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IPR2015-01972
`U.S. Patent No. 6,701,344 B1
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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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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
`2K SPORTS, INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC., and
`BUNGIE, INC.,
`Petitioners
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`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2015-019721
`Patent Number 6,701,344 B1
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`Before the Honorable SALLY C. MEDLEY, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, and
`WILLIAM M. FINK, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PETITIONERS’ CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF
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`1 Bungie, Inc., who filed a Petition in IPR2016-00934, has been joined as a
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`NOTICE OF DEPOSITION
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.53, the
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`undersigned on behalf of, and acting in a representative capacity for, Petitioners
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`Activision Blizzard, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software,
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`Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., Rockstar Games, Inc., and Bungie, Inc. (collectively
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`“Petitioners”), will take the deposition of Virgil E. Bourassa. Pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(1), the parties have conferred and agreed that this deposition will
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`Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, 701 Fifth Ave., Suite 5100, Seattle, WA 98104, or at
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`such time and place that the parties agree to, before an officer duly authorized to
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`administer oaths under 35 U.S.C. § 23. The deposition testimony will be recorded
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`Dated: September 12, 2016
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`Michael T. Rosato
`Andrew S. Brown
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH
`& ROSATI
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100
`Seattle, WA 98104-7036
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`asbrown@wsgr.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner Bungie, Inc.
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`Respectfully submitted by:
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`J. Steven Baughman (lead counsel)
`Reg. No. 47,414
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington D.C. 20006-6807
`P: 202-508-4606 / F: 202-383-8371
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
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`Andrew Thomases (backup counsel)
`Reg. No. 40,841
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Ave., 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`P: 650-617-4712 / F: 650-566-4275
`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com
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`James L. Davis, Jr. (backup counsel)
`Reg. No. 57,325
`Ropes & Gray LLP
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2284
`P: 650-617-4794/F: 650-566-4147
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
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`Counsel for Petitioners Activision
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONERS’
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`following attorneys of record:
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`James Hannah
`Reg. No. 56,369
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Phone: 650-752-1712
`Fax: 650-752-1812
`jhannah@kramerlevin.com
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`Michael Lee
`Reg. No. 63,941
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Phone: 650-752-1716
`Fax: 650-752-1812
`mhlee@kramerlevin.com
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`Shannon Hedvat
`Reg. No. 68,417
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Phone: 212-715-9185
`Fax: 212-715-8000
`shedvat@kramerlevin.com
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`Reg. No. 69,141
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