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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SMARTFLASH LLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case CBM2015-00125
`Case CBM2015-00028
`Case CBM2015-000291
`Patent No. 7,334,720 B2
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`UPDATED PETITIONER NOTICE INFORMATION
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`1 Google challenged claims 1 and 15 of U.S. Patent No. 7,334,720 in
`CBM2015-00125. Google’s challenge to claim 1 was consolidated with
`CBM2015-00028. CBM2015-00125, Pap. 11. Google’s challenge to claim 15 was
`consolidated with CBM2015-00029. Id. Identical updated notice information is
`being filed in CBM2015-00125, CBM2015-00028, and CBM2015-00029.
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`01980-00035/7485647.1
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Petitioner Google Inc. (“Petitioner” or
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`“Google”) hereby submits this updated mandatory notice information.
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`I.
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`NOTICE OF REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`Petitioner Google is the real party-in-interest. The patent holder’s complaint
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`in Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Google Inc., et al., No. 6:14-cv-435, pending in the
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`Eastern District of Texas, asserts the ’720 patent against the petitioner.
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`II.
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`STATUS OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS
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`The patent holder has asserted the ’720 patent in the following cases to
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`which petitioner is not a party: Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Apple Inc., et al., No.
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`6:13-cv-447 (E.D. Tex.), Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Samsung Electronics Corp. Ltd.,
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`et al., No. 6:13-cv-448 (E.D. Tex.), Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
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`No. 6:14-cv-992 (E.D. Tex.), and Smartflash LLC, et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 6:15-cv-
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`145 (E.D. Tex.). Petitioner identifies the following patent application to which the
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`’720 patent claims the benefit of priority: App’n No. 10/111,716 (filed as No.
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`PCT/GB00/4110). Petitioner identifies the following administrative proceedings
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`concerning the ’720 patent: CBM Nos. CBM2014-00104, CBM2014-00105,
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`CBM2015-00118, and CBM2015-00127, filed by Apple Inc.; and CBM Nos.
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`CBM2014-00190 and CBM2014-00196 filed by Samsung Electronics America,
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`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Telecommunications America,
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`LLC (“Samsung”).
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`III. NOTIFICATION OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Petitioner designates Andrew M. Holmes (Reg. No. 64,718) as Lead
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`Counsel and Charles K. Verhoeven (pro hac vice motion to be filed), Melissa J.
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`Baily (pro hac vice motion to be filed), and Raymond N. Nimrod (Reg. No.
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`31,987) as Backup Counsel.
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Petitioner may be served at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, 50
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`California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94111 (Tel: 415-875-6600;
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`Fax: 415-875-6700) or by electronic service at the address QE-SF-PTAB-
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`Service@quinnemanuel.com.
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`Dated: December 23, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Andrew M. Holmes/
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`Andrew M. Holmes (Reg. No. 64,718)
`Charles K. Verhoeven
`Melissa J. Baily
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN, LLP
`50 California Street, 22nd Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Telephone: 415-875-6000
`Fax: 415-875-6700
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`Raymond N. Nimrod (Reg. No. 31,987)
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN, LLP
`51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`Telephone: 202-849-7100
`Fax: 212-849-7100
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`Counsel for Petitioner Google Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on December 23, 2015 I served the foregoing notice by
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`email to:
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`SmartFlash-CBM@dbjg.com
`Michael R. Casey (mcasey@dbjg.com)
`J. Scott Davidson (jsd@dbjg.com)
`J. Steven Baughman (steven.baughman@ropesgray.com)
`Ching-Lee Fukuda (ching-lee.fukuda@ropesgray.com)
`Megan Raymond (megan.raymond@ropesgray.com)
`ApplePTABService-SmartFlash@ropesgray.com
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`Date: December 23, 2015
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`/Adam Botzenhart/
`Adam Botzenhart
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