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`By: Anthony R. Zeuli, Reg. No. 45,255
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel:
`(612) 371-5208
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
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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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`SOLENIS LLC
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ECOLAB USA INC.
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01281
`Patent 8,465,623
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`PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Nalco Company, LLC (“Nalco”) and Ecolab USA Inc. (“Ecolab”) hereby
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`file updated Mandatory Notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), to reflect that
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`(1) the original proceeding, Nalco Company v. Solenis LLC, No. 1:15-cv-08913,
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`was dismissed and (2) Ecolab and Nalco filed a new proceeding, Nalco Company
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`LLC and Ecolab USA Inc. v. Solenis LLC, No. 1:16-cv-08897.
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) – Real Party in Interest
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`The Real Parties in Interest for Patent Owner are: Ecolab USA Inc. and
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`Nalco Company LLC.
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`II.
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` 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matter
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`Nalco Company v. Solenis LLC, No. 1:15-cv-08913 (N.D. IL 2015) was
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`dismissed for lack of standing on January 4, 2017. A patent infringement lawsuit
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`was filed in the Northern District of Illinois on September 14, 2016, Nalco
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`Company LLC and Ecolab USA Inc. v. Solenis LLC, No. 1:16-cv-08897. This
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`litigation is currently stayed pending the resolution of the IPR proceedings
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`(IPR2016-01281 & IPR2016-01282).
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`III. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Back Up Counsel
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Anthony R. Zeuli, Reg. No. 45,255
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 371-5208
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`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`Email: tzeuli@merchantgould.com
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`Back Up Counsel:
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`Andrew J. Lagatta, Reg. No. 62,529
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 371-5383
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
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`Email: alagatta@merchantgould.com
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`Anneliese Mayer, Reg. No. 54,434
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 371-5339
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`Email: amayer@merchantgould.com
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`Rachel Zimmerman Scobie, Pro Hac Vice
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 336-4667
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`Email: rscobie@merchantgould.com
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`Corey R. Anthony, Reg. No. 65,292
`NALCO Water/An Ecolab Company
`1601 W. Diehl Road
`Naperville, IL 60563
`Telephone: (630) 305-2581
`Email: corey.anthony@ecolab.com
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`IV. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead counsel and back up counsel as
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`shown above. The Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at the
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`email addresses shown above and NalcoIPR@merchantgould.com.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`owed by Patent Owner and associated with this inter partes review to its Deposit
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`Account 13-2725.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
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`/Anthony R. Zeuli/
`Anthony R. Zeuli, Reg. No. 45,255
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: July 19, 2017
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that “PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED
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`MANDATORY NOTICES” and “CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE” for the
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`above-captioned matter were served in their entirety on July 19, 2017, upon the
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`following parties via e-mail at the below email addresses:
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`Lead Counsel
`Michael P. Chu (Reg. No. 37,112)
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`227 W. Monroe Street
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Telephone: 312-984-5485
`Facsimile: 312-984-7700
`mchu@mwe.com
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`Date: July 19, 2017
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`(Trial No. IPR2016-01281)
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`Backup Counsel
`Kevin P. Shortsle (Reg. No. 58,084)
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`227 W. Monroe Street
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Telephone: 312-984-3361
`Facsimile: 312-984-7700
`kshortsle@mwe.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
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`/Anthony R. Zeuli/
`Anthony R. Zeuli, Reg. No. 45,255
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 371-5208
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`Email: tzeuli@merchantgould.com
`NalcoIPR@merchantgould.com
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