UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
`ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Patent 6,701,344
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S POWER OF ATTORNEY AND
`DESIGNATION OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Petitioners Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
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`Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., and
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`Rockstar Games, Inc. hereby appoint the following practitioners as their attorneys
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`to transact all business in the United States Patent & Trademark Office associated
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`with the above-captioned inter partes reviews and designates its lead counsel and
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`backup counsel as follows:
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`____________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`____________
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
`ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC.,
`Petitioners,
`
`
`v.
`
`ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Patent 6,701,344
`____________
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`PETITIONER’S POWER OF ATTORNEY AND
`DESIGNATION OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Petitioners Activision Blizzard, Inc.,
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`
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`Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., and
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`Rockstar Games, Inc. hereby appoint the following practitioners as their attorneys
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`to transact all business in the United States Patent & Trademark Office associated
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`with the above-captioned inter partes reviews and designates its lead counsel and
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`backup counsel as follows:
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`
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` LEAD COUNSEL
` Andrew Thomases
`
`J. Steven Baughman
`Reg. No. 40,841
`Reg. No. 47,414
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`
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`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
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`P: 650-617-4712 / F: 650-566-4275
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`andrew.thomases @ ropesgray.com
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`
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`2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20006-6807
`P: 202-508-4606; F: 202-383-8371
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`steven.baughman@ropesgray.com
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`
`
` Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`IPRM — Floor 43
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`Prudential Tower
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`
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`Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`IPRM — Floor 43
`
`Prudential Tower
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`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
`
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
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`Patent Owner also hereby appoints the Practitioners associated with USPTO
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`Customer No. 28120.
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`The individual signing below has the authority to execute this document on
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`behalf of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
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`By:
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` _.__
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`Name:
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`Omer Salik
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`Title:
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`Date:
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`Senior Director
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`April 21, 2016
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`BACK—UP COUNSEL
`LEAD COUNSEL
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`
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`
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Reg. No. 47,414
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-3948
`P: 202-508-4606; F: 202-3 83-8371
`steven.baughn1an@ropesgray.com.
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`
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`Andrew Thomases
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`Reg. No. 40,841
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
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`P: 650-617-4712 / F: 650-566-4275
`
`andrew.thornases@ropesgray.corn
`
`Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`IPRM — Floor 43
`
`Prudential Tower
`
`Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`IPRM — Floor 43
`
`Prudential Tower
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
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`
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`800 Boylston Street
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
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`
`
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`Patent Owner also hereby appoints the Practitioners associated with USPTO
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`Customer No. 28120.
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`The individual signing below has the authority to execute this document on
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`behalf of Electronic Arts Inc.
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`By:
`
`Name:
`Title:
`Date:
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`
`
`_
`Senior Counsel, Litigation
`April 21, 2016
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`J. Steven Baughman
`Reg. No. 47,414
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`Andrew Thomases
`
`Reg. No. 40,841
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-3948
`P: 202-508-4606; F: 202-383-8371
`steven.baughman@ropesgray.corn
`
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`P: 650-617-4712 / F: 650-566-4275
`
`andrew.thomases@ropesgray.corn
`
`Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`IPRM — Floor 43
`
`Prudential Tower
`
`Mailing address for all PTAB
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`
`IPRM — Floor 43
`
`Prudential Tower
`
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
`
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3 600
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`Patent Owner also hereby appoints the Practitioners associated with USPTO
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`Customer No. 28120.
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`The individual signing below has the authority to execute this document on
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`behalf of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., and Rockstar
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`Games, Inc.
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`By:
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`L
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`Name:
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`Linda I. T. Zabriskie
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`Title:
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`Date:
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`Vice President & Associate General Counsel
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`April 21, 2016
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`United States Patent No: 6,701,344
`Inventors: Fred B. Holt, Virgil E. Bourassa
`Formerly Application No.: 09/629,042
`Issue Date: March 2, 2004
`Filing Date: July 31, 2000
`Former Group Art Unit: 2153
`Former Examiner: B. Edelman
`Patent Owner: Acceleration Bay, LLC
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Attorney Docket No.:
`109869-0003-658
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`Customer No.: 28120
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`Petitioners: Activision Blizzard,
`Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Take-
`Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K
`Sports, Inc., and Rockstar Games,
`Inc.
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`For: DISTRIBUTED GAME ENVIRONMENT
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`MAIL STOP PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Post Office Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`It is certified that a copy of the following documents has been served in its
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`entirety on the patent owner as provided in 37 CFR § 42.105:
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`1.
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`Power of Attorney For Proceedings Before The Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board.
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`The copy has been served on April 21, 2016 by causing the aforementioned
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`document to be deposited in the United States Postal Service as Express Mail
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`postage pre-paid in an envelope addressed to:
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`Correspondence Address:
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`Litigation Counsel:
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`Perkins Coie LLP – Boeing
`PO Box 1247
`Patent – SEA
`Seattle, WA 98111-1247
`Express Mail Label No: EF 124 367 596
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`Paul J. Andre
`James Hannah
`Michael Lee
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 752-1700
`Express Mail Label No: EF 124 367 605
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`Shannon Hedvat
`Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`(212) 715-7502
`Express Mail Label No: EF 124 367 619
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`Dated: April 21, 2016
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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` /Ginny Blundell/__
`Ginny Blundell
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