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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
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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
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`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
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`PATENTOR
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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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`CONTENT CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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