The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2019-01537 filed by Bumble Trading, Inc. et al. against Match Group, LLC on Aug 26, 2019. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2019-01537
Filing Date
Aug 26, 2019
Petitioner
Bumble Trading, Inc. et al.
Respondent
Match Group, LLC
Status
Terminated-Settled
Respondent Application Number
15944542
Respondent Tech Center
2100
Respondent Patent Number
10203854
Institution Decision Date
Mar 11, 2020
Termination Date
Jun 19, 2020

Proceeding Documents

The table below shows documents filed in the case, listing each document name, filing date, document type, and filing party. Tracking these filings indicates the activity of the parties involved in the case, and the types of documents filed can provide insights into the legal strategies being employed.


Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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ORDER Expunging Sealed Information after Termination of Proceedings 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.56

Jul 27, 2020PAPERBOARD

Joint Motion to Expunge Confidential Information

Jul 20, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Granting Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal and For Entry of a Protective Order

Jun 30, 2020PAPERBOARD

Termination Decision Document

Jun 19, 2020PAPERBOARD

Joint Request That Settlement and License Agreement Be Treated as Business Confidential Information

Jun 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Joint Motion to Terminate

Jun 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Exhibit Listing

Jun 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Settlement and License Agreement (Confidential) executed June 12, 2020

Jun 16, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal and for Entry of a Protective Order

Jun 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Jun 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Response (Redacted)

Jun 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Hannah Furness, ¿¿¿Binge-watch¿¿¿, ¿¿¿clean eating¿¿¿ and ¿¿¿manspreading¿¿¿ among 2015 Words of the Year, THE TELEGRAPH (Nov. 5, 2015)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Updated Curriculum Vitae of Trevor Smedley, Ph.D.

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Valeriya Safronova, Tinder and Bumble Are Seriously at War, THE NEW YORK TIMES (Apr. 4, 2018)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Camila Domonoske, The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe, NPR (Oct. 30, 2018), https://www.npr.org/2018/10/30/660006488/the-tinder-bumble-feud-dating-apps-fight-over-who-owns-the-swipe (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Sarah Hepola, How Whitney Wolfe-Herd Changed The Dating Game, TEXAS MONTHLY (Jan. 17, 2018), https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/how-whitney-wolfe-herd-changed-the-dating-game/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Chris Mills, There is no good reason to link online dating to Spotify, BGR (June 15, 2016), https://bgr.com/2016/06/15/bumble-vs-tinder-spotify-integration/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Melissah Yang, Whitney Wolfe Says Goodbye Tinder, Hello Bumble, LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL (Jan. 29, 2015), https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/jan/29/whitney-wolfe-says-goodbye-tinder-hello-bumble/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Video Excerpts of Fireside Chat: Bumble & Badoo ¿¿¿ NOAH17 London, YOUTUBE (Nov. 7, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1UoU4KI18k (last visited Dec. 16, 2019) (PART 2)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Mansoor Iqbal, Tinder Revenue and Usage Statistics (2018), BUSINESS OF APPS (Feb. 27, 2019), https://www.businessofapps.com/data/tinder-statistics/ (last visited Dec. 9, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Alex Heath, Tinder Privately Valued at Roughly $10 Billion by Match Group: Sources, CHEDDAR (Mar. 6, 2019), https://cheddar.com/media/tinder-privately-valued-at-10-billion-by-match-group (last visited Dec. 10, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Blackstone to Take Majority Stake in Magic Lab, Owner of Bumble and Badoo, at $3 Billion Valuation, BUSINESS WIRE (Nov. 8, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Janel Torkington, Small Data: Why Tinder-like Apps Are the Way of the Future,¿¿¿ MEDIUM (Mar. 18, 2014), https://medium.com/appszoom-insights/small-data-why-tinder-like-apps-are-the-way-of-the-future-1a4d5703b4b (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Tom Ajello, Good user experience design: UX can do what, now?, MAKEABLE, www.makeable.com/unconventional-wisdom/good-user-experience-design-ux-can-do-what-now/ (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Robert Hayes, Does Bumble Notify the Man When There Is A Match?, TECHJUNKIE (Apr. 30, 2019), https://www.techjunkie.com/bumble-notify-guy-match/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Swipe, Lexico Powered by Oxford, https://www.lexico.com/definition/swipe (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

