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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`J SQUARED, INC. d/b/a/ UNIVERSITY LOFT COMPANY
`Petitioner
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`SAUDER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00774
`Patent No. 8,585,136
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the patent owner, Sauder Manufacturing
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`Company (“Patent Owner”) hereby submits the following Mandatory Notices in
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`response to the Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,585,136.
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`Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`Sauder Manufacturing Company is the owner of the entire interest in U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,585,136.
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`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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` Sauder Manufacturing Company v J Squared, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:14-
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`cv-00962-JZ pending in the United States District Court for the Northern
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`District of Ohio.
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`III.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Lead Counsel
`Thomas N. Young, Reg. No. 20985
`YOUNG BASILE HANLON
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`3001 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 624
`Troy, MI 48084
`T: 248-649-3333, F: 248-649-3338
`E: litigation@youngbasile.com
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`Back-Up Counsel
`Timothy Eagle, Reg. No. 31755
`VARNUM RIDDERING SCHMIDT
` & HOWLETT LLP
`333 Bridge Street NW,P.O. Box 352
`Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0352
`T: 616-336-6000, F: 616-336-7000
`E: teeagle@varnumlaw.com
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Please direct all correspondence regarding this proceeding to both counsel at
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`the address listed above. Patent Owner also consents to electronic service by
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`email to litigation@youngbasile.com, teeagle@varnumlaw.com and
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`Jacob@youngbasile.com.
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`V.
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`Power of Attorney
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`A Power of Attorney from Sauder Manufacturing Company is being filed
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`concurrently with these Mandatory Notices.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/Thomas N. Young
`Thomas N. Young
`Registration No. 20985
`3001 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 624
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 649-3333 / (248) 649-3338 Fax
`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`Dated: March 12, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e)(4) and 42.205(b), the undersigned certifies
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`that on March 12, 2015, a complete and entire copy of Patent Owner’s Mandatory
`Notices and Power of Attorney were provided via Federal Express, to the
`Petitioner by serving the correspondence address of record as follows:
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`William F. Bahret, Reg. No. 31,087
`Bahret & Associates LLC
`320 N. Meridian St., Suite 510
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
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`/s/Thomas N. Young
`Thomas N. Young
`YOUNG BASILE
`3001 W. Big Beaver Road
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