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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`OLD REPUBLIC GENERAL INSURANCE GROUP, INC.;
`OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY;
`OLD REPUBLIC TITLE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.; and
`OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01992
`Patent 6,546,002
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC'S
`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 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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`Case IPR20 15-01992
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`Patent Owner, Intellectual Ventures II LLC, hereby files its Mandatory
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`Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). This notice is being timely filed within
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`21 days of service of the petition.
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The patent owner and real party-in-interest is Intellectual Ventures II LLC.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding:
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et a/. v. Capital One Financial Corporation et
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`al., No. 8-14-cv-00111-PWG (S.D. Md.), filed January 15, 2014
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Citigroup, Inc. et al., No. 1-14-cv-
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`04638-AKH (S.D. N.Y.), filed June 25, 2014
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. et
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`al., No. 2-14-cv-00832-AJS (W.D. Pa.), filed June 25,2014
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Erie Indemnity Company et al., No. 1-
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`14-cv-00220-MRH (W.D. Pa.), filed August 21,2014
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Old Republic General Insurance Group,
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`Inc. et al., No. 2-14-cv-01130-MRH (W.D. Pa.), filed August 22, 2014
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`Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Highmark, Inc. et al., No. 2-14-cv-
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`01131-MRH (W.D. Pa.), filed August 22, 2014
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`International Business Machines Corporation v. Intellectual Ventures II
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`LLC, IPR2015-00089 (P.T.A.B.), filed October 17, 2014
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`International Business Machines Corporation v. Intellectual Ventures 11
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`LLC, IPR2015-00092 (P.T.A.B.), filed October 17, 201 4
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`Old Republic General Insurance Group, Inc. et al. v. Intellectual Ventures 11
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`LLC, CBM2015-00184 (P.T.A.B.), filed October 2, 2015
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`On September 2, 2015, the District Court in the District of Maryland issued
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`an opinion and order in case 8-14-cv-00111 granting a motion for summary
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`judgment of invalidity of the '002 Patent. The court found that the asserted
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`claims of the '002 Patent were patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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`Intellectual Ventures is appealing the district court's rulings.
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`On September 25, 2015, the District Court in the Western District of
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`Pennsylvania issued an opinion and order in cases 1-14-cv-00220, 2-14-cv-01130,
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`and 2-14-cv-01131 dismissing the claims for infringement of the '002 Patent.
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`The court found that the asserted claims of the '002 Patent were directed to an
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`"abstract idea" and so were patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Intellectual
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`Ventures intends to appeal the district court's rulings.
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`The lead counsel for Intellectual Ventures II LLC is:
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`Byron L. Pickard, Reg. No. 65,172
`bpickard-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8 5 21
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`The backup counsel for Intellectual Ventures II LLC is:
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`Lori A. Gordon, Reg. No. 50,633
`I gordon-PT AB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100NewYorkAvenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8862
`Fax: 202··3 71-2540
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`James R. Hietala, Reg. No. 51,802
`jhietala@intven.com
`Intellectual Ventures
`3150 139thAvenue S.E.
`Bellevue, W A 98005
`Tel.: 425-283-4789
`Fax:425-467-2350
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`Tim R. Seeley, Reg. No. 53,575
`tim@intven.com
`Intellectual Ventures
`3150 139th Avenue S.E.
`Bellevue, W A 98005
`Tel.: 425-283-4891
`Fax: 425-467-2350
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`IV.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at ptab@skgf.com,
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`with courtesy copies to the email addresses provided above.
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`kespectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTErN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Registration No. 65,172
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: October 23, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing INTELLECTUAL
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`VENTURES II LLC'S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
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`§42.8(a)(2) was served via FedEx on October 23, 2015, in their entirety on the
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`following:
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`Joseph A. Micallef (Lead Counsel)
`Russell E. Cass (Back-up Counsel)
`Erik J. Carlson (Back-up Counsel)
`Vernon M. Winters (Back-up Counsel)
`Samuel A. Dillon (Back-up Counsel)
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`1501 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Byr
`Registration No. 65,172
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: October 23, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C.20005
`(202) 371-2600