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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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`SONY GROUP CORPORATION (JAPAN), SONY CORPORATION OF
`AMERICA, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, SONY
`PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC., SONY ELECTRONICS INC., and
`VERANCE CORPORATION,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
`MZ AUDIO SCIENCES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2022-01544
`U.S. Patent No. 7,289,961
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`37 C.F.R. 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner submits the following
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`mandatory notices:
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`(1) Real Party-in-interest
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`The real party-in-interest is the Patent Owner, MZ Audio Sciences, LLC,
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`which is a privately held corporation with no parent corporation.
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`(2) Related matters
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner submits that U.S. Patent
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`No. 7,289,961 is involved in the following proceeding:
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` MZ Audio Sciences, LLC v. Sony Group Corporation (Japan), et al.,
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-00866-AB-PD (C.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2022).
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`(3) Lead and back-up counsel
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`Patent Owner provides the following designation and service information for
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`lead and back-up counsel. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4). Please direct all
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`correspondence regarding this proceeding to lead and back-up counsel at their
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`respective email addresses listed below. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4).
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`LEAD COUNSEL
`Sarah E. Spires
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: (214) 978-6600
`Fax: (214) 978-6601
`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam
`@skiermontderby.com
`Registration No: 61,501
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Steven W. Hartsell
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: (214) 978-6600
`Fax: (214) 978-6601
`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam
`@skiermontderby.com
`Registration No: 58,788
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Ryan A. Hargrave
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Tel: (214) 978-6600
`Fax: (214) 978-6601
`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam
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`Dated: October 6, 2022
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Sarah E. Spires/
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Reg. No. 61,501
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`P: 214-978-6600/F: 214-978-6601
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notices was served on October 6, 2022, by delivering a copy
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`via electronic mail to the attorneys of record for the Petitioners as follows:
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`Richard F. Giunta
`RGiunta-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`Thomas A. Franklin
`TFranklin-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`Michael N. Rader
`MRader-PTAB@wolfgreenfield.com
`Charles T. Steenburg
`Charles.Steenburg@WolfGreenfield.com
`Babak Tehranchi
`tehranchi-ptab@perkinscoie.com
`Thomas Millikan
`millikan-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Dated: October 6, 2022
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Sarah E. Spires/
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Reg. No. 61,501
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`P: 214-978-6600/F: 214-978-6601
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