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`Douglas G. Muehlhauser (Reg. No. 42,018)
`William H. Shreve (Reg. No. 35,678)
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Tel.:
`(949) 760-0404
`Fax:
`(949) 760-9502
`E-mail: BoxNomadix@knobbe.com
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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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`GUEST TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NOMADIX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2019-00211
`Patent 7,953,857
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`IPR2019-00211
`Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. v. Nomadix, Inc.
`Patent Owner Nomadix submits mandatory notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest
`The real party-in-interest for Patent Owner is Nomadix, Inc.
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`B. Related Matters
`The matters listed below might affect, or be affected by, a decision in this
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`proceeding.
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`Litigation
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`Petitioner was served with process in January 2017 in the following
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`litigation: Nomadix, Inc. v. Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., Case No. 16-
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`cv-08033, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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`PTAB Proceedings Petitioner Has Filed Against Patent Owner
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`Following the litigation discussed above, Petitioner has filed the following
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`petitions against Patent Owner’s patents:
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`Case No.
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`Petition Date
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`IPR2018-00376
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`December 22, 2017
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`IPR2018-00392
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`December 28, 2017
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`IPR2018-01660
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`September 5, 2018
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`IPR2018-01668
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`September 7, 2018
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`Status
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`Denied
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`Denied
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`IPR2019-00211
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`November 12, 2018
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`Pending (present petition)
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`IPR2019-00253
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`November 12, 2018
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`Pending
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`Other PTAB Proceedings
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` IPR2016-00092
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` IPR2016-00081
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` IPR2016-00077
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` IPR2016-00073
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`PTO Proceedings
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`At least the following patents and applications claim priority to, or share a
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`priority claim with, U.S. Patent No. 7,953,857 (the “’857 patent”):
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`Country Code (or Jurisdiction)
`US
`US
`US
`US
`US
`US
`US
`PCT
`EP
`EP
`HK
`EP
`HK
`US
`US
`US
`US
`US
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`Patent No.
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`7,739,383
`7,698,432
`8,626,922
`9,160,674
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`
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`1232610
`1819108
`1105493
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`7,194,554
`7,689,716
`8,266,266
`8,244,886
`8,156,246
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`-2-
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`Application No.
`60/161,182
`09/693,481
`12/579,820
`13/094,769
`14/146,971
`14/879,567
`16/157,446
`PCT/US00/29172
`00973770.1
`07100292.7
`07113601.7
`07100293.5
`07113599.1
`09/693,060
`11/427,143
`12/685,585
`12/875,043
`13/244,866
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`IPR2019-00211
`Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. v. Nomadix, Inc.
`Country Code (or Jurisdiction)
`Patent No.
`US
`8,266,269
`US
`8,364,806
`US
`8,370,477
`US
`8,606,917
`US
`8,725,888
`US
`8,725,899
`US
`8,788,690
`US
`9,548,935
`US
`9,160,672
`US
`10,110,436
`US
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`PCT
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`PCT
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`AU
`779137
`CN
`ZL00815827.4
`AU
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`EP
`1222791
`JP
`5084086
`IL
`149223
`AU
`2006207853
`JP
`4791589
`KR
`0687837
`CN
`ZL00815828.2
`IL
`149227
`KR
`0734965
`EP
`1222775
`SG
`88465
`JP
`5047436
`CA
`2388623
`EP
`2093928
`CA
`2388628
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`Application No.
`13/329,867
`13/566,904
`13/566,961
`13/659,851
`14/059,213
`14/059,263
`14/094,712
`14/335,587
`14/675,563
`15/406,618
`15/788,291
`PCT/US00/29174
`PCT/US00/29173
`12243/01
`00815827.4
`13404/01
`00975338.5
`2001-533680
`149223
`2006207853
`2010-167190
`2002-7005174
`00815828.2
`149227
`2002-7005164
`00973771.9
`200202285-3
`2001-533719
`2388623
`09005810.8
`2388628
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`Country Code (or Jurisdiction)
`Patent No.
`JP
`4846036
`CA
`2698604
`HK
`1135534
`CA
`2725720
`SG
`88575
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`Application No.
`2010-69550
`2698604
`10101833.7
`2725720
`200202438-8
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`Other Matters
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`From approximately January 2018 to at least June 2018, a third party, Gate
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`Worldwide Holdings LLC (“GWH”), asserted it had become the owner of all of
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`Nomadix’s patents, including the ’857 patent. On January 12, 2018, GWH
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`arranged for another third party, David L. Anderson, to execute an “assignment” of
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`Nomadix’s patents to GWH, purportedly on behalf of Nomadix. Mr. Anderson is
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`not an officer, director, or employee of Nomadix. He had no authority to act on
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`behalf of Nomadix, and Nomadix did not otherwise authorize the assignment.
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`GWH recorded with the PTO the assignment document it had Mr. Anderson sign.
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`That document is available at reel 45113, frame 928.
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`Nomadix disputes the effectiveness of the assignment document and
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`maintains that it remains the owner of the ’857 patent.
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`Petitioner Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. has been aware of
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`GWH’s claims since January 2018. Petitioner’s certificate of service does not
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`indicate that Petitioner served GWH with the petition and accompanying papers.
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`GWH has filed an action against Nomadix and other defendants, seeking,
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`among other things, to recover on a promissory note and to foreclose on collateral
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`securing the note, which GWH contends includes Nomadix’s patents, including the
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`’857 patent. The case is Gate Worldwide Holdings LLC v. interTouch Holdings
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`LLC et al., Index No. 650026/2018, pending in the Supreme Court of New York.
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`Based on developments in that litigation and other litigation, including
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`statements made by GWH, Nomadix understands GWH to no longer contest
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`Nomadix’s present ownership of the ’857 patent. Nonetheless, Nomadix has
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`included the foregoing information about GWH’s allegations and claims in an
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`abundance of caution.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
`Patent Owner’s lead and back-up counsel are:
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`Lead Counsel
`Douglas G. Muehlhauser (Reg. No. 42,018)
`2dgm@knobbe.com
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`Back-up Counsel
`William H. Shreve (Reg. No. 35,678)
`2whs@knobbe.com
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`Patent Owner agrees to service by e-mail to BoxNomadix@knobbe.com.
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`Counsel’s individual e-mail addresses are listed above for reference; electronic
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`service should include BoxNomadix@knobbe.com as a recipient.
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`The postal and hand-delivery address, main telephone number, and main fax
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`number for counsel are:
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
`Irvine, CA 92614
`Telephone: (949) 760-0404
`Facsimile: (949) 760-9502
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: December 3, 2018
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`/Douglas G. Muehlhauser/
`Douglas G. Muehlhauser, Reg. No. 42,018
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`Nomadix, Inc.
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`Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. v. Nomadix, Inc.
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and with the agreement
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`of counsel for Petitioner, a true and correct copy of PATENT OWNER’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 is being served
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`electronically on December 3, 2018, to the e-mail addresses shown below:
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`Jeffrey W. Lesovitz
`Steven J. Rocci
`Daniel J. Goettle
`Baker & Hostetler LLP
`Cira Centre, 12th Floor
`Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891
`jlesovitz@bakerlaw.com
`srocci@bakerlaw.com
`dgoettle@bakerlaw.com
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`Guest-TekIPR@bakerlaw.com
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`/Douglas G. Muehlhauser/
`Douglas G. Muehlhauser
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`29526117
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`Dated: December 3, 2018
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