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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`BUTAMAX™ ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
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`Petitioner
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`GEVO, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2013-00539
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`Patent No. 8,273,565
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`MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`Mandatory Notice Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Case No. IPR2013-00539
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`Patent Owner Mandatory Notices
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the Patent Owner, Gevo, Inc., hereby provides
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`the following notice:
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`A. Real Party In Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real party in interest is Gevo, Inc.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The following are related judicial and administrative matters:
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`1) Inter Partes Reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 8,017,376 (Control No.
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`95/001,870).
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`2) Court proceedings related to U.S. Pat. No. 8,017,376, captioned Butamax™
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`Advanced Biofuels LLC, et al. v. Gevo, Inc., No. 1:12-054-SLR-MPT (D.
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`Del.).
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`3) Inter Partes Reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 8,232,089 (Control No.
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`95/002,227).
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`4) Court proceedings related to U.S. Pat. No. 8,232,089, captioned Butamax™
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`Advanced Biofuels LLC, et al. v. Gevo, Inc., No. 1:12-01724-SLR (D. Del.).
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`5) U.S. Pat. No. 8,071,358.
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`6) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/279,166 (pending).
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`7) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/246,718 (pending).
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`8) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/176,452 (pending).
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`9) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/528,106 (abandoned).
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`C. Lead and Back-up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent owner Gevo, Inc. identifies Fraser D. Brown, Ph.D., as lead counsel
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`and Chris Holly, Ph.D., as back-up counsel:
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`Fraser D. Brown, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. L0617
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`Chris Holly, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. 67,971
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`Tel: (202) 842-7800
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
`fbrown@cooley.com
`cholly@cooley.com
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`D. Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Patent owner Gevo, Inc. provides the following service information:
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`Fraser D. Brown, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. L0617
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
`Suite 700
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`Case No. IPR2013-00539
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`Patent Owner Mandatory Notices
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`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`Tel: (202) 842-7800
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
`fbrown@cooley.com
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`Chris Holly, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. 67,971
`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`Tel: (202) 842-7800
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
`cholly@cooley.com
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`Patent owner Gevo, Inc. hereby consents to electronic service. Please direct
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`IPR2013-00539@cooley.com
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`COOLEY LLP
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`/Fraser D. Brown/
`Fraser D. Brown
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`September 20, 2013
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e), 42.105(a))
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`I, Fraser D. Brown., hereby certify that on this 20th day of September, 2013,
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`the foregoing MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 was served
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`electronically via email on the following:
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`Deborah A. Sterling
`dsterlin-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Peter A. Jackman
`pjackman-PTAB@skgf.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`202.772.8501 (telephone)
`202.371.2540 (facsimile)
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`September 20, 2013
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
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`Washington, DC 20004-2400
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
`Fax: (202) 842-7899
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
`COOLEY LLP
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`/Fraser D. Brown/
`Fraser D. Brown, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. L0617
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