`U.S. Patent No. 6,829,634
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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., and
`ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC.,
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`Petitioners
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`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2016-00727
`Patent No. 6,829,634
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` Before ANDREW KELLOGG, Trial Paralegal
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`PETITIONERS’ SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICE
`INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the undersigned, on behalf of and acting in a
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`representative capacity for Petitioners, Activision Blizzard, Inc., Electronic Arts
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`Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., and Rockstar Games,
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`Inc. (“Petitioners”), hereby submits this Supplemental Mandatory Notice, which
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`provides information regarding related matters under rule 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2).
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`Related Matters Under Rule § 42.8(b)(2)
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`2015 Delaware Actions (now dismissed).
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`In the following three actions against Petitioners, Acceleration Bay asserted
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`the same six patents (“Asserted Patents”),1 including the patent identified in the
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`above-captioned proceeding: Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
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`Case No. 1:15-cv-00228-RGA (D. Del., filed Mar. 11, 2015); Acceleration Bay
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`LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc., Case No. 1:15-cv-00282-RGA (D. Del., filed Mar.
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`30, 2015); and Acceleration Bay LLC v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. et
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`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00311-RGA (D. Del., filed Apr. 13, 2015).
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`On June 20, 2016, the District of Delaware dismissed the above-listed
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`actions without prejudice. Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. et
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`al., Civ. Action Nos. 1:15-cv-00228-RGA (Dkt. No. 153), 1:15-cv-00282-RGA
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`(Dkt. No. 147), 1:15-cv-00311-RGA (Dkt. No. 149) (D. Del. June 20, 2016).
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`B. 2016 California Actions (pending).
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`On June 16, 2016, Petitioners filed the following actions in the Northern
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`District of California for declaratory judgment of non-infringement of the six
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`Asserted Patents1, including the patent identified in the above-captioned
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`proceeding: Activision Blizzard, Inc. v. Acceleration Bay LLC, Case No. 3:16-cv-
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`1 Those patents are: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,701,344; 6,714,966; 6,732,147; 6,829,634;
`6,910,069; and 6,920,497.
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`03375 (N.D Cal., filed June 16, 2016); Electronic Arts Inc. v. Acceleration Bay
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`LLC, Case No.3:16-cv-03378 (N.D. Cal., filed June 16, 2016); and Take-Two
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`Interactive Software, Inc. et al. v. Acceleration Bay LLC, Case No. 4:16-cv-03377
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`(N.D. Cal., filed June 16, 2016).
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`2016 Delaware Actions (pending).
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`On June 17, 2016, Acceleration Bay filed the following actions against
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`Petitioners in the District of Delaware asserting infringement of the six Asserted
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`Patents, including the patent identified in the above-captioned proceeding:
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`Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., Case No. 1:16-cv-00453 (D.
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`Del., filed June 17, 2016); Acceleration Bay LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc., Case
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`No. 1:16-cv-00454 (D. Del., filed June 17, 2016); and Acceleration Bay LLC v.
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`Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-00455 (D. Del., filed
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`June 17, 2016).
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`Petitions for Inter Partes Review.
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`Petitioners have filed petitions for inter partes review challenging all of the
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`six Asserted Patents. The Board has instituted review of certain claims of U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,714,966 in IPR2015-01951 and -01953; and a petition challenging
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`another claim of this patent is currently pending in IPR2016-00932. The Board
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`has also instituted review of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,701,344 in
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`IPR2015-01970 and -01972; and a petition challenging another claim of this
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`patent is currently pending in IPR2016-00931. The Board has also instituted
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`review of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,829,634 in IPR2015-01964 and -
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`01996. A petition challenging additional claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,823,634
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`(IPR2016-00727) as well as petitions challenging certain claims of U.S. Patent
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`No. 6,920,497(IPR2016-00724), U.S. Patent No. 6,910,069 (IPR2016-00726),
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`and U.S. Patent No. 6,732,147 (IPR2016-00747) are currently pending.
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`A third party, Bungie, Inc., has also filed the following petitions, which
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`are still pending, challenging certain claims of three of the six Asserted Patents:
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,701,344 (IPR2016-00933, IPR2016-00934); U.S. Patent No.
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`6,714,966 (IPR2016-00935, IPR2016-00936); and U.S. Patent No. 6,829,634
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`(IPR2016-00963, IPR2016-00964).
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`Dated: June 23, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Michael A. Tomasulo (back-up
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`Reg. No. 43,957,
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 S. Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
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`mtomasulo@winston.com).
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`By: /Andrew A. Sommer/
`Andrew R. Sommer (lead counsel)
`Reg. No. 53,932
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1700 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20006-3817
`P: 202-282-5896 / F: 202-282-5100
`asommer@winston.com
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`Michael M. Murray (back-up counsel)
`Reg. No.32,537
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`New York, NY 10166-4193
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`Mailing address for all correspondence: WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, 1700 K
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION UNDER 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8 was served on June 23, 2016 in its entirety by causing the
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`aforementioned document to be electronically mailed, pursuant to the parties’
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`agreement, to the following attorneys of record for the Patent Owner listed below:
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`James Hannah
`Michael Lee
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 752-1700
`jhannah@kramerlevin.com
`mhlee@kramerlevin.com
`svdocketing@kramerlevin.com
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`Shannon Hedvat
`Jeffrey Price
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`(212) 715-9100
`shedvat@kramerlevin.com
`jprice@kramerlevin.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner Acceleration Bay, LLC
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`/Deomattie Kumar/
`Deomattie Kumar
`Paralegal
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