`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`SMARTFLASH LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case CBM2014-00106
`Patent 8,033,458
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`PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
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`UNDER 37 CFR 42.8
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`Pursuant to Rule 42.8, Patent Owner hereby updates Related Matters
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`(Section II) of its Mandatory Notice Information.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`The Petitioner has filed 12 Petitions for Covered Business Method Review
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`(CBM2014-00102 through CBM2014-00113) for patents claiming priority back to
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`a common series of applications (U.S. Application No. 10/111,716, its PCT
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`application and the GB priority application). In addition, the patent at-issue is
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`involved in Case No. 6:13-cv-447, Smartflash LLC and SmartFlash Tehnologies
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`Limited v. Apple Inc., Robot Entertainment, Inc., Kingsisle Entertainment, Inc.,
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`and Game Circus LLC, and Case No.6:13-cv-448, Smartflash LLC and SmartFlash
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`Tehnologies Limited v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics
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`America, Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, HTC Corporation,
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`HTC America, Inc., Exedea, Inc., and Game Circus LLC, both pending in the U.S.
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`District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tex.).
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`In addition, the patent at-issue is also now involved in Case No. 6:14-cv-
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`435, Smartflash LLC and SmartFlash Tehnologies Limited v. Google, Inc.,
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`Gearbox Software LLC, and Bonus XP, Inc. pending in the U.S. District Court for
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` Michael R. Casey /
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`Michael R. Casey
`Registration No. 40,294
`Davidson Berquist Jackson &
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`Gowdey, LLP
`4300 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700
`Arlington, VA 22203
`Telephone: (703) 894-6406
`Fax: (703) 894-6430
`Email: mcasey@dbjg.com
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`the Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tex.).
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`Dated: July 11, 2014
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that this PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED
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`MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION UNDER 37 CFR 42.8 was served, by
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`agreement of the parties, July 11, 2014 by emailing copies to counsel for the
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`Petitioner as follows:
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`Steven.Baughman@ropesgray.com
`Ching-Lee.Fukuda@ropesgray.com
`ApplePTABService-SmartFlash@ropesgray.com
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` Michael R. Casey /
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`Michael R. Casey
`Registration No. 40,294
`Davidson Berquist Jackson &
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`Gowdey, LLP
`4300 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700
`Arlington, VA 22203
`Telephone: (703) 894-6406
`Fax: (703) 894-6430
`Email: mcasey@dbjg.com
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Dated: July 11, 2014
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