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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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`VMware, INC.,
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`INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2020-00470
`Patent 7,949,752
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`Case IPR2020-00470
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`Patent Owner Intellectual Ventures I LLC (“Patent Owner”) hereby files
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`these Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). These Notices are
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`being timely filed within 21 days of service of the Petition.
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`I. REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The Patent Owner and real party-in-interest is Intellectual Ventures I LLC.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,949,752 (“the ’752 patent”) is involved in the pending
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`litigation proceeding Intellectual Ventures I, LLC et. al v. VMWare, Inc., Case No.
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`1-19-cv-01075 (WDTX), filed July 31, 2019 (originally Case No. 6-19-cv-00449
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`(WDTX)).
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`On July 13, 2016, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. filed a petition for inter
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`partes review of the ’752 patent (Case No. IPR2016-01431). This proceeding was
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`dismissed on January 17, 2017.
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`On September 27, 2016, the ’752 patent was dismissed from Intellectual
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`Ventures I, LLC et. al v. HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 6-15-cv-
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`00660 (EDTX), filed July 8, 2015.
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 13/112,540, filed May 20, 2011 (now U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,326,914), claims the benefit of the ’752 patent.
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`The ’752 patent claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application Nos.
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`09/712,712, filed November 14, 2000 (now U.S. Patent No. 6,839,733) and
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`09/178,366, filed October 23, 1998 (now U.S. Patent No. 6,163,794).
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Patent Owner’s Lead Counsel is:
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`Byron L. Pickard, Reg. No. 65,172
`bpickard-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3932
`Tel.: 202-772-8521
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`Fax: 202-371-2540.
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`Patent Owner’s Back-up Counsel are:
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`Daniel S. Block, Reg. No. 68,395
`dblock-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3932
`Tel.: 202-772-8735
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`Fax: 202-371-2540;
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`James R. Hietala, Reg. No. 51,802
`jhietala@intven.com
`Intellectual Ventures
`3150 139th Avenue S.E.
`Bellevue, WA 98005
`Tel.: 425-283-4789
`Fax: 425-467-2350; and
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`Russell J. Rigby, Reg. No. 50,267
`rrigby@intven.com
`Intellectual Ventures
`3150 139th Avenue S.E.
`Bellevue, WA 98005
`Tel.: 425-283-8628
`Fax: 425-467-2350.
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at the email addresses
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`provided above, with a courtesy copy to ptab@sternekessler.com.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` Byron L. Pickard /
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`Byron L. Pickard
`Registration No. 65,172
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: March 2, 2020
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that true and correct copies of the
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`foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) and Patent Owner’s Power of Attorney were served
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`electronically via e-mail on March 2, 2020, in their entireties on the following
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`counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`Katherine A. Vidal (Lead Counsel) kvidal@winston.com
`Louis L. Campbell (Back-up Counsel) llcampbell@winston.com
`Michael A. Tomasulo (Back-up Counsel) mtomasulo@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`VMware-IV-PTAB@winston.com
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` STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/ Byron L. Pickard /
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`Byron L. Pickard
`Registration No. 65,172
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: March 2, 2020
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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