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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-454 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`Plaintiff,
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`Defendant.
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`NOTICE REGARDING INTER PARTES REVIEWS
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`Defendants Activision Blizzard, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., and Take-Two Interactive
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`Software, Inc., Rockstar Games, Inc., and 2K Sports, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) wish to
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`update the Court as to the status of various inter partes reviews (“IPRs”) of the Patents-in-Suit.1
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`In the last two weeks, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) issued final written
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`1 The Defendants previously provided an update in April 2016 regarding their IPRs. See C.A.
`No. 15-228, D.I. 128.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 77 Filed 04/04/17 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 2576
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`decisions on six of the IPRs filed by Defendants. Two other IPRs are still pending, and final
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`written decisions are expected in September 2017. The PTAB’s final written decisions found
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`thirty-seven claims of three of the six Asserted Patents to be unpatentable. Specifically, claims
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`1-11, and 16-17 of the ’966 patent have been found to be unpatentable, claims 1-11, and 16-19 of
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`the ’344 patent have been found to be unpatentable, and claims 1-9 of the ’634 patent have been
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`found to be unpatentable.
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`The following table summarizes the status of the Asserted Claims in view of the PTAB
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`decisions to date:
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`Asserted
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`Asserted Claims
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`Asserted Claims
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`Asserted Claims
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`Other Asserted
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`6,701,344
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`1, 6-8, 10, 18
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`1, 11, 12, 13
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`9, 16
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`Defendants will meet and confer with Plaintiff concerning the resolution of these claims
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`2 The claims in this column were challenged in Defendants’ petitions for inter partes review.
`The PTAB declined to institute trial on these claims because it was “unable to construe” several
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`3 As mentioned above, a final written decision for the claims in this column is expected from the
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 77 Filed 04/04/17 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 2577
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`skraftschik@mnat.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
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`David P. Enzminger
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`275 Middlefield Road
`Suite 205
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 858-6500
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`Daniel K. Webb
`Kathleen B. Barry
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`(312) 558-5600
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 77 Filed 04/04/17 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 2578
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on April 4, 2017, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on April
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`4, 2017, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
`Jonathan A. Choa, Esquire
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Paul J. Andre, Esquire
`Lisa Kobialka, Esquire
`James R. Hannah, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Aaron M. Frankel, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
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