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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________________________________________________
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`CROCS, INC.
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`POLLIWALKS, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`____________________
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`CASE IPR2014-00423
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`Patent 8,371,043
`____________________
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Patent Owner Polliwalks, Inc. hereby submits its mandatory notices pursuant
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`to 37 CFR 42.8(a)(2) as follows.
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`A.
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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 is Patent Owner Polliwalks, Inc., a Delaware
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`Corporation, having its registered address at Corporation Trust Center , 1209
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`Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801, and its principal place of business at 9
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`Kendrick Rd., Wareham, MA 02571. Patent Owner Polliwalks, Inc. is the survivor
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`by merger of the original assignee of the same name, a Massachusetts corporation.
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`B.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,371,043 (“the ’043 Patent”) claims priority to U.S.
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`Provisional Application No. 61/075,778, filed on June 26, 2008, and U.S.
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`Provisional Application No. 60/953,246, filed on August 1, 2007.
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`The following patent applications claim priority to the ’043 Patent:
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` U.S. Application No. 12/505,893 filed on July 20, 2009, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,371,044 (“the ’044 Patent”);
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` U.S. Application No. 12/541,947 filed on August 15, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,182 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,185 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,205 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,209 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,248 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No. 29/343,251 filed on September 9, 2009,
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`abandoned;
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` U.S. Application No 13/741,407 filed on January 15, 2013, pending;
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` U.S. Application No 13/898,419 filed on May 20, 2013, issued as U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,613,148 (“the 148 Patent”).
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`Patent Owner identifies the following judicial and/or administrative matters
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`(including this instant proceeding) that would (or may) affect, or be affected by, a
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`decision in this proceeding:
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` Polliwalks, Inc. v. Crocs, Inc. and Kohl’s Corporation, Inc., Case No.
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`1:13-CV-11425-JGD (D. Mass.), dismissed without prejudice.
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` Polliwalks, Inc. v. BBC International, LLC. and Family Dollar Stores,
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`Inc., Case No. 1:13-CV-11442-MLW (D. Mass.), pending.
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` Crocs, Inc. v. Polliswalks, Inc., Case No. IPR2014-00423 (PTAB)
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`(the ’043 Patent).
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` Crocs, Inc. v. Polliswalks, Inc., Case No. IPR2014-00424 (PTAB)
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`(the ’418 Patent).
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`C.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) and (4))
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Back-Up Counsel:
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Stephen Y. Chow (Reg. No. 31,338)
`Burns & Levinson LLP
`125 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110
`Phone: (617) 345-3263; Fax: (617) 345-3299
`Email: schow@burnslev.com
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`Joseph M. Maraia (Reg. No. 55,926)
`Burns & Levinson LLP
`125 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110
`Phone: (617) 345-3000; Fax: (617) 345-3299
`Email: jmaraia@burnslev.com
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`Hsuanyeh Chang, PhD (Rec. No. L0577)
`Burns & Levinson LLP
`125 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110
`Phone: (617) 345-3218; Fax: (617) 345-3299
`Email: hchang@burnslev.com
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`Date: March 10, 2014
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/s/ Stephen Y. Chow_____________
`Stephen Y. Chow
`Registration No. 31,338
`Burns & Levinson LLP
`125 Summer Street
`Boston, MA 02110
`Telephone: (617) 345-3263
`Fax: (617) 345-3299
`Email: schow@burnslev.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that, on this 10th
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`day of March, 2014, a copy of the following materials:
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` PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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` PATENT OWNER’S POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`was served by electronic mail on Petitioner’s counsel of record:
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`David Marsh
`Arnold & Porter LLP
`555 Twelfth Street, NW
`Washington DC 20004-1206
`david.marsh@aporter.com
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`Dated: March 10, 2014
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`/s/ Hsuanyeh Chang
`Hsuanyeh Chang, PhD
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