`571-282-7822
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`Paper No. _ _ _
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`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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`V.
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`Patent of ACHATES REFERENCE PUBLISHING, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00080
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`Patent 6,173,403
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`Before Administrative Patent Judge Justin T. Arbes
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`PATENT OWNER SUBMISSION
`MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) AND 42.8(a)(3)
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to the 21 day period provided for in 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3) for
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`notice of a change in counsel, Patent Owner submits herewith and via the Patent
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`Review Processing System (PRPS) the mandatory notice information as required
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) as summarized below.
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`1.
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`Real party-in-interest under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(l):
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`The Patent Owner, is Achates Reference Publishing, Inc., as indicated by the
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`assignment recorded on September 12, 2000, at Reel 011 089/Frame 0001.
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`2.
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`Related matters under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2):
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,173,403 ('" 403 patent") is the subject of pending litigation
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`in the Eastern District of Texas entitled Achates Reference Publishing, Inc. v.
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`Symantec Corporation, et al (Civil Action No. 2: 11-cv-00294-JRG-RSP)
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`originally filed on June 20, 2011.
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`The '403 patent also was the subject of two other earlier litigations in the
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`Eastern District of Texas (Civil Action Nos. 2:09-cv-00355-JRG and 2:07-cv-
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`00245-CE), each of which has terminated.
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`3.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel under C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3):
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`Patent Owner provides the following designation of counsel for purposes of
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`representation with respect to this Inter Partes Review proceeding.
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Brad D. Pedersen (Reg. No. 32,432)
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P .A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: 612-349-5774
`Facsimile: 612-349-9266
`Email: pedersen@ptslaw. com
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`Back-Up Counsel:
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`Bradley J. Thorson (Reg. No. 52,288)
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: 612-349-5740
`Facsimile: 612-349-9266
`Email: thorson@ptslaw.com
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`A Power of Attorney appointing the designated counsel as attorneys for this
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`Inter Partes Review proceeding is submitted herewith.
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`4.
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`Service Information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(l):
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`Please address all correspondence to lead counsel at the address provided in
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`Section (3) of this Notice. Patent Owner also consents to electronic service by
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`email at:
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`PRPS@ptslaw.com
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`5.
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`Reservation of Ril::ht to File Preliminary Response
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`Patent Owner explicitly reserves the right to file a Patent Owner Preliminary
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`Response within the three-month time period from the December 14, 2012 filing
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`date that has been accorded for the Inter Partes Petition.
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`Dated: March 7, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Brad Pedersen/
`Brad D. Pedersen (Reg. No. 32,432)
`Bradley J. Thorson (Reg. No. 52,288)
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P .A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: 612-349-5740
`Facsimile: 612-349-9266
`Email: pedersen@ptslaw .com
`thorson@ptslaw .com
`prps@ptslaw .com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 3 7 C.F .R. § 42.6( e), the undersigned certifies that on March 7,
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`2013, a complete and entire copy of this submission was served by Express Mail
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`on Petitioner's counsel Jeffrey P. Kushan and Joseph A. Micallef, Sidley Austin
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`LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, as outlined by Petitioner's
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`Service Information in the December 14, 2012 Petition submission.
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`!Kristin Schmidt/
`Kristin Schmidt
`Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P .A.
`80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4800
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 349-5740
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