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`VIRNETX EXHIBIT 2051
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`RPX v. Virnetx
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`Trial lPR201 4-001 71
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`IPR2014-00171 to 00177
`RPX CONFIDENTIAL
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`FIRST ADDENIJUM TO TIIE
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`MEMBISRSIIIP AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
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`This First Addendum to the Membership and License Agreement (this "Addendum”), dated October 22,
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`2013 (the "Addendum Effegiyej;at_e”). is made by Apple Inc. ("_l\/_I,§1:r",
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`Corporation (‘°RPX”_. “I\'IeInber”, “E”, or "§°’) as an addendum to the Membership and License
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`Agreement entered into by Member and RPX with an Iiffective Date of I
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`(the
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`“:'\gt'e_ement”). Except as expressly set forth herein, all capitalized t.erms shall have the meaning given in
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`the Agreement.
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`WIAIEREAS, the Patties desire to supplement the Agreement to further support. RPX’s efforts to promote
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`innovation and patent quality. as more fully set forth herein.
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`NOW’. TIIEREFORE,
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`in accordarice with Section 9.3 of the Agreement and in consideration of the
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`premises and mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration,
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`the receipt and
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`sufficiency of which are hereby zicknowletlgecl, the Parties agree as follows:
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`1. Proniotion oflnnovation and Patent Quality.
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`(a) RPX agrees that, beginning on the Addendum Iiffective Date, RPX will collect contributions
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`t.o the Innovation Promotion Fund (the “Fund") from Member and other RPX members to
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`promote innovation and patent quality, which efforts might
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`include (at RPX’s sole
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`discretion) any of the following activities, whether performed directly by RPX or indirectly
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`through third parties at the direction or request of RPX:
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`(i)
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`Gathering and analyzing data relating to costs imposed on operating companies
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`through patent assertions by non-practicing entities;
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`(ii)
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`Filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USP'l'O”) requests
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`for reexamination, or petitions for post grant, covered business method. or inter
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`partes review with respect to patents of questionable quality;
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`(iii)
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`Educating the general public and industry groups about
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`inefficiencies in the
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`current patent system and the impact of proposals for reforms;
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`(iv)
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`Conducting prior art searches to assist with challenges against potentially invalid
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`patents, and developing databases or technologies to improve the efficiency of
`such searches; and
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`(V)
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`Creating mechanisms to increase transparency in the patent market.
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`As between Member and RPX, RPX will have complete control over any and all activities
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`undertaken pursuant to this Section 1(a),
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`including complete control over the selection,
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`initiation, termination, and funding of the activities and the manner and method in which the
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`activities are undertaken,
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`the hiring of outside counsel or consultants, and all strategic
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`decisions in connection with any petitions or proceedings before the USP"O or otherwise.
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`Other than the report described in Section l(b) below, RPX will have no obligation to
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`communicate with Member regarding the activities or to otherwise involve Member in any
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`ln no event will RPX disclose to Member any nonpublic infonnalion regarding any
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`planned or filed petitions or proceedings before the lIS'l"TO pursuant to Section 1.
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`(b) The activities undertaken in Section l shall continue so long as there are sufficient monies in
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`the Fund. 011 or before each anniversary of the Aclclendum 1-Jffectivc Date, RPX will deliver
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`to Licensee a report providing an overview of the monies raised for Fund and Rl’X’s
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`activities and use of the monies pursuant to Section 1 above.
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`2.
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`Q_gi1_ti'__i_butions. Member will make a one-time lump sum contribution of US$500.000 (“initial
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`Contribution") for the Fund, and Member will pay such amount to RPX within thirty (30) (lays
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`following the Addendum Effective Date.
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`This payment shall not have any effect on the
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`Member’s Annual ;Vle-mbership and License Fee for any year of the Terin, and Member has no
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`obligation to make any additional coiitnbutions other than the Initial Contribution.
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`In no event
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`will
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`l\«'1ember be entitled to receive a refund of any amounts paid to RPX pursuant
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`to this
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`Addendum. Notwithstancling anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Member acknowledges
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`and agrees that the foregoing amount will not be included in calculating Meit1ber’s AAML Fee
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`under Section
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`of the Agreement.
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`I.» No Otlier Amendment. Except as expressly amenclecl herein, all rights, terms, conditions and
`agreements in the .»'\green'1cnt shall remain in full force and effect.
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`IN WITNESS \V’IlI3Rl.E0l-‘, the Parties have caused this Acldeiiduixi to be executed and delivered by their
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`duly authoiixed olT1ce1':~: as of the applicable date set forth below.
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`RPX CORPORATION
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`| WHEREAS, thc Parties clczsirc [0 at-ttend§‘Lt[.)pl;l]-it the Agreement to further support Rl’X‘s ttffmts to
`prutnotc innovation and patent quality, as more fully set forth herein.
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`in accordance with Section -’).3 of‘ the Agrcctnent and in i.'0llSii.li‘.'I'2lllOll ol" the
`NOW, TIIEREFORE,
`preimses and mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable coiisideration.
`the receipt and
`sufficicncy of which are llCt“.3lt))-' acktiowiedged, the Parties agree as follcms:
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`1. Promotion of lllnQ\_'§l,[I_-_Q[)_a_[l(j_,E§[g}l _(;)_lta_li_t3._'_
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`(21) RPX agiccs that. -fo+—%lio-pet‘ioel--bc3_t_inning on the Amendn1ent»'\dden_rlinn liffeetive |.)ate~:.-met
`endittgwnv tlie—ne.\=~:—amii—ver5ary--%4 9al&a‘ eiit, RPX will use
`reasonable etfei‘-tscollect cnntributions to the Iii_n_gygin;t1£rggQg9gi__Fiind 1tl_1§;Lii_<fi}_fr_r_i_i_1_i_
`}yl_e__mber and other RPX lllCll]_i)_\:l_S to promote innovation and patent quality, which efforts
`might inclutli: (zit RPX’s isoie discretion) any of the following :-ictivitics. whether pcrformcd
`directly by RPX or inchrectly tlircugh third parties at the dirccrinn or request ot‘RPX:
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`(i)
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`{ii)
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`(iii)
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`Gathering and analyzing data relating to costs imposed on operating cmnpnnies
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`hltng with the United States Patent and Tmdeinark Office ("_1._lSl-,",l'(,.)") requests
`for i'ce.\aiiiiii:it_i<_2t),__Lgi:_petitions For reexam1natieiis,—post gl'2llll—!'-t-:~\>'iL*M‘:-‘s, co_\'crc(_l
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`questionable quality:
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`liducating the general pu’t)lit.: and industry groups about
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`Conducting prior art searches to assist with challenges against potentially invalid
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`Creating mechanisms to increase transparency in the patent market.
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`As between l:ieen9eel_\1t;;rt_ta_c_:r and RPX. RPX will have complete control over any and all
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`including complete control over the
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`which the activities are unclertaken.
`the hiring of outside counsel or consultants. and all
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