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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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`BOSE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`KOSS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
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`PETITIONER’S SECOND UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Petitioner hereby submits the following
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`updates to its Mandatory Notices.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`Petitioner is the real parties-in-interest. Pursuant to the Board’s guidance
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`during a January 5, 2022 conference call, Petitioner hereby also identifies Michael
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`J. Pelland as a real party-in-interest without admitting that he is in fact a real party-
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`in-interest to this proceeding.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
`A decision in this proceeding could affect or be affected by the following:
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`A. United States Patent & Trademark Office
`U.S. Patent No. 10,469,934 (“the ’934 patent”) is a continuation of U.S.
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`Patent No. 10,368,155 (“the ’155 patent), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent
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`No. 10,206,025 (“the ’025 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,986,325 (“the ’325 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,729,959 (“the ’959 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,497,535 (“the ’535 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,438,987 (“the ’987 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,049,502 (“the ’502 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`8,571,544 (“the ’544 patent”), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No.
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`8,190,203 (“the ’203 patent”).
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`The following U.S. patents and patent applications claim the benefit of the
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`filing date of the ’934 patent:
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 10,491,982; 10,506,325; 10,848,850; 10,827,251;
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`10,848,851; 10,848,852; 10,757,498; 10,959,012, and 10,959,011.
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 17/178,946.
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`B. United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`(i) Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, Case Nos. IPR2021-00297,
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`IPR2021-00612; (ii) Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Case Nos., IPR2021-00381,
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`IPR2021-00546; IPR2021-00592; IPR2021-00693; IPR2022-00053; and IPR2022-
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`00188.
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`C. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
`(i) Koss Corp. v. Bose Corporation, Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00661; (ii)
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`Koss Corp. v. Plantronics, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00663 (transferred to the
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`U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 20, 2021); (iii)
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`Koss Corp. v. Skullcandy, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00664 (dismissed on
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`March 31, 2021); (iv) Koss Corp. v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00665
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`(v) Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Civil Action No. 6:21-cv-00495.
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`D. U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
`(i) Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-12193.
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`E. U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
`(i) Koss Corp. v. Skullcandy, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-00203.
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`F. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
`(i) Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-05504
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`(transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on May 12,
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`2021); (ii) KOSS Corporation v. Plantronics, Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 3:21-
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`cv-03854.
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Michael N. Rader, Reg. No. 52,146
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`Gregory S. Nieberg, Reg. No. 57,063
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`Nathan R. Speed, admitted pro hac vice
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Petitioner consents to electronic service of all documents to the below email
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`addresses:
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`Email:
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`MRader-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`GNieberg-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`NSpeed@wolfgreenfield.com
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`Postal Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery:
`WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
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`Tel: (617) 646-8000
`Fax: (617) 646-8646
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`V.
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`All above-designated counsel were appointed in Petitioner’s Power of
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`Attorney (Paper No. 1).
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`Date: January 5, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Bose Corporation
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`/Michael N. Rader/
`Michael N. Rader, Reg. No. 52,146
`Gregory S. Nieberg, Reg. No. 57,063
`Nathan R. Speed, admitted pro hac vice
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6 (E)(4)
`I certify that on January 5, 2022, I will cause a copy of the foregoing
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`document, including any exhibits filed therewith, to be served via electronic mail,
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`as previously consented to by Patent Owner, upon the following:
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`Mark G. Knedeisen
`Laurén Shuttleworth Murray
`Brian P. Bozzo
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`Erik J. Halverson
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`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
`lauren.murray@klgates.com
`brian.bozzo@klgates.com
`erik.halverson@klgates.com
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`Date: January 5, 2022
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