AD 120 (Rev. 08/10)
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`TO:
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`Mail Stop 8
`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`REPORT ON THE
`FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN
`ACTION REGARDING A PATENT OR
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`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.c. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
`filed in the u.s. District Court
`Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
`on the following
`o Trademarks or
`[gPatents. (0 the patent action involves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
`DATE FILED
`3/18/2016
`
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
`DEFENDANT
`Twitter Inc
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`DOCKET NO.
`3:16-cv-00764-N
`PLAINTIFF
`Youtoo Technologies LLC
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`PATENTOR
`TRADEMARK NO.
`1 8,464,304
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`2 8,601,506
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`3 9,083,997
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`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
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`6/11/2013
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`12/3/2013
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`6/14/2015
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`Youtoo Technologies LLC
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`Youtoo Technologies LLC
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`Youtoo Technologies LLC
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`In the above-entitled case, the following patent(s)/ trademark(s) have been included:
`o Answer
`o Cross Bill
`o Other Pleading
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`INCLUDED BY o Amendment
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`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
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`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
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`4
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`5
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`DATE INCLUDED
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`PATENTOR
`TRADEMARK NO.
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`I
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`2
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`In the above-entitled case, the following decision has been rendered or judgement issued:
`DECISION/JUDGEMENT
`All claims Plaintiff Credit Card Fraud Control Corporation ("CCFCC") asserted or could have asserted against
`Defendant Maxmind, Inc. ("Maxmind") in this lawsuit are hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.
`
`CLERK
`Karen Mitchell
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`(BY) DEPUTY CLERK
`siS. Shelby
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`DATE
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`3/18/2016
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`Copy I-Upon initiation of action, mail this copy to Director Copy 3-Upon termination of action, mail this copy to Director
`Copy 2-Upon fIling document adding patent(s), mail this copy to Director Copy 4-Case file copy
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FILING OR 3 71 (C) DATE
`07/18/2011
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`123077
`Spencer C. Patterson, P.C.
`4849 Greenville Ave., Suite 1490
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`Date Mailed: 05/27/2015
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FILING OR 3 71 (C) DATE
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`26231
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`Mark A. Harwell
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`•The Power of Attorney to you in this application has been revoked by the assignee who has intervened as
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`EFSID:
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`CONTENT CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Mark A. Harwell
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`26231
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`06/11/2013
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`Document
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