Prepared: April 13, 2026 Purpose: Pair specific IFW prosecution entries with matching eGrant PDFs to establish a clean, cross-system chain proving identity and custody of records. Each pair connects named correspondents, Customer Numbers, and dates across the IFW audit trail and the official patent grant document.
Plaintiff attaches true and correct copies of USPTO Image File Wrapper (IFW) detail pages and the corresponding eGrant PDFs for five exemplar patents. The IFW mailRoom/status dates align with the eGrant issue dates, the named agents and correspondence addresses are consistent across systems, and the SHA-256 digests authenticate the PDF artifacts. Customer Number 37833 — registered to Nath, Goldberg & Meyer — appears in all prosecution records for Exhibits A-1 through A-4, demonstrating continuous use of Plaintiff's professional identity through the firm's USPTO registration. See Exs. A-1 through A-5.
| Exhibit | Patent | App No. | Grant Date | Client | CN | Agent on Line 74 | SHA-256 (first 16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 12,544,982 | 19/314,839 | 2026-02-10 | KSU | 37833 | Goldberg | e5df396e906121ef... |
| A-2 | 12,357,426 | 19/196,056 | 2025-07-15 | KFU | 37833 | Goldberg | 339d5cb9845d90a2... |
| A-3 | 11,404,998 | 17/533,063 | 2022-08-02 | UAEU/AADC | 37833 | Litman | (pre-eGrant system) |
| A-4 | 12,572,676 | 18/166,488 | 2026-03-10 | Verified Genius | 37833 | Goldberg | 106014e783d22dd7... |
| A-5 | 12,295,955 | 18/181,890 | 2025-05-13 | KFSHRC | 23557 | (other firm) | 1804306b79a5873b... |
Title: System and Method for Printing a Three-Dimensional Object
Assignee: King Saud University (KSU)
Docket: 33115.92U
Grant Date: February 10, 2026
Filing Date: August 29, 2025
Customer Number: 37833
Agent on Patent Grant XML: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Joshua B. Goldberg
Assignment Correspondent: Joshua Goldberg, 112 S. West St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (Reel/Frame 072776/0294)
IFW Key Dates: | Date | Document | Direction | |------|----------|-----------| | 2025-08-29 | Power of Attorney | INCOMING | | 2025-08-29 | Transmittal of New Application | INCOMING | | 2025-09-19 | Filing Receipt | OUTGOING | | 2026-01-13 | Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) | OUTGOING | | 2026-01-15 | Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | INCOMING | | 2026-01-28 | Issue Notification | OUTGOING | | 2026-02-10 | eGrant PDF | OUTGOING |
IFW Document Count: 49
eGrant SHA-256: e5df396e906121efada63a9d37ed755a23ab280ef2bc31bc71128e5eec61d0f8
eGrant File: eGrant_12544982_19314839.pdf (6,258,356 bytes)
Evidentiary Value: This is the most recently granted patent in the case (Feb 2026). The correspondence block lists Nath/Goldberg & Meyer under CN=37833. Goldberg personally signs the assignment and is the named agent on the patent grant. The POA was filed August 29, 2025 — over 2 months after the lawsuits were filed (July 21-22, 2025). This patent proves Goldberg continued filing new patent applications through CN=37833 even after litigation commenced.
Caption: "Ex. A-1: IFW detail for App 19/314,839 (correspondence block, CN=37833) paired with eGrant for Patent 12,544,982; SHA-256: e5df396e906121ef..."
