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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., WHATSAPP, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S. A.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-01635
`U.S. Patent 8,243,723
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`MANDATORY NOTICE BY PATENT OWNER UNDER 37 CFR §42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Uniloc Luxembourg S.A., submits the
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`following mandatory notice:
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`(1) Real Party-in-Interest
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`The real parties-in-interest for the Patent Owner are licensee Uniloc USA, Inc., a corporation
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`having its principal place of business at 7160 Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, TX 75024; and
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`P a t e n t O w n e r Uniloc Luxembourg S.A., a corporation having its principal place of business
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`at 14, rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg.
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`(2) Related Matters
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,243,723 was asserted against Facebook in the civil action, Uniloc USA Inc.
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`et al. v. Facebook, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-00723-JRG, and against WhatsApp in Uniloc USA Inc. et
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`al. v. WhatsApp Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-00645-JRG in the Eastern District of Texas, which were
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`consolidated in Case No. 2-16-cv-00642. Uniloc also asserted four related patents, U.S. Patent Nos.
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`7,535,890 (“’890 Patent”), 8,199,747 (“’747 Patent”), 8,724,622 (“’622 Patent”), and 8,995,433 (“’433
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`Patent”), against Facebook and WhatsApp in those actions. The ’723 Patent is the subject of the
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`following proceedings:
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`District Filed
`Number
`2-16-cv-00892 TXED
`August 11, 2016
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`Name
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Telegram Messenger,
`LLP
`2-16-cv-00777 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Avaya Inc.
`2-16-cv-00779 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. ShoreTel, Inc.
`2-16-cv-00722 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. AOL Inc.
`2-16-cv-00725 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. BeeTalk Private Ltd.
`2-16-cv-00728 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Facebook, Inc.
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Green Tomato Limited 2-16-cv-00731 TXED
`2-16-cv-00732 TXED
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Sony Interactive
`Entertainment LLC
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. TangoMe, Inc. d/b/a
`Tango
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Apple Inc.
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. BlackBerry
`Corporation et al
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Kakao Corporation
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Line Euro-Americas
`Corp. et al
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Viber Media Sarl
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. VoxerNet LLC
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. WhatsApp, Inc.
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`2-16-cv-00733 TXED
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`2-16-cv-00638 TXED
`2-16-cv-00639 TXED
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`2-16-cv-00640 TXED
`2-16-cv-00641 TXED
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`2-16-cv-00642 TXED
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`July 15, 2016
`July 15, 2016
`July 5, 2016
`July 5, 2016
`July 5, 2016
`July 5, 2016
`July 5, 2016
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`July 5, 2016
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`June 14, 2016
`June 14, 2016
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`June 14, 2016
`June 14, 2016
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`June 14, 2016
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`June 14, 2016
`June 14, 2016
`June 14, 2016
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`2-16-cv-00643 TXED
`2-16-cv-00644 TXED
`2-16-cv-00645 TXED
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`The ’723 patent is also the subject of the following instituted or pending IPR Petitions:
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`Name
`Facebook, Inc. et al. v. Uniloc
`USA, Inc. et al.
`Apple, Inc. v. Uniloc USA, Inc.
`et al.
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`Filed
`Number
`IPR2017-01365 May 3, 2017
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`Status
`Decision Pending
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`IPR2017-00222 November 14, 2016 Institution
`Granted
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`(3) Lead and Back-up Counsel
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Brett Mangrum
`Reg. No.
`64,783
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`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
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`brett@etheridgelaw.com
`469-401-2659
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`Sean D. Burdick
`Reg. No. 51,513
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`Uniloc USA, Inc.
`7160 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 380
`Plano, TX 75024
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` sean.burdick@unilocusa.com
`972-905-9580
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`Ryan Loveless
`Reg. No. 51,970
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`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
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`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`972-292-8303
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`(4) Service
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`Please address all correspondence in this matter to lead and backup counsel at the
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`address provided above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service via PRPS e-mail
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`notification.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Sean D. Burdick, Reg. No. 51,513
`Uniloc USA, Inc.
`7160 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 380
`Plano, Texas 75024
`972-905-9580 x227 (direct)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that the foregoing MANDATORY NOTICE OF PATENT OWNER UNDER
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`37 CFR § 42.8 was served on the Petitioner’s counselors of record by electronic notification,
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`as agreed to by the parties:
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`Heidi L. Keefe, Reg. No. 40,673; FB_Uniloc2_723_PTAB_IPR@cooley.com
`Phillip E. Morton, Reg. No. 57,835; FB_Uniloc2_723_PTAB_IPR@cooley.com
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