`One Liberty Place
`1650 Market Street. Suite 4900
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`Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 19103-7300
`www.dlapiper.com
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`Paul A. Taufer
`paul.taufer@dlaplper.com
`T 215.656.3385
`F 215.606.3385
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`YOURFILE-i No; 5314-1
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`OUR FlLE NO. DMC~1~R
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`May 19, 2011
`Um E-MAN. AND U. S. MAJL PA rE~rs@goao:-r.coM
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`Norman E. Lehrer, Esq.
`Norman E. Lehrer RC.
`1205 North Kings Highway
`Cherry Hill. NJ 08034-1982
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`Re:
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`Destination Maternity Corporation - M'Chic LLC
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`Dear Mr. Lehrer:
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`Thank you for your May 1?. 201 1 letter in which you assert that M‘Chic does not infringe because
`its jeans do not re-cede downward. Destination Maternity disagrees. M'Chic's jeans recede downward in
`the same manner as shown in Destination Maternity's patent figures:
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`M'Chlc Capri Pant
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`DMCO116526
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`EXHIBIT
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`DLA PIPER
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`Norman E. Lehrer, Esq.
`May 19, 2011
`Page Two
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`w Figure 1 of the Destination tiiaternity Patents
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`M’Chi::h Skinny Leg Jean
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`importantly, the portion of clothing that recedes downward may be either shallow or more
`pronounced. gee US. Patent No. ?,B1-4,575 col. 3 ins. 1-2; U.S, Patent No. 7.900.276 col. 3 Ins. ‘I-8. As
`such, even a small dip is covered by the Destination Maternity patents.
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`In light of the above information. we request that you provide on or before May 27, 2011 a
`detailed explanation that is sufficient to remove the M'Chic: products from the ambit of the claims of the
`Destination Maternity patents. Destination Maternity seeks assurance that its intellectual property rights
`are not being infringed.
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