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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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`FACEBOOK INC.
`Petitioner
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`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Pat. No. 8,694,657
`Issue Date: April 8, 2014
`Title: REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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`WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC’S UPDATED MANDATORY
`NOTICES AND DESIGNATION OF BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Case No. IPR2016-01159
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3), Patent Owner, Windy City Innovations,
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`LLC, hereby files its updated Mandatory Notices.
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`I. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
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`Patent Owner identifies the following related matters before the Board:
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`Case No.
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`IPR2016-
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`IPR2016-
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`IPR2016-
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`IPR2016-
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`Petitioner
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`Patent
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`8407356 Microsoft
`Corporation
`8473552 Microsoft
`Corporation
`8473552 Microsoft
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`8458245 Microsoft
`Corporation
`8473552 Microsoft
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`8473552 Microsoft
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`8694657 Microsoft
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`8458245 Facebook Inc.
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`8407356 Facebook Inc.
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`8473552 Facebook Inc.
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`8694657 Facebook Inc.
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`8473552 Microsoft
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`8407356 Microsoft
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`8694657 Microsoft
`Corporation
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`Windy City Innovations,
`LLC
`Windy City Innovations,
`LLC
`Windy City Innovations,
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`Windy City Innovations,
`LLC
`Windy City Innovations,
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`Windy City Innovations,
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`Windy City Innovations,
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`Petitioner
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`Patent
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`8694657 Facebook Inc.
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`8407356 Facebook Inc.
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`8458245 Facebook Inc.
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`8694657 Microsoft
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`Patent Owner identifies the following related district court cases:
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` Windy City Innovations, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation., Civ. A. No.
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`15-cv-00103-GM (W.D. N.C.), transferred to 16-cv-1729 (N.D. Ca.),
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` Windy City Innovations, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., Civ. A. No. 15-cv-
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`00102-GM (W.D. N.C.), transferred to 16-cv-1730 (N.D. Ca.).
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`II. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – DISCLOSURE OF COUNSEL
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`Patent Owner hereby provides notice that it has added Shahar Harel (Reg.
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`No. 73,203) as back-up counsel in this proceeding. See Toyota Motor Corp. v.
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`Blitzsafe Texas, LLC, Case IPR2016-00418, Order at 7 (PTAB August 2, 2016)
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`(Paper 16) (“Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner as a real party-in-interest
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`can file a revised mandatory notice at any time to identify new ‘lead and back-up
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`counsel’ within the same law firm, as long as new counsel is registered to practice
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`before the PTO under 37 C.F.R. § 11.5.”). Pursuant to 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3),
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`Patent Owner identifies updated mandatory notice of lead and back-up counsel
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`below, reflecting the addition of Mr. Harel.
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`Lead Counsel
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Reg. No. 68,594)
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`vrubino@brownrudnick.com
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`Back-up Counsel
`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
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`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`afabricant@brownrudnick.com
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`Shahar Harel (Reg. No. 73,203)
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel. 212-209-4800
`Fax. 212-209-4801
`sharel@brownrudnick.com
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`Dated: March 7, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/Vincent J. Rubino, III /
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Reg. No. 68,594)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: 212-209-4800
`Facsimile: 212-209-4801
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4) & 42.105(a)
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`A copy of WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC’S UPDATED
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`MANDATORY NOTICES AND DESIGNATION OF BACK-UP COUNSEL has
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`been served on Petitioner at the correspondence of the Petitioner as follows:
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`By Email:
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`Heidi L. Keefe (Reg. No. 40,673)
`hkeefe@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
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`By Email:
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`Andrew C. Mace (Reg. No. 63,342)
`amace@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
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`By Email:
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`Phillip E. Morton (Reg. No. 57,835)
`pmorton@cooley.com
`zpatdcdocketing@cooley.com
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700
`Washington D.C. 20004
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`Vincent J. Rubino, III (Reg. No. 68,594)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
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`Tel: 212-209-4800
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