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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GOOGLE, LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`ECOFACTOR, INC.
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`Patent Owner.
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` Case IPR2022-00538
`U.S. Patent No. 9,194,597
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`ECOFACTOR, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICESPURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
`§42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, EcoFactor, Inc. hereby files
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`its Mandatory Notices.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(1) – REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The Patent Owner and real party-in-interest is EcoFactor, Inc.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
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`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect, or be affected
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`by, a decision in this proceeding:
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`Case Caption
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`Court
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`Civil Action No.
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`1 Google, LLC f/k/a Google Inc. v.
`EcoFactor, Inc.
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`N.D. Cal
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`4:21-cv-03220
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`2 EcoFactor, Inc. v. ecobee, Inc.
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`W.D. Tex.
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`6:21-cv-00428
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`III. 37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Philip X. Wang
`Reg. No. 74,621
`Russ August & Kabat
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl.
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
`pwang@raklaw.com
`rak_ecofactor@raklaw.com
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`Jonathan Link (Reg. 41,548)
`Reza Mirzaie (Reg. No. 69,138)
`Kristopher Davis (Reg. No. 62,063)
`Russ August & Kabat
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl.
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
`jlink@raklaw.com
`rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`kdavis@raklaw.com
`rak_ecofactor@raklaw.com
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney is being filed
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`concurrently with these mandatory notices.
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`37 C.F.R § 42.8(b)(4) – SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail at the e-mail addresses
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`above.
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`V. CONCLUSION
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`Patent Owner believes that this submission fulfills the requirements of 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). Please contact the undersigned counsel if any additional
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`information is required.
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`Dated: February 24, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Philip X. Wang /
`Philip X. Wang
`Reg. No. 74,621
`Russ August & Kabat
`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl.
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`Fax: (310) 826-6991
`pwang@raklaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(1))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above document was served on
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`February 24, 2022, by filing this document through the Patent Review E2E system
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`as well as delivering a copy via electronic mail upon the following attorneys of
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`record for the Petitioner:
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`Matthew A. Smith, Reg. No. 49,003
`smith@baluch.com
`Elizabeth Laughton, Reg. No. 70,484
`laughton@smithbaluch.com
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`Date: February 24, 2022
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` / Philip X. Wang /
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`Philip X. Wang (Reg. No. 74,621)
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
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`12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`(310) 826-7474
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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