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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case 1PR2015-00974
`Patent 7,224,668
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop "PA TENT BOARD"
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Patent Owner, Cisco Systems, Inc., hereby files its Mandatory Notices
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). This notice is being timely filed within 21 days
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`of service of the petition.
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The patent owner and real party-in-interest is Cisco Systems, Inc.
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`II.
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`RELATED MATTERS
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`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding:
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`Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., No. 4:14-cv-05343-JSW (N.D.
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`Cal.), filed December 5, 2014
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`Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., Network Devices, Related
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`Software and Components Thereof (II),
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`ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-945, filed December
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`19 1 2014
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`The lead counsel for Cisco Systems, Inc. is:
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`Lori A. Gordon, Reg. No. 50,633
`Igordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8862
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`The backup counsel for Cisco Systems, Inc. are:
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`Robert Greene Sterne, Reg. No. 28,912
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8555
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Jon E. Wright, Reg. No. 50,720
`jwright-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N. W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8651
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Daniel Block, Reg. No. 68,395
`dblock-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8735
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at the email addresses
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`provided above.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`Lor A. Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: April 22, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing CISCO SYSTEMS,
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`INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2) and
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.10(b) were served
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`electronically via e-mail on April 22, 2015, in their entirety on the following:
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`W. Karl Renner (Lead Counsel)
`Kevin E. Greene (Back-up Counsel)
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1PR40963-00061P 1 @fr.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`Lori . Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: April 22, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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