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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Goudy Old Style&quot;,serif">Factor2 Multimedia Systems, LLC has sued the United States for infringement of several 2FA patents, &#8220;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;,serif">acting
 through its various agencies including, but not limited to, the Department of Commerce and the United States Patent and Trademark Office&#8221; in the Court of Federal Claims. 24-cv-00485, filed 3/28/24.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;,serif">Is the US estopped in the litigation from arguing a patent that its own agency issued is invalid?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;,serif">Could the USPTO file an IPR against the patent?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Goudy Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Best regards,<br>
<b>Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Goudy Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">P.O. Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<br>
M: 832.283.6564 | </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Goudy Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">richard@schafer-ip.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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