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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`FACEBOOK, INC and WHATSAPP INC.,
`Petitioners
`v.
`UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.
`Patent Owner
`
`Case IPR2018-00748
`U.S. Patent 8,199,747
`
`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE
`
`
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`

`

`
`
`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Uniloc Luxembourg
`
`S.A., submits the following mandatory notice:
`
`(1) Real Party-in-Interest
`
`The real parties-in-interest for the Patent Owner are the owner, Uniloc
`
`Luxembourg S.A., a corporation having its principal place of business at 14, rue Edward
`
`Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg, and its exclusive licensee Uniloc USA, Inc., a corporation
`
`having its principal place of business at 7160 Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, TX
`
`75024.
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`

`

`
`
`(2) Related Matters
`
`The ‘747 patent and the other members of its related patent family are the
`
`subjects of the following district court proceedings:
`
`Number
`Name
`2:16-cv-00638
`Uniloc v. Apple Inc.
`2:16-cv-00642
`Uniloc v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`2:16-cv-00645
`Uniloc v. WhatsApp, Inc.
`2:16-cv-00725
`Uniloc v. Facebook, Inc.
`2:16-cv-00777
`Uniloc v. Avaya Inc.
`2-16-cv-00696
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Snap Inc.
`2-16-cv-00731
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Green Tomato Limited
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC 2-16-cv-00732
`2-16-cv-00892
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Telegram Messenger, LLP
`2-16-cv-00989
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. HTC America, Inc.
`2-16-cv-00991
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. LG Electronics USA, Inc.
`2-16-cv-00992
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Motorola Mobility LLC
`2-16-cv-00993
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. ZTE (USA), Inc. et al
`2-16-cv-00994
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Huawei Device USA, Inc. et al
`2-17-cv-00214
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc.
`2-17-cv-00224
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.
`2-17-cv-00231
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc.
`2-17-cv-00347
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Kik Interactive, Inc.
`2-17-cv-00349
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Hike Ltd.
`2-17-cv-00465
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.
`2-17-cv-00466
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.
`2-17-cv-00467
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.
`2-17-cv-00475
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Hike Ltd.
`2-17-cv-00476
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Hike Ltd.
`2-17-cv-00481
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Kik Interactive, Inc.
`2-17-cv-00483
`Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Kik Interactive, Inc.
`
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`District Status
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`The ‘747 patent and the other members of its related patent family were named
`in the following IPR proceedings:
`
`
`
`Patent No. 8,199,747
`
`
`Petitioner
`
`IPR Number
`
`Filed
`
`IPR2017-00748 Mar 6, 2018
`
`IPR2017-01257 April 7, 2017
`
`Dec 7, 2017
`
`Decision
`Date
`pending
`
`IPR2017-01799
`
`July 20, 2017
`
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`Partial Institution
`
`IPR2017-02085 Sept 11, 2017
`
`pending
`
`
`
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp, Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp, Inc.
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Google,
`Huawei,
`Motorola
`
`
`
`Petitioner
`
`Patent No. 7,535,890
`
`
`Filed
`
`IPR
`Number
`IPR2017-00220 Nov 14, 2016
`IPR2017-00221 Nov 14, 2016
`IPR2017-01523
`June 2, 2017
`
`Decision
`Date
`May 25, 2017
`May 25, 2017
`Dec 4, 2017
`
`Apple Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp, Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp, Inc.
`IPR2017-01612
`Snap Inc.
`Facebook, Inc. IPR2017-01636
`IPR2017-01802
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Google /
`Huawei /
`Motorola
`Google /
`Huawei /
`Motorola
`Google /
`Huawei /
`Motorola
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp, Inc.
`
`IPR2017-01524
`
`IPR2017-02082
`
`IPR2017-02083
`
`IPR2017-02084
`
`June 2, 2017
`
`Dec 4, 2017
`
`June 16, 2017
`June 16, 2017
`July 20, 2017
`
`Sept 19, 2017
`Sept 19, 2017
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`Sept 11, 2017
`
`pending
`
`Sept 11, 2017
`
`pending
`
`Sept 11, 2017
`
`pending
`
`IPR2018-00747 Mar 6, 2018
`
`pending
`
`
`
`Decision
`
`
`
`Denied
`
`Decision
`
`Denied
`Trial
`Denied
`
`Denied
`
`Joinder (‘0221)
`Joinder (‘0221)
`Trial
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`Patent No. 8,995,433
`IPR Number
`Filed
`IPR2017-00225 Nov 14, 2016
`IPR2017-01427 May 11, 2017
`
`Decision
`Date
`May 25, 2017
`Dec 4, 2017
`
`IPR2017-01428 May 11, 2017
`
`Dec 4, 2017
`
`IPR2017-01611
`IPR2017-01634
`IPR2017-01801
`
`June 15, 2017
`June 16, 2017
`July 20, 2017
`
`Sept 19, 2017
`Sept 19, 2017
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`IPR2017-02067 Sept 12, 2017
`IPR2017-02087 Sept 11, 2017
`IPR2017-02088 Sept 11, 2017
`
`pending
`Mar 6, 2018
`Mar 6, 2018
`
`Decision
`Trial
`Trial
`
`Trial
`
`Joinder (‘0225)
`Joinder (‘0225)
`Trial
`
`
`Joinder (‘1427)
`Joinder (‘1428)
`
`Petitioner
`Apple Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp Inc.
`Snap Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Google Inc.
`LG Electronics
`LG Electronics,
`Inc., Huawei
`Device Co., Ltd.
`
` Petitioner
`
`IPR Number
`
`Apple, Inc.
`
`IPR2017-00223
`
`Apple, Inc.
`
`IPR2017-00224
`
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp Inc.
`Facebook, Inc.,
`WhatsApp Inc.
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`Apple Inc.
`
`IPR2017-01667
`
`IPR2017-01668
`
`IPR2017-01797
`
`IPR2017-01798
`
`IPR2017-01804
`
`Apple Inc.
`
`IPR2017-01805
`
`Google,
`Huawei,
`Motorola
`
`IPR2017-02080
`
`
`
`Patent No. 8,724,622
`Decision
` Filed
`Date
`May 25, 2017
`
`Nov 14,
`2016
`Nov 14,
`2016
`June 22,
`2017
`June 22,
`2017
`July 20,
`2017
`
`July 20,
`2017
`
`July 20,
`2017
`July 20,
`2017
`Sept 12,
`2017
`
`May 25, 2017
`
`Jan 19, 2018
`
`Jan 19, 2018
`
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`Jan 19, 2018
`
`Jan 19, 2018
`
`Mar 19, 2018
`
`Decision
`
`Denied
`
`Denied
`
`Trial
`
`Trial
`
`Trial
`
`Trial
`
`Denied
`
`Denied
`
`Denied
`
`
`
`
`
`
`

