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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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`FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS INC., STREAMRAY INC., WMM, LLC,
`WMM HOLDINGS, LLC, AND MULTI MEDIA, LLC
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`WAG ACQUISITION, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141
`_______________________________________
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`Inter Partes Review Case No. 2017-00786
`_______________________________________
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICES
`INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8
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`

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`MANDATORY NOTICES FROM WAG ACQUISITION, LLC
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, WAG ACQUISITION, LLC respectfully
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`submits the following Mandatory Notices.
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`
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`I. REAL PARTY IN INTEREST
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`Patent Owner WAG ACQUISITION, LLC is the real party in interest.
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`
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`Judicial Matters:
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141 is involved in nine pending district court proceedings in
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`United States District Court for the District of New Jersey:
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`1. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Webpower, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-15-cv-03581, filed
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`on May 27, 2015.
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`2. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. GameLink Int’l Ltd. et al, Case No. 2-15-cv-03416,
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`filed on May 18, 2015.
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`3. Wag Acquisition, LLC v. Vubeology, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-04531, filed
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`on July 17, 2014.
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`4. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. FriendFinder Networks, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-
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`03456, filed on May 30, 2014.
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`

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`5. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Gattyan Group S.à r.l. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-02832,
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`filed on May 5, 2014.
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`6. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Flying Crocodile, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-02674,
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`filed on April 25, 2014.
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`7. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Data Conversions, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-
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`02345, filed on April 11, 2014.
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`8. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Multi Media, LLC et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-02340,
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`filed on April 11, 2014.
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`9. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Sobonito Investments. Ltd. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-
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`01661, filed on March 14, 2014.
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`
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141 was involved in the below case filed in United States
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`District Court for the District of New Jersey, which WAG has dismissed:
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`1. WAG Acquisition, LLC v. MFCXY, Inc. et al, Case No. 2-14-cv-03196, filed on
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`May 16, 2014.
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`Administrative Matters:
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`1. Inter Partes Review Case No. 2015-01037, which was not instituted, involved
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141.
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`

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`2. Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2016-01238, which was instituted on Jan. 4,
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`2017, involves U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141. This current petition seeks joinder
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`with Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2016-01238.
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`3. Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2016-01656, which was filed on Aug. 22,
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`2016, involves U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141.
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`4. Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2017-00820, which was filed on Jan. 31,
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`2017, involves U.S. Patent No. 8,122,141. IPR2017-00820 also seeks joinder
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`with Inter Partes Review Case No. IPR2016-01238.
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`III. COUNSEL
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`Lead Counsel: Ronald Abramson (Reg. No. 34,762)
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`Back-up Counsel: Ernest D. Buff (Reg. No. 25,833)
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Electronic mail address:
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`ronald.abramson@lewisbaach.com
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`ebuff@edbuff.com
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`Electronic service on lead and back up counsel is approved and preferred.
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`

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`Postal Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery:
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`Ronald Abramson
`Lewis Baach PLLC
`405 Lexington Avenue
`62nd Floor
`New York, NY 10174
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`Telephone: 212-822-0163
`Facsimile: 212-826-7146
`ronald.abramson@lewisbaach.com
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`Ernest D. Buff
`Ernest D. Buff & Associates, L.L.C.
`231 Somerville Rd.
`Bedminster, NJ 07921
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`Telephone: 908-901-0220
`Facsimile: 908-901-0330
`ebuff@edbuff.com
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`V. PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`Patent Owner WAG ACQUISITION, LLC reserves the right to file a preliminary
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`response pursuant to the deadline provided by 37 C.F.R. § 42.107.
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`
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`Dated: February 20, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Ronald Abramson/
`Ronald Abramson
`(Attorney for Patent Owner)
`Reg. No. 34,762
`212-822-0163
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`

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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent Owner
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`Mandatory Notice Information Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) and Power of
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`Attorney, both dated February 20, 2017, were served on Petitioner by filing
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`through the PTAB E2E System and via email to FMGasparo@Venable.com and
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`TJAga@Venable.com as authorized in Petitioner’s mandatory notices.
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`
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`Dated: February 20, 2017
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`
` /Ronald Abramson/
`Ronald Abramson
`(Attorney for Patent Owner)
`Reg. No. 34,762
`212-822-0163
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`
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