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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`WEST VIEW RESEARCH, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00124
`Patent 8,706,504
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`WEST VIEW RESEARCH, 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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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, West View Research,
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`LLC, hereby files its Mandatory Notices. This Notice is being timely filed within
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`21 days (December 8, 2015) of service of the Petition (November 17, 2015).
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(1) – REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`The patent owner and real party-in-interest is West View Research, LLC.
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`The mailing and hand-delivery address is 16644 W. Bernardo Drive, Suite 201,
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`San Diego, CA 92127.
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
`A.
`Litigation Involving the Patent-at-Issue
`The ’504 patent is at issue in the following cases filed in the United States
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`District Court of the Southern District of California: West View Research, LLC v.
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`AUDI AG, et al., Case No. 14-CV-2668 CAB WVG; West View Research, LLC v.
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`Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd., et al., 14-CV-2675 CAB WVG; and West View
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`Research, LLC v. Tesla Motors, Inc., 14-CV-2679 CAB WVG.
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`B. U.S. Patents and Application Related to the Patent-at-Issue
`Out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760 (Aug. 14, 2012), West View
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`Research, LLC hereby notifies the Board of related patents and patent
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`applications that may affect or be affected by a decision in this proceeding:
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/330,101 filed June 10, 1999
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 6,615,175 issued on September 2, 2003);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/651,451 filed August 29, 2003
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 6,988,071 issued on January 17, 2006);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/506,975 filed August 17, 2006
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 7,711,565 issued on May 4, 2010);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/703,666 filed February 10,
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`2010 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,065,155 issued on November 22,
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`2011);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/704,431 filed February 11,
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`2010 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,078,473 issued on December 13, 2011);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/711,692 filed February 24,
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`2010 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,117,037 issued on February 14, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/362,902 filed January 31, 2012
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,370,157 issued on February 5, 2013);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/357,487 filed January 24, 2012
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,301,456 issued on October 30, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/404,606 filed February 24,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,290,781 issued on October 16, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/404,853 filed February 24,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,290,778 issued on October 16, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/404,980 filed February 24,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,296,146 issued on October 23, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/405,046 filed February 24,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,296,153 issued on October 23, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/406,408 filed February 27,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,311,834 issued on November 13,
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`2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/410,080 filed March 1, 2012
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,285,551 issued on October 9, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/364,194 filed February 1, 2012
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,285,553 issued on October 9, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/369,850 filed February 9, 2012
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,447,612 issued on May 21, 2013);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/405,046 filed February 24,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,296,153 issued on October 23, 2012);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/755,682 filed January 31,
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`2013;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/758,898 filed February 4,
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`2013;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/728,512 filed December 27,
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`2012;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/728,715 filed December 27,
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`2012 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,682,673 issued on March 25, 2014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/733,098 filed January 2, 2013;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/493,198 filed September 22,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/510,067 filed October 8, 2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/530,468 filed October 31,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/507,712 filed October 6, 2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/488,235 filed September 16,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/488,239 filed September 16,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/491,880 filed September 19,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/493,209 filed September 22,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/496,879 filed September 25,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/500,837 filed September 29,
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`2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/505,434 filed October 2, 2014;
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/711,857 filed February 24,
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`2010 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,065,156 issued on November 22,
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`2011);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/737,853 filed January 9, 2013
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,719,037 issued on May 6, 2014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/746,266 filed January 21, 2013
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,781,839 issued on July 15, 2014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/750,583 filed January 25, 2013
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,712,777 issued on April 29, 2014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/752,222 filed January 28, 2013
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,719,038 issued on May 6, 2014);
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/753,407 filed January 29, 2013
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`(now U.S. Patent No. 8,676,587 issued on March 18, 2014); and
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` U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/935,957 filed September 7,
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`2004 (now U.S. Patent No. 7,093,693 issued on August 22, 2006).
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`III.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`The lead counsel for WEST VIEW RESEARCH, LLC is:
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`Peter J. Gutierrez, III, Reg. No. 56,732
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`peter.gutierrez@gazpat.com
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`GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC
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`750 B Street, Suite 1600
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`San Diego, CA 92101
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`Tel.: 858-675-1670
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`Fax: 858-675-1674
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`The backup counsel is:
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`Mark I. Wang, Reg. No. 65,282
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`mark.wang@gazpat.com
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`GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC
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`16644 W. Bernardo Drive, Suite 201
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`San Diego, CA 92127
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`Tel.: 858-675-1670
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`Fax: 858-675-1674
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – SERVICE INFORMATION
`Please address all correspondence to the email addresses for the lead and
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`backup counsel as shown above.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with IPR 2016-00124 to Deposit Account 501423.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC
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`By: /Peter J. Gutierrez, III/
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`Peter J. Gutierrez, III
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`Registration No. 56,732
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: December 8, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing WEST VIEW
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`RESEARCH, LLC’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.8(a)(2) was served electronically via e-mail on December 8, 2015, in their
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`entireties on the following counsel of record for Petitioners:
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562) Lead Counsel
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194) Backup Counsel
`Michelle Carniaux (Reg. No. 36,098) Backup Counsel
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`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212-425-7200
`Fax: 212-425-5288
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`Email: mlennon@kenyon.com
`culrich@kenyon.com
`mcarniaux@kenyon.com
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`GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC
`/Peter J. Gutierrez, III/
`Peter J. Gutierrez, III
`Registration No. 56,732
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: December 8, 2015