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`In Re the Applicationof:
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`GOLDBERGetal.
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`Group Art Unit: 3716
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`Confirmation No.: 6972
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`Serial No.: 12/754,573 and 90/011,117
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`Examiner: Paul Anthony D'Agostino
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`Filed: April 5, 2010
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`Atty. File No.: 3367-2-1-MRG
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`Entitled: “ADVERTISING SYSTEM FOR THE
`INTERNET AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKS” | Submitted via EFS-web
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313
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`Miscellaneous Transmittal Regarding MPEP 2001.06(c) Information From Related
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`Litigation — 2000 Duty of Disclosure
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`Dear Commissioner:
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`To fully comply with MPEP 2001.06(c), Applicant’s representative hereby notifies the
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`Examinerofthe patent infringementlitigation herein below:
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`e Beneficial Innovations, Inc. v. Advance Publications, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:11-
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`CV-229-MHS-CMC
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`Thislitigation is pending in the Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Texas.
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`Note, this litigation is directed to subject matter different from whatis claimed in the present
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`application, but related thereto. Thelitigation concernsat least Claims 1, 49 and 67 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,496,943 and Claim 53 of U.S. Patent No. 6,712,702. A copy of Defendants’
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`Invalidity Contentionsis attached hereto for the Examiner’s convenience. Whileit is believed
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`that the litigated claims are patentably distinct from the pending claimsofthe present
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`application, Applicants have submitted copies of the variousfilings in the abovelitigation by
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`way of one or more previously submitted Information Disclosure Statements.
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`Note that it is believed that no evidence of possible prior public use or sales, questions of
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`inventorship, allegations of fraud, inequitable conduct, or violation of the duty of disclosure have
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`been raised by the defendants in the above-identified litigations. However, in the event that such
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`Miscellaneous Transmittal Regarding MPEP 2001.06(c)Information From Related Litigation — 2000 Duty ofDisclosure
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`Attorney Docket No. 3367-2-1-MRG
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`evidenceis forthcoming, Applicants’ representative will provide such to the Examineras it may
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`becomeavailable to Applicants’ representative.
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`Although the Applicants believe that no fees are due in connection with the filing ofthis
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`transmittal, please charge any fees deemed necessary to Deposit Account No. 50-5775.
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`The undersignedcertifies that a copy of this correspondence andall transmittals to the
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`USPTOforfiling have been transmitted by first class mail on July 31, 2013, as per 37 CRF
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`1.248 to reexamination requestor’s representative:
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`WILMERHALE/DC
`1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20006
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STRATEGEMIP LTD.
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`By:
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`__/Dennis J. Dupray/
`Dennis J. Dupray, Ph.D.
`Registration No. 46299
`1801 BelvedereSt.
`Golden, Colorado 80401
`(303) 895-7538
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`Date:
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`July 31, 2013
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