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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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`ARTESIAN HOME PRODUCTS
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`AMERICAN DIE & ROLLFORMING
`Petitioner
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`GUTTERGLOVE, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00030
`Patent No. 8,479,454
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`Mailed: October 11, 2017
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`ERRATA
`Before Thomas Green, Trial Paralegal
`The Notice of Filing Date Accorded, mailed on October 11, 2017
`(Paper 9), unintentionally misrepresenting the Petitoners name as ADR,
`INC. The Petiotner submitted a Notice of Filing Corrected Petition (Paper
`5) on 10/09/2017, requesting a name change from, “ADR, Inc” to
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` This Notice corrects the Notice of Filing Date Accorded changing the
`petitoners name from, “ADR, Inc” to “American Die & Rollforming.” All
`deadlines from the October 11, 2017 Notice remain in effect.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E), accessible from the
`Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users
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`and use PTAB E2E is available at the Board Web site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Thomas Green at 571-270-5585 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`Michael J. Thomas
`Thomas A. Sexton
`Fredrick S. Tsang
`DOWNEY BRAND LLP
`mthomas@downeybrand.com
`tsexton@downeybrand.com
`ftsang@downeybrand.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Secure Patent Strategies
`770 L Street
`Suite 950
`Sacramento CA 95814
`ggross@securepatentstrategies.com
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`NOTICE CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
`(ADR)
`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) strongly encourages parties
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`who are considering settlement to consider alternative dispute resolution as a
`means of settling the issues that may be raised in an AIA trial proceeding.
`Many AIA trials are settled prior to a Final Written Decision. Those
`considering settlement may wish to consider alternative dispute resolution
`techniques early in a proceeding to produce a quicker, mutually agreeable
`resolution of a dispute or to at least narrow the scope of matters in dispute.
`Alternative dispute resolution has the potential to save parties time and
`money.
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`Many non-profit organizations, both inside and outside the intellectual
`property field, offer alternative dispute resolution services. Listed below are
`the names and addresses of several such organizations. The listings are
`provided for the convenience of parties involved in cases before the PTAB;
`the PTAB does not sponsor or endorse any particular organization’s
`alternative dispute resolution services. In addition, consideration may be
`given to utilizing independent alternative dispute resolution firms. Such firms
`may be located through a standard keyword Internet search.
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`CPR INSTITUTE
`FOR DISPUTE
`RESOLUTION
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`AMERICAN
`INTELLECTUAL
`PROPERTY LAW
`ASSOCIATION
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`AMERICAN
`ARBITRATION
`ASSOCIATION
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`AMERICAN BAR
`ASSOCIATION
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`WORLD
`INTELLECTUAL
`PROPERTY
`ORGANIZATION
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`Telephone:
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`Fax: 41 22 733 5428
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`Telephone:
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`Fax: (703) 415-0786
`241 18th Street, South,
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`www.cpradr.org
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`www.aipla.org
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`Telephone:
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`Fax: (212) 307-4387
`140 West 51st
`Street
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`New York, NY 10020
`www.adr.org
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`If parties to an AIA trial proceeding consider using alternative dispute
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`resolution, the PTAB would like to know whether the parties ultimately
`decided to engage in alternative dispute resolution and the reasons why or why
`not. If the parties actually engage in alternative dispute resolution, the PTAB
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`Telephone :
`(202) 662-1000
`N/A
`1050 Connecticut Ave,
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`would be interested to learn what mechanism (e.g., arbitration, mediation,
`etc.) was used and the general result. Such a statement from the parties is not
`required but would be helpful to the PTAB in assessing the value of alternative
`dispute resolution to parties involved in AIA trial proceedings. To report an
`experience with ADR, please forward a summary of the particulars to the
`following email address: PTAB_ADR_Comments@uspto.gov
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