`Filed on behalf of: BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC
`Date: July 18, 2014
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`By: Cary Kappel, Lead Counsel
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`William Gehris, Backup Counsel
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`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
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`485 Seventh Avenue
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`Facsimile (212) 736-2427
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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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`ZIMMER HOLDNGS,
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`BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC
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`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2014-001080
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`Patent 7,806,896
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner, BONUTTI SKELETAL
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`Case: IPR2014-01080
`Patent 7,806,896
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`INNOVATIONS LLC, submits the following Mandatory Notices in response to
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`the Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,806,896 (hereinafter the
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`“'896 patent”).
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`1. Real Party-In-Interest
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (1), Patent Owner identifies the real
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`party-in-interest as the assignee Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC. Bonutti
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`Skeletal Innovations LLC is a subsidiary of Advanced Skeletal Innovations LLC,
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`which is a subsidiary of Acacia Research Group LLC, which in turn is a subsidiary
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`of Acacia Research Corporation.
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`2. Related Matters
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following related proceedings which may affect or be affected by a decision in this
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`proceeding: Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC v. Zimmer Holdings Inc. et al.,
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`Civil Action No. 1:2012cv01107 (D. Del. 2012); Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC
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`v. Wright Medical Group Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:2012cv01110 (D. Del.
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`2012); Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC v. ConforMIS Inc., Civil Action No.
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`1:2012cv01109 (D. Del. 2012); Biomet Inc v. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC,
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`Civil Action No. 3:2013cv00176 (N.D. In. 2013); and Bonutti Skeletal Innovations
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`v. DePuy Mitek, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:2012cv11667 (D. Mass 2012); which
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`concerns the '896 patent which is the subject of this proceeding.
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`Case: IPR2014-01080
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`Patent Owner further identifies IPR2013-00629, IPR2014-00321, and
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`IPR2014-00354, which seek inter partes review of the '896 patent which is the
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`subject of this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner further identifies IPR 213-00605, IPR 2014-00191, and IPR
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`2014-00311, which seek inter partes review of United States Patent Nos.
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`7,749,229, 7,837,736, and 7,959,635 respectively all of which are at issue in
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`Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC v. Zimmer Holdings Inc. et al., Civil Action No.
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`1:2012cv01107 (D. Del. 2012).
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`The Patent Owner also identifies the following patents that claim the benefit
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`of the priority of the filing date of the '896 patent or that the '896 patent claims
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`priority from: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,104,996, 6,770,078, 6,702,821, 6,503,277,
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`6,635,073, 6,503,267, 6,423,063, 6,575,982, 6,620,181, 6,468,289, and 8,425,522.
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`3. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner identifies
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`Cary Kappel as lead counsel and William Gehris as back-up counsel:
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`Cary Kappel
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`485 Seventh Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-1257
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: ckappel@ddkpatent.com
`Registration No.: 36,561
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`Case: IPR2014-01080
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`William Gehris
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`485 Seventh Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-2015
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`Email: wgehris@ddkpatent.com
`Registration No.: 38,156
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`4. Service Information
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (4), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following service information:
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`Cary Kappel
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`485 Seventh Avenue
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`Tel: (212) 736-1257
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: ckappel@ddkpatent.com
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`July 18, 2014
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Cary Kappel, Reg. 36,561
`William Gehris, Reg. 38,156
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`485 Seventh Avenue
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 18th day of July, 2014, a true and correct copy of
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`the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES was served by
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`electronic mail pursuant to Petitioner's consent to email service, upon the following
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`counsel of record for Petitioners ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. and ZIMMER, INC.:
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`Walter C. Linder
`Faeger Baker Daniels, LLP
`2200 Wells Fargo Center
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`Walter.linder@FaegreBD.com
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`Daniel Lechleiter
`Faeger Baker Daniels, LLP
`300 N. Meridian St.
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`Indianapolis, IN 46204-1750
`Daniel.Lechleiter@FaegreBD.com
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