`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DAICEL CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`CASE IPR2014-01515
`Patent 7,223,886
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`PATENT OWNER CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner hereby files the following Mandatory
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`IPR2014-01515
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`Notices.
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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 CELANESE INTERNATIONAL
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`CORPORATION, 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd.; Suite 900N; Irving, TX 75039.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Judicial Matters:
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`Patent Owner identifies that U.S. Patent No. 7,223,886 is not, at present, the
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`subject of any judicial proceedings.
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`Administrative Matters:
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`In accordance with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide (77 Fed. Reg.
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`48,756, at 48,760 (Aug. 14, 2012)), Patent Owner identifies the following
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`applications and patents that claim or may claim the benefit of the priority of the
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`filing date of U.S. Patent No. 7,223,886:
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`• PCT/US05/06092 filed on 2-24-2005 which is Published.
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`• U.S. Appl. No. 11/788,455 filed on 4-20-2007, which issued as U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,076,507 and is the subject of a petition for inter partes review
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`(IPR2014-01514).
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`Patent Owner does not concede that the identified patent or applications
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`would be affected by a decision in the present inter partes review of U.S. Patent
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`No. 7,223,886.
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates Justin L. Krieger as lead counsel and Edward F.
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`Kenehan, Jr. and Troy A. Petersen as back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel: Justin L. Krieger, Reg. No. 47,719
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`Backup Counsel: Edward F. Kenehan, Jr., Reg. No. 28,962
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`Backup Counsel: Troy A. Petersen, Reg. No. 56,827
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`Address:
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`Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole P.C.
`7918 Jones Branch Drive
`Suite 500
`McLean, VA 22102
`Tel.: (703) 584-3270
`Fax: (703) 848-2981
`IPR@rmsclaw.com
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`A power of attorney is being filed concurrently with this notice.
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Please direct all correspondence regarding this proceeding to the lead
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`counsel at the address listed above. Patent Owner also consents to electronic
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`service by email to:
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`IPR@rmsclaw.com
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with this proceeding to Deposit Account No. 50-2478.
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`/Justin L. Krieger/
`By:
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` Registration No.: 47,719
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`Dated:
`October 8, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole P.C.
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`Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole P.C.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on October 8, 2014, a complete copy of this
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`PATENT OWNER CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES was serviced via email on Counsel for Petitioners at
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`the email address as indicated in their PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW:
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`DAICEL_IPR@FOLEY.COM
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Justin L. Krieger/
`By:
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`Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole P.C.
`7918 Jones Branch Drive
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`McLean, VA 22102
`Tel.: (703) 584-3270
`Fax: (703) 848-2981
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