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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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`MAKO SURGICAL CORP.,
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`BLUE BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
`Named Patent Owner.
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`CASE NO: IPR2015-00630
`Patent 6,205,411
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`NAMED PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. §
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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, the Named Patent Owner, Blue Belt
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`Technologies, Inc., hereby provides the following notice:
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. is the exclusive licensee of U.S. Patent No.
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`6,205,411 (the “’411 patent”) and a real party in interest. Blue Belt Holdings, Inc.
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`is also a real party in interest. Carnegie Mellon University owns the ’411 patent.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`The ’411 patent is asserted in a pending case in the U.S. District Court for
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`the Southern District of Florida: Mako Surgical Corp. v. Blue Belt Technologies,
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`Inc., Case No. 14-cv-61263, filed May 30, 2014.
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`C. Lead and Backup Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Named Patent Owner Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. identifies Brian Buroker
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`(Reg. No. 39,125) as lead counsel and Stuart Rosenberg (Reg. No. 60,772) as
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`back-up counsel, both of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; and Greg Stark (Reg. No.
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`62,731) of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner P.A. as additional backup counsel.
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`In an abundance of caution, counsel for patent owner Carnegie Mellon University
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`also are identified as backup counsel below.
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`LEAD COUNSEL
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`BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Brian Buroker (Reg. No. 39,125)
`bburoker@gibsondunn.com
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`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
`1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20036-5306
`Tel: (202) 955-8541
`Fax: (202) 530-4200
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`Stuart Rosenberg (Reg. No. 60,772)
`srosenberg@gibsondunn.com
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`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
`1881 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1211
`Tel: (650) 849-5389
`Fax: (640) 849-5089
`Greg Stark (Reg. No. 62,731)
`gstark@slwip.com
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`Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner
`TCF Building
`121 South 8th Street, Suite 1600
`Minneapolis, MN 5540
`Tel: (612) 373-6904
`Fax: (612) 339-3061
`Patrick J. McElhinny (Reg. No. 46,320)
`patrick.mcelhinny@klgates.com
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`Mark. G. Knedeisen (Reg. No. 42,747)
`mark.knedeisen@klgates.com
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`K&L Gates LLP
`210 Sixth Avenue
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`Fax: (412) 355-6501
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead counsel and the back-up
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`counsel as shown above. The Named Patent Owner consents to electronic service
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`by email at the e-mail addresses provided above.
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`Dated: February 18, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Brian Buroker
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`Brian Buroker
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`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
`1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
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`CERFITICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e), 42.105(a))
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`The undersigned certifies hereby certifies that on this 18th day of February,
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`2015, the foregoing NAMED PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICE
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`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 was served electronically via email on the following:
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`Matthew I. Kreeger
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`Morrison & Foerster LLP
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`DATED: February 18, 2015
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`Walter Wu
`wwu@mofo.com
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`Morrison & Foerster LLP
`755 Page Mill Road
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`By: /s/ Brian Buroker
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`Brian Buroker
`Reg. No. 39,125
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`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
`1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
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`Tel: (202) 955-8541
`Fax: (202) 530-4200
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