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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`_______________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`_______________
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner
`
`v.
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`LONGITUDE FLASH MEMORY SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.,
`Patent Owner
`_______________
`
`Case IPR2015-01950
`Patent No. 7,818,490
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`_______________
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`
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`PATENT OWNER LONGITUDE FLASH MEMORY SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.
`AND EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE LONGITUDE LICENSING LTD.’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R § 42.8
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`

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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner LONGITUDE FLASH
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`MEMORY SYSTEMS S.A.R.L. and Exclusive Licensee LONGITUDE
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`LICENSING LTD. (collectively “Longitude”) hereby submit the following
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`mandatory notices in connection with this proceeding.
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`
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`(a) 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1): Real Party-in-Interest
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`The real parties-in-interest are Longitude Flash Memory Systems S.a.r.l.,
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`Patent Owner, and Longitude Licensing Ltd., Exclusive Licensee. Patent Owner
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`Longitude Flash Memory Systems S.a.r.l. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
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`Longitude Intellectual Property S.a.r.l., a privately held company. Exclusive
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`Licensee Longitude Licensing Ltd. is jointly owned by Longitude Flash Memory
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`Systems S.a.r.l., Longitude
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`Intellectual Property S.a.r.l., and Longitude
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`Semiconductor S.a.r.l., all privately held companies.
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`(b) 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2): Related Matters
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`1. Judicial
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`The patent challenged here, U.S. Patent No. 7,818,490 (“the ‘490 patent”)
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`has been asserted in the following litigations:
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`Case Number
`
`Filing
`Date
`3:14-cv-04275 N.D. Cal. 9/23/2014
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`Court
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`Case Caption
`
`Longitude Licensing Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
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`
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`1
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`

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`The ‘490 patent is also related to patents asserted in the following litigations:
`
`Case Number
`3:14-cv-04275
`
`Court Filing Date
`N.D.
`9/23/2014
`Cal.
`
`3:14-cv-04275
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`3:14-cv-04275
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`3:14-cv-04275
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`3:14-cv-04275
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`337-TA-619
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`9/23/2014
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`9/23/2014
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`9/23/2014
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`9/23/2014
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`12/12/2007
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`N.D.
`Cal.
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`N.D.
`Cal.
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`N.D.
`Cal.
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`N.D.
`Cal.
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`U.S.
`Int’l
`Trade
`Comm.
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`3:07-cv-00605 W.D.
`Wis.
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`10/24/2007
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`3:07-cv-00607 W.D.
`Wis.
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`10/24/2007
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`3:10-cv-00243 W.D.
`Wis.
`
`5/4/2010
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`3:10-cv-00243 W.D.
`Wis.
`
`5/4/2010
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`Case Caption
`Longitude Licensing
`Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
`Longitude Licensing
`Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
`Longitude Licensing
`Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
`Longitude Licensing
`Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
`Longitude Licensing
`Ltd. et al. v. Apple
`Inc.
`In re Flash Memory
`Controllers, Drives,
`Memory Cards, and
`Media Players and
`Products Containing
`Same
`SanDisk Corp. v.
`Phison Elec. Corp. et
`al.
`SanDisk Corp. v.
`Phison Elec. Corp. et
`al.
`SanDisk Corp. v.
`Kingston Tech. Co. et
`al.
`SanDisk Corp. v.
`Kingston Tech. Co. et
`al.
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`
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`2
`
`Related Patent
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,763,424
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`U.S. Patent No.
`8,316,177
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,970,987
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,968,421
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,657,702
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,763,424
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,763,424
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,763,424
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,657,702
`
`U.S. Patent No.
`6,968,421
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`
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`

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`2. Administrative
`
`From September 14, 2015 to September 22, 2015, Petitioner filed fifteen
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`petitions for inter partes review, including three for the patent challenged in this
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`proceeding: (1) IPR2015-01908 for U.S. Patent No. 8,050,095; (2) IPR2015-01909
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`for U.S. Patent No. 7,120,729; (3) IPR2015-01910 for U.S. Patent No. 6,510,488;
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`(4) IPR2015-01911 for U.S. Patent No. 7,181,611; (5) IPR2015-01924 for U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,012,835; (6) IPR2015-01925 for U.S. Patent No. 7,224,607; (7)
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`IPR2015-01930 for U.S. Patent No. 6,763,424; (8) IPR2015-01931 for U.S. Patent
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`No. 7,970,987; (9) IPR2015-01933 for U.S. Patent No. 6,831,865; (10) IPR2015-
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`01934 for U.S. Patent No. 8,316,177; (11) IPR2015-01942 for U.S. Patent No.
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`7,657,702; (12) IPR2015-01943 for U.S. Patent No. 6,968,421; (13) IPR2015-
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`01945 for U.S. Patent No. 7,818,490; (14) IPR2015-01949 for U.S. Patent No.
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`7,818,490; and (15) IPR2015-01950 for U.S. Patent No. 7,818,490.
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`
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`(c) 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(3) and (4): Lead and Back-up Counsel, and
`Service Information
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`
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`Longitude designates the following counsel to transact all business in the
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`United States Patent & Trademark Office associated with the above-captioned
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`proceeding. Longitude’s power of attorney is being filed concurrently with these
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`Notices.
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`3
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`

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`Lead Counsel
`Walter D. Davis, Jr. (Reg. No. 45,137)
`
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey
`L.L.P.
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: 571-765-7700
`Fax: 571-765-7200
`Email: wdavis@dbjg.com
`
`
`Back-up Counsel
`Wayne M. Helge (Reg. No. 56,905)
`James T. Wilson (Reg. No. 41,439)
`Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey
`L.L.P.
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: 571-765-7700
`Fax: 571-765-7200
`Email: whelge@dbjg.com
`Email: jwilson@dbjg.com
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`Please address all correspondence regarding this proceeding to lead and
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`
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`back-up counsel. Longitude consents to electronic service by e-mail.
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`4
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`

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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Walter D. Davis, Jr.
`Walter D. Davis, Jr. (Reg. No. 45,137)
`Wayne M. Helge (Reg. No. 56,905)
`James T. Wilson (Reg. No. 41,439)
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY,
`LLP
`8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Telephone: 571-765-7700
`Fax: 571-765-7200
`Email: wdavis@dbjg.com
`Email: whelge@dbjg.com
`Email: jwilson@dbjg.com
`
` Counsel for Patent Owner and Exclusive
` Licensee
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`
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`5
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`Dated: October 8, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on October 8, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
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`
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`foregoing document was served on Petitioner by serving the correspondence email
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`addresses of record as follows:
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`Brent Yamashita (Reg. No. 53,808)
`Edward Sikorski (Reg. No. 39,478)
`Kevin Hamilton (Reg. No. 67,593)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`(650) 833-2348 (phone)
`(650) 687-1206 (fax)
`Apple-Longitude-IPR@dlapiper.com
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`By: /s/ Walter D. Davis, Jr.
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`Walter D. Davis, Jr.
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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