`By: Terry A. Saad (tsaad@bcpc-law.com)
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`Jeffrey R. Bragalone (jbragalone@bcpc-law.com)
`Daniel F. Olejko (dolejko@bcpc-law.com)
`Nicholas C. Kliewer (nkliewer@bcpc-law.com)
`Bragalone Conroy PC
`2200 Ross Ave.
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`Tel: 214.785.6670
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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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`HTC CORPORATION, HTC AMERICA, Inc.,
`ZTE CORPORATION, and ZTE (USA), Inc.,
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`CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01081
`U.S. Patent No. 8,457,676
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(a)(2) and 42.8(b)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`Patent Owner Cellular Communications Equipment LLC (“CCE”) hereby
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`files its mandatory notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(a)(2) and 42.8(b):
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`A. Section 42.8(b)(1) – Real Party-In-Interest
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`The real party-in-interest is Cellular Communications Equipment LLC, a
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`limited liability company having its principal place of business at 2400 Dallas
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`Parkway, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75093. CCE is the owner of all right, title, and
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`entire interest in U.S. Patent No. 8,457,676 and is a subsidiary of Acacia Research
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`B. Section 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
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`Patent Owner has alleged infringement of the patent at issue in this inter
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`partes review in the following matters:
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`1. Cellular Communications Equipment LLC et al. v. AT&T Inc. et al., No.
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`2:15-cv-00576 (E.D. Tex., filed April. 30, 2015);
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`2. Cellular Communications Equipment LLC et al. v. Sprint Corporation et
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`al., No. 2:15-cv-00579 (E.D. Tex., filed April. 30, 2015);
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`3. Cellular Communications Equipment LLC et al. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. et
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`al., No. 2:15-cv-00580 (E.D. Tex., filed April. 30, 2015);
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`4. Cellular Communications Equipment LLC et al. v. Verizon
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`Communications, Inc. et al., No. 2:15-cv-00581 (E.D. Tex., filed April. 30,
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`2015).
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`There are three other inter partes review proceedings related to the patent at
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`issue: IPR2016-01493, IPR2016-01501, and IPR2017-01081.
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`C. Section 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`Patent Owner identifies the following lead and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Terry A. Saad (Reg. No. 62,492)
`tsaad@bcpc-law.com
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`Back-Up Counsel:
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`Jeffrey R. Bragalone (pro hac vice to be filed)
`jbragalone@bcpc-law.com
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`Daniel F. Olejko (pro hac vice to be filed)
`dolejko@bcpc-law.com
`Phone – 214.785.6675
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`Nicholas C. Kliewer (Reg. No. 72,480)
`nkliewer@bcpc-law.com
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`D. Section 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
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`(i)
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`Electronic mailing addresses:
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`tsaad@bcpc-law.com;
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`jbragalone@bcpc-law.com; nkliewer@bcpc-law.com; and
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`dolejko@bcpc-law.com.
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`Bragalone Conroy PC
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`214.785.6673
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`Patent Owner consents to service by e-mail at the addresses identified in Section (i)
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`above, with a courtesy copy to BCPCserv@bcpc-law.com.
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`Dated: April 3, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that this document has been served via
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`electronic mail on April 3, 2017, to Petitioner at following email addresses pursuant
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`to its consent in its Petition at pp. 3-4: steve.moore@pillsburylaw.com,
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`brian.nash@pillsburylaw.com, and rene.mai@pillsburylaw.com, with a courtesy
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