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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ATAS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
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`Case Number: IPR2013-00259
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`Subject Patent: D527,834, entitled
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`Petition Filing Date: April 30, 2013
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY PATENT OWNER CENTRIA
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner Centria hereby provides the
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`Real Party-in-Interest
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`The Patent Owner Centria, a Pennsylvania partnership having its principal
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`place of business located at 1005 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, PA 15108,
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`is the real party in interest in the above-identified proceedings.
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`Related Matters
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`A patent infringement action brought by Centria against petitioner ATAS
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`International, Inc. is currently pending in the United States District Court for the
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`Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00309-NBF. Centria
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`has accused ATAS of infringing U.S. Design Patent No. D527,834, the same
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`patent at issue in the above-identified proceeding.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`Lead counsel for the Patent Owner is Richard L. Byrne of The Webb Law
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`Firm (USPTO Reg. No. 28,498). Back-up counsel is Daniel H. Brean of The
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`Webb Law Firm (USPTO Reg. No. 59,352).
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`IV. Service Information
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`Patent Owner Centria may be served via its counsel at the following contact
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`Richard L. Byrne
`rbyrne@webblaw.com
`Daniel H. Brean
`dbrean@webblaw.com
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`THE WEBB LAW FIRM
`One Gateway Center
`420 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Suite 1200
`Tel: (412) 471-8815
`Fax: (412) 471-4094
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`Dated: May 7, 2013
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Richard L. Byrne/
`Richard L. Byrne (Reg. No. 28,498)
`rbyrne@webblaw.com
`Daniel H. Brean (Reg. No. 59,352)
`dbrean@webblaw.com
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`THE WEBB LAW FIRM
`One Gateway Center
`420 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Suite 1200
`Tel: (412) 471-8815
`Fax: (412) 471-4094
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`Counsel for Patent Owner Centria
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this Preliminary Response to
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`Petition was served via Express Mail, postage prepaid, upon the following counsel
`for Petitioner on May 7, 2013:
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`Damon A. Neagle
`damonneagle@designip.com
`DESIGN IP, P.C.
`Commerce Corporate Center
`5100 W. Tilghman Street, Suite 205
`Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
`Telephone: (610) 395-4900
`Facsimile: (610) 680-3312
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`/Richard L. Byrne/
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`Counsel for Patent Owner Centria
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