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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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`Toyota Motor Corp.,
`Petitioner
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 5,845,000
`Filing Date: June 7, 1995
`Issue Date: December 1, 1998
`Title: OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM USING
`PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR USE WITH VEHICLES
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`Inter Partes Review No. 2015-00262
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`AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC’s
`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. 42.8(a)(2)
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`Patent Owner, American Vehicular Sciences LLC hereby files mandatory
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`notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2).
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC is the owner of the entire interest in
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,845,000 ("the ‘000 Patent"), and thus is a real-party-in-
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The Patent Owner identifies the following judicial and/or administrative
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`matters that may affect, or may be affected by, a decision in this Inter Partes
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`Review:
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`The '000 patent is asserted by the Patent Owner in the following litigation
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`pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan:
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`American Vehicular Sciences LLC v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al., No. 2:14-
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`CV-13017 (E.D. Mich.) (originally filed in 2012 in E.D. Tex.). Patent Owner is not
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`aware of any other litigations involving the ‘000 patent.
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`The ‘000 patent is also the subject of an IPR petition (IPR2013-00424) filed
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`by Toyota Motor Corp. on July 12, 2013, which is awaiting final written decision.
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`The ‘000 patent is also the subject of an IPR petition (IPR2014-00647 ) filed by
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`Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC on April 16, 2014. Toyota also filed a Motion for
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`Joinder with IPR 2014-00647. The ‘000 patent is also the subject of a
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`reexamination having control no. 90/020,078, filed by Toyota Motor Corporation
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`on November 13, 2014.
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`The following applications claims the benefit of the ‘000 patent application’s
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`filing date and are pending: 11/558,996, 11/874,343, and 11/923,929.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates the following counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
`Name Thomas J. Wimbiscus
`(Reg. No. 36,059)
`(twimbiscus@mcandrews-ip.com)
`Direct: 312-775-8109
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Name Scott P. McBride
`(Reg. No. 42,853)
`(smcbride@mcandrews-ip.com)
`Direct: 312-775-8131
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`Name Christopher M. Scharff
`(Reg. No. 53,556)
`(cscharff@mcandrews-ip.com)
`Direct: 312-775-8039
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`Address: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
` 500 W. Madison St., 34th floor, Chicago, IL 60661
` (312) 775-8000 (Reception)
` (312) 775-8100 (Facsimile)
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`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 e-mail to AVS-IPR@mcandrews-ip.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 13-0017 (Customer ID 23446).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: December 4, 2014
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`/ Scott P. McBride /
`By:
`Scott P. McBride
`Reg. No. 42,853
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
`American Vehicular Sciences LLC.
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`McANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD.
`500 West Madison St., 34th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60661
`Telephone: (312) 775-8000
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that American Vehicular Sciences LLC’s Mandatory Notices
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`Under 37 C.F.R. 42.8(a)(2) were served on this 4th day of December 2014
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`electronic mail to the following:
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`Lead Counsel
`Matt Berkowitz
`(Reg. No. 57,215)
`mberkowitz@kenyon.com
`ptab@kenyon.com
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212-425-7200
`Fax: 212-425-5288
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`Back-up Counsel
`Thomas R. Makin
`(pro hac vice to be requested upon authorization)
`tmakin@kenyon.com
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212-425-7200
`Fax: 212-425-5288
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`/ Scott P. McBride /
`Scott P. McBride
`Registration No. 42,853
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`MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY
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`Telephone: 312-775-8000
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`Facsimile: 312-775-8100
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`CUSTOMER NUMBER: 23446
`Date: December 4, 2014
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