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Case IPR2015-00446 for
`U.S. Patent No. 8,370,956
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`
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________________
`
`APPLE INC.
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.
`Patent Owner.
`____________________
`
`Case IPR2015-00446
`Patent 8,370,956
`
`_________________________________________________________________
`
`CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC.’S AMENDED MANDATORY
`NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
`
`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`
`1
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`
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`
`
`

`
`Case IPR2015-00446 for
`U.S. Patent No. 8,370,956
`
`Patent Owner, ContentGuard Holdings Inc., hereby files its Amended
`
`Mandatory Notices for the above-captioned proceeding.
`
`I.
`
`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(1) – REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`
`The real parties-in-interest are ContentGuard Holdings Inc. and Pendrell
`
`Corporation.
`
`II.
`
`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
`
`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
`
`by a decision in this proceeding:
`
`A.
`
`Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving Related Patents
`
`Patent No.
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`6,963,859
`7,523,072
`7,523,072
`7,523,072
`7,523,072
`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
`7,269,576
`
`Case No.
`IPR2013-00137
`IPR2015-00440
`IPR2015-00441
`IPR2015-00442
`IPR2013-00133
`IPR2015-00443
`IPR2015-00444
`IPR2015-00445
`IPR2015-00447
`IPR2015-00448
`IPR2015-00449
`IPR2015-00450
`IPR2015-00451
`IPR2013-00139
`IPR2015-00452
`IPR2015-00453
`IPR2015-00454
`IPR2015-00455
`IPR2015-00456
`
`2
`
`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.
`Apple Inc.
`
`

`
`Case IPR2015-00446 for
`U.S. Patent No. 8,370,956
`
`IPR2013-00134
`IPR2013-00454
`IPR2015-00457
`IPR2015-00458
`
`ZTE Corporation
`ZTE Corporation
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`
`Litigations Involving the Involved Patent
`
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
`7,225,160
`
`B.
`
`The ‘956 patent is at issue in:
`
`•
`
`•
`
`•
`
`
`
`
`
`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.).
`
`C. Related Administrative Matters
`
`U.S. Patent No. 8,393,007, which is also the subject of multiple pending IPR
`
`petitions filed by Petitioner as shown above in section II.A., is a continuation of the
`
`involved patent.
`
`III. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`
`The lead counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. is:
`
`
`
`Nicholas T. Peters, Reg. No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
`120 S. LaSalle, Suite 1600
`Chicago, IL 60603
`Tel.: 312-577-7000
`Fax: 312-577-7007
`
`
`
`3
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`

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`The backup counsel for ContentGuard Holdings Inc. are:
`
`Case IPR2015-00446 for
`U.S. Patent No. 8,370,956
`
`Timothy P. Maloney, Reg. No. 38,233
`tpmalo@fitcheven.com
`Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
`120 S. LaSalle, Suite 1600
`Chicago, IL 60603
`Tel.: 312-577-7000
`Fax: 312-577-7007
`
`Robert A. Cote, Reg. No. 34,570
`rcote@mckoolsmith.com
`McKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel.: 212-402-9400
`Fax: 212-402-9444
`
`
`
`
`IV. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(4) – SERVICE INFORMATION
`
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
`
`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail at the e-mail
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`
`By: /Nicholas T. Peters/
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Registration No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`
`addresses provided above.
`
`Dated: February 16, 2015
`
`Fitch, Even, Tabin, & Flannery LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
`
`4
`
`

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`Case IPR2015-00446 for
`U.S. Patent No. 8,370,956
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
`
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing “ContentGuard Holdings
`
`Inc.’s Amended Mandatory Notices Pursuant to C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)” and
`
`accompanying Power of Attorney were served electronically via e-mail on
`
`February 16, 2015, in their entireties on the following counsel of record for
`
`Petitioners:
`
`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
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`
`By: /Nicholas T. Peters /
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Registration No. 53,456
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`
`
`
`Dated: February 16, 2015
`
`
`Fitch, Even, Tabin, & Flannery LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
`
`
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