Settlement | Trenchant Blade Technologies LLC [Tanit Ventures Inc.] | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
7056821 |
IPR2021-00256 | Settlement | Trenchant Blade Technologies LLC [Tanit Ventures Inc.] | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
6720619 |
IPR2021-00507 | Settlement | FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG IPCom GmbH & Co. KG |
Ericsson Inc Nokia |
7006463 |
District Court – Filed: 67, Terminated: 76 |
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4:22-cv-00477 | Filed | American Patents LLC [John Rowan entities] | Broadcom Singapore Pte Ltd Broadcom Corporation Broadcom Inc |
7088782 7706458 7310304 |
1:22-cv-00737 | Filed | Belden Inc | Commscope Holding Commscope Inc |
6409547 |
1:22-cv-00740 | Filed | Missed Call LLC [Dynamic IP Deals, LLC (d/b/a DynaIP)] | Talkdesk Inc | 9531872 |
3:22-cv-03505 | Filed | Bristol-myers Squib Company | Biocon Pharma Limited | 7491725 8680103 |
8:22-cv-01127 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a Hilco Global)] | Western Digital | 7007259 |
2:22-cv-03557 | Filed | 2109971 Ontario Inc Doing Business As Xcella Furniture | Elliot Fern Jonathan Kaplan Eugene Frayberg Alex Dolgin Robert Beitscher et al. |
D909088 |
1:22-cv-10879 | Filed | New Balance Athletics | Steven Madden Ltd | D932755 D939813 |
1:22-cv-03610 | Filed | Eisai [Eisai Medical Research Incorporated] Eisai Co Ltd Novartis |
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd | 6740669 |
1:22-cv-04813 | Filed | Cedar Lane Technologies Inc [IV selloff] | Ekin LLC | 6972790 8537242 |
6:22-cv-00585 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Wayfair | 6526402 |
3:22-cv-03610 | Filed | Eisai [Eisai Medical Research Incorporated] Eisai Co Ltd Novartis |
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd | 6740669 |
6:22-cv-00594 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Upland Software Inc | 6965920 |
2:22-cv-00200 | Filed | Blitzsafe Texas LLC [Ira Marlowe] | Kz Inc | 8155342 7489786 |
6:22-cv-00605 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Kroger | 6526402 |
4:22-cv-00480 | Filed | American Patents LLC [John Rowan entities] | Texas Instruments | 7088782 7706458 7310304 |
1:22-cv-00743 | Filed | Comsys Solutions LLC | Smart Eye International Inc | 9324096 9672535 |
2:22-cv-00194 | Filed | Brightplus Ventures LLC [IPValuation Partners, LLC] | Shenzhen Tcl New Technology Co Ltd Tcl Industries Holdings Hk Limited Tcl Moka Manufacturing Sa De Cv Tcl King Electrical Appliances Huizhou Co Ltd Tte Corporation et al. |
RE45796 7690812 8294075 8177382 RE42598 8941331 9605835 8330710 |
1:22-cv-00752 | Filed | Torchlight Technologies LLC [Curiam Capital] | General Motors Holdings LLC General Motors |
11208029 10894503 9955551 |
5:22-cv-02256 | Filed | Samiam Group LLC | Coopersburg Associates Inc Doing Business As Coopersburg Sports | D888498 |
6:22-cv-00583 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Adobe Inc | 6965920 |
6:22-cv-00584 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Aurea Software Inc | 6965920 |
6:22-cv-00588 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Intuit Inc | 6965920 |
2:22-cv-00385 | Filed | Axcess Global Sciences [Axcess Global, LLC] | B-epic Worldwide | 11020362 11241403 |
6:22-cv-00596 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Petsmart LLC | 6526402 |
2:22-cv-00202 | Filed | Blitzsafe Texas LLC [Ira Marlowe] | Thor Industries Inc | 8155342 7489786 |
2:22-cv-00203 | Filed | Netlist Inc [Fortress IP, Softbank] | Micron Technology Inc Micron Technology Texas LLC Micron Semiconductor Products Inc |
10860506 9318160 8787060 10949339 11232054 11016918 13559476 |
6:22-cv-00602 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Albertsons LLC | 6526402 |
6:22-cv-00604 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Aldi Texas LLC Aldi Inc |
6526402 |
1:22-cv-03059 | Filed | |||
4:22-cv-00478 | Filed | American Patents LLC [John Rowan entities] | Mediatek Inc Mediatek |
7088782 7706458 7310304 |
1:22-cv-03505 | Filed | Bristol-myers Squib Company | Biocon Pharma Limited | 7491725 8680103 |
6:22-cv-00587 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Sears Holdings Management Corporation Doing Business As Shmc Inc | 6526402 |