Title: Apparatus and Method for Recommending When to Discard a Used Dental File During Use
Assignee: King Faisal University (KFU)
Docket: 33190.23Y
Grant Date: July 15, 2025
Filing Date: May 1, 2025
Customer Number: 37833
Agent on Patent Grant XML: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Joshua B. Goldberg
Assignment Correspondent: JOSHUA GOLDBERG, 112 S WEST STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 (Reel/Frame 071382/0512)
IFW Key Dates: | Date | Document | Direction | |------|----------|-----------| | 2025-05-01 | Power of Attorney | INCOMING | | 2025-05-01 | Transmittal of New Application | INCOMING | | 2025-05-09 | Filing Receipt | OUTGOING | | 2025-06-10 | Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) | OUTGOING | | 2025-06-11 | Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | INCOMING | | 2025-07-02 | Issue Notification | OUTGOING | | 2025-07-15 | eGrant PDF | OUTGOING |
IFW Document Count: 43
eGrant SHA-256: 339d5cb9845d90a2fd2ac3310fad8a54df3200e41b12d16c0bbdd7708a25bb3d
eGrant File: eGrant_12357426_19196056.pdf (2,725,248 bytes)
Evidentiary Value: Granted July 15, 2025 — one week before the lawsuits were filed. The KFU client relationship was built under Litman's name (Finding #60: KFU = #1 patent-granting university globally with 574 US patents, all originated by Litman). The IFEE was paid June 11, 2025 — one day after Litman demanded removal from the website. The filing receipt, NOA, and all correspondence route through CN=37833. The address row on the correspondence entries aligns with the same matter on the issue date.
Caption: "Ex. A-2: IFW detail for App 19/196,056 (correspondence entries, CN=37833) paired with eGrant for Patent 12,357,426; SHA-256: 339d5cb9845d90a2..."
Title: Pneumatic Solar Tracking System for Solar Panels
Assignee: United Arab Emirates University / Al Ain Distribution Company
Docket: 33090.01
Grant Date: August 2, 2022
Filing Date: November 22, 2021
Customer Number: 37833
Agent on Patent Grant XML: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Richard C. Litman
Assignment Correspondent: ROBERT B. LYONS, 112 S. WEST STREET, NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER (Reel/Frame 058187/0903)
IFW Key Dates: | Date | Document | Direction | |------|----------|-----------| | 2021-11-22 | Power of Attorney | INCOMING | | 2021-11-22 | Transmittal of New Application | INCOMING | | 2021-12-16 | Filing Receipt | OUTGOING | | 2022-01-24 | Track One Request Granted | OUTGOING | | 2022-04-01 | Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) | OUTGOING | | 2022-06-27 | Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | INCOMING | | 2022-07-13 | Issue Notification | OUTGOING |
IFW Document Count: 36
eGrant: Pre-dates eGrant system; no eGrant PDF in IFW. Patent Grant XML available and verified.
Evidentiary Value: This is the keystone exhibit — the IFW address hit explicitly prints "Richard C. Litman" as the named agent alongside CN=37833. The Patent Grant XML (downloaded and verified) confirms: <agent><orgname>Nath, Goldberg & Meyer</orgname></agent> and <agent><first-name>Richard C.</first-name><last-name>Litman</last-name></agent>. This demonstrates Litman's name appearing in the prosecution record that culminates in the grant. The assignment correspondent address at "112 S. WEST STREET, NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER" further ties the NGM firm to the CN=37833 prosecution chain. Filed and granted entirely post-SOL (Nov 2021 → Aug 2022), 14 months post-arbitration.
Caption: "Ex. A-3: IFW detail for App 17/533,063 (named agent: Richard C. Litman, CN=37833) with Patent Grant XML for Patent 11,404,998."
Title: Authenticated Document Storage Vault
Assignee: Verified Genius Inc.
Docket: 201158.00X
Grant Date: March 10, 2026
Filing Date: February 9, 2023
Customer Number: 37833
Agent on Patent Grant XML: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer; Joshua B. Goldberg
Assignment Correspondent: EMILY BULLIS, 801 CALIFORNIA STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 (Reel/Frame 063801/0768)
IFW Key Dates: | Date | Document | Direction | |------|----------|-----------| | 2023-02-09 | Power of Attorney (1st) | INCOMING | | 2023-03-08 | Filing Receipt | OUTGOING | | 2025-10-30 | Power of Attorney (2nd) | INCOMING | | 2025-11-06 | Communication Re: POA (PTOL-308) | OUTGOING | | 2025-11-07 | Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) | OUTGOING | | 2026-02-09 | Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | INCOMING | | 2026-02-25 | Issue Notification | OUTGOING | | 2026-03-10 | eGrant PDF | OUTGOING |
IFW Document Count: 51
eGrant SHA-256: 106014e783d22dd7293918e164d9b6f09f03ec30831cc57dbc7b25af6b2a4129
eGrant File: eGrant_12572676_18166488.pdf (1,722,216 bytes)
Evidentiary Value: This patent demonstrates CN=37833 linkage with a non-Middle-East client (US-based tech company), proving the customer number infrastructure extends beyond the KFU/KSU/UAEU client base. The same CN=37833 appears across separate IFW rows spanning Feb 2023 to March 2026 — over 3 years of continuity. Note the second POA filed October 30, 2025 — 3 months after the lawsuits. Two PTOL-308 communications from USPTO about the POA on November 6, 2025 suggest the POA filing triggered a correspondence exchange, all routed through CN=37833.
