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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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`DECLARATION OF ERIC DEMASTER
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`Solenis v. Ecolab USA, IPR2016-01281, Exhibit 2009
`Page 1 of 2
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`I, Eric E. DeMaster, do declare and state as follows:
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`1.
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`I am an in-house attorney employed by Ecolab Inc.
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`2.
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`I have reviewed the most current organizational chart reflecting Ecolab's
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`global corporate structure.
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`3.
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`Ecolab Inc. is the owner of both Ecolab USA Inc. and Nalco Company LLC.
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`4.
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`Nalco Company LLC was the owner of all right, title and interest in U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,088,250 and U.S. Patent No. 8,465,623 from their dates of issue
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`until those rights were assigned to Ecolab USA Inc. on December 31, 2014.
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`5.
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`Nalco Company LLC holds an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No.
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`8,088,250 and U.S. Patent No. 8,465,623 granted by Ecolab USA Inc.
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`6.
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`I swear under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Eric E. DeMaster
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`Date
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`Solenis v. Ecolab USA, IPR2016-01281, Exhibit 2009
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