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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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`EMI PORTA OPCO, LLC
`Petitioner,
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`WOODFOLD MANUFACTURING, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case PGR2018-00096
`Patent 9,879,471
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`Before PAULA CONN, Trial Paralegal
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Case PGR2018-00096
`Patent 9,879,471
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`Patent Owner, Woodfold Mfg., Inc., hereby files its Mandatory Notices
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). This notice is being timely filed within 21 days
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`of service of the Petition.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`The Patent Owner and real party-in-interest is Woodfold Mfg. Inc.
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` RELATED MATTERS
`Patent Owner notes the following proceeding that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding: Woodfold Mfg., Inc. v. EMI Porta OPCO, LLC,
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`Civil Case No. 1:18-cv-03984 (N.D. IL).
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` LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
`The lead counsel for Woodfold Mfg., Inc. is:
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`Steven J. Prewitt, Reg. No. 45,023
`SPrewitt@schwabe.com
`SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.
`1211 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900
`Portland, OR 97204
`Telephone: 503-796-2844
`Facsimile: 503-796-2900
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`Backup counsel for Woodfold Mfg., Inc. is:
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`Scott D. Eads, Reg. No. 41,726
`SEads@schwabe.com
`SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.
`1211 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900
`Portland, OR 97204
`Telephone: 503-796-2928
`Facsimile: 503-796-2900
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`Nicholas (Nika) F. Aldrich, Jr., pro hac vice pending
`NAldrich@schwabe.com
`SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.
`1211 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900
`Portland, OR 97204
`Telephone: 503-796-2494
`Facsimile: 503-796-2900
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`upon approval of Mr. Aldrich’s Pro Hac Vice Application, which is being filed
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`contemporaneously herewith.
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` SERVICE INFORMATION
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at the email addresses
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`provided above.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), the patent owner has executed a Power of
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`Attorney, which is also being submitted contemporaneously herewith.
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`If any fees are due in connection with filing this paper, the Patent Office is
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`authorized to charge the Deposit Account of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.,
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`No. 50-0393.
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`Date: October 2, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
`SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.
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`By:
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`/Steven J. Prewitt/
`Steven J. Prewitt
`Reg. No.: 45,023
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on the 2nd day
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`of October, 2018, a complete and entire copy of this PATENT OWNER’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES was provided via electronic mail to the Petitioner’s
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`known representatives at the e-mail addresses noted below:
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`Edward L. Bishop
`ebishop@bdl-iplaw.com
`Nicholas S. Lee
`nlee@bdl-iplaw.com
`Avani C. Macaluso
`amacaluso@bdl-iplaw.com
`BISHOP DIEHL & LEE, LTD
`1475 East Woodfield Road, Suite 800
`Schaumburg, IL 60173
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`Respectfully submitted,
`SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.
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`By: /Steven J. Prewitt/
`Steven J. Prewitt, Reg. No.: 45,023
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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