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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC
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`Petitioner
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`AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES, LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2014-00646
`Patent No. 6,772,057
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`PETITIONER’S MANDATORY NOTICES –
`ADDITION OF BACKUP COUNSEL
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Petitioner Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Petitioner”) hereby provides notice
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`that it has added Jonathan R. DeFosse as back-up counsel in this proceeding.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3), Petitioner’s updated mandatory notices are
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`below, reflecting the addition of Mr. DeFosse.
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`MANDATORY NOTICES (37 C.F.R. § 42.8)
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
`Petitioner, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, and Mercedes-Benz U.S.
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`International, Inc. (“MBUSI”) are the real-parties-in-interest.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
`The ’057 patent has been asserted by Patent Owner in the following
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`litigations: American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp. et al., 12-CV-
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`410 (E.D. Tex.); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. BMW Group et al., 12-CV-
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`415 (E.D. Tex.); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Subaru of Am., Inc., 13- CV-
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`230 (E.D. Tex.); and American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Mercedes-Benz U.S.
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`International, Inc. et al., 13-CV-309 (E.D. Tex.). Petitioner and MBUSI were
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`named as defendants in the 309 Litigation and served with a Summons and
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`Complaint in that action on April 17, 2013. On July 22, 2013, they were served
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`with infringement contentions in that proceeding. (Ex. 1015, p. 6.) Pending U.S.
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`Patent App. No. 11/923,929 and numerous other patents and applications claim the
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`benefit of the application from which the ’057 patent issued. The ’057 patent is
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`currently the subject of IPR2013-00419 (instituted January 13, 2014). Petitioner is
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`not aware of any other pending administrative matter that would affect, or be
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`affected by, a decision in this proceeding. Petitioner is simultaneously filing
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`petitions seeking inter partes review of four other patents currently assigned to
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`AVS: U.S. Patent No. 5,845,000; U.S. Patent No. 6,738,697; U.S. Patent No.
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`6,746,078; and U.S. Patent No. 7,630,802. These petitions do not address the ’057
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`patent, but do involve the same patent owner and Petitioner.
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`C. Counsel & Service Information (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3)-(4))
`Lead Counsel:
`Scott W. Doyle (Reg. No. 39176)
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`Back-up Counsel: Jonathan R. DeFosse (admitted pro hac vice)
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`Electronic Service: scott.doyle@shearman.com, jonathan.defosse@shearman.com
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`Service Address: Scott W. Doyle, Shearman & Sterling LLP, 801 Pennsylvania
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`(202) 508-8000
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`Facsimile:
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`Dated: June 20, 2014
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`/Scott W. Doyle/
`Scott W. Doyle (Reg. No. 39176)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
`801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 900
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 508-8000
`Facsimile: (202) 508-8100
`scott.doyle@shearman.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby confirms that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES – ADDITION OF BACK-UP COUNSEL was
`served on June 20, 2014, via electronic mail upon the following:
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`Thomas J. Wimbiscus (Reg. No. 36,059)
`Scott P. McBride (Reg. No. 42,853)
`Christopher M. Scharff (Reg. No. 53,556)
`McANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
`500 West Madison St., 34th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60661
`AVS-IPR@mcandrews-ip.com
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`/Scott W. Doyle/
`Scott W. Doyle (Reg. No. 39176)
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
`801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 900
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: (202) 508-8000
`Facsimile: (202) 508-8100
`scott.doyle@shearman.com