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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`__________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`__________
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`NVIDIA CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`POLARIS INNOVATIONS LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`__________
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`Case IPR2017-01819
`Patent 7,124,325
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`__________
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`PATENT OWNER’S INITIAL MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), the Patent Owner submits the following
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`initial mandatory notices.
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`1.
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`Real Parties-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real parties-in-interest of the Patent Owner are Polaris Innovations
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`Limited, Wi-LAN Inc., and Quarterhill Inc. Polaris Innovations Limited, the
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`owner of the patent under review, is a corporation organized and existing under the
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`laws of Ireland, with its principal place of business at 29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin
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`2, Republic of Ireland. Wi-LAN Inc. and Quarterhill Inc. are Canadian
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`corporations with principal places of business at 303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 300,
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`Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K 3J1. Quarterhill Inc. is a publicly traded company.
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`2.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The following judicial and administrative matters may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this case:
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`(a) Polaris Innovations Ltd. v. Dell Inc. & Nvidia Corp., Case No. 5:16-
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`cv-00451 (W.D. Tex. filed May 16, 2016) was an infringement action
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`involving the patent under review. That case was transferred to the
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`United States District Court for the Northern District of California on
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`Dec. 5, 2016.
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`(b) Polaris Innovations Ltd. v. Dell Inc. & Nvidia Corp., Case No. 4:16-
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`cv-07005 (N.D. Cal.) is an infringement action, involving the patent
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`IPR2017-01819
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`PO Initial Mandatory Notices
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`Page 2 of 6
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`under review, transferred from the United States District Court for the
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`Western District of Texas on Dec. 5, 2016 and accepted on Dec. 7,
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`2016.
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`(c)
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`IPR2017-00382 was an inter partes review of the same patent, filed
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`by the same petitioner on December 19, 2016. The Board denied
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`institution of trial by a decision dated June 23, 2017 (Paper 10).
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`3.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10(a), Patent Owner provides the
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`following designation of counsel:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`Matthew Phillips (Reg. No. 43,403)
`Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP
`7327 SW Barnes Road #521
`Portland, OR 97225
`Phone: (503) 964-1129
`Fax: (703) 439-1624
`mphillips@lpiplaw.com
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`BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Derek Meeker (Reg. No. 53,313)
`Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP
`7327 SW Barnes Road #521
`Portland, OR 97225
`Phone: (360) 606-8922
`Fax: (703) 439-1624
`dmeeker@lpiplaw.com
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`IPR2017-01819
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`PO Initial Mandatory Notices
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`Page 3 of 6
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`Kevin Laurence (Reg. No. 38,219)
`Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP
`1940 Duke Street, Second Floor
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`Phone: (703) 463-0640
`Fax: (703) 439-1624
`klaurence@lpiplaw.com
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`Bryan Richardson (Reg. No. 43,043)
`WiLAN Inc.
`Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd., Suite 1350
`Costa Mesa, CA 92626
`Phone: (613) 688-1690
`Fax: (714) 954-2595
`brichardson@wilan.com
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`A power of attorney for the above-identified counsel accompanies this
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`notice.
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`4.
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Service of any documents may be made at the email addresses for the lead
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`and back-up counsel designated above. If physical delivery is necessary, such
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`service may be made at the postal addresses for the lead and back-up counsel
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`designated above with a courtesy notification to each of their respective email
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`addresses at the time of sending.
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`5.
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`Payment of Fees under 37 C.F.R. § 42.103
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`The undersigned authorizes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to charge
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`any applicable fees incurred by the Patent Owner in this case to Deposit Account
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`No. 50-5836.
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`IPR2017-01819
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`PO Initial Mandatory Notices
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`Page 4 of 6
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`Date: 2017 July 28
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / M.C. Phillips /
`Matthew C. Phillips
`Registration No. 43,403
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`IPR2017-01819
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`PO Initial Mandatory Notices
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`Page 5 of 6
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`
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`I hereby certify that on July 28, 2017, copies of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER’S INITIAL MANDATORY NOTICES and all documents filed with it
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`were served via electronic mail, as agreed to by counsel, upon the following
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`counsel for the Petitioner:
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`David M. Hoffman:
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`Jeremy J. Monaldo:
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`W. Karl Renner:
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`
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`IPR24069-0004IP2@fr.com,
`PTABInbound@fr.com,
`hoffman@fr.com
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`IPR24069-0004IP2@fr.com,
`PTABInbound@fr.com,
`monaldo@fr.com
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`IPR24069-0004IP2@fr.com,
`PTABInbound@fr.com,
`renner@fr.com
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`/ M. C. Phillips /
`Matthew Phillips
`Registration No. 43,403
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`
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`IPR2017-01819
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`PO Initial Mandatory Notices
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`Page 6 of 6
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