`U.S. Patent No. 8,688,028
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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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`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
`Petitioner
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`STRATOSAUDIO INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2021-01303
`Patent No. 8,688,028
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`PETITIONER HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA’S
`UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Hyundai Motor America (“Hyundai”)
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`Case No. IPR2021-01303
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`hereby submits the following Updated Mandatory Notices.
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`Real Parties-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)): the real party-in-interest
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`is Hyundai Motor America.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)): Patent Owner has asserted the
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`’028 Patent against (1) Hyundai Motor America in StratosAudio, Inc. v. Hyundai
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`Motor America, No. 2:22-cv-01712, pending in the United States District Court for
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`the Central District of California (transferred from the United States District Court
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`for the Western District of Texas, No. 6:20-cv-01125); (2) Subaru of America, Inc.
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`in StratosAudio, Inc. v. Subaru of America, Inc., No. 6:20-cv-01128, pending in the
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`United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; (3) Volvo Cars of
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`North America, LLC and Volve Cars USA, LLC in StratosAudio, Inc. v. Volvo
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`Cars of North America LLC et al., No. 6:20-cv-01129, pending in the United States
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`District Court for the Western District of Texas; (4) Volkswagen Group of
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`America, Inc. in StratosAudio, Inc. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., No.
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`2:22-cv-10524, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District
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`of Michigan (transferred from the United States District Court for the Western
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`District of Texas, No. 6:20-cv-01131); and (5) Mazda Motor of America, Inc. in
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`StratosAudio, Inc. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., No. 6:20-cv-01126, formerly
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`pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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`Moreover, Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed a petition for inter
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`partes review of the ’028 Patent in Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v.
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`StratosAudio, Inc., IPR2021-00716 (PTAB Apr. 16, 2021). Petitioners Mazda
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`Motor of America, Inc., Subaru of America, Inc., and Volvo Car USA, LLC filed a
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`petitioner for inter partes review of the ’028 Patent in IPR2022-00204 (PTAB
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`Nov. 22, 2021), which was later joined to Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.’s
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`IPR2021-00716 proceeding.
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`First Back-Up Counsel
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel:
`PETITIONER’S LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Lead Counsel
`Ryan Yagura (Reg. No. 47,191)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: ryagura@omm.com
`Nicholas J. Whilt (Reg. No. 72,081)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: nwhilt@omm.com
`Caitlin P. Hogan (Reg. No. 61,515)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`Times Square Tower
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 326-2000
`E-Mail: chogan@omm.com
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Clarence Rowland (Reg. No. 73,775)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: crowland@omm.com
`Bradley Berg (admitted pro hac vice)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`610 Newport Center Dr., 17th Floor
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`Telephone: (949) 823-6900
`E-Mail: bmberg@omm.com
`Benjamin Haber (Reg. No. 67,129)
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`E-Mail: bhaber@omm.com
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`Service Information: Petitioner consents to electronic service by email to
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`StratosAudioHyundaiOMM@omm.com. Please address all postal and hand-
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`delivery correspondence to lead counsel at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, 400 South
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`Hope Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, with courtesy copies to the email
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`address identified above.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/s/ Ryan K. Yagura
`Ryan K. Yagura (Reg. No. 47,191)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e) and 42.105 that
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`on August 15, 2022, a true and correct copy of the Petitioner’s Updated Mandatory
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`Notices was served by filing this document through the PTAB E2E System, as well
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`as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the following attorneys of record for
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`Patent Owner:
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`John Scheibeler, Reg. No. 35,346
`White & Case LLP
`1221 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10020-1095
`Phone: 212-819-8200
`jscheibeler@whitecase.com
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`Jonathan Lamberson, Reg. No. 57,352
`White & Case LLP
`2 Palo Alto Square, Suite 900
`3000 El Camino Real
`Palo Alto, California 94306-2109
`Phone: 650-213-0384
`jonathan.lamberson@whitecase.com
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`Ashley T. Brzezinski, Reg. No.
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`White & Case LLP
`75 State Street
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`Phone: 617-979-9344
`ashley.brzezinski@whitecase.com
`Hallie Kiernan
`White & Case LLP
`1221 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10020-1095
`Phone: 212-819-8200
`hallie.kiernan@whitecase.com
`WCStratosAudioIPR@whitecase.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Ryan K. Yagura
`Ryan K. Yagura (Reg. No. 47,191)
`E-Mail: ryagura@omm.com
`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 430-6000
`Attorney for Petitioner
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