John Bingham, ¿¿¿Tinder generation¿¿¿ turns its back on sex, as millennials are less likely to be promiscuous than their parents¿¿¿ generation, THE TELEGRAPH (August 2, 2016)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Christopher Gulczynski, LINKEDIN, https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-gulczynski-05a39741/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Clare O¿¿¿Connor, Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America¿¿¿s Fastest-Growing Dating App, FORBES (Nov. 14, 2017)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Sarah Mick, LINKEDIN, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmick/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

About Sarah ¿¿¿ Sarah Mick, SARAMICKDESIGN.COM, https://web.archive.org/web/20180819203940/https://sarahmickdesign.com/about/ (last visited Dec. 9, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Whitney Wolfe-Herd, LINKEDIN, https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-wolfe-herd-1791a299/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Garett Sloane, Tinder Founder Says More Than 20% of Users Swipe Right On Brands, ADWEEK (June 22, 2015), https://www.adweek.com/digital/tinder-founder-says-more-20-percent-users-swipe-right-brands-165488/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Jordan Crook, Bumble Is Exactly Like Tinder Except Girls Are In Charge, TECHCRUNCH (Dec. 2, 2014), https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/bumble-is-exactly-like-tinder-except-girls-are-in-charge/ (last visited Nov. 25, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Video Excerpts of Fireside Chat: Bumble & Badoo ¿¿¿ NOAH17 London, YOUTUBE (Nov. 7, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1UoU4KI18k (last visited Dec. 16, 2019) (PART 1)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Video Excerpts of Fireside Chat: Bumble & Badoo ¿¿¿ NOAH17 London, YOUTUBE (Nov. 7, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1UoU4KI18k (last visited Dec. 16, 2019) (PART 3)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Frank Cardona, The Rise of Online Dating, and the Company That Dominates The Market, VISUAL CAPITALIST (Mar. 23, 2019), https://www.visualcapitalist.com/online-dating-big-business/ (last visited Dec. 9, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Tinder on the App Store, APPLE.COM, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tinder/id547702041 (last visited Dec. 9, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Annie Palmer, Tinder results add more than $5 billion to Match market cap, CNBC.COM (Aug. 7, 2019), https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/07 /tinder-results-add-more-than-5-billion-to-match-market-cap.html (last visited Dec. 10, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Steve Thomas, In Tinder vs. Bumble, a Texas Showdown Takes Shape, D MAGAZINE (July 2018)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Melissa Lin, Online Dating Industry Breakdown, TOPTAL, https://www.toptal.com/finance/business-model-consultants/online-dating-industry (last visited Dec. 9, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

J. Clement, Most popular online dating apps in the U.S. 2019, by audience size, STATISTA (Nov. 22, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Emily Witt, Love me Tinder How the Tinder App Became a Success, GQ (Feb. 11, 2014), https://www.gq.com/story/tinder-online-dating-sex-app (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Matt Wesson, The Strange Significance of Tinder, MEDIUM (June 6, 2014), https://medium.com/content-marketing-culture/the-strange-significance-of-tinder-720d0a7cd0c6 (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Liz Gannes, For Mobile Apps Like Tinder, Cards and Swipes Rule the Day, VOX (Mar. 14, 2014), https://www.vox.com/2014/3/14/11624524/for-mobile-apps-like-tinder-cards-and-swipes-rule-the-day (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Paul Adams, Why Cards Are the Future of the Web, INTERCOM, https://www.intercom.com/blog/why-cards-are-the-future-of-the-web/ (last visited Dec. 13, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Tinder ¿¿¿ The Webby Awards, WEBBYAWARDS.COM (2015), https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2015/special-achievement/special-achievement/webby-breakout-of-the-year/tinder/?/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Tinder ¿¿¿ The Webby Awards, WEBBYAWARDS.COM (2016), https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2016/mobile-sites-apps/features-categories/best-user-interface/tinder/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Reid Hoffman, MoS Episode Transcript: Whitney Wolfe Herd, MASTERS OF SCALE (2019), https://mastersofscale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mos-episode-transcript-whitney-wolfe-herd-.pdf (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

