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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`WESTERNGECO LLC.
`Petitioner
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`PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2015-00309
`Patent No. 6,906,981
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`PATENT OWNER PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Patent Owner, PGS Geophysical AS, hereby files mandatory notices
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). These notices are being timely filed within 21
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`days of the filing of the Petition, which was both filed via the Patent Review
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`Processing System and mailed to Petitioner via United States Postal Service next
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`day delivery on November 26, 2014.
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`PGS Geophysical AS is the owner of the entire interest in U.S. Patent No.
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`6,906,981.
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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 copending litigation that may
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`affect, or may be affected by, a decision in this Inter Partes Review:
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`• WesternGeco LLC v. Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. et al., Southern
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`District of Texas, Case No. 4:13-cv-02725.
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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:
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`Back-up Counsel:
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`Address:
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`David I. Berl (Reg. No. 72,751)
`Direct Phone: 202-434-5491
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`Thomas S. Fletcher (Reg. No. 72,383)
`Direct Phone: 202-434-5497
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`Christopher A. Suarez (Reg. No. 72,553)
`Direct Phone: 202-434-5279
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`Williams & Connolly LLP
`725 Twelfth St. NW
`Washington DC 20003
`202-434-5000
`202-434-5029 (facsimile)
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`D. 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 dberl@wc.com, tfletcher@wc.com, and csuarez@wc.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 506403.
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: December 16, 2014
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`_/David Berl/____________
`David Berl
`Reg. No. 72,751
`Williams & Connolly, LLP
`725 12th St., NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: 202-434-5491
`Facsimile: 202-434-5029
`Email: dberl@wc.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above-captioned PGS Geophysical
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`AS’s “PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(a)(2)” were served on this 16th day of December, 2014, on the Petitioner by
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`delivering a copy via electronic mail to the following individuals at the email
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`addresses below, and by postal service via FedEx®:
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`Scott A. McKeown (CPdocketMcKeown@oblon.com)
`Christopher A. Bullard (CPdocketBullard@oblon.com)
`OBLON, SPIVAK, McCLELLAND,
`MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L. P.
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, Virginia 22314
`703-413-3000
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` /s/ David I. Berl
`By:
`David I. Berl
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`PGS Geophysical AS
`Registration No. 72,751
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`Date: December 16, 2014