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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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`YOTRIO CORPORATION,
`Petitioner
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`LAKESOUTH HOLDINGS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,794,781
`Title: Umbrella Apparatus
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`Case No. IPR2017-00299
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`MANDATORY NOTICE 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 LakeSouth Holdings, LLC,
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`hereby files its Mandatory Notices in Response to the Petition for Inter Partes
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`Review on U.S. Patent No. 6,612,713.
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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 Party in Interest for Patent Owner is:
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`LakeSouth Holdings, LLC
`P.O. Box 96284
`Southlake, Texas 76092
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
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`This inter partes review is related to the following co-pending litigation in
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`the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas:
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`LakeSouth Holdings, LLC v. Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc., et al., Civ. No.
`3:16-CV-1024.
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`Additionally, this inter partes review is related to the following co-pending
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`petition for inter partes review, filed by Yotrio Corporation and involving the
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`related United States Patent No. 6,612,713:
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`Yotrio Corporation v. LakeSouth Holdings, LLC, IPR2017-00298.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`The lead counsel for LakeSouth Holdings, LLC, in this proceeding is:
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`Andrew J. Wright
`USPTO Registration No. 68,600
`Bruster PLLC
`680 North Carroll Ave., Suite 110
`Southlake, Texas 76092
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`LakeSouth Holdings, LLC, is in the process of identifying backup counsel
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`for this proceeding.
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`IV. Service
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), Patent Owner hereby states that the
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`service information is that identified above for Patent Owner’s lead counsel. Patent
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`Owner hereby consents to electronic service. Please direct all correspondence to
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`andrew@brusterpllc.com.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Andrew J. Wright____________
`Andrew J. Wright
`Reg. No. 68,6800
`Bruster PLLC
`680 North Carroll Ave., Suite 110
`Southlake, Texas 76092
`817.601.9564
`andrew@brusterpllc.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 16th day of December, 2016, I electronically
`filed the foregoing document and served a copy of the same on counsel for
`Petitioner at the following e-mail addresses:
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`Dwayne C. Norton – dnorton@chenmalin.com
`Chen Malin – lchen@chenmalin.com
`Michael Fagan – mfagan@chenmalin.com
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`Chen Malin LLP
`1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2400
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`214.627.9950 (telephone)
`214.627.9940 (facsimile)
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`Dated: December 16, 2016
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`/s/ Andrew J. Wright____________
`Andrew J. Wright
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`Bruster PLLC
`680 North Carroll Ave., Suite 110
`Southlake, Texas 76092
`817.601.9564
`N/A
`andrew@brusterpllc.com
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