3 things you need to know about Tinder and its Chinese clone Tantan, MEDIUM (Nov. 24, 2015), https://medium.com/act-news/3-things-you-need-to-know-about-tinder-and-its-chinese-clone-tantan-e97d87be9267 (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Josh Horwitz, China¿¿¿s Tinder is trying to teach men looking for hookups better manners, QUARTZ (Nov. 16, 2015), https://qz.com/551867/chinas-tinder-is-trying-to-teach-men-looking-for-hookups-better-manners/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Nico Prins, The Evolution of Mobile App Design, USABILITY GEEK (June 8, 2015), https://usabilitygeek.com/the-evolution-of-mobile-app-design/ (last visited Dec. 16, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Merriam Webster¿¿¿s Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition (2014)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Microsoft Computer Dictionary Fifth Edition, MICROSOFT PRESS (2002)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Sarah Perez, Tinder becomes the top-grossing, non-game app in Q1 2019, ending Netflix¿¿¿s reign, TechCrunch (Apr. 11, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

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Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

About The Webby Awards, WEBBYAWARDS.COM (2020), https://www.webbyawards.com/about/ (last visited May 8, 2020)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 9,959,023

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of May 19, 2020 Deposition of Christopher Schmandt, Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-01537

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner¿¿¿s Sur-Reply, Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-00842, Paper 17 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 25, 2020).

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Second Amended Complaint, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Mar. 27, 2019)

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Trevor Smedley, Ph.D In Support of Patent Owner¿¿¿s Response

Jun 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Christopher M. Schmandt

May 5, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order Conduct of the Proceeding

Apr 29, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Mar 25, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Chris Schmandt ("Schmandt") previously filed in IPR2019-01538

Mar 25, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Pursuant to the Board's Order on Consolidation of Proceedings

Mar 24, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Trevor Smedley

Mar 24, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Trial Instituted Document

Mar 11, 2020PAPERBOARD

Order - Consolidation of Proceedings

Mar 11, 2020PAPERBOARD

Scheduling Order

Mar 11, 2020PAPERBOARD

PANEL CHANGE ORDER Conduct of the Proceedings 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.5

Feb 24, 2020PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jan 24, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jan 21, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

ORDER Granting Petitioner¿¿¿s Motion for Reply to Patent Owner¿¿¿s Preliminary Response 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.108(c)

Jan 15, 2020PAPERBOARD

June 7, 2019 Hearing Transcript, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of the IEEE 100 The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seven Edition (2000)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Merriam-Webster¿¿¿s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (2014)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Chris Schmandt Regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,473,552, Microsoft Corporation v. Windy City Innovations LLC, IPR2016-01146, Ex. 1003 (June 3, 2016)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiff Match Group, LLCs Opening Claim Construction Brief, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Apr. 26, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiff Match Group, LLCs Responsive Claim Construction Brief, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (May 15, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Defendants Opening Claim Construction Brief, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Apr. 26, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Dec 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Trevor Smedley, Ph.D

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Curriculum Vitae of Trevor Smedley, Ph.D

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Mr. Christopher M. Schmandt In Support Of Defendants¿¿¿ Opening Claim Construction Brief, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Apr. 26, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,443,283 to Schmandt et al.

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Schmandt et al., WatchMe: communication and awareness between members of a closely-knit group, Proceedings of Ubicomp (2004)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Oxford Dictionary of English (2010)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Christopher M. Schmandt, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., IPR2019-00842, Ex. 1002 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 20, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Christopher M. Schmandt, Facebook, Inc. v. EVERYMD.COM LLC, IPR2018-00050, Ex. 1002 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 10, 2017)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Plaintiff Match Group, LLCs Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Aug. 29, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Defendants Bumble Trading Inc.s and Bumble Holding Limiteds Final Invalidity Contentions, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Aug. 29, 2019) Bumble Final Invalidity Contentions

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Authorized Petitioners Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response Regarding 35 U.S.C. ¿¿ 314(a), Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-01000, Paper 8 (Aug. 23, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 9,733,811 B2 Claim Listing, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., IPR2019-00842, Ex. 1009 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 20, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of November 14, 2019 Deposition of Christopher M. Schmandt taken in connection with IPR2019-00842

