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`Filed on behalf of Senorx, Inc.
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`By:
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`Michael J. Fink (mfink@gbpatent.com)
`Arnold Turk (aturk@gbpatent.com)
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FOCAL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SENORX, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2014-00116
`Patent 8,288,745
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`PATENT OWNER SENORX, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R § 42.8(a)(2)
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`{R44865 01893531.DOC}1
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Senorx, Inc., hereby submits the
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`following Mandatory Notices. These Notices are being timely filed within 21 days of
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`November 1, 2013, the date Petitioner served the Petition for Inter Partes Review for the
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`above-captioned case on Patent Owner.
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY IN INTEREST – 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(1)
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`The real party in interest for Patent Owner is:
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`Senorx, Inc.
`3 Morgan
`Irvine, California 92618
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`Senorx, Inc. is wholly owned by C.R. Bard Inc., which has an address of 703 Central
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`Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 07974.
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`II.
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`RELATED MATTERS — 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(2)
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`Patent Owner identifies the following related patents and applications within the chain of
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`priority:
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`(a) U.S. Patent No. 8,288,745 (“the 745 patent”) claims priority from the following
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`applications:
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`• The ‘745 patent is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No.
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`11/108,785, now U.S. Patent No. 7,637,948;
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`• U.S. Patent No. 7,637,948 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application
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`No. 10/627,718, now U.S. Patent No. 6,881,226;
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`• U.S. Patent No. 6,881,226 is a divisional1 of U.S. Patent Application No.
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`09/828,806, now U.S. Patent No. 6,638,308;
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`• U.S. Patent No. 6,638,308 is a continuation-in-part2 of U.S. Patent Application
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`No. 09/169,351, now U.S. Patent No. 6,214,045; and
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`Shown as a continuation on the face of the ‘745 patent, but originally indicated as a
`divisional application.
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`• The applications claim priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos.
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`60/091,306; 60/077,639; and 60/061,588.
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`(b) The following applications claim priority from the ‘745 patent:
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`• U.S. Application No. 14/021,271 is a continuation of Application No.
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`13/567,303, now Patent No. 8,541,764; which is a continuation of U.S.
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`Application No. 12/110,748, which issued as the ‘745 patent.
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`•
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`International Application No. PCT/US09/02551, published as WO
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`2009/134340 A1 directly claims priority to the ‘745 patent. National stages
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`include:
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`o EP 2271404 A0
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`o CA 2722747 A1
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`o JP 2011-518640 A
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`o CN 102119046 A
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`o AU 2009241851 A1
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`o KR 10-2011-0009175 A
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL – 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(3)
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` Lead Counsel:
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`Michael Fink, Esq.
`Registration No. 31,827
`Email: mfink@gbpatent.com
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
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`Shown as a divisional on the face of the ‘745 patent, but originally indicated as a
`continuation-in-part application.
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Arnold Turk
`Registration No. 33,094
`Email: aturk@gbpatent.com
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
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`IV.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION – 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(4)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(4), Patent Owner provides the following service
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`information:
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`Electronic mail service:
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`Michael Fink: mfink@gbpatent.com
`Lead Counsel:
`Backup Counsel: Arnold Turk: aturk@gbpatent.com
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`Postal Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery for both Lead and Backup Counsel
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`Michael Fink
`Arnold Turk
`Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
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`Telephone Number and Fax for both Lead and Backup Counsel
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`Tel: 703-716-1191
`Fax: 703-716-1180
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`Please address all correspondence to both the lead and backup counsel shown above.
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`The Patent Owner consents to electronic service to the electronic email address shown above.
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`V.
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`A power-of-attorney from Senorx, Inc. to Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. (Customer
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`Number 109545) is being filed concurrently with these Mandatory Notices.
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`VI.
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`FEES
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees owed by
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`Senorx, Inc. and associated with the Inter Partes Review No. IPR2014-00116 of U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,288,745 to Deposit Account No. 19-0089.
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`Dated: November 21, 2013
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`Respectfully Submitted by:
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
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`/Arnold Turk/
`_______________________
`Arnold Turk
`Reg. No. 33,094
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, Virginia 20191
`(703) 716-1191
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner,
`Senorx, Inc.
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`Case IPR2014-00116
`Patent 8,288,745
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true copy of the foregoing:
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`SENORX, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R § 42.8(a)(2)
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`was served upon the following party by Federal Express, on this 21st day of November, 2013:
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`Matthew Kreeger
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`425 Market St.
`San Francisco, California 94105-2482
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`1950 Roland Clarke Place
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