`U.S. Patent No. 7,523,072
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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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`v.
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`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00444
`Patent 7,523,072
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`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.’S AMENDED
`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
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2015-00444 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,523,072
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`Patent Owner, ContentGuard Holdings Inc., hereby files its Amended
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`Mandatory Notices for the above-captioned proceeding.
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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 real parties-in-interest are ContentGuard Holdings Inc. and Pendrell
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`Corporation.
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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. Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving Related Patents
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`Patent No.
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`7,523,072
`7,523,072
`7,523,072
`8,370,956
`8,370,956
`8,370,956
`8,393,007
`8,393,007
`8,393,007
`7,269,576
`7,269,576
`7,269,576
`7,269,576
`7,269,576
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`Case No.
`IPR2013-00137
`IPR2015-00440
`IPR2015-00441
`IPR2015-00442
`IPR2013-00133
`IPR2015-00443
`IPR2015-00445
`IPR2015-00446
`IPR2015-00447
`IPR2015-00448
`IPR2015-00449
`IPR2015-00450
`IPR2015-00451
`IPR2013-00139
`IPR2015-00452
`IPR2015-00453
`IPR2015-00454
`IPR2015-00455
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`Petitioner
`ZTE Corporation
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`ZTE Corporation
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`ZTE Corporation
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
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`Case IPR2015-00444 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,523,072
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`Case No.
`IPR2015-00456
`IPR2013-00134
`IPR2013-00454
`IPR2015-00457
`IPR2015-00458
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`Petitioner
`Apple Inc.
`ZTE Corporation
`ZTE Corporation
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
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`Patent No.
`7,269,576
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
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`B. Litigations Involving the Involved Patent
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`The ’072 patent is at issue in:
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`• ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 13-cv-01112
`(Dec. 18, 2013 E.D. Tex.);
`• Google Inc. v. ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., No. 14-cv-0498 (Jan. 31, 2014
`N.D. Cal.); and
`• ContentGuard Holdings Inc. v. Google Inc., et al., No. 14-cv-0061 (Feb. 5,
`2014 E.D. Tex.).
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`III. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`The lead counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. is:
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`Nicholas T. Peters
`PTO Registration No. 53,456
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`Phone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
`Email: ntpete@fitcheven.com
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`The backup counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. are:
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`Case IPR2015-00444 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,523,072
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`Timothy P. Maloney
`PTO Registration No. 38,233
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`Phone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
`Email: tpmalo@fitcheven.com
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`Robert A. Cote
`PTO Registration No. 34,570
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
`New York, New York 10036
`Phone: 212-402-9400
`Fasimile: 212-402-9444
`Email: rcote@mckoolsmith.com
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`IV. 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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`Dated: February 16, 2015
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`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
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`By: /Nicholas T. Peters/
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Registration No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Case IPR2015-00444 for
`U.S. Patent No. 7,523,072
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing “ContentGuard Holdings
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`Inc.’s Amended Mandatory Notices Pursuant to C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)” and
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`accompanying Power of Attorney were served electronically via e-mail on
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`February 16, 2015, in their entireties on the following counsel of record for
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`Petitioners:
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`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`jkushan@sidley.com
`Michael Franzinger
`mfranzinger@sidley.com
`iprnotices@sidley.com
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
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`By: /Nicholas T. Peters/
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Registration No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
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`Dated: February 16, 2015
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`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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