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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ZTE (USA), INC.
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`FRACTUS, S.A.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-01461
`Patent 9,054,421
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`NOTICES OF THE PATENT OWNER
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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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 IPR2018-01461
`Patent No. 9,054,421
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`I. REAL PARTY IN INTEREST
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`Fractus, S.A., is the patent owner by assignment.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`The following listing includes pending matters related to the present IPR
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`proceeding:
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` Fractus, S.A. v. ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA), Inc., and ZTE (TX), Inc.,
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`Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-00561-JRG (E.D. Tex.);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01451, U.S. Patent No.
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`7,397,431 (PTAB);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01455, U.S. Patent No.
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`7,394,432 (PTAB);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01456, U.S. Patent No.
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`8,941,541 (PTAB);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01457, U.S. Patent No.
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`8,976,069 (PTAB);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01461, U.S. Patent No.
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`9,054,421 (PTAB) (the present proceeding);
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` ZTE (USA), INC., v. Fractus, S.A., IPR2018-01462, U.S. Patent No.
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`9,240,632 (PTAB);
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`Case IPR2018-01461
`Patent No. 9,054,421
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`9,362,617 (PTAB).
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`The table below identifies prior inter partes reviews involving U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,054,421 ("the '421 patent") or involving a parent, child, or sibling patent.
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`Inter Partes Reviews
`IPR2014-00008 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208
`IPR2014-00012 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432
`IPR2014-00011 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431
`IPR2014-00013 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868
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`Resolution
`Institution Denied
`Institution Denied
`Institution Denied
`Institution Denied
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`The table below identifies prior inter partes reexaminations involving the
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`'421 patent or a parent, child, or sibling patent.
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`Resolution
`Inter Partes Reexaminations
`95/001,483 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432 Terminated
`95/001,500 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432 Terminated
`95/002,349 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432 Dismissed
`95/000,588 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432 Terminated
`95/001,482 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431 Terminated
`95/000,586 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431 Terminated
`95/001,497 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431 Terminated
`95/002,346 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431 Dismissed
`95/001,455 for U.S. Patent No. 7,528,782 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`95/000,595 for U.S. Patent No. 7,528,782 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`95/001,499 for U.S. Patent No. 7,528,782 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`95/002,332 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868 Dismissed
`95/001,390 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868 Terminated
`95/000,589 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868 Terminated
`95/001,498 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868 Terminated
`95/002,305 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208 Dismissed
`95/001,389 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208 Terminated
`95/000,591 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208 Terminated
`95/001,501 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208 Terminated
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`The table below identifies prior ex parte reexaminations involving the '421
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`patent or a parent, child, or sibling patent.
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`Resolution
`Ex Parte Reexaminations
`90/013,025 for U.S. Patent No. 7,015,868 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`90/013,022 for U.S. Patent No. 7,123,208 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`90/013,024 for U.S. Patent No. 7,394,432 Reexamination Certificate Issued
`90/013,023 for U.S. Patent No. 7,397,431 Reexamination Certificate Issued
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`The table below identifies prior district court litigations involving the '421
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`patent or involving a parent, child, or sibling patent.
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`District Court Litigation
`Fractus, S.A. v. Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., No.
`6:09-cv-00203 (E.D. Tex)
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`Fractus, S.A. v. Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., No.
`6:09-cv-00421 (E.D. Tex)
`Fractus, S.A. v. Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., No.
`6:13-cv-00210 (E.D. Tex)
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`Resolution
`Final Judgment of Infringement and Validity
`entered against Petitioner on June 28, 2012,
`settled while under appeal to the Federal
`Circuit.
`Owner was granted an on-going royalty in all
`adjudicated products, settled while under
`appeal to the Federal Circuit.
`Stayed pending Federal Circuit Appeal No.
`12-1633, dismissed in response to settlement
`between the parties.
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`The table below identifies prior or concurrent Federal Circuit appeals
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`involving the '421 patent or involving a parent, child, or sibling patent.
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`Federal Circuit Appeals
`Fractus, S.A. v. Samsung
`Electronics Co., No. 12-1633
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`Resolution
`Dismissed in response to settlement
`between the parties.
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Case IPR2018-01461
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`Patent No. 9,054,421
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Patrick Finnan
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`Registration No. 39,189
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
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`Mark J. DeBoy
`Registration No. 66,983
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`Jason Shapiro
`Registration No. 35,354
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
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`Patrick Finnan
`pjf@usiplaw.com
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
`980] Washingtonian Boulevard
`Suite 750
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`Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
`(Postal and hand delivery
`addresses same)
`Tel: (301) 424-3640
`Fax: (301) 762-4056
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`IV.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Jason Shapiro
`js@usiplaw.com
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
`9801 Washingtonian Boulevard
`Suite 750
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`Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
`(Postal and hand delivery
`addresses same)
`Tel: (301) 424-3640
`Fax: (301) 762-4056
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`Mark J- DeBoy
`mjd@usiplaw.com
`Edell, Shapiro and Finnan, LLC
`9801 Washingtonian Boulevard
`Suite 750
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`Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
`(Postal and hand delivery addresses same)
`Tel: (301) 424-3640
`Fax: (301) 762—4056
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`Please address all correspondence and service to Counsel listed above.
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`Patent owner also consents to electronic service via email at js@usiplaw.com,
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`pjf@usiplaw.com and mjd@usiplaw.com.
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`Dated: August 23, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Jason Shapiro/
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`Jason Shapiro (Reg. No. 35,354)
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Fractus, S.A.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), a copy of the
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`foregoing NOTICES OF THE PATENT OWNER PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8 was served via email (as previously consented to by counsel) on August 23,
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`2018 to lead and backup counsel of record for Petitioners as follows:
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`James R. Sobieraj
`Reg. No. 30,805
`jsobieraj@brinksgilson.com
`ZTE_FractusIPRs@brinksgilson.com
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`Jon H. Beaupré
`Reg. No. 54,729
`jbeaupre@brinksgilson.com
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`David Lindner
`Reg. No. 53,222
`dlindner@brinksgilson.com
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`Gang Chen
`Reg. No. 68,754
`gchen@brinksgilson.com
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`Brinks Gilson & Lione,
`Tower, Suite 3600, NBC Tower
`455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
`Chicago, IL, 60611
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`Dated: August 23, 2018
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`/Mark J. DeBoy/
`Mark J. DeBoy (Reg. No. 66,983)
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Fractus, S.A.
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