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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
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`Petitioner
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`AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Patent Number: 8,036,788
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`Issue Date: October 11, 2011
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`Title: VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC OR PROGNOSTIC MESSAGE
`TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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`PATENT OWNER’S AMENDED MANDATORY NOTICE
`INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Case IPR2013-00417
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`Patent Owner, American Vehicular Sciences LLC hereby submits its
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`amended mandatory notice information pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC is the owner of the entire interest in
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,036,788 (“the ‘788 Patent”), and thus is a real-party-in-
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The Patent Owner identifies the following judicial and/or administrative
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`matters that may affect, or may be affected by, a decision in this Inter Partes
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`Review:
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`The ‘788 patent is asserted by the Patent Owner in the following litigations
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`pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas:
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. BMW AG, et al., filed June 25, 2012
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`(6:2012CV00412); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Hyundai Motor Co., et
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`al., filed Oct. 15, 2012 (6:2012-CV-00776); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v.
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`Kia Motors Corp., filed Feb. 13, 2013 (6:2013CV00148); American Vehicular
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`Sciences LLC v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. et al. filed Mar. 8, 2013
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`(6:2013CV00226.) On August 4, 2014, American Vehicular Sciences LLC v.
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`Toyota Motor Corp., et al., was transferred from the Eastern District of Texas,
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`originally filed June 25, 2012 (6:2012cv00405) to the Eastern District of Michigan,
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`IPR2013-00417
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`now pending as American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al.,
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`(2:2014cv13016) (“AVS 13016 Litigation”). Petitioner is a named defendant in the
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`AVS 13016 Litigation. Patent Owner is not aware of any other litigations
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`involving the ‘788 patent. The ‘788 patent is also the subject of an IPR petition
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`filed by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. on April 15, 2014, which is currently
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`pending. See IPR2014-00629. Application No. 14/332,647 claims the benefit of
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`the ‘788 patent application’s filing date and is pending.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates the following counsel:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
`Name Thomas J. Wimbiscus
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`Direct: 312-775-8109
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Name Scott P. McBride
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`Direct: 312-775-8131
`Name Christopher M. Scharff
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`Direct: 312-775-8039
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`Address: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
` 500 W. Madison St., 34th floor, Chicago, IL 60661
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` (312) 775-8100 (Facsimile)
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`D. Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC
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`Please direct all correspondence regarding this proceeding to the lead
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`counsel at the address listed above. Patent Owner also consents to electronic
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`service by e-mail to AVS-IPR@mcandrews-ip.com.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with this proceeding to Deposit Account 13-0017 (Customer ID
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Thomas J. Wimbiscus/
`Thomas J. Wimbiscus
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`DATE: August 6, 2014
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`MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
`500 West Madison St., 34th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60661
`Telephone: (312) 775-8000
`Facsimile: (312) 775-8100
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`CUSTOMER NUMBER: 23446
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that Patent Owner’s Amended Mandatory Notice
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`Information Pursuant To 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 in connection with Inter Partes Review
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`Case IPR2013-00417 was served August 6, 2014 via e-mail to the following:
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`A. Antony Pfeffer
`apfeffer@kenyon.com
`Thomas R. Makin
`tmakin@kenyon.com
`ptab@kenyon.com
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
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`Tel: 212-425-7200
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`/Thomas J. Wimbiscus/
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`MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
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`Telephone: 312-775-8000
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`CUSTOMER NUMBER: 23446
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`Date: August 6, 2014
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