`Filed: May 7, 2015
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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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`CATERPILLAR INC.,
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`ESCO CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,689,472
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`IPR2015-01032
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent owner ESCO
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`Corporation hereby provides the following Mandatory Notices. These
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`Mandatory Notices are filed within 21 days of service of the Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review for this case, IPR2015-01032, which was assigned a
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`filing date of April 17, 2015.
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`37 C.F. R. § 42.8(b)(1) - Real Party-In-Interest
`The real party-in-interest for the Patent Owner is:
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`ESCO Corporation
`2141 N.W. 25th Avenue
`Portland, Oregon 97210
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`II. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
`U.S. Patent No. 8,689,472 has been asserted in the following
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`litigation(s) and IPR proceedings: ESCO Corporation v. Cashman
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`Equipment Company, et al., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-00529, United
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`States District Court, District of Nevada which was consolidated with
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`ESCO Corporation v. Cashman Equipment Company, et al., Civil Action
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`No. 2:12-cv-01545, United States District Court, District of Nevada on
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`December 30, 2014; and Caterpillar Inc. v. ESCO Corporation, Case
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`IPR2015-00409 for U.S. Patent No. 8,689,472, filed on December 19,
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`III. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Backup Counsel
`Lead Counsel:
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`Charles W. Shifley
`Registration No. 28,042
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 463-5000
`Fax: (312) 463-5001
`Service Email: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
`Personal Email: cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Binal J. Patel
`Registration No. 42,065
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 463-5000
`Fax: (312) 463-5001
`Service Email: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
`Personal Email: bpatel@bannerwitcoff.com
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`Timothy J. Rechtien
`Registration No. 70,501
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 463-5000
`Fax: (312) 463-5001
`Service Email: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
`Personal Email: trechtien@bannerwitcoff.com
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`Robert H. Resis
`Registration No. 32,168
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 463-5000
`Fax: (312) 463-5001
`Service Email: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
`Personal Email: rresis@bannerwitcoff.com
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`IV. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information:
`(a) Electronic mail address: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
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`(b) Postal Mailing Address:
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`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`(c) Hand Delivery Address: same as the postal mailing address.
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`(d) Telephone number:
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`Lead Counsel: (312) 463-5000
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`Backup Counsel: (312) 463-5000
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`(e) Facsimile number: (312) 463-5001
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`Please address all correspondence to both lead and backup counsel
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`shown above. The Patent Owner consents to electronic service to the
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`electronic mail address shown above.
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`V. Power of Attorney
`A Power of Attorney from ESCO Corporation to Banner & Witcoff,
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`Ltd. (Customer No. 22908) is being filed concurrently with these
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`Mandatory Notices.
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`VI. Fees
`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge
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`any fees owed by ESCO Corporation and associated with Inter Partes
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`Review No. 2015-01032 of U.S. Patent No. 8,689,472 to Deposit Account
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`No. 19-0733.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: May 7, 2015
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`By: /Charles W. Shifley/
`Charles W. Shifley
`Registration No. 28,042
`Binal J. Patel
`Registration No. 42,065
`Timothy J. Rechtien
`Registration No. 70,501
`Robert H. Resis
`Registration No. 32,168
`Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
`10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 463-5000
`Fax: (312) 463-5001
`E-mail: ESCO472IPR@bannerwitcoff.com
`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`ESCO Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on May 7, 2015 a copy of ESCO
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`CORPORATION’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(a)(2) was served on the Petitioner by emailing a copy to CAT-
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`ESCO-IPR2015-01032@finnegan.com.
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`/Charles W. Shifley/
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` Charles W. Shifley
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` Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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