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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NEW NGC, INC., dba NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2017-01088
`U.S. Patent No. 7,425,236
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`PATENT OWNER UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(4)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`US Patent and Trademark Office
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`Mandatory Notices
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,425,236
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`Patent Owner United States Gypsum Company hereby files its Mandatory
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`Notices for the above-captioned proceeding.
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`I.
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`Real Parties-In-Interest Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real parties-in-interest are USG Corporation and United States Gypsum
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`Company.
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`II. Related Matters Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`Patent Owner notes the following matters that may affect or be affected by a
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`decision in this proceeding:
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`A.
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`Proceedings Before the USPTO
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`Petitioner New NGC, Inc. has filed two other petitioners for inter partes
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`review of related patents:
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`Patent Number
`Proceeding Number
`7,964,034
`IPR2017-01011
`6,632,550
`IPR2017-01086
`IPR2017-01088 (instant proceeding) 7,425,236
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`B. Related Litigations
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`The case United States Gypsum Company v. New NGC, Inc. is currently
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`pending in the District of Delaware as Case No. 1:17-cv-00130-VAC.
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`C. Related Administrative Matters
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`None known.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`Mandatory Notices
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`Patent Owner identifies lead and back-up counsel as follows:
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`A. Lead Counsel
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`Timothy P. Maloney
`Reg. No. 38,233
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`Phone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
`tpmalo@fitcheven.com
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`B.
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Karl R. Fink
`Reg. No. 34,161
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`Phone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
`krfink@fitcheven.com
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`Nicole Little
`pro hac vice application forthcoming
`FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP
`120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`Phone: 312.577.7000
`Facsimile: 312.577.7007
`nlittle@fitcheven.com
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`IV. Service Information Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Mandatory Notices
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner
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`consents
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`electronic
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`service by
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`tpmalo@fitcheven.com;
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`krfink@fitcheven.com;
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`nlittle@fitcheven.com;
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`and
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`FitchEvenPTAB@fitcheven.com.
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`By: /Karl R. Fink/
`Timothy P. Maloney
`Reg. No. 38,233
`tpmalo@fitcheven.com
`Karl R. Fink
`Reg. No. 34,161
`krfink@fitcheven.com
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`Date: April 7, 2017
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`120 South LaSalle Street
`Suite 1600
`Chicago, Illinois 60603
`(312) 577-7000
`(312) 577-7007 (fax)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies service of the
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`foregoing PATENT OWNER UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(4) on counsel of record for
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`Petitioner by filing this document through the PTAB E2E System as well as by
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`delivering a copy via email to the following addresses:
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`ross.barton@alston.com,
`ben.pleune@alston.com,
`lauren.burrow@alston.com,
`stephen.lareau@alston.com,
`tasneem.delphry@alston.com,
`adam.doane@alston.com
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`By: /Karl R. Fink/
`Timothy P. Maloney
`Reg. No. 38,233
`tpmalo@fitcheven.com
`Karl R. Fink
`Reg. No. 34,161
`krfink@fitcheven.com
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`120 South LaSalle Street
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