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Markman Construction Order, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Aug. 15, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Authorized Petitioners Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response Regarding 35 U.S.C. 314(a), Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-00842, Paper 8 (July 24, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owners Preliminary Response Under 37 C.F.R. 42.107, Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-00842, Paper 7 (June 28, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

List of Docket Entries, Match Group, LLC. v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,733,811 B2, Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-00842, Paper 1 (Mar. 20, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owners Preliminary Response Under 37 C.F.R. 42.107, Bumble Trading Inc. v. Match Group, LLC, IPR2019-01000, Paper 6 (Aug. 9, 2019)

Dec 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Explanation Regarding the Necessity of Multiple Petitions

Dec 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Mandatory Notices of Patent Owner Under 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.8(a)(2)

Sep 16, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Match Group, LLC's Power of Attorney

Sep 16, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Sep 12, 2019PAPERBOARD

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Sep 12, 2019PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Aug 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,203,854 B2 to Sean Rad, et al. (filed April 3, 2018, issued February 12, 2019 )

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Aug 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,122,757 B1 to Grant Wernick (filed May 23, 2012, published Sept. 1, 2015)

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Explanation of Multiple Petitions Challenging the Same Patent in accordance with the July 2019 Updated Trial Practice Guide

Aug 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Chris Schmandt

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0072470 A1 to Scott Morris, et al. (filed Sept. 22, 2009, published Mar. 24, 2011)

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of '811 Patent

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of '811 Patent

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Christina Bonnington, 32 Awesome Apps for One-Night Stands, REFINERY29 (Feb. 14, 2019, 5:15 PM), https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/best-apps-for-one-night-stands

Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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Aug 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/466,394 to Sebastian Norena (filed Mar. 22, 2011)

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/621,524 to Grant M. Wernick (filed Apr. 8, 2012)

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/650,868 to Grant M. Wernick (filed May 23, 2012)

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Match's Proposed Constructions

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U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0002335 A1 to Imran Chaudhri (filed June 26, 2008, published Jan. 1, 2009)

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U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0290978 A1 to John Devecka (filed May 14, 2012, published Nov. 15, 2012)

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Plaintiff Match Group, LLC's Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Jan. 21, 2019)

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/498,599 to Grant M. Wernick, et al. (filed June 19, 2011)

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Lukas Brozovsky & Vaclav Petricek, Recommender System for Online Dating Service (Mar. 9, 2007), available at https://arxiv.org/pdf/cs/0703042.pdf

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Anne McLaughlin, An Introduction to Cupid; Former Lewiston Radio Personality Launches a Social Network for Single Adults Looking for Friends, LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE (Apr. 9, 1995)

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U.S. Patent No. 8,108,414 B2 to David Stackpole (filed Nov. 28, 2007, issued Jan. 31, 2012)

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U.S. Patent No. 7,203,674 B2 to Morgan Cohen (filed Feb. 15, 2002, issued Apr. 10, 2007)

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U.S. Patent No. 7,545,784 B2 to Richard Mgrdechian & Man-Ho Lawrence Lee (filed Feb. 10, 2005, issued June 9, 2009)

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Plaintiff Match Group, LLC's Infringement Contentions for '854 Patent Claims, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Feb. 13, 2019)

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Transcript of Markman Hearing, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (June 7, 2019)

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Christine Erickson, A Brief History of Text Messaging (Sept. 21, 2012) available at https://mashable.com/2012/09/21/text-messaging-history/

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U.S. Patent Publication Application No. 2009/0164464 (filed December 19, 2008)

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U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/793,866 (filed March 15, 2013)

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U.S. Patent Application No. 15/676,773 and File History (filed August 14, 2017)

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Bumble's Proposed Constructions

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U.S. Patent No. 8,606,297 B1 to Joel Simkhai, et al. (filed Mar. 24, 2011, issued Dec. 10, 2013)

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U.S. Patent Application No. 2004/0260781 to Shostack et al. (filed Dec. 18, 2003, published Dec. 23, 2004)

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U.S. Patent No. 8,010,556 to Terrill et al. (filed Sept. 24, 2009, issued Aug. 30, 2011)

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Scheduling Order, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (June 17, 2019)

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Defendant Bumble Trading, Inc.'s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Cover Pleading, Match Group, LLC v. Bumble Trading Inc., Case No. 6:18-cv-00080-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (March 22, 2019)

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