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`IPR2021-00921
`Patent 8,878,949
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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., LG ELECTRONICS, INC.,
`LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
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`Petitioner,
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`GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2021-009211
`Patent No. 8,878,949
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`1IPR2022-00092 (LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) has been
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`IPR2021-00921
`Patent No. 8,878,949
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`I. MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`A. Real Parties-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`Patent Owner Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, the owner of U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,878,949 (the “’949 Patent”), is the real-party-in-interest and has an address at
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`2815 Joelle Drive, Toledo, OH 43617. Gesture Technology Partners, LLC is also a
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`real party in interest.
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`B.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The following matters would affect, or be affected by, a decision in this
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`proceeding regarding the ’949 Patent:
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Huawei Device Co., Ltd., 2:21-
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`cv-00040, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (case
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`dismissed with prejudice December 22, 2021; Dkt. No. 168).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
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`2:21-cv-00041, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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`(case dismissed with prejudice March 24, 2022; Dkt. No. 242).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Apple Inc., 6:21-cv-00121, in the
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`United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (case stayed until the
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`U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board issues its Final Written Decisions on the validity
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`of the asserted patents).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd., 6:21-cv-
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`Patent No. 8,878,949
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`00122, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (case
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`dismissed; Dkt. No. 43).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc., 6:21-cv-
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`00123, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (case
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`stayed until the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board issues its Final Written
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`Decisions on the validity of the asserted patents).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Motorola Mobility LLC, 1:22-cv-
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`03535, in the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division.
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, No.
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`IPR2021-00917, before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (institution granted
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`November 22, 2021; Paper 11).
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. IPR2021-00920,
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`before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (institution granted December 6, 2021;
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`Paper 12). 2
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`2IPR2022-00091 (LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) and
`IPR2022-00359 (Google LLC) have been joined with IPR2021-00920.
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. IPR2021-00922,
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`IPR2021-00921
`Patent No. 8,878,949
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`before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (institution granted November 29, 2021;
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`Paper 10). 3
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. IPR2021-00923,
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`before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (institution granted December 6, 2021;
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`Paper 10). 4
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`Gesture Technology Partners, LLC v. Katherine K. Vidal, in her official
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`capacity as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
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`the United States Patent and Trademark office, C.A. No. 1:22-cv-622, in the United
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`States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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` Ex Parte Reexamination No. 90/014,900 of U.S. Patent No. 8,553,079,
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (reexam ordered December
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`20, 2021).
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`Ex Parte Reexamination No. 90/014,901 of U.S. Patent No. 7,933,431,
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (reexam ordered January 11,
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`2022).
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`3IPR2022-00090 (LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) and
`IPR2022-00360 (Google LLC) have been joined with IPR2021-00922.
`4IPR2022-00093 (LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) and
`IPR2022-00361 (Google LLC) have been joined with IPR2021-00923.
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`Ex Parte Reexamination No. 90/014,902 of U.S. Patent No. 8,194,924,
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`IPR2021-00921
`Patent No. 8,878,949
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (reexam ordered December 2,
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`2021).
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`Ex Parte Reexamination No. 90/014,903 of U.S. Patent No. 8,878,949,
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`before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (reexam ordered December 2,
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`2021).
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`C. Lead and Back-up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)); Service
`Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Patent Owner provides the following designation of lead and back-up counsel
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`and service information. Please direct all correspondence regarding this proceeding
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`to lead and back-up counsel at their respective email addresses below. Patent Owner
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`consents to electronic service.
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Todd E. Landis (Reg. No. 44,200)
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`2633 McKinney Ave., Suite 130
`Dallas, TX 75204
`Tel: (512) 543-1357
`Fax: (512) 793-9575
`tlandis@wsltrial.com
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`John Wittenzellner (Reg. No. 61,662)
`WILLIAMS SIMONS & LANDIS PLLC
`1735 Market Street, Suite A #453
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`Tel: (512) 543-1373
`Fax: (512) 793-9575
`johnw@wsltrial.com
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`Dated: July 18, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Todd E. Landis/
`Todd E. Landis
`Registration No. 44,200
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, the undersigned certifies that on July 18, 2022,
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`the foregoing document was served on counsel of record for Petitioner via electronic
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`mail to counsel of record for Petitioner at the following addresses:
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`Adam P. Seitz (Adam.Seitz@eriseip.com)
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`Paul R. Hart (Paul.Hart@eriseip.com)
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`Matthew D. Satchwell (Matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com)
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`Gianni Minutoli (gianni.minutoli@us.dlapiper.com)
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Todd E. Landis/
`Todd E. Landis
`Registration No. 44,200
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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