`
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`BOSE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`KOSS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`
`_____________________
`CASE: IPR2021-00680
`U.S. PATENT NO. 10,469,934
`_____________________
`
`
`
`MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT OWNER UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`504253664 v1
`
`
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Koss Corporation, submits
`
`IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`
`
`the following mandatory notice.
`
`I.
`
`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`
`The real party-in-interest for the Patent Owner is Koss Corporation, a
`
`corporation having its principal place of business at 4129 N. Port Washington Ave.,
`
`Milwaukee, WI 53212.
`
`II. RELATED MATTERS
`
`A. District Court Litigation
`
`U.S. Patent No. 10,469,934 (“the ’934 Patent”) is currently involved in the
`
`following lawsuits:
`
` Koss Corporation v. Skullcandy, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00664 (W.D.
`
`Tex);
`
` Koss Corporation v. Apple Inc., Case No. 6-20-cv-00665 (W.D. Tex.);
`
` Koss Corporation v Plantronics, Inc., Case No. 6-20-cv-00663 (W.D.
`
`Tex.);
`
` Koss Corporation v. Bose Corporation, Case No. 6-20-cv-00661 (W.D.
`
`Tex);
`
` Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, Case No. 1-20-cv-12193 (D.
`
`Mass.); and
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Case No. 4:20-cv-05504 (N.D. Cal.).
`
`- 1 -
`
`
`
`
`
`B.
`
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`
`IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`The ’934 Patent is involved in the following inter partes reviews:
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00592, filed Mar. 2, 2021.
`
`The ’934 Patent claims priority to PCT application No. PCT/US2009/039754,
`
`filed April 7, 2009 (the “PCT Application”) and provisional application Serial No.
`
`61/123,265 filed April 8, 2008 (the “Provisional Application”). The following IPRs
`
`are also for patents that claim priority to the PCT Application and the Provisional
`
`Application:
`
` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00297 for Patent 10,368,155;
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00305 for Patent 10,506,325;
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00381 for Patent 10,491,982;
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00546 for Patent 10,206,025;
`
` Bose Corp. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00612 for Patent 10,206,025;
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00626 for Patent 10,206,025;
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00679 for Patent 10,506,325; and
`
` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corp., IPR2021-00686 for Patent 10,491,982.
`
`C. United States Patent and Trademark Office
`
`The following pending U.S. patent application(s) claims priority to the PCT
`
`Application and the Provisional Application:
`
`- 2 -
`
`
`
`
`
` Serial No. 17/178,946, filed February 18, 2021.
`
`IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`
`Lead Counsel
`
`Backup Counsel
`
`Mark G. Knedeisen
`Reg. No. 42,747
`K&L GATES LLP
`K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue
`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
`Tel.: (412) 355-6342
`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
`
`
`
`Laurén Shuttleworth Murray
`Reg. No. 67,462
`K&L GATES LLP
`K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue
`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
`Tel.: (412) 355-7471
`lauren.murray@klgates.com
`
`Brian P. Bozzo
`Reg. No. 77,190
`K&L GATES LLP
`K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue
`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
`Tel.: (412) 355-8235
`brian.bozzo@klgates.com
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney accompanies this
`
`Mandatory Notice.
`
`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
`
`Patent Owner consents to electronic service of all documents at the below
`
`email addresses:
`
`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
`
`lauren.murray@klgates.com
`
`brian.bozzo@klgates.com
`
`- 3 -
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`Dated: March 24, 2021
`
`
`
`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`
`
`By:
`
`
`
`
`/Mark G. Knedeisen/
`Mark G. Knedeisen (Reg. No. 42,747)
`K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue
`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
`Tel.: (412) 355-6342
`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
`
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`
`- 4 -
`
`
`
`
`
`IPR2021-00680
`Patent No. 10,469,934
`
`Certification of Service Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
`
`I hereby certify that on March 24, 2021, I caused a true and correct copy of
`
`the foregoing to be served on the following counsel for Petitioner by electronic mail
`
`to the following email address:
`
`Michael N. Rader
`Gregory S. Nieberg
`Nathan R. Speed
`Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210-2206
`Email: mrader-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Email: gnieberg-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
`Email: nspeed@wolfgreenfield.com
`
`
`
`
`By:
`
`
`
`
`/Mark G. Knedeisen/
`Mark G. Knedeisen (Reg. No. 42,747)
`K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue
`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
`Tel.: (412) 355-6342
`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
`
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.
After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.
Accept $ Charge
Still Working On It
This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.
Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.
A few More Minutes ... Still Working
It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.
Thank you for your continued patience.
This document could not be displayed.
We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
Set your membership
status to view this document.
With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll
get a whole lot more, including:
- Up-to-date information for this case.
- Email alerts whenever there is an update.
- Full text search for other cases.
- Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.
One Moment Please
The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.
Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.
Your document is on its way!
If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.
Sealed Document
We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.
If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.
Access Government Site