5:22-cv-03373 | Filed | Parallel Networks LLC [epicRealm Licensing LP] | Arrow Electronics Inc | 5894554 6415335 |
6:22-cv-00593 | Filed | S3g Technology LLC | Ace Hardware Corp | 9304758 10387140 9940124 |
6:22-cv-00597 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Ziff Davis Inc | 6965920 |
2:22-cv-00199 | Filed | Blitzsafe Texas LLC [Ira Marlowe] | Gulf Stream Coach Inc | 8155342 7489786 |
5:22-cv-00073 | Filed | Mimo Research LLC | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Samsung Group |
7660341 8160127 8213895 7305250 7545787 7091854 7680083 7392012 7548577 7046716 7873324 7881252 7688784 7929995 7899436 8155664 7656932 7885323 7643811 7305057 8121144 8054223 7133646 7822436 7697893 7860146 7408839 7725096 7702022 7808985 7382271 7660342 7433382 7956689 8009775 7877078 7782894 8259823 7542728 7969859 8160001 7499674 7817763 7378980 7995680 7483406 8045447 7916081 7567820 7795973 |
3:22-cv-00851 | Filed | Flect LLC | Peter Lei Lumia Products Co LLC |
11045689 |
1:22-cv-00742 | Filed | Missed Call LLC [Dynamic IP Deals, LLC (d/b/a DynaIP)] | Twilio Inc | 9531872 |
1:22-cv-00745 | Filed | Comsys Solutions LLC | Uniphore Technologies Inc | 9324096 9672535 |
1:22-cv-00751 | Filed | Torchlight Technologies LLC [Curiam Capital] | Porsche Ag Mercedes-benz Audi Ag Audi Of America LLC Porsche Cars North America Incorporated et al. |
11208029 10894503 9955551 |
1:22-cv-00431 | Filed | Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc Novartis |
Accord Healthcare Intas Biopharmaceuticals |
7973031 |
6:22-cv-00582 | Filed | Buffalo Patents LLC | Zte | 7408915 9001816 8611328 7187670 |
6:22-cv-00590 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Madwire LLC | 6965920 |
2:22-cv-00923 | Filed | Empire Technological Group Limited | Light Wonder Inc Sg Gaming Inc |
11341807 |
1:22-cv-00127 | Filed | Axcess Global Sciences LLC [Axcess Global, LLC] | Top Notch Nutrition LLC | 11020362 11241403 |
2:22-cv-00198 | Filed | Adidas Adidas International Marketing Bv Adidas Ag Runtastic Gmbh |
Nike | |
1:22-cv-04903 | Filed | Shantou Taihui Trading Co Yueshen Ji |
The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A | D948321 |
6:22-cv-00607 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Pottery Barn Inc Williams-sonoma |
6526402 |
3:22-cv-01263 | Filed | Ddc Technology LLC | Pyrite Vr Ltd Doing Business As Maxbox Vr Structural Graphics LLC Doing Business As Red Paper Plane Google LLC Landsberg Orora Hmd Tech Sarl Doing Business As Homido et al. |
10528199 9420075 11093000 11093001 9811184 |
4:22-cv-00479 | Filed | American Patents LLC [John Rowan entities] | Realtek Semiconductor Corp | 7088782 7706458 7310304 |
1:22-cv-00739 | Filed | Missed Call LLC [Dynamic IP Deals, LLC (d/b/a DynaIP)] | Freshworks Inc | 9531872 |
1:22-cv-00744 | Filed | Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc Novartis |
Accord Healthcare Intas Biopharmaceuticals |
7973031 |
1:22-cv-00746 | Filed | Pf Prism Cv Pbg Puerto Rico LLC Pfizer C P Pharmaceuticals International Cv Pf Prism Imb Bv |
Msn Laboratories Private | RE41783 |
8:22-cv-01124 | Filed | The Litebook Company Ltd | Verilux Inc | 8104481 8721698 6875225 10213619 7678140 10603507 |
2:22-cv-00193 | Filed | United Service Automobile Association | Pnc Bank National Association | 10482432 8699779 8977571 10621559 |
2:22-cv-00195 | Filed | Liberty Peak Ventures LLC [Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC] | Zions Bancorp Amegy Bank National Association National Association |
9195985 8851369 8905301 8794509 7953671 6986461 |
6:22-cv-00589 | Filed | M4siz Limited | Retail Ecommerce Ventures LLC | 6526402 |
6:22-cv-00591 | Filed | Peter Pedersen | Sap America | 6965920 |
6:22-cv-00592 | Filed | M4siz Limited | The Odp Corporation | |
2:22-cv-00128 | Filed | Axcess Global Sciences LLC [Axcess Global, LLC] | Ideal Performance LLC | 11241403 |
2:22-cv-00196 | Filed | S3g Technology LLC | Quiktrip Corporation Dba Quiktrip | 8572571 9940124 11210082 |
1:22-cv-03415 | Filed | Cedar Lane Technologies Inc | Ipvideo Corporation | 6972790 8537242 6473527 |
6:22-cv-00600 | Filed | Sockeye Licensing Tx LLC | Fujitsu | 8135342 9547981 |
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