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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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`v.
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`Patent No. 8,416,862 B2
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2021-01590
`_____________________________________________________________
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
`AND NOTICE OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner Bell Northern Research, LLC
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`(“BNR”) hereby submits the following Mandatory Notices.
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the real party-in-interest is Bell Northern
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`Research, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilco Patent Acquisition 56,
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`LLC, which is owned by Hilco IP Merchant Capital, LLC, Hilco, Inc., KLIM AIV I,
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`LP, and Fifth Street Station LLC.
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`B. Related Matters Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), BNR identifies the following related
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`matters:
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`U.S. District Court Cases
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Apple Inc., Case No. 6:21-cv-00833
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`(W.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al., Case
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`No. 6:21-cv-00847 (W.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Dell Technologies Inc. et al., Case
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`No. 6:21-cv-00909 (W.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. HP Inc., Case No. 6:21-cv-00939
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`(W.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Commscope Holding Company, Inc. et
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`al., Case No. 6:21-cv-00941 (W.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Oneplus Technology (Shenzhen) Co.
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`Ltd. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-02293 (N.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.,
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`Case No. 2:19-cv-00286 (E.D. Tex.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. TCL Technology Group Corporation
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`et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-07323 (C.D. Cal.)
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` TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. et al. v. Bell Northern Research,
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`LLC, Case No. 3:21-cv-01598 (S.D. Cal.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
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`et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-01784 (S.D. Cal.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Kyocera Corp. et al., Case No. 3:18-
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`cv-01785 (S.D. Cal.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. ZTE Corporation et al., Case No. 3:18-
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`cv-01786 (S.D. Cal.)
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` Bell Northern Research, LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al., Case
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`No. 3:18-cv-02864 (S.D. Cal.)
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`PTAB Proceedings
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` Oneplus Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. v. Bell Northern Research,
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`LLC, Case No. IPR2022-00048 (PTAB)
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` Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Bell Northern Research, LLC, Case
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`No. IPR2020-00613 (PTAB)
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` Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Bell Northern Research, LLC, Case
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`No. IPR2020-00611 (PTAB)
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` LG Electronics, Inc. v. Bell Northern Research, LLC, Case
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`No. IPR2020-00108 (PTAB)
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` Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. v. Bell Northern Research, LLC, Case
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`No. IPR2019-01439 (PTAB)
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` ZTE Corporation v. Bell Northern Research, LLC, Case No. IPR2019-
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`01438 (PTAB)
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`ITC Investigations
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` In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices Having Wireless
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`Communication Capabilities and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-
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`TA-3568 (ITC)
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`BNR designates the following as lead and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
`Daniel S. Young
`Registration No. 48,277
`dyoung@adseroip.com
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Chad E. King
`Registration No. 44,187
`chad@adseroip.com
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`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`ADSERO IP LLC
`8210 Southpark Terrace
`Littleton, CO 80120
`(303) 268-0066 (telephone)
`(833) 793-0703 (facsimile)
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`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address:
`ADSERO IP LLC
`8210 Southpark Terrace
`Littleton, CO 80120
`(303) 268-0066 (telephone)
`(833) 793-0703 (facsimile)
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`Power of Attorney
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`A Power of Attorney to transact all business in the United States Patent &
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`Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in connection with the above-referenced Inter Partes
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`Review from BNR to the above-designated counsel at Adsero IP is being filed
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`concurrently with these Mandatory Notices.
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`D.
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`Service Information Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Service information for lead and back-up counsel is provided in the
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`designation of lead and back-up counsel, above. Service of any documents via hand-
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`delivery may be made at the postal mailing address of the respective lead and back-
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`up counsel designated above. BNR consents to electronic service by email at the
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`above listed email addresses of lead and back-up counsel.
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`Dated: October 25, 2021
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`IPR2021-01590
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`/s/Daniel S. Young/
`Daniel S. Young, Reg. No. 48,277
`Chad E. King, Reg. No. 44,187
`ADSERO IP LLC
`8210 Southpark Terrace
`Littleton, CO 80120
`(303) 268-0066 (telephone)
`(833) 793-0703 (facsimile)
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` By:
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Bell Northern Research, LLC
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`IPR2021-01590
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, the undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of
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`the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8 AND NOTICE OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL was filed
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`through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E) electronic
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`filing system on October 25, 2021, with confirmation copy served via electronic
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`mail, on the following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`W. Karl Renner
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`Email: IPR50095-0050IP1@fr.com
`Reference No. IPR50095-0050IP1
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`Timothy W. Riffe
`Jeremy J. Monaldo
`Jennifer Huang
`Daniel D. Smith
`Kim Leung
`Christopher Hoff
`Usman A. Khan
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`Email: PTABInbound@fr.com
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`riffe@fr.com
`hoff@fr.com
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`Dated: October 25, 2021
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` By:
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`
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`/s/Daniel S. Young/
`Daniel S. Young
`Registration No. 48,277
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