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NOTICE by Nintendo of America, Inc. of PTO Order in Nintendo's Requests for Re-Examination of Anascape Patents (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Blank, James)

Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION ANASCAPE, LTD. Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, and NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC., Defendants. § § Hon. Ron Clark § § § Civil Action No. 9:06-CV-00158-RC § § § § §

DEFENDANT NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.'S NOTICE OF PTO ORDER IN NINTENDO'S REQUESTS FOR RE-EXAMINATION OF ANASCAPE PATENTS Please take notice of the following recent action by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") in the requests for re-examination filed by Nintendo against the asserted patents. On August 1, 2007, the PTO granted Nintendo's request for inter partes re-examination of U.S. Patent No. 6,334,791. Litigation regarding this patent has been stayed. A true and correct copy of the PTO communication ordering re-examination is attached as Exhibit A. In the communication, the PTO agrees with Nintendo that twelve prior art references raise at least thirteen substantial new questions of patentability for the claims of the patent. All claims of the `791 patent are now under inter partes re-examination.

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Dated: August 6, 2007 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ James S. Blank James S. Blank ([e-mail]) LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] Robert J. Gunther, Jr. ([e-mail]) WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE & DORR LLP 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] Robert W. Faris ([e-mail]) Joseph S. Presta [e-mail]) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. 1100 North Glebe Road 8th Floor Arlington, VA 22201 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] Lawrence L. Germer [e-mail]) Texas Bar No. 07824000 GERMER GERTZ L.L.P. 550 Fannin, Suite 400 P.O. Box 4915 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Nintendo of America Inc. 2
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV5(a)(3) on this 6th day of August, 2007.

/s/ James S. Blank James S. Blank

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