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`BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`INTERMIX MEDIA LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BALLY GAMING, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`CBM2015-00154
`Patent No. 5,816,918
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`CBM2015-00154
`U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner Bally Gaming, Inc.
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`submits herewith the following required mandatory notice information.
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`I. The Real Party-In-Interest Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real party-in-interest is Bally Gaming, Inc. (“Bally Gaming”), a Nevada
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`corporation with its principal place of business at 6650 El Camino Rd., Las Vegas,
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`Nevada 89118. Bally Gaming is the owner of all right, title and interest in the
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`subject patent, U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918 (“the ’918 patent”), by virtue of
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`assignment from Sierra Design Group, Inc. (recorded on August 29, 2006, at Reel
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`025315, Frame 0345). The ’918 patent was previously assigned from all
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`inventors—Matthew F. Kelly, Bryan M. Kelly, Norman B. Petermeier, John G.
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`Kroeckel, and John E. Link—to Acclaim Redemption Games, Inc. (recorded on
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`January 9, 1996, at Reel 008370, Frame 0197); from Acclaim Redemption Games,
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`Inc. to RLT Acquisition, Inc. (recorded on March 5, 1997, Frame 008423, Frame
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`0635); from RLT Acquisition, Inc. to Arcade Planet, Inc. (recorded October 13,
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`1999, Reel 010371, Frame 0933); and from Arcade Planet, Inc. to Sierra Design
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`Group, Inc. (recorded February 28, 2006, Reel 017706, Frame 0182).
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`II. Related Matters Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`a. Pending Patent Infringement Lawsuits Asserting the ’918
`Patent
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`CBM2015-00154
`U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918
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`Bally Gaming is the plaintiff in two patent infringement lawsuits pending in
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`United States District Court for the District of Nevada that assert the ’918 patent.
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`Specifically, on January 31, 2003, Bally Gaming filed a patent infringement
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`lawsuit against Petitioner Intermix Media, LLC f/k/a eUniverse, Inc. asserting
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`infringement of certain claims of the ’918 patent (Case No. 3:03-cv-0062-LRH-
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`VPC, presided over by Hon. Larry R. Hicks). On the same day, January 31, 2003,
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`Bally Gaming filed a similar patent infringement lawsuit against
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`Worldwinner.com, Inc. also asserting infringement of certain claims of the ’918
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`patent (Case No. 3:03-cv-0063-LRH-VPC, presided over by Hon. Larry R. Hicks).
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`Worldwinner.com, Inc.’s successor-in-interest—GSN Games, Inc.—is the
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`petitioner in CBM2015-00155.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`Bally Gaming hereby designates its lead and backup counsel as follows:
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`Lead counsel:
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`Barry E. Bretschneider, Reg. No. 28,055
`bbretschneider@bakerlaw.com
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`Washington Square, Suite 1100
`1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20036-5304
`Tel: (202) 861-1754
`Fax: (202) 861-1783
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`Back-up counsel:
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`CBM2015-00154
`U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918
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`John M. Mueller, Reg. No. 44,248
`CBM2015-00154@bakerlaw.com
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`312 Walnut Street
`Suite 3200
`Cincinnati, OH 45202-4074
`Tel: (513) 929-3413
`Fax: (513) 929-0303
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`IV. Service Information Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Bally Gaming consents to electronic service using the following email
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`addresses:
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`bbretschneider@bakerlaw.com
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`CBM2015-00154@bakerlaw.com
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`Bally Gaming may be served by overnight or hand delivery as follows:
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`Barry E. Bretschneider
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`Washington Square, Suite 1100
`1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20036-5304
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`John M. Mueller
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`312 Walnut Street
`Suite 3200
`Cincinnati, OH 45202-4074
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`CBM2015-00154
`U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Barry E. Bretschneider/
`Barry E. Bretschneider, Reg. No. 28,055
`bbretschneider@bakerlaw.com
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`Washington Square, Suite 1100
`1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20036-5304
`Tel: (202) 861-1754
`Fax: (202) 861-1783
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`Dated: July 20, 2015
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`CBM2015-00154
`U.S. Patent No. 5,816,918
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of PATENT OWNER’S
`MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 is being served on July 20,
`2015, via electronic mail, to counsel of record for Petitioner Intermix Media, LLC
`at the addresses below:
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`Evan Finkel (Reg. No. 49,059)
`evan.finkel@pillsburylaw.com
`Christopher K. Dorsey (Reg. No. 60,263)
`christopher.dorsey@pillsburylaw.com
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMANLLP
`725 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2800
`Los Angeles, California 90017-5406
`Telephone: 213.488.7307
`Facsimile: 213.226.4058
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`By
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`/John M. Mueller/
`John M. Mueller, Reg. No. 44,248
`CBM2015-00154@bakerlaw.com
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`312 Walnut Street
`Suite 3200
`Cincinnati, OH 45202-4074
`Tel: (513) 929-3413
`Fax: (513) 929-0303
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