`Filed on behalf of: VirnetX Inc.
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`Joseph E. Palys
`Paul Hastings LLP
`875 15th Street NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: (202) 551-1996
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`E-mail: josephpalys@paulhastings.com
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`Paper No.
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`Naveen Modi
`Paul Hastings LLP
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`Facsimile: (202) 551-0490
`E-mail: naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`VIRNETX INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-01421
`Patent 7,188,180
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`VirnetX Inc., the Patent Owner, provides the following mandatory notices
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`I.
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`Real Party-in-Interest
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the real party-in-interest is VirnetX Inc.,
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`the assignee of record for U.S. Patent No. 7,188,180 (“the ’180 patent”).
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`II. Related Matters
`Patent Owner identifies the following matters that may be deemed related
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2).
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`Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving the Patent-at-Issue
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`The ’180 patent, which is the subject of this proceeding, is also at issue in
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`the following inter partes review and inter partes reexamination proceedings:
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`Case IPR2014-004011
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`Case IPR2014-004052
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`1 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on July 23, 2014, and
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`denied rehearing on September 5, 2014.
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`2 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on July 23, 2014, and
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`denied rehearing on September 5, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-01421
`Patent 7,188,180
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`Case IPR2014-004813
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`Case IPR2014-004824
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`Case IPR2014-01418
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`Control No. 95/001,792
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`Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving Related Patents
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`Several patents stemming from the same applications that led to the ’180
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`patent are or were at issue in the following inter partes review and inter partes
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`reexamination proceedings:
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`3 The Board instituted this proceeding on September 3, 2014.
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`4 The Board instituted this proceeding on September 3, 2014.
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`Matter
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`Case IPR2014-01421
`Patent 7,188,180
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,502,135
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`Case IPR2013-003485
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`Case IPR2013-003496
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`Case IPR2013-003757
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`Case IPR2014-001718
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`Case IPR2014-001729
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`Case IPR2014-0055810
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`Control No. 95/001,679
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`Control No. 95/001,682
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`5 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 13, 2013, and
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`denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`6 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 13, 2013, and
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`denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`7 The Board terminated this proceeding on November 12, 2013.
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`8 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`9 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`10 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on July 23, 2014, and
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`denied rehearing on September 5, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,490,151
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`Case IPR2013-0035411
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`Case IPR2013-0037612
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`Case IPR2014-0017313
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`Case IPR2014-00610
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`Control No. 95/001,697
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`Control No. 95/001,714
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`11 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 13, 2013,
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`and denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`12 The Board terminated this proceeding on November 12, 2013.
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`13 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,418,504
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`Case IPR2013-0037714
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`Case IPR2013-0039315
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`Case IPR2013-0039416
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`Case IPR2014-0017617
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`Case IPR2014-0017718
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`Case IPR2014-00612
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`Case IPR2014-00613
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`Case IPR2014-00614
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`Control No. 95/001,788
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`Control No. 95/001,851
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`14 The Board terminated this proceeding on November 12, 2013.
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`15 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 18, 2013,
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`and denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`16 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 18, 2013,
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`and denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`17 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`18 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,839,759
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`Control No. 95/001,746
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,921,211
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`Case IPR2013-0037819
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`Case IPR2013-0039720
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`Case IPR2013-0039821
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`Case IPR2014-0017422
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`Case IPR2014-0017523
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`Case IPR2014-00615
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`Case IPR2014-00616
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`Case IPR2014-00618
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`Control No. 95/001,856
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`Control No. 95/001,789
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`19 The Board terminated this proceeding on November 12, 2013.
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`20 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 18, 2013,
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`and denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`21 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on December 18, 2013,
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`and denied rehearing on February 12, 2014.
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`22 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`23 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on June 5, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,987,274
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`Case IPR2014-0040324
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`Case IPR2014-0040425
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`Case IPR2014-0048326
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`Case IPR2014-0048427
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`Case IPR2014-0048528
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,051,181
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`Case IPR2014-0048629
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`Control No. 95/001,949
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`24 The Board instituted this proceeding on July 31, 2014.
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`25 The Board instituted this proceeding on July 31, 2014.
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`26 The Board instituted this proceeding on September 15, 2014, and joined it
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`with IPR2014-00403.
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`27 The Board instituted this proceeding on September 15, 2014, and joined it
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`with IPR2014-00404.
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`28 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on September 16, 2014.
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`29 The Board denied institution of this proceeding on September 16, 2014.
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,504,697
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`Case IPR2014-0023730
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`Case IPR2014-0023831
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`C. U.S. Patent Applications Related to the Patent-at-Issue
`The following applications, which stem from the same applications that led
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`to the ’180 patent, are currently pending before the Office:
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`11/839,937
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`13/080,680
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`13/181,041
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`13/285,962
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`13/475,637
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`13/615,536
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`13/615,557
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`13/617,375
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`13/617,446
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`13/620,534
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`13/890,206
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`13/903,788
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`13/911,792
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`13/911,813
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`13/950,877
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`13/950,919
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`13/615,528
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`13/620,550
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`13/950,897
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`30 The Board instituted this proceeding on May 14, 2014.
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`31 The Board instituted this proceeding on May 14, 2014.
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`D. Litigations Involving the Patent-at-Issue and/or Related Patents
`The ’180 patent and/or other patents that stem from the same applications
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`Case IPR2014-01421
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`that led to the ’180 patent are at issue in the following cases:
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`VirnetX Inc. and Science Applications Int’l Corp. v.
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`Cisco Systems, Inc., Apple Inc., Aastra USA, Inc.,
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`Aastra Technologies Ltd., NEC Corp., and NEC Corp.
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`of America, No. 6:10-cv-00417 (E.D. Tex.)32
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`VirnetX Inc. and Science Applications Int’l Corp. v.
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`Apple Inc., No. 6:12-cv-00855 (E.D. Tex.)
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`VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 6:11-cv-00563 (E.D.
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`Tex.; consolidated with case No. 6:12-cv-00855)
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`32 NEC and Aastra have entered into a license agreement with VirnetX and
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`have been dismissed from this case. The Cisco portion of the case has concluded
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`with a final judgment. The only remaining defendant in this case is Apple. The
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`district court entered judgment in favor of VirnetX against Apple. On September
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`16, 2014, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part, reversed-in-part, vacated-in-part,
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`and remanded for further proceedings in the district court.
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`Patent 7,188,180
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`VirnetXInc. and Science Applications Int’l Corp. v.
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`Apple Inc., No. 6: 13-cv-0021 1 (ED. Tex.)
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`Microsoft Co;p., No. 6: l3-cv—00351 (ED. Tex.)
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`VirnetXInc. and Science Applications Int’l Corp. v.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
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`In accordance with 37 CPR. §42_8(b)(3) and (b)(4), Patent Owner
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`identifies the following lead and back-up counsel and service information:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Joseph E. Palys (Reg. No. 46,508)
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`Naveen Modi (Reg. No. 46,224)
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`E-mail: josephpalys@paulhastings.com E-mail: naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
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`Paul Hastings LLP
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`Paul Hastings LLP
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`Dated: September 19, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Joseph E. Palys/
`By:
`Joseph E. Palys
`Reg. No. 46,508
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Certificate of Service
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that I caused to be served on the
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`counsel for Petitioner a true and correct copy of the foregoing Patent Owner’s
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`Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 by electronic means on September
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`19, 2014 at the following address of record:
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`Counsel for Microsoft Corporation:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Joseph E. Palys/
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`Dated: September 19, 2014
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