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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ROKU, INC. and VIZIO, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-01406
`U.S. Patent No. 6,411,941 B1
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`PATENT OWNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the patent owner, Ancora Technologies Inc.
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`(“Patent Owner”), hereby submits the following Supplemental Mandatory Notices
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`pursuant to C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) for the above-captioned proceeding..
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`Patent Owner certifies that Ancora Technologies Inc. is the real party-in-
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`interest in this proceeding.
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`B. Related Matters - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`Patent Owner asserts that Petitioners infringe the ’941 Patent in Ancora
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`Technologies, Inc. v. VIZIO, Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00739 (W.D. Tex.); and Ancora
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`Technologies, Inc. v. Roku, Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00737 (W.D. Tex.).
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`Patent Owner has also asserted the ’941 Patent against other parties in the
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`following currently-pending district-court lawsuits:
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` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., No. 6:21-cv-00738 (W.D.
`Tex.)
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Google, LLC, No. 6:21-cv-00735 (W.D. Tex.);
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. HTC America, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-01919 (W.D.
`Wash.).
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`Each of the above cases are stayed, pending the outcome of this IPR and the co-
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`pending IPR2021-01406 and Reexamination No. 90/014,865.
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`Patent Owner has also asserted the ’941 Patent against other parties in the
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`following closed district-court lawsuits:
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` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. TCL Corp. et al., 2:20-CV-01252 (C.D. Cal.);
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. TCL Corp. et al., 4:19-CV-00624 (E.D. Tex.)
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. TCT Mobile (US) Inc. et al., 8:19-CV-02192 (C.D. Cal.)
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Sony Corp. et al., No. 1:19-cv-01703 (D. Del.);
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Lenovo Group Limited, No. 1:19-cv-01712 (D.
`Del.);
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al., No. 1:20-cv-000384
`(W.D. Tex.);
` Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., No. 6:19-
`cv-00385 (W.D. Tex.).
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Apple, Inc., 4:15-CV-03659 (N.D. Cal.)
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Apple, Inc., 4:11-CV-06357 (N.D. Cal.)
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Apple, Inc., 2:10-CV-10045 (C.D. Cal.)
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Toshiba Am. Information Sys. Inc., 2:09-CV-00270
`(W.D. Wash.)
` Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Toshiba Am. Information Sys. Inc. et al., 8:08-CV-
`00626 (C.D. Cal.)
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`Other PTAB proceedings involving U.S. Pat. No. 6,411,941 include the following:
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`Petitioner
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`Apple Inc.
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`HTC Corporation and HTC
`America, Inc.
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`Case Number
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`Status
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`CBM2016-00023
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`Institution Denied
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`CBM2017-00054
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`Institution Denied
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`IPR2020-01184
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`Institution Denied
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`IPR2020-01609
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`Terminated
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`IPR2021-00570
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`Institution Denied
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`IPR2021-00581
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`Institution Denied
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`IPR2021-00583
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`Terminated
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`IPR2021-00663
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`Terminated
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`Samsung Electronics Co.,
`Ltd., and Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc.
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`TCT Mobile (US) Inc.,
`Huizhou TCL Mobile
`Communication Co., Ltd., and
`Shenzhen TCL Creative Cloud
`Technology Co., Ltd.
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`HTC Corporation and HTC
`America, Inc.
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`LG Electronics, Inc. and LG
`Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
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`Samsung Electronics Co.,
`Ltd., and Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc.
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`Sony Mobile Communications
`AB, Sony Mobile
`Communications, Inc., Sony
`Electronics Inc., and Sony
`Corporation
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`Roku, Inc. and Vizio, Inc.
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`IPR2021-01406
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`Trial Instituted
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`Other USPTO reexamination proceedings involving the ’941 patent include the
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`following:
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`Requestor
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`Application Number
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`Status
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`Microsoft Corporation
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`90/010,560
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`Reexamination
`Certificate Issued
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`Requestor
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`Application Number
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`Status
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`Knobbe, Martens, Olson &
`Bear, LLP
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`Knobbe, Martens, Olson &
`Bear, LLP
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`90/014,865
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`90/020,138
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`Reexamination
`Ordered
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`Request Denied;
`Terminated
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`C.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`The Patent Owner identifies the following lead and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
`David A. Gosse
`Reg. No. 61,511
`dgosse@fitcheven.com
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
`Chicago, IL 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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`Back-up Counsel
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Reg. No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
`Chicago, IL 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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`Karen J. Wang
`Reg. No. 62,503
`kwang@fitcheven.com
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`9330 Scranton Road
`San Diego, CA 92121
`Telephone: (858) 552-1311
`Facsimile: (312) 577-7007
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`Service Information - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel at the
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`electronic mail addresses, postal addresses, telephone phone numbers, and facsimile
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`numbers shown above in Section C. Patent Owner additionally consents to electronic
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`service by electronic mail at ancora-ipr@fitcheven.com.
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`Dated: May 3, 2022
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`/David A. Gosse/
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`David A. Gosse
`Reg. No. 61,511
`dgosse@fitcheven.com
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Reg. No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`Karen J. Wang
`Reg. No. 62,503
`kwang@fitcheven.com
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
`Chicago, IL 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) that on
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`May 3, 2022, a copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL
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`MANDATORY NOTICES, was served via electronic mail on the attorneys listed
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`below at their respective electronic mail addresses:
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`Lead Counsel
`Jon Wright, Reg. No. 50,720
`jwright-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`(202) 772-8651
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`P.L.L.C
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`Back-up Counsel
`Lestin Kenton, Reg. No. 72,314
`lkenton-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`(202) 772-8594
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`Dohm Chankong, Reg. No. 72,314
`dchankong-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`(202) 772-8529
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`P.L.L.C
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`Dated: May 3, 2022
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`By:
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`/David A. Gosse/
`David A. Gosse
`Reg. No. 61,511
`dgosse@fitcheven.com
`Nicholas T. Peters
`Reg. No. 53,456
`ntpete@fitcheven.com
`Karen J. Wang
`Reg. No. 62,503
`kwang@fitcheven.com
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
`Chicago, IL 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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