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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VERIZON SERVICES CORP., VERIZON SOUTH INC., VERIZON
`VIRGINIA LLC, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC., VERIZON
`FEDERAL INC., VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES, INC.,
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`MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SPHERIX INCORPORATED
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR 2015-01381
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`Patent 6,980,564
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner submits the following
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`mandatory notices:
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`(1) Real party-in-interest.
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`The real party-in-interest is the Patent Owner, Spherix Incorporated,
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`having an address at 6430 Rockledge Drive, Suite 503, Bethesda MD 20817.
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`(2) Related matters.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner submits that the ’564
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`patent is the subject of a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States
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`District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia styled Spherix Incorporated
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`v. Verizon Services Corp. et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-00721-GBL-TCB.
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`(3) Lead and back-up counsel.
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`Patent Owner provides the following designation and service
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`information for lead counsel. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4). Please direct
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`all correspondence regarding this proceeding to lead counsel at his email
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`address listed below. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4).
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Darrell G. Dotson (Reg. No. 44,661)
`Spherix Incorporated
`222 N. Fredonia St.
`Longview, Texas 75601
`Phone: 903-212-3113
`Email: ddotson@spherix.com
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`(4) Address for Service.
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`Spherix Incorporated
`222 N. Fredonia St.
`Longview, Texas 75601
`Facsimile: 903-757-2387
`Email: ddotson@spherix.com
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`Dated: July 1, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Darrell G. DOTSON, Reg. 44,661/
`Darrell G. Dotson
`Reg. No. 44,661
`Spherix Incorporated
`222 N. Fredonia St.
`Longview, Texas 75601
`Phone: 903-212-3113
`Fax: 903-757-2387
`Email: ddotson@spherix.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES was served on July 1, 2015 by filing this
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`document though the Patent Review Processing System as well as by delivering a
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`copy via electronic mail to the attorneys of record for the Petitioners as follows:
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`Dinesh N. Melwani
`Roland G. McAndrews
`Aaron M. Johnson
`BOOKOFF McANDREWS, PLLC
`dmelwani@bookoffmcandrews.com
`rmcandrews@bookoffmcandrews.com
`ajohnson@bookoffmcandrews.com
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`Dated: July 1, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Darrell G. DOTSON, Reg. 44,661/
`Darrell G. Dotson
`Reg. No. 44,661
`Spherix Incorporated
`222. N. Fredonia St.
`Longview, TX 75601
`Tel: 903-212-3113
`Fax: 903-757-2387
`Email: ddotson@spherix.com
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