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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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`KOSS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`CASE: IPR2021-00686
`U.S. PATENT NO. 10,491,982
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT OWNER UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`IPR2021-00686
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Koss Corporation, submits
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`the following mandatory notices.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`The real party-in-interest for the Patent Owner is Koss Corporation a
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`corporation having its principal place of business at 4129 N. Port Washington Ave.,
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`Milwaukee, WI 53212.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
`A. District Court Litigation
`U.S. Patent No. 10,491,982 (“the ’982 Patent”) is currently involved in the
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`following lawsuits:
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` Koss Corporation v. PEAG LLC d/b/a JLab Audio, Case No. 6:20-cv-00662
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`(W.D. Tex.);
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` Koss Corporation v. Skullcandy, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00664 (W.D. Tex.);
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` Koss Corporation v. Apple Inc., Case No. 6-20-cv-00665 (W.D. Tex.); and
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, Case No. 4:20-cv-05504 (N.D. Cal.).
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`B.
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`The ‘982 Patent is involved in the following inter partes review
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`proceedings:
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00381.
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`The ‘982 Patent claims priority to PCT application No. PCT/US2009/039754,
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`filed April 7, 2009 (the “PCT Application”) and provisional application Serial No.
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`61/123,265 filed April 8, 2008 (the “Provisional Application”). The following IPRs
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`are for patents that claim priority to the PCT Application and the Provisional
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`Application:
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` Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00297 for U.S. Patent
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`10,368,155;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00305 for U.S. Patent 10,506,325;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00546 for U.S. Patent 10,206,025;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00592 for U.S. Patent 10,469,934;
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` Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00612 for U.S. Patent
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`10,206,025;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00626 for U.S. Patent 10,206,025;
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` Bose Corporation v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00680 for U.S. Patent
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`10,469,934;
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00679 for U.S. Patent 10,506,325;
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`and
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` Apple Inc. v. Koss Corporation, IPR2021-00693 for U.S. Patent 10,469,934.
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`Patent Office
`The following pending U.S. patent application(s) claims priority to the PCT
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`Application and the Provisional Application:
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` Serial No. 17/178,946, filed Feb. 18, 2021.
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`Lead Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
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`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
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`Laurén Murray Shuttleworth
`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
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`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
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney accompanies this
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`Mandatory Notice.
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
`Patent Owner consents to electronic service of all documents at the below
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`email addresses:
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`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
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`lauren.murray@klgates.com
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`brian.bozzo@klgates.com
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`Dated: March 26, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/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
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Certification of Service Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
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`I hereby certify that on March 26, 2021, I caused a true and correct copy of
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`the foregoing to be served on the following counsel for Petitioner by electronic mail
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`to the following email address:
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`W. Karl Renner
`Roberto Devoto
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: IPR50095-0019IP2@fr.com
`Email: PTABInbound@fr.com
`Email: axf-ptab@fr.com
`Email: devoto@fr.com
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`By:
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`/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
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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