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`Brent P. Ray (pro hac vice to be filed)
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`brent.ray@kirkland.com
`Ryan M. Hubbard (pro hac vice to be filed)
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`ryan.hubbard@kirkland.com
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`300 N. LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 862-2000
`Facsimile: (312) 862-2200
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`Attorneys for Dollar Shave Club, Inc.,
`PayPal, Inc., RetailMeNot, Inc.,
`Shopify (USA) Inc., Shopify, Inc., Strava, Inc.,
`Upwork Global Inc. and
`Valassis Communications, Inc.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN JOSE DIVISION
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`IN RE: PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC, ET AL., PATENT LITIGATION
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`PAYPAL, INC., a Delaware corporation,
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`Defendant.
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`SHOPIFY INC., a Canadian corporation, and
`SHOPIFY (USA) INC., a Delaware corporation,
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`Defendants.
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`NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING INTER
`PARTES REVIEW OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`Case No. 5:18-md-02834-BLF
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`Case No.: 5:18-cv-00177-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-04626-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-04627-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-05206-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-05373-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-05624-BLF
`Case No.: 5:18-cv-05966-BLF
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`NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING INTER
`PARTES REVIEW OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
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`5:18-md-02834-BLF; 5:18-cv-00177-BLF;
`5:18-cv-04626-BLF; 5:18-cv-04627-BLF;
`5:18-cv-05206-BLF; 5:18-cv-05373-BLF;
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 434 Filed 05/23/19 Page 2 of 6
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`STRAVA, INC., a Delaware corporation,
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`Defendant.
`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a
`Delaware corporation,
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`Defendant.
`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB, INC., a Delaware
`corporation,
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`Defendant.
`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`UPWORK GLOBAL INC., a California
`corporation,
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`Defendant.
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 434 Filed 05/23/19 Page 3 of 6
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
`Texas limited liability company, and LEVEL 3
`COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`RETAILMENOT, INC.., a Delaware corporation,
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`Defendants.
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`NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING INTER
`PARTES REVIEW OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`5:18-md-02834-BLF; 5:18-cv-00177-BLF;
`5:18-cv-04626-BLF; 5:18-cv-04627-BLF;
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 434 Filed 05/23/19 Page 4 of 6
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`NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING INTER PARTES REVIEW REVIEW PETITIONS
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`COVERING ALL ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`Defendants Dollar Shave Club, Inc., PayPal, Inc., RetailMeNot, Inc., Shopify (USA), Inc.,
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`Shopify, Inc., Strava, Inc., Upwork Global Inc. and Valassis Communications, Inc. (“Defendants”) wish
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`to inform the court of five inter partes review (IPR) petitions recently filed before the U.S. Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board (“PTAB”):
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`PayPal, Inc. et al. v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC et al., IPR2019-01089 (May 14, 2019) -
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`challenging claims 1, 13, 25-27, 29-30, 32, 34-36 and 166 of U.S. Patent No. 8,099,420;
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`PayPal, Inc. et al. v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC et al., IPR2019-01091 (May 14, 2019) -
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`challenging claims 1, 13, 25-27, 29-30, 32, 34-36 and 166 of U.S. Patent No. 8,099,420;
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`PayPal, Inc. et al. v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC et al., IPR2019-01092 (May 14, 2019) -
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`challenging claims 10 and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,442;
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`PayPal, Inc. et al. v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC et al., IPR2019-01093 (May 14, 2019) -
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`challenging claims 46, 48, 52 and 55 of U.S. Patent No. 7,945,544; and
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`PayPal, Inc. et al. v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC et al., IPR2019-01111 (May 20, 2019) -
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`challenging claims 20 and 69 of U.S. Patent No. 7,802,310.
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`These IPR petitions cover all patent claims asserted by Plaintiffs in their complaints in these MDL
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`proceedings. The PTAB has not yet taken action in any of the above proceedings.
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`5:18-cv-04626-BLF; 5:18-cv-04627-BLF;
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 434 Filed 05/23/19 Page 5 of 6
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`Dated: May 23, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Brent P. Ray
`Brent P. Ray (pro hac vice)
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`brent.ray@kirkland.com
`Ryan M. Hubbard (pro hac vice)
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`ryan.hubbard@kirkland.com
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`300 N. LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 862-2000
`Facsimile: (312) 862-2200
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`Attorneys for Dollar Shave Club, Inc., PayPal,
`Inc., RetailMeNot, Inc., Shopify (USA) Inc.,
`Shopify, Inc., Strava, Inc., Upwork Global Inc.
`and Valassis Communications, Inc.
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`NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING INTER
`PARTES REVIEW OF ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`5:18-md-02834-BLF; 5:18-cv-00177-BLF;
`5:18-cv-04626-BLF; 5:18-cv-04627-BLF;
`5:18-cv-05206-BLF; 5:18-cv-05373-BLF;
`5:18-cv-05624-BLF; 5:18-cv-05966-BLF
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic
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`service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/DKT system 23rd day of
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`May, 2019.
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` /s/ Brent P. Ray
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`Brent P. Ray
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