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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`BUTAMAXTM ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
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`Petitioner
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`V.
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`GEVO, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2014—00581
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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
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case No. IPR2014-00581
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`Patent Owner GEVO, INC.
`Patent Owner Mandatory Notices
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`Mandatory Notice Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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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.
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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 Gevo, Inc.
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`B.
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`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 Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,273,565 (IPR20l3-00539).
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`2) Inter Partes Reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 8,017,376 (Control No.
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`95/001,870).
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`3) Court proceedings related to U.S. Pat. No. 8,017,376, captioned ButarnaxTM
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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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`4) Inter Partes Reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 8,232,089 (Control No.
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`95/002,227).
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`.5) Court proceedings related to U.S. Pat. No. 8,232,089, captioned ButamaxTM
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`Advanced Biofuels LLC, et al. v. Gevo, Inc. , No. 1:12-0l724—SLR (D. Del.).
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`6) U.S. Pat. No. 8,071,358.
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`7) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/279,166 (pending).
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`8) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/246,718 (pending).
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`Case No. IPR20l4-00581
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`Patent Owner GEVO, INC.
`Patent Owner Mandatory Notices
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`9) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 14/157,799 (pending).
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`C.
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`Lead and Back-up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent owner Gevo, Inc. identifies Erich E. Veitenheimer, Ph.D., as lead
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`counsel and Chris Holly, Ph.D., as back-up counsel:
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`Erich E. Veitenheimer, Ph.D.
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`Reg. No. 40,420
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`Chris Holly, Ph.D.
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`Reg. No. 67,971
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`COOLEY LLP
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`ATTN: Patent Group
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`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
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`Suite 700
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`Washington, DC 20004-2400
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
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`Fax: (202) 842-7899
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`IPR2014-00581@cooley.com
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) a Power of Attorney is submitted with the
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`present designation of counsel.
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`Case No. IPR20l4-00581
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`Patent Owner GEVO, INC.
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`D.
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`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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`Erich E. Veitenheimer, Ph.D.
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`Reg. No. 40,420
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`COOLEY LLP
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`ATTN: Patent Group
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`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
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`Suite 700
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`Washington, DC 20004-2400
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
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`Fax: (202) 842-7899
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`eveitenhemier@cooley.com
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`Chris Holly, Ph.D.
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`Reg. No. 67,971
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`COOLEY LLP
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`ATTN: Patent Group
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`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
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`Suite 700
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`Washington, DC 20004-2400
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
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`cholly@cooley.com
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`Patent owner Gevo, Inc. hereby consents to electronic service. Please direct
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`all correspondence to: IPR2014-00581@co0ley.c0m
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`April 22, 2014
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`COOLEY LLP
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`Patent Owner GEVO, INC.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COOLEY LLP
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`ATTN: Patent Group
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`Case No. IPR2014-00581
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6ge)
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`I, Erich E. Veitenheimer, Ph.D., hereby certify that on this 22 day of April,
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`2014, the foregoing MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 was
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`served electronically via email on the following:
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`Deborah A. Sterling (Reg. No. 62,732)
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`dsterlin-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Peter A. Jackman (Reg. No. 45,986)
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`pjackman-PTAB @sl<gf.com
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`April 22, 2014
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`COOLEY LLP
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COOLEY LLP
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`By:
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`Tel: (202) 842-7800
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`Fax: (202) 842-7899