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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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`HTC CORPORATION and HTC AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioners
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`NFC TECHNOLOGY, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01198
`Patent 6,700,551
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`NFC TECHNOLOGY, LLC’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2014-01198 for
`U.S. Patent No. 6,700,551
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`Patent Owner, NFC Technology, LLC, hereby files its Mandatory Notices
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`for the above-captioned proceeding. This notice is being timely filed within 21
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`days of service of the July 23, 2014, petition.
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(1) – REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The patent owner and real party-in-interest is NFC Technology, LLC.
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
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`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding:
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`A.
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`Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving Related Patents
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`On June 16, 2014, LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics USA, Inc., and
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`LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “LG”) filed inter partes
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`review, Case Nos. IPR2014-00959, against NFC Technology’s U.S. Patent No.
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`6,700,551.
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`LG simultaneously filed another inter partes review, Case IPR2014-
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`00964, against NFC Technology’s U.S. Patent No. 7,665,664. The ’664 patent
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`is in a different patent family than the ’551 patent, but it is involved in the co-
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`pending litigations recited below.
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`Litigations Involving the Patent-at-Issue
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`B.
`The ’551 and ’664 patents are at issue in:
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`Case IPR2014-01198 for
`U.S. Patent No. 6,700,551
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` NFC Technology, LLC v. HTC America, Inc. et al., No. 2:13-cv-01058 (Dec.
`5, 2013); and
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` NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc. v. France Brevets, SAS et al., No. 3:14-cv-
`01225 (Mar. 14, 2014).
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`III.
`The lead counsel for NFC Technology, LLC is:
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Jon E. Wright, Reg. No. 50,720
`jwright-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8651
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`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`The backup counsel for NFC Technology, LLC is:
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`Robert Auchter, Reg. No. 38,069
`rauchter@McKoolSmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`1999 K Street, N.W.
`Suite 600
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`Tel: 202-370-8303
`Fax: 202-370-8344
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`John H. Curry, Reg. No. 65,067
`jcurry-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8543
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`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`and;
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`Case IPR2014-01198 for
`U.S. Patent No. 6,700,551
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`Amirali Sharifi, Reg. No. 68,887
`asharifi-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8871
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`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`IV.
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`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. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail at the e-mail
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`addresses provided above.
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`Respectfully submitted,
` STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Jon E. Wright/
`Jon E. Wright
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`Registration No. 50,720
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: August 12, 2014
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`Case IPR2014-01198 for
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing “NFC Technology’s
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`Mandatory Notices Pursuant to C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2)” and accompanying Power of
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`Attorney were served electronically via e-mail on August 12, 2014, in their
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`entireties on the following counsel of record for Petitioners:
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`Bing Ai
`Thomas N. Millikan
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`11988 El Camino Real
`Suite 350
`San Diego CA 92130-2594
`Perkins-Service-HTC-NFCIPR@perkinscoie.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /Jon E. Wright/
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`Jon E. Wright
`Registration No. 50,720
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: August 12, 2014
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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