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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`___________________
`
`GOOGLE INC. AND APPLE INC.,
`Petitioners,
`
`v.
`
`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC,
`Patent Owner.
`___________________
`
`Case No. CBM2015-000401
`U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280
`____________________
`
`__________________________________________________________________
`
`MANDATORY NOTICES FOR PETITIONER APPLE INC.
`
`1 Case No. CBM2015-00160 has been joined with this proceeding.
`
`

`
`CBM2015-00040
`CBM2015-00160
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Petitioner Apple Inc., which has been joined as
`
`a party to this proceeding, submits the following Mandatory Notices. Because
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`Apple cannot presently file documents in this proceeding, counsel for Petitioner
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`Google Inc. is electronically submitting this document.
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`I.
`
`Real Party In Interest
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the real party in interest is Apple
`
`Inc. located at One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.
`
`II.
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`Related Matters
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Petitioner Apple identifies the
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`following district court proceedings that may affect or be affected by a decision in
`
`this proceeding:
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., Civ. No.
`2:2013-cv-01112 (E.D. Tex.)
`ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Google Inc., Civ. No. 2:14-cv-00061
`(E.D. Tex.)
`Google Inc. v. ContentGuard Holdings Inc., Civ. No. 3:14-cv-00498
`(N.D. Cal.)
`ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. DirecTV, LLC, Civ. No. 2:15-cv-
`00128 (E.D. Tex.)
`
`1
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`

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`CBM2015-00040
`CBM2015-00160
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`The following proceedings, patents, or patent applications involve or involved U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,774,280 or related patents and may affect or be affected by a decision
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`in this proceeding:
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`
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`Google’s Petition for Covered Business Method Review for U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,001,053 (CBM2015-00043);
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`Apple’s Petitions for Inter Partes Review for U.S. Patent No.
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`7,774,280 (IPR2015-00351, 352, 353, 354);
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`Apple’s Petitions for Inter Partes Review for U.S. Patent No.
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`8,001,053 (IPR2015-00355, 356, 357, 358);
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`Pending U.S. Patent Applications related to U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280
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`(U.S. Application No. 13/296,599);
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`Pending U.S. Patent Applications related to U.S. Patent No. 8,001,053
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`(U.S. Application No. 13/162,826);
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`Issued U.S. Patents related to U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280 (U.S.
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`8,078,542);
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`ZTE’s Petitions for Inter Partes Review of patents related to the ’012
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`patent (IPR2013-00133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 454); and
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`Apple’s Petitions for Inter-Partes Review of patents related to the
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`’012 patent (IPR2015-00440 to -00458).
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`2
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`

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`CBM2015-00040
`CBM2015-00160
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10, Petitioner Apple provides the following
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`designation of counsel for this proceeding:
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`Lead Counsel2
`Jeffrey P. Kushan (Reg. No. 43,401)
`jkushan@sidley.com
`(202) 736-8914
`
`Backup Lead Counsel
`Michael R. Franzinger (46,335)
`mfranzinger@sidley.com
`(202) 736-8583
`
`Thomas A. Broughan, III (66,001)
`tbroughan@sidley.com
`(202) 736-8314
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`Service on Petitioner Apple may be made by e-mail (iprnotices@sidley.com), or
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`by mail or hand delivery to: Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W.,
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`Washington, D.C. 20005. The fax number for lead and backup lead counsel is
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`(202) 736-8711.
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`Dated: November 5, 2015
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`
`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Registration No. 43,401
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`jkushan@sidley.com
`(202) 736-8914
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple
`
`2 Because this is a joined proceeding, Apple’s Lead Counsel is designated as
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`Backup Counsel in PRPS.
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`3
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`

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`CBM2015-00040
`CBM2015-00040
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on this 5rd day of November 2015, a copy of this
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`MANDATORY NOTICES FOR PETITIONER APPLE, has been served in its
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`entirety by e-mail on the following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
`
`Timothy P. Maloney
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP
`tpmalo@fitcheven.com
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`
`Robert A. Cote
`McKool Smith, P.C.
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`
`Dated: November 5, 2015
`
`Respectfully Submitted,
`
`/ Jeffrey P. Kushan /
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple

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