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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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` APPLE INC.
`Petitioner
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`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00351
`Patent 7,774,280
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`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.’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 IPR2015-00351 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280
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`Patent Owner, ContentGuard Holdings Inc., hereby files its Mandatory
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`Notices for the above-captioned proceeding. This notice is being timely filed
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`within 21 days of service of the December 10, 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 ContentGuard Holdings Inc.
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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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`Patent No.
`7,774,280
`7,774,280
`7,774,280
`7,774,280
`8,001,053
`8,001,053
`8,001,053
`8,001,053
`8,001,053
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`Case No.
`CBM2015-00040
`IPR2015-00352
`IPR2015-00353
`IPR2015-00354
`CBM2015-00043
`IPR2015-00355
`IPR2015-00356
`IPR2015-00357
`IPR2015-00358
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`Petitioner
`Google Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Google Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
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`Litigations Involving the Involved Patent
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`B.
`The ’280 patent is at issue in:
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`• ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 13-cv-01112
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`(Dec. 18, 2013 E.D. Tex.);
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280
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`• Google Inc. v. ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., No. 14-cv-0498 (Jan. 31, 2014
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`N.D. Cal.); and
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`• ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Google Inc., et al., No. 14-cv-0061 (Feb. 2,
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`2014 E.D. Tex.).
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`III.
`The lead counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. is:
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`Robert A. Cote, Reg. No. 34,570
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
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`Tel.: 212-402-9400
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`Fax: 212-402-9444
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`The backup counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. is:
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`Pierre Hubert, Reg. No. 45,826
`phubert@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700
`Austin, TX 78701
`Tel.: 512-692-8700
`Fax.: 512-692-8744
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`IV.
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`Case IPR2015-00351 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,774,280
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`Dirk D. Thomas, Reg. No. 32,600
`dthomas@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`1999 K Street, N.W., Suite 600
`Washington, D.C. 20006
`Tel.: 202-370-8300
`Fax.: 202-370-8344
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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.: 202-370-8300
`Fax.: 202-370-8344
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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,
` MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
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`/s/ Robert A. Cote
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`Robert A. Cote
`Registration No. 34,570
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: December 31, 2014
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`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
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`Tel.: 212-402-9400
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`Fax: 212-402-9444
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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 “ContentGuard Holdings
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`Inc.’s Mandatory Notices Pursuant to C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2)” and accompanying
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`Power of Attorney were served electronically via e-mail on December 31, 2014, in
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`their entireties on the following counsel of record for Petitioners:
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`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`jkushan@sidley.com
`Michael Franzinger
`mfranzinger@sidley.com
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
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`/s/ Robert A. Cote
`Robert A. Cote
`Registration No. 34,570
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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