`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`THE MANGROVE PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD. and APPLE INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2015-010461
`U.S. Patent No. 6,502,135
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`PETITIONERS’ UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
`AND NOTICE OF RELATED FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISION
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`1 Apple Inc., who filed a petition in IPR2016-00062, has been joined as a Petitioner
`in the instant proceeding.
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`IPR2015-01046
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,502,135
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`Petitioners submit the following update to their Mandatory Notices to inform
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`the Board about developments in a related matter. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`On August 19, 2021, the Federal Circuit remanded Patent Owner VirnetX
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`Inc.’s appeal in this proceeding “for the limited purpose of allowing VirnetX the
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`opportunity to request Director rehearing of the final written decisions.” VirnetX
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`Inc. v. Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Appeal No. 2020-2271, Dkt. No. 51 (Fed.
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`Cir. Aug. 19, 2021). “VirnetX must file the request for rehearing within 30 days
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`from the date of” the August 19, 2021 order. Id. The Federal Circuit “retain[ed]
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`jurisdiction” over the appeal and ordered Patent Owner to inform the Federal
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`Circuit “within 14 days of any decision denying rehearing,” such that “[t]he Clerk
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`of Court shall reactivate” the appeal “upon receipt of that notice.” Id.
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`Petitioner Apple Inc.’s appeal of the jury verdict in VirnetX Inc. v. Apple
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`Inc., No. 6:12-cv-00855-RWS (E.D. Tex.), which also involves the ’135 patent,
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`“will proceed in the normal course.” Id.
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`Dated: September 16, 2021
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Reg. No. 43,401
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`T: 202-736-8000
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple Inc.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/James T. Bailey/
`James T. Bailey
`Reg. No. 44,518
`The Law Office of James. T. Bailey
`504 W. 136th St. #1B
`New York, NY 10031
`T: 917-626-1356
`Attorney for Petitioner Mangrove
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`PETITIONERS’ UPDATED MANDATORY NOT. & NOT. OF RELATED CAFC DEC.
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`IPR2015-01046
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,502,135
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I hereby certify that on this 16th day of
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`September, 2021, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`and any accompanying exhibits by electronic mail on the following counsel:
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`Joseph E. Palys
`josephpalys@paulhastings.com
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`Naveen Modi
`Naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
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`Dated: September 16, 2021
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`/Jeffrey P. Kushan/
`Jeffrey P. Kushan
`Reg. No. 43,401
`Sidley Austin LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`T: 202-736-8000
`Attorney for Petitioner Apple Inc.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/James T. Bailey/
`James T. Bailey
`Reg. No. 44,518
`The Law Office of James. T. Bailey
`504 W. 136th St. #1B
`New York, NY 10031
`T: 917-626-1356
`Attorney for Petitioner Mangrove
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`PETITIONERS’ UPDATED MANDATORY NOT. & NOT. OF RELATED CAFC DEC.
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