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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. IPR2014-00647
`Patent No. 5,845,000
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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 ’000 patent is currently the subject of the following litigations:
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp. et al., No. 6:12-CV-406
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`(E.D. Tex.) (“AVS 406 Litigation”); American Vehicular Sciences LLC v.
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`Mercedes-Benz U.S. Int’l, Inc., Case No. 6:13-CV-308 (E.D. Tex.); and American
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`Vehicular Sciences LLC v. BMW Group, Case No. 6:12-CV-413 (E.D. Tex.).
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`Petitioner and MBUSI were named as defendants in the 308 Litigation and served
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`with a Summons and Complaint in that action on April 17, 2013. On July 22,
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`2013, they were served with infringement contentions in that proceeding. (Ex.
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`1012, p. 6.) Pending U.S. Patent App. No. 11/558,996 and numerous other patents
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`and applications claim the benefit of the application from which the ’000 patent
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`issued. The ’000 patent is currently the subject of IPR2013-00424 (instituted
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`January 14, 2014). Petitioner is not aware of any other pending administrative
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`matter that would affect, or be affected by, a decision in this proceeding. Petitioner
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`is simultaneously filing petitions seeking inter partes review of four other patents
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`currently assigned to AVS: U.S. Patent No. 6,772,057; U.S. Patent No. 6,738,697;
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,746,078; and U.S. Patent No. 7,630,802. These petitions do not
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`address the ’000 patent, but 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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`Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004.
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`(202) 508-8000
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`Facsimile:
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`(202) 508-8100
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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
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