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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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`SONY CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`___________________
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`Case IPR2018-00072
`U.S. Patent 9,521,466
`___________________
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2018-00072
`U.S. Patent 9,521,466
`Patent Owner, ARRIS Enterprises LLC (“Patent Owner”), hereby files its
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`Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2).
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`ARRIS Enterprises LLC is the Patent Owner and the Real Party-In-Interest
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`in this proceeding. ARRIS International plc is also a Real Party-In-Interest in this
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`proceeding.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
`The following judicial or administrative matters may affect or be affected by
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`a decision in this proceeding:
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`ARRIS Enters. LLC v. Sony Corp. et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-02669-NC (N.D.
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`Cal., filed May 9, 2017), dismissed November 30, 2017.
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`Certain Consumer Electronic Devices, Including Televisions, Gaming
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`Consoles, Mobile Phones and Tablets, and Network-Enabled DVD and Blu-Ray
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`Players, Inv. No. 337-TA-1060 (USITC May 9, 2017), stayed November 20, 2017,
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`pending the filing of a motion to terminate.
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`Petitioner concurrently filed a separate petition for inter partes review
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`against U.S. Patent No. 9,521,466 (“the ’466 Patent”) on November 8, 2017,
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`Proceeding No. IPR2018-00075.
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`Case IPR2018-00072
`U.S. Patent 9,521,466
`Patent Owner believes that the ’466 patent is not and has not been involved
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`in any other litigations, or any other proceedings before the patent trial and appeal
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`board.
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`The lead counsel for Patent Owner is:
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`Lead Counsel Robert E. Sokohl, Reg. No. 36,013
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: rsokohl-PTAB@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-772-8677
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`The back-up counsel for Patent Owner are:
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Chandrika Vira, Reg. No. 60,607
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: cvira-PTAB@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-772-8672
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Michelle K. Holoubek, Reg. No. 54,179
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: holoubek@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-772-8855
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Case IPR2018-00072
`U.S. Patent 9,521,466
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail to all of the e-mail
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`addresses provided above, with a courtesy copy to PTAB@skgf.com.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /
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` Robert E. Sokohl /
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`Robert E. Sokohl
`Registration No. 36,013
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: December 7, 2017
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`Case IPR2018-00072
`U.S. Patent 9,521,466
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) and Patent
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`Owner’s Power of Attorney were served in their entireties electronically via e-mail
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`on December 7, 2017, on the following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`Clifford A. Ulrich (Lead Counsel)
`James V. Mahon (Back-up Counsel)
`ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP
`culrich@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`jamesmahon@andrewskurthkenyon.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Date: December 7, 2017
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` /
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` Robert E. Sokohl /
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`Robert E. Sokohl
`Registration No. 36,013
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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