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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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`RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION and XEROX CORPORATION
`Petitioners
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`MPHJ TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00302
`U.S. Patent No. 7,986,426
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` RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION and XEROX CORPORATION
`UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Case IPR2013-00302 of
`U.S. Patent No. 7,986,426
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3), Petitioners Ricoh Americas Corporation
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
`IPR2013-00309: The Petition for Inter Partes Review was granted on
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`November 21, 2013 (Paper 9).
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`The ’426 patent was involved in the following related co-pending litigations
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`that may affect or be affected by a decision in this proceeding:
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`MPHJ Technology Investments LLC v. Dillard's Inc., Civil Action No. 1:14
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`cv-00004, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on
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`January 3, 2014.
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`MPHJ Technology Investments LLC v. Huhtamaki Americas Inc., Civil
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`Action No. 1:14-cv-00005, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District
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`of Delaware on January 3, 2014.
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`MPHJ Technology Investments LLC v. Coca-Cola Company, Civil
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`Action No. 1:14-cv-00003, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District
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`of Delaware on January 3, 2014.
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`MPHJ Technology Investments LLC v. Unum Group, Civil Action No. 1:14-
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`cv-00006, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on
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`January 3, 2014.
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`MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC et al v. Research Now, Inc., Civil
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`Action No. 2:13-cv-00962, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
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`District of Texas on November 19, 2013.
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`Activision TV, Inc. v. Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc., Civil Action No. 8:13-cv-
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`00215, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on July
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`12, 2013.
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`State of Vermont v. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, Civil Action No.
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`2:13-cv-00170, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
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`on June 7, 2013.
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`Engineering & Inspection Services, LLC v. IntPar, LLC, Civil Action No.
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`2:13-cv-00801, filed in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of
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`Louisiana on April 13, 2013.
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`MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, Civil
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`Action No. 6:14-cv-00011, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western
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`District of Texas on January 13, 2014.
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`The ’426 patent also has the following related pending patent applications:
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`U.S. Patent Application No.13/838,689, filed on March 15, 2013.
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`U.S. Patent Application No.13/838,916, filed on March 15, 2013.
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`U.S. Patent Application No.13/838,344, filed on March 15, 2013.
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`Case IPR2013-00302 of
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Backup Counsel
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`Petitioners designate the following additional back-up counsel from
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`practitioners of Customer No. 26111:
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`H. Keeto Sabharwal (pro hac vice admittance)(Paper 19)
`Dennies Varughese (Reg. No. 61,868)
`Richard M. Bemben (Reg. No. 68,658)
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`202.371.2600 (reception)
`202.371.2540 (facsimile)
`keetos-PTAB@skgf.com
`dvarughe-PTAB@skgf.com
`rbemben-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Updated Powers of Attorney are filed concurrently herewith.
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`III. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
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`above. Petitioner consents to electronic service by email at all email addresses
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`shown above.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with IPR2013-00302 to its Deposit Account 19-0036.
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`Date: January 31, 2014
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` Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`Attorney for Petitioners
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing RICOH AMERICAS
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`CORPORATION and XEROX CORPORATION UPDATED MANDATORY
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`NOTICES and accompanying UPDATED POWERS OF ATTORNEY were
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`served electronically via e-mail January 31, 2014, in its entirety on Attorneys for
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`Patent Owner- MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC:
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`Scott A. Horstemeyer (scott.horstemeyer@thomashorstemeyer.com)
`N. Andrew Crain (andrew.crain@thomashorstemeyer.com)
`Vivek Ganti (vivek.ganti@thomashorstemeyer.com)
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`Attorney for Petitioners
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`Date: January 31, 2014
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