`By:
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`Reza Mollaaghababa
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
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`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
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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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`YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`BLACK HILLS MEDIA, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2014-00733
`Patent 8,458,356
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE
`INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Black Hills Media, LLC (“Patent Owner”) hereby files this Mandatory
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`IPR2014-00733
`Patent 8,458,356
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`Notice Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3).
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`I. Real Party In Interest
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the real party in interest to this
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`proceeding is Black Hills Media, LLC, owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,458,356.
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`II. Related Matters
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), the following judicial and administrative
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`matters could affect, or could be affected by, a decision in this proceeding:
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. LG Elecs. Inc., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil
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`Case No. 1:13-cv-00803-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Logitech Int’l SA, U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil Case
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`No. 1:12-cv-00636-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Logitech Int’l SA, U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.), Civil
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`Case No. 2:13-cv-06055-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Panasonic Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.),
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`Civil Case No. 1:13-cv-00806-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Pioneer Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil
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`Case No. 1:12-cv-00634-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Pioneer Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.),
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`Civil Case No. 2:13-cv-05980-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Pioneer Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.),
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`Civil Case No. 2:14-cv-00471-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct.
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`(E.D. Tex.), Civil Case No. 2:13-cv-00379-JRG;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Sharp Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil
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`Case No. 1:13-cv-00804-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Sonos, Inc., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil Case No.
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`1:12-cv-00637-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Sonos, Inc., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.), Civil Case
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`No. 2:13-cv-06062-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Sonos, Inc., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.), Civil Case
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`No. 2:14-cv-00486-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Toshiba Corp., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil
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`Case No. 1:13-cv-00805-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Yamaha Corp. of Am., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Del.), Civil
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`Case No. 1:12-cv-00635-RGA;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Yamaha Corp. of Am., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.),
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`Civil Case No. 2:13-cv-06054-SJO-PJW;
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`• Black Hills Media, LLC v. Yamaha Corp. of Am., U.S. Dist. Ct. (C.D. Cal.),
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`Civil Case No. 8:14-cv-00101-SJO-PJW;
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`• Certain Media Devices, Including Televisions, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Home
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`Theater Systems, Tablets and Mobile Phones, Components Thereof and
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`Associated Software, International Trade Commission, Proceeding No. 337-
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`TA-882;
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2013-00597 of U.S. Patent No. 8,230,099;
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2013-00598 of U.S. Patent No. 8,214,873;
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2014-00709 of U.S. Patent No. 8,028,323;
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2014-00711 of U.S. Patent No. 8,230,099;
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2014-00723 of U.S. Patent No. 8,214,873; and
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`• Inter Partes Review No. IPR2014-00766 of U.S. Patent No. 8,214,873.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner hereby identifies lead and
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`back-up counsels as follows:
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`Lead Counsel
`Reza Mollaaghababa, Reg. No. 43,810
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`mollaaghababar@pepperlaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel
`Thomas Engellenner, Reg. No. 28,711
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`engellennert@pepperlaw.com
`Christopher Horgan, Reg. No. 40,394
`Concert Technology
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`1438 Dahlia Loop
`San Jose, CA 95126
`(408) 687-8306 (telephone)
`chris.horgan@concerttechonology.com
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`A Power of Attorney from Patent Owner appointing Reza Mollaaghababa,
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`Thomas Engellenner, and Christopher Horgan is being filed with the Board
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`concurrently herewith.
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`IV. Service Information
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), please direct all correspondence to:
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`Reza Mollaaghababa, Esq.
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`mollaaghababar@pepperlaw.com
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`Dated: May 22, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
`By: /Reza Mollaaghababa/
`Reza Mollaaghababa, Reg. No. 43,810
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`dfehrman@mofo.com
`marjomand@mofo.com
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`By: /Reza Mollaaghababa/
`Reza Mollaaghababa, Reg. No. 43,810
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor, High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5100 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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` hereby certify that on May 22, 2014, a true and accurate copy of this paper,
`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, was
`served on the following counsel for Petitioner via email and Federal Express:
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`David L. Fehrman
`Mehran Arjomand
`Morrison & Foerster LLP
`707 Wilshire Boulevard
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-3543
`Tel: (213) 892-5630
`Fax: (323) 210-1329
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`Dated: May 22, 2014
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