`

`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Google,
`Huawei,
`Motorola
`LG Electronics,
`Inc., Huawei
`Device Co.,
`Ltd.
`Apple Inc.
`
`IPR2017-02081
`
`IPR2017-02090
`
`IPR2018-00579
`
`Apple Inc.
`
`IPR2018-00580
`
`Sept 12,
`2017
`
`Sept 11,
`2017
`
`Feb 15,
`2018
`Feb 15,
`2018
`
`pending
`
`
`
`Mar 6, 2018
`
`Joinder (‘1667)
`
`pending
`
`pending
`
`
`
`
`
`Petitioner
`
`IPR Number
`
`Filed
`
`Patent No. 8,243,723
`
`
`Decision
`Date
`May 25, 2017
`Dec 4, 2017
`
`Decision
`
`Partial Institution
`Denied
`
`IPR2017-00222 Nov 14, 2016
`IPR2017-01365 May 3, 2017
`
`Apple Inc.
`Facebook,
`Inc.,
`WhatsApp,
`Inc.
`Facebook, Inc. IPR2017-01635
`IPR2017-01800
`Samsung
`Electronics
`America, Inc.
`
`June 16, 2017
`July 20, 2017
`
`Sept 19, 2017
`Feb 6, 2018
`
`Joinder (‘1667)
`Partial Institution
`
`(3) Lead and Back-up Counsel
`
`Patent Owner’s Lead and Back-up Counsel
`
`Lead Counsel
`
`Back-up
`Counsel
`
` Ryan Loveless (Reg. No. 51,970)
` Etheridge Law Group
` 2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
` Southlake, TX 76092
`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
`972-292-8303
`
` Sean D. Burdick (Reg. No. 51,513)
` Uniloc USA, Inc.
` 7160 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 380
` Plano, TX 75024
` sean.burdick@unilocusa.com
` 972-905-9580
`
`

`

` Brett Mangrum (Reg. No. 64,783)
` Etheridge Law Group
` 2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
` Southlake, TX 76092
` brett@etheridgelaw.com
` 469-401-2659
`
` James Etheridge (Reg. No. 37,614)
` Etheridge Law Group
` 2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste.120-324
` Southlake, TX 76092
`jim@etheridgelaw.com
` 817-470-7249
`
`Jeffrey Huang (Reg. No. 68,639)
`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
`jeff@etheridgelaw.com
`972-292-8303
`
`Back-up
`Counsel
`
`Back-up
`Counsel
`
`Back-up
`Counsel
`
`4) Service
`
`Please address all correspondence in this matter to lead and backup
`
`counsel at the address provided above.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`
`
`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
`
`I certify that the foregoing UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICE OF
`
`PATENT OWNER UNDER 37 CFR § 42.8 was served this date on the Petitioner’s
`
`counsel of record by PTAB E2E electronic notification, as agreed to by the parties:
`
`
`
`Heidi L. Keefe, Reg. No. 40,673; hkeefe@cooley.com
`Phillip E. Morton, Reg. No. 57,835; pmorton@cooley.com
`
`
`Date: March 26, 2018
`
`/s/ Brett A. Mangrum
` Brett A. Mangrum
`
`

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