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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`META PLATFORMS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`THALES VISIONIX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`______________________________________________
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`Case: IPR 2022-01308
`U.S. Patent No. 7,725,253
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`IPR2022-01308
`U.S. Patent No. 7,725,253
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner Thales Visionix, Inc.
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`respectfully submits the following mandatory notice.
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`I.
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`REAL PARTIES IN INTEREST
`The real parties-in-interest are:
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` the patent owner, Thales Visionix, Inc. (“Thales”).
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` the patent owner’s licensee, Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”).
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`II.
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`RELATED MATTERS
`A.
`District Court Litigation
`U.S. Patent No. 7,725,253 (the “’253 patent”) is asserted in the pending
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`litigation:
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` Gentex Corp. et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 5:22-cv-03892
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`(N.D. Cal.).
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`B.
`The following IPR proceedings involve a patent related to the ’253 patent
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`and may affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding:
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` Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Thales Visionix, Inc., IPR2022-01304, filed
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`July 22, 2022.
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` Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Thales Visionix, Inc., IPR2022-01305, filed
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`July 22, 2022.
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`C.
`The following U.S. patent may be affected by a decision in this proceeding.
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` U.S. Patent No. 6,922,632.
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`IPR2022-01308
`U.S. Patent No. 7,725,253
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`Lead Counsel
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`Meredith Martin Addy
`Reg. No. 37,883
`AddyHart P.C.
`10 Glenlake Parkway
`Suite 130
`Atlanta, Georgia 30328
`312.320.4200
`312.264.2547 (fax)
`meredith@addyhart.com
`Thales-Meta-IPRs@addyhart.com
`Backup Counsel
`Gregory B. Gulliver
`Reg. No. 44,138
`AddyHart P.C.
`401 N. Michigan Avenue
`Suite 1200-1
`Chicago, IL 60611
`847.984.3020
`gbgulliver@addyhart.com
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`Robert P. Hart
`Reg. No. 35,184
`AddyHart P.C.
`401 N. Michigan Avenue
`Suite 1200-1
`Chicago, IL 60611
`312.834.7701
`robert@addyhart.com
`Brandon C. Helms
`Reg. No. 61,742
`AddyHart P.C.
`401 N. Michigan Avenue
`Suite 1200-1
`Chicago, IL 60611
`bhelms@addyhart.com
`312.731.6568
`Additional Backup Counsel for Real Party-in-Interest and Licensee Gentex
`D. Shayon Ghosh (Reg No. 75,865)
`Arthur J. Argall III (Reg. No. 73,005)
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`680 Maine Avenue SW
`680 Maine Avenue SW
`Washington, DC 20024
`Washington, DC 20024
`T: (202) 434-5000
`T: (202) 434-5000
`F: (202) 434-5029
`F: (202) 434-5029
`sghosh@wc.com
`aargall@wc.com
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`IPR2022-01308
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`Adam D. Harber
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`680 Maine Avenue SW
`Washington, DC 20024
`T: (202) 434-5000
`F: (202) 434-5029
`aharber@wc.com
`pro hac vice motion forthcoming
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`Powers of Attorney for Real Parties-in-Interest Thales and Gentex are being
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`filed concurrently with these Mandatory Notices.
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`IV.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION
`Patent Owner consents to electronic service of all documents at the below
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`email addresses:
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`Thales-Meta-IPRs@addyhart.com
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`Gentex-IPR@wc.com
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`Dated: August 11, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
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`/Meredith Martin Addy/
`Meredith Martin Addy
`Reg. No. 37,883
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that a true
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`and correct copy of the foregoing was served on August 11, 2022, by delivering a
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`copy via electronic mail on the following counsel of record for the Petitioner:
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`Meta-Thales-IPR@kirkland.com
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`Dated: August 11, 2022
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`By:
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`/Meredith Martin Addy/
`Meredith Martin Addy
`Reg. No. 37,883
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