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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
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`Patent of AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES
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`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 6,772,057
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`Issue Date: August 3, 2004
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`Title: VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS USING IMAGE PROCESSING
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`AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC’S
`MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
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`Case No. IPR2013-00419
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC
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`IPR2013-00419
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`In accordance with the Board’s comments in the February 3, 2014 Initial
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`Conference Call in related IPR proceedings, Patent Owner American Vehicular
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`Sciences (“Patent Owner”) has added Christopher Scharff as back-up counsel in
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`this proceeding, and submits the following updated mandatory notice information
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`in accordance with 37 CFR § 42.8(b) to reflect the addition of Mr. Scharff as back-
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`up counsel. Additionally, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) submits additional
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`related matters.
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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. 6,772,057 (“the ‘057 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 '057 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. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al., filed June
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`25, 2012 (6:2012cv00410) (“AVS 410 Litigation”); American Vehicular Sciences
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`LLC, v. BMW Group, et al., filed June 25, 2012 (6:2012cv415); American
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`Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Subaru of America, Inc., filed March 8, 2013
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`(6:2013cv230); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Mercedes-Benz U.S. Intl.
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`Inc., filed April 3, 2013 (6:2013cv309). Petitioner is a named defendant in the
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`AVS 410 Litigation. Patent Owner is not aware of any other litigations involving
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`the ‘057 patent. The following applications claim the benefit of the ‘057 patent
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`application’s filing date and are pending: Application Nos. 11/558,996,
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`11/619,863, 11/874,343, 11/923,929 and 13/849,715. Since the filing of Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notice, Application No. 12/098,502 has issued to US
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`8,538,636 and Application No. 13/185,770 has been abandoned, both which claim
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`the benefit of the ‘057 patent application’s filing date.
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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.
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`D. Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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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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`23446).
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`DATE: February 12, 2014
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`MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY
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`Facsimile: (312) 775-8100
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`CUSTOMER NUMBER: 23446
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that American Vehicular Sciences, LLC’s Mandatory Notice
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`IPR2013-00419 was served on this 12th day of February by electronic mail to the
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`Matt Berkowitz
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`Thomas R. Makin
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`ptab@kenyon.com
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
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`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212-425-7200
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`MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY
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`CUSTOMER NUMBER: 23446
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`Date: February 12, 2014
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