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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD IN THE UNITED
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`IPR 2013-00319
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`In re:
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,978,791
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`Patent Owners:
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC & Level 3 Communications
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`Petitioner:
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`NetApp, Inc.
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`David A. Farber and Ronald D. Lachman
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`For: DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING SUBSTANTIALLY UNIQUE
`IDENTIFIERS TO IDENTIFY DATA ITEMS, WHEREBY IDENTICAL
`DATA ITEMS HAVE THE SAME IDENTITIES
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`June 10, 2013
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent owner (PersonalWeb
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`Technologies, LLC) hereby makes the following Mandatory Notices.
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`I. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) – REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The real parties-in-interest from the side of patent owner are:
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC
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`112 E Line Street
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`Suite 204
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`Tyler, Texas 75702
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`Level 3 Communications, LLC
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`1025 Eldorado Blvd.
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`Broomfield, CO 80021
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`II. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
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`The following are related matters in federal court:
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Google, Inc. and YouTube, LLC; In the United States District Court, Eastern
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`District of Texas, Case No. 6: 11-cv-656 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Facebook, Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:12-cv-662 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Apple Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:12-cv-660 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Yahoo! Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:12-cv-658 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Microsoft Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:12-cv-663 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`NBC Corporation of America, Inc.; In the United States District Court,
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`Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:11-cv-655 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`NetApp, Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:11-cv-657 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services LLC, and Dropbox, Inc.; In the
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`658 (LED).
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`PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Caringo, Inc.; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
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`Case No. 6:11-cv-659 (LED).
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`10. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`EMC Corporation and VMWare, Inc.; In the United States District Court,
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`Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:11-cv-660 (LED).
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`11. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`Autonomy, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, and HP Enterprise Services,
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`LLC; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Case No.
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`6:11-cv-683 (LED).
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`12. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`International Business Machines Corporation; In the United States District
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`Court, Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:12-cv-661 (LED).
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`13. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC v.
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`RackSpace US, Inc. and RackSpace Hosting, Inc.; In the United States
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`District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:12-cv-659 (LED).
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`The following are related matters in the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office:
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`PENDING U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS
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`U.S. Patent Application No.
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`Filing or 371(c) Date
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`13/352,169
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`13/351,433
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`13/109,208
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`13/102,337
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`13/091,380
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`01-17-2012
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`01-17-2012
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`05-17-2011
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`05-06-2011
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`04-21-2011
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`PENDING INTER PARTES REVIEWS
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`Case No.
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`IPR 2013-00082
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`IPR 2013-00083
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`IPR 2013-00084
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`IPR 2013-00085
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`IPR 2013-00086
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`IPR 2013-00087
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`U.S. Patent No.
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`5,978,791
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`6,415,280
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`7,945,544
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`7,945,539
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`7,949,662
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`III. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`The following are lead and back-up counsel for patent owner:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`Joseph A. Rhoa (Reg. No. 37,515)
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`NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.
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`901 North Glebe Road, 11th Floor
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`Arlington, VA 22203-1808
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`Email: jar@nixonvan.com
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`Direct Tel.: (703) 816-4043
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Updeep S. Gill (Reg. No. 37,334)
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`NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.
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`901 North Glebe Road, 11th Floor
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`Arlington, VA 22203-1808
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`Email: usg@nixonvan.com
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`Direct Tel.: (703) 816-4030
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`IV. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Patent owner provides the following service information:
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`Joseph A. Rhoa - jar@nixonvan.com
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`Updeep S. Gill - usg@nixonvan.com
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`POSTAL MAILING OR HAND-DELIVERY ADDRESS
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`Joseph A. Rhoa
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`NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.
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`901 North Glebe Road, 11th Floor
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`Arlington, VA 22203
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`TELEPHONE NUMBER
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`(703) 816-4043
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`FAX NUMBER
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`(703) 816-4100
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`V. POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`A power of attorney from PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC for Nixon &
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`Vanderhye P.C. (Customer number 23117) is being filed concurrently with these
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`Mandatory Notices.
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`VI. FEES
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`owed by PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC and associated with IPR No. 2013-
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`00319 to Deposit Account No. 14-1140, referencing docket number 5980-0002.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.
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`By: /Joseph A. Rhoa/
`Joseph A. Rhoa
`Reg. No. 37,515
`Updeep (Mickey) S. Gill
`Reg. No. 37,334
`Counsel for Patent Owner PersonalWeb
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`Nixon & Vanderhye, PC
`901 North Glebe Road, 11th Floor
`Arlington, VA 22203-1808
`Telephone: (703) 816-4000
`Facsimile: (703) 816-4100
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify service of the foregoing Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices
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`and Power of Attorney to the following lead counsel for petitioner on June 10,
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`2013 via FedEx:
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`David L. McCombs
`HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
`2323 Victory Ave. Suite 700
`Dallas, TX 75219
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`By: /Joseph A. Rhoa/
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