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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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`CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
`AT&T MOBILITY LLC
`Petitioner
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`SOLOCRON MEDIA, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00387
`Patent 8,594,651
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`PATENT OWNER SOLOCRON MEDIA, LLC’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, in response to the Petition for Inter Partes
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`Review on U.S. Patent No. 8,594,651 (“the ’651 Patent”), Patent Owner Solocron
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`Media, LLC submits the following Mandatory Notices.
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`1. Real Party-In-Interest
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), Patent Owner identifies the real
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`parties-in-interest as Solocron Media, LLC and Solocron Group, LLC.
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`2. Related Matters
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following related proceedings. These proceedings are currently pending unless
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`otherwise noted.
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`I. Proceedings Involving the ’651 Patent
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`a. Solocron Media, LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al, Case No.
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`2:13-cv-01059-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex.)
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`b. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00388,
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`re US 8,594,651 (petition accorded filing date of December 6, 2014)
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`c. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00389,
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`re US 8,594,651 (petition accorded filing date of December 6, 2014)
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`II. Proceedings Involving Other Patents
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`The ’651 Patent is involved in the Solocron Media, LLC v. Verizon
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`Communications Inc. et al. case listed above. That proceeding also involves
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 6,496,692, 7,257,395, 7,295,864, 7,319,866, 7,742,759, and
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`8,249,572. All of these patents claim priority to provisional patent application
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`number 60/169,158, as does the ’651 Patent. Patent Owner identifies the
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`following additional proceedings, each involving one of these patents but not
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`directly involving the ’651 Patent.
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`a. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00342,
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`re US 6,496,692 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`b. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00349,
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`re US 7,319,866 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`c. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00350,
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`re US 7,257,395 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`d. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00364,
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`re US 7,295,864 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`e. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00376,
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`re US 7,319,866 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`f. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00380,
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`re US 7,295,864 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`g. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00383,
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`re US 7,295,864 (petition accorded filing date of December 5, 2014)
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`h. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00390,
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`re US 7,742,759 (petition accorded filing date of December 6, 2014)
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`i. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00391,
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`re US 7,257,395 (petition accorded filing date of December 8, 2014)
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`j. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC v.
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`Solocron Media, LLC, Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2015-00392,
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`re US 7,257,395 (petition accorded filing date of December 8, 2014)
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`3. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner identifies Kenneth
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`J. Weatherwax as lead counsel and Patrick Maloney as back-up counsel:
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Lead Counsel
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`USPTO Reg. No. 54,528
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`GOLDBERG, LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
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`11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400
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`Los Angeles, California 90064
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`Telephone: (310) 307-4503
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`Facsimile: (310) 307-4509
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`Email: weatherwax@glwllp.com
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`Patrick Maloney, Back-Up Counsel
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`GOLDBERG, LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
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`11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400
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`Los Angeles, California 90064
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`Telephone: (310) 307-4533
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`Facsimile: (310) 307-4509
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`Email: maloney@glwllp.com
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`4. Service Information
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following service information:
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Lead Counsel
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`GOLDBERG, LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
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`11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400
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`Los Angeles, California 90064
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`Telephone: (310) 307-4503
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`Facsimile: (310) 307-4509
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`Email: weatherwax@glwllp.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`____/ Kenneth J. Weatherwax /_________
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Reg. No. 54,528
`Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP
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`Date: January 8, 2015
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re: Inter Partes Review of
`U.S. Patent No. 8,594,651
`Case No. IPR2015-00387
`Filed: December 6, 2014
`For: METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR
`PROGRAMMING USER-DEFINED
`INFORMATION INTO ELECTRONIC
`DEVICES
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`Administrative Patent Judge: TBD
`Atty. Docket: 150108-008USIPR
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`Certificate of Service
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`January 8, 2015
`Sir:
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned, on behalf of the Patent Owner,
`hereby certifies that a copy of the following documents are being served on the Petitioner by
`electronic mail on January 8, 2015.
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`PATENT OWNER SOLOCRON MEDIA, LLC’S MANDATORY
`NOTICES
`POWER OF ATTORNEY
`The names and addresses of the parties being served are as follows:
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` Scott A. Felder
` Floyd B. Chapman
` fchapman@wileyrein.com sfelder@wileyrein.com
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`Kevin P. Anderson
`kanderson@wileyrein.com
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` Nicholas Mathews
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` Scott W. Hejny
`Theodore Stevenson, III
`tstevenson@mckoolsmith.com shejny@mckoolsmith.com nmathews@mckoolsmith.com
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`Very truly yours,
`____/ Kenneth J. Weatherwax /_________
`Kenneth J. Weatherwax, Reg. No. 54,528
`Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP
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