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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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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
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`Petitioner
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`ROTHSCHILD BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION
`SYSTEMS, LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE: IPR2015-01181
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`Patent No. 8,856,221
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 CFR § 42.8
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`I. MANDATORY NOTICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Rothschild Broadcast Distribution
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`Systems, LLC, submits the following mandatory notices:
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest
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`The real party-in-interest for the Patent Owner is Rothschild Broadcast
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`Distribution Systems, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the
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`State of Texas, having a mailing address at 1400 Preston Road #400, Plano, Texas
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`75093.
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`B. Pending Admin or Judicial Related Matters
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`US Patent No. 8,856,221 was asserted in the following matters:
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`(a) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Vimeo, LLC, No. 6:15-
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`cv-232 (E.D. Tex.);
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`(b) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Crunchyroll, Inc., No.
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`6:15-cv-238 (E.D. Tex.);
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`(c) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Discovery
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`Communications, Inc., No. 6:15-cv-227 (E.D. Tex.);
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`(d) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. UStream, Inc., No. 6:15-
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`cv-230 (E.D. Tex.);
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`(e) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Vudu, Inc., No. 6:15-cv-
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`233 (E.D. Tex.);
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`(f) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Latakoo Inc., No. 6:15-cv-
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`526 (E.D. Tex.); and
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`(g) Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Vzaar Inc., No. 6:15-cv-
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`Lead and Backup Counsel
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`The Petitioner is represented by lead and back-up counsel, identified as follows:
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`Lead counsel:
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`Kevin W. Guynn
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`Reg. No. 29,927
`Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
`300 South Wacker Drive
`Suite 2500
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`docket@gbclaw.net
`Telephone: (312) 360-0080
`Facsimile (312) 360-9315
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`Back Up Counsel:
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`Atanu Das
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`Reg. No. 62,413
`Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
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`Suite 2500
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
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`Steven P. Fallon
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`Reg. No. 35,132
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`The designated attorney has filed a Power of Attorney on June 4, 2015.
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`Service Information
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`The service information for Patent Owner required under § 42.8(b)(4)(i-v) is
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`set out above under the designation of lead and back-up counsel. Electronic service is
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`June 4, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD.
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`Kevin W. Guynn
`Registration No. 29,927
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(e) and 42.105(b), the undersigned certifies that on the 4th
`Day of June, 2015, a complete and entire copy of this PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY
`NOTICE was provided to the Petitioner electronically by serving the e-mail address of record
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`Linda Thayer
`Arpita Bhattacharyya
`Rachel Emsley
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`2 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210-
`2001; Tel: (617) 646-1600
`Rothschild_IPR12987_9008@finnegan.com
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