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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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`LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., LENOVO HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
`LENOVO GROUP LTD., GOOGLE, INC., BARNES & NOBLE INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`PERSONAL AUDIO LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00846
`Patent 7,509,178
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner Personal Audio LLC submits the
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`following Mandatory Notices in response to the Petition for Post-Grant Review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,509,178.
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`Real Party-In-Interest: The Patent Owner below is the real party-in-interest:
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`Personal Audio LLC
`550 Fannin St., Suite 1313
`Beaumont, Texas 77701
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`Related Matters: The Patent Owner is aware of the following administrative
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`and judicial matters that may affect, or be affected by, a decision in the present
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`proceeding:
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`Administrative matters:
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`USPTO Ex Parte Reexamination 95/001,295 filed 1/14/2010, ended 2/22/2012.
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`USPTO Inter Partes Review IPR2015-00500 filed 12/24/2014, pending.
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`USPTO Inter Partes Review IPR2015-00501 filed 12/24/2014, pending.
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`Judicial matters:
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`Judicial matter
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`Court
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`Ended? Docket No.
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`Personal Audio LLC v. Apple, Inc. et al. E.D. Tex.
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`6/25/2009 1/9/2012
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`9:09-cv-00111
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`Personal Audio LLC v. Samsung
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`E.D. Tex.
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`9/9/2011
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`4/4/2013
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`1:11-cv-00432
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`Electronic Co., LTD et al.
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`Personal Audio LLC v. Amazon Digital
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`E.D. Tex.
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`11/22/11
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`8/22/2012 1:11-cv-00655
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`Services, Inc. et al.
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`Personal Audio LLC v. Fuhu, Inc.
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`E.D. Tex.
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`8/13/13
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`1/20/2015 1:13-cv-00513
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`Personal Audio LLC v. Acer Inc., et al.
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`E.D. Tex.
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`1/10/14
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`Pending
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`1:14-cv-00008
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel: Patent Owner designates the following
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`Minghui Yang (Reg. No. 71,989)
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`myang@dpelaw.com
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`DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy LLP
`7000 North MoPac Expressway
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`Suite 350
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`Austin, Texas 78731
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Greg Donahue (Reg. No. 47,531)
`gdonahue@dpelaw.com
`DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy
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`LLP
`7000 North MoPac Expressway
`Suite 350
`Austin, Texas 78731
`T: (512) 539-2626
`F: (512) 539-2627
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`Service Information: Counsel for Patent Owner may be served by certified
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`mail, courier, or hand at the address listed above.
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`Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney is filed herewith.
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`Dated: March 27, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Minghui Yang/
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`Minghui Yang
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 27th day of March, 2015, a true and correct copy
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`of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES was served by
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`electronic mail upon the following counsel of record for Petitioners:
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`Daniel M. De Vos
`Matthew N. Nicholson
`1279 Oakmead Parkway
`Sunnyvale, CA 94085
`9873IPR001-076@bstz.com
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`/Minghui Yang/
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`Minghui Yang
`Reg. No. 71,989
`DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy LLP
`7000 North MoPac Expressway
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