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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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`JIAWEI TECHNOLOGY (HK) LTD., JIAWEI TECHNOLOGY (USA)
`LTD., SHENZHEN JIAWEI PHOTOVOLTAIC LIGHTING CO., LTD.,
`ATICO INTERNATIONAL (ASIA) LTD., ATICO INTERNATIONAL
`USA, INC., CHIEN LUEN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., INC.
`(CHIEN LUEN FLORIDA), CHIEN LUEN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., INC.
`(CHIEN LUEN CHINA), COLEMAN CABLE, LLC, NATURE’S MARK,
`RITE AID CORP., SMART SOLAR, INC., AND
`TEST RITE PRODUCTS CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`SIMON NICHOLAS RICHMOND,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00580
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`Patent 7,429,827
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT OWNER UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Simon Nicholas
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`Richmond, submits the following mandatory notices in connection with the above-
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`captioned Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,429,827 (the ‘827
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`patent).
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real party in interest in this proceeding is Simon Nicholas Richmond.
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`RELATED MATTERS UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`The table below identifies parent, child or sibling patents of the ’827 patent
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`which may affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding.
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`Patent Application No. Status
`U.S. Patent No. 7,196,477, issued on March 27, 2007
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`ABANDONED, filed on September 29, 2008
`12/286,553
`ISSUED, U.S. Patent No. 8,362,700 on January 29,
`12/978,358
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`ABANDONED, filed on January 28, 2013
`PENDING, filed on November 18, 2013
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`The table below identifies prior or concurrent inter partes reviews (and
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`13/751,665
`14/082,797
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`respective status thereof) involving the '827 patent or involving a parent, child, or
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`sibling patent which may affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding.
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` Inter Partes Reviews
`IPR2014-00936 for U.S. Patent No. 7,196,477
`IPR2014-00937 for U.S. Patent No. 8,362,700
`IPR2014-00938 for U.S. Patent No. 8,362,700
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`Status
`IPR Instituted as to all claims
`IPR Institution denied
`IPR Instituted as to Claims 24-
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`denied as to Claims 31-34
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`There are no other prior or concurrent inter partes or ex parte
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`reexaminations involving the '827 patent or involving a parent, child, or sibling
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`patent which may affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding.
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`The table below identifies prior or concurrent district court litigations (and
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`respective status thereof) involving the '827 patent or involving a parent, child, or
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`sibling patent which may affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding.
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`District Court Litigation
`International Development Corporation
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`Adventive Ideas, LLC, Case No. 4:08-
`cv-111-RAS (E.D. Tex.)
`International Development Corporation
`v. Simon Nicholas Richmond and
`Adventive Ideas, LLC, Case No. 3:09-
`cv-02495-GEB (D.N.J.)
`Simon Nicholas Richmond v. Jiawei
`Technology (HK) Ltd., et al., Case Nos.
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`1952, -1953, -1954, -1957, -1958, -
`1960, -2916; 14-4784, -4817, -4818, -
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`4827, -4828, -4829, -4930, -4834, -
`4835, -4837, -4838, -4939, -4841, -
`4846, -4848, -4850, -4851, -4854, -
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`DISMISSED WITHOUT
`PREJUDICE, but refiled in D.N.J. as
`Case No. 3:09-cv-02495, see below.
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`SETTLED, following a Markman
`Order favorable to the Patent Owner.
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`PENDING, the Court consolidated
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`pretrial discovery on August 20, 2013
`into Civ. Action No. 13-1944 (MLC),
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`infringement cases (Case No. 13-1959;
`14-4876, -4883, -4885, -4886, -4887, -
`4889, -4890) that are not related to this
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`4856, -4858, -4859, -4860, -4862, -
`4863, -4864, -4865, -4867, -4868, -
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`There are no prior or concurrent Federal Circuit appeals involving the '827 patent
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`or involving a parent, child, or sibling patent which may affect, or be affected by, a
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`decision in this proceeding.
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`LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`Lead Counsel:
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` Theodore F. Shiells
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` SHIELLS LAW FIRM, P.C.
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`Back-Up Counsel:
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` The Law Practice of Marcus Benavides
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`SERVICE INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Patent Owner may be served as follows:
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`Electronic Mail:
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`tfshiells@shiellslaw.com, admin@shiellslaw.com,
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`marcusb@tlpmb.com
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`Postal Mail:
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`SHIELLS LAW FIRM, P.C.
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`1910 Pacific Ave., Suite 14000
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` Hand Delivery: SHIELLS LAW FIRM, P.C.
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`1910 Pacific Ave., Suite 14000
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`SHIELLS LAW FIRM P.C.
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`______/Theodore F. Shiells/______________
`Theodore F. Shiells
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`Dated: February 12, 2015
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`SHIELLS LAW FIRM P.C.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e)(4)(i) et seq. and 42.105(b), the undersigned
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`certifies that on this date a copy of the MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT
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`OWNER UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 was served on Lead and Backup Attorneys for
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`Petitioner, via the consented to method of email to the following email addresses:
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`mark.nelson@dentons.com, lissi.mojica@dentons.com,
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`kevin.greenleaf@dentons.com, daniel.valenzuela@dentons.com, and
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: February 12, 2015
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`______/Theodore F. Shiells/______________
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