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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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`Apple, Inc.,
`Petitioner
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`GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-00471
`U.S. Patent No. 10,259,021
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`MANDATORY NOTICE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee,
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`hereby files its Mandatory Notices in Response to the Petition for Inter Partes Review on U.S.
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`Patent No. 10,259,021.
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) – Real Party in Interest
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`Patent Owner identifies itself as the real party in interest, as follows:
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`GUI Global Products, Ltd. d/b/a Gwee
`1819 St. James Place
`Houston, Texas 77056
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
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`II.
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`This inter partes review is related to the following co-pending litigation:
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`Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-02624, GUI Global Products, Ltd. d/b/a Gwee v.
`Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., in the United
`States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; and
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`Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-02652, GUI Global Products, Ltd. d/b/a Gwee v. Apple,
`Inc., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
`This inter partes review is related to the following co-pending administrative proceedings:
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`IPR2021-00336; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc., Petitioners v. GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee, Patent Owner; U.S.
`Patent No. 10,259,021; Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Back Up Counsel
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`III.
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`Lead Counsel:
`John J. Edmonds, Reg. No. 56,184
`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
`2501 Saltus Street
`Houston, TX 77003
`P: 713-364-5291
`F: 713-224-6651
`E: jedmonds@ip-lit.com
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`First Backup Counsel:
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`Tarek Fahmi, Reg. No. 41,402
`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`2150 N. First St., Suite 420
`San Jose, CA 95131
`P: 866-877-4883
`F: 408-773-6177
`E: tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Second Backup Counsel:
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`Stephen F. Schlather, Reg. No. 45,081
`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
`2501 Saltus Street
`Houston, TX 77003
`P: 713-364-2371
`F: 713-224-6651
`E: sschlather@ip-lit.com
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
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`IV.
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`Please address all email and paper correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as
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`shown above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email addressed to its counsel as
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`shown above.
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`Dated: February 26, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
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`/John J. Edmonds/
`John J. Edmonds, Reg. No. 56,184
`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
`2501 Saltus Street
`Houston, TX 77003
`P: 713-364-5291
`F: 713-224-6651
`E: jedmonds@ip-lit.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
`GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing paper is being served electronically via
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`e-mail on February 26, 2021, in its entirety on the following:
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`ali.sharifahmadian@arnoldporter.com
`jin.park@arnoldporter.com
`chris.moulder@arnoldporter.com
`mark.patrick@arnoldporter.com
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`Dated: February 26, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
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`/John J. Edmonds/
`John J. Edmonds, Reg. No. 56,184
`EDMONDS & SCHLATHER, PLLC
`2501 Saltus Street
`Houston, TX 77003
`P: 713-364-5291
`F: 713-224-6651
`E: jedmonds@ip-lit.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
`GUI Global Products, Ltd., D/B/A Gwee
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