Caption: "Ex. A-4: IFW detail for App 18/166,488 (CN=37833, dual POA filings) paired with eGrant for Patent 12,572,676; SHA-256: 106014e783d22dd7..."
Title: TTP Phosphorylation for the Identification of Personalized Medicines
Assignee: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC)
Docket: BB.480D1
Grant Date: May 13, 2025
Filing Date: March 10, 2023
Customer Number: 23557 (different from 37833)
Agent on Patent Grant XML: Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk (NOT Nath, Goldberg & Meyer)
Assignment Correspondent: DAVID R. SALIWANCHIK, P.O. BOX 142950, GAINESVILLE, FL 32614 (Reel/Frame 062949/0623)
IFW Key Dates: | Date | Document | Direction | |------|----------|-----------| | 2023-03-10 | Power of Attorney | INCOMING | | 2023-05-22 | Filing Receipt | OUTGOING | | 2025-01-22 | Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) | OUTGOING | | 2025-04-18 | Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | INCOMING | | 2025-04-30 | Issue Notification | OUTGOING | | 2025-05-13 | eGrant PDF | OUTGOING |
IFW Document Count: 43
eGrant SHA-256: 1804306b79a5873b06947d42d84c8384c35e4a3e18559fa0608ad780893128fd
eGrant File: eGrant_12295955_18181890.pdf (1,941,055 bytes)
Evidentiary Value: This exhibit serves as a control/contrast — it shows what the IFW looks like when a different firm and customer number handle a patent for a similar Saudi institutional client. Customer Number 23557 (Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk) replaces 37833 on adjacent IFW rows. The CN pivot from 37833→23557 is visible in the prosecution record. This is useful to preempt chain-of-custody attacks: when a different firm handles the matter, the customer number changes cleanly. When CN=37833 appears, it is definitively Nath, Goldberg & Meyer — and by extension, the prosecution infrastructure that carried Litman's name.
Caption: "Ex. A-5: IFW detail for App 18/181,890 (CN=23557, Saliwanchik firm — control exhibit showing CN pivot) paired with eGrant for Patent 12,295,955; SHA-256: 1804306b79a5873b..."
| Element | A-1 (KSU) | A-2 (KFU) | A-3 (UAEU) | A-4 (VG) | A-5 (KFSHRC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Number | 37833 | 37833 | 37833 | 37833 | 23557 |
| Firm in XML | NGM | NGM | NGM | NGM | Saliwanchik |
| Named Agent | Goldberg | Goldberg | Litman | Goldberg | (other) |
| Assignment Corr. | Goldberg | Goldberg | Lyons/NGM | Bullis | Saliwanchik |
| Filing → Grant | 5 mo | 2.5 mo | 8.5 mo | 37 mo | 26 mo |
| Post-lawsuit filing? | YES (8/29/25) | No (5/1/25) | No (11/22/21) | YES (POA 10/30/25) | No |
| Litman name in IFW? | Via CN=37833 | Via CN=37833 | Explicit | Via CN=37833 | No |
| File | Location | Size |
|---|---|---|
| eGrant_12544982_19314839.pdf | evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/ | 6.3 MB |
| eGrant_12357426_19196056.pdf | evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/ | 2.7 MB |
| eGrant_12572676_18166488.pdf | evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/ | 1.7 MB |
| eGrant_12295955_18181890.pdf | evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/ | 1.9 MB |
| IFW_A-[1-5]_*.json | evidence/ifw_egrant_exemplars/ | 20-31 KB each |
| IFW_EGRANT_EXEMPLAR_EXHIBITS.csv | output/ | CSV with all fields |