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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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`NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.,
`Petitioner
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`PARALLEL SEPARATION INNOVATIONS LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR 2015-01138
`Patent No. 5,593,582
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`MANDATORY NOTICE 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, Parallel Separation
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`Innovations LLC, hereby files its Mandatory Notices in Response to the Petition for
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`Inter Partes Review on U.S. Patent No. 5,593,582.
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) – Real Party in Interest
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`The real party in interest is Parallel Separation Innovations LLC, the owner
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`by assignment of the subject U.S. Patent No. 5,593,582 (“the ‘582 Patent”). Parallel
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`Separation Innovations LLC is wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Group
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`LLC, which in turn is a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp., a publicly traded
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
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`Parallel Separation Innovations LLC has asserted the ‘582 patent in the
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`following district court litigations:
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`• Parallel Separation Innovations LLC v. Schlumberger N.V. (Schlumberger
`Limited), et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-00549-JRG (E.D. Tex.) (settled by
`confidential agreement on March 13, 2015; case dismissed on
`March 31, 2015);
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`• Parallel Separation Innovations LLC v. Axiom Process, LLC et al., Case No.
`5:14-cv-00552-JRG (E.D. Tex.) (settled by confidential agreement on
`November 20, 2014; case dismissed on December 3, 2014); and
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`• Parallel Separations Innovations, Inc. v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., et. al.
`Cause No. 2:14-cv-556 (E.D. Tex.) (transferred to S.D. Tex. on April 9, 2015),
`now Case No. 4:15-cv-920 (S.D. Tex.).
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – Lead and Back Up Counsel
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`III.
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`Lead Counsel:
`Henry Pogorzelski, Reg. No. 55543
`COLLINS, EDMONDS, POGORZELSKI, SCHLATHER & TOWER, PLLC
`1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 125
`Houston, TX 77057
`Tel: 281-501-3388
`Fax: 832-415-2535
`Email: hpogorzelski@cepiplaw.com
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`Backup Counsel:
`Andrew Tower, Reg. No. 37742
`COLLINS, EDMONDS, POGORZELSKI, SCHLATHER & TOWER, PLLC
`1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 125
`Houston, TX 77057
`Tel: 832-623-6240
`Fax: 832-415-2535
`Email: atower@cepiplaw.com
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`IV.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
`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 either of the email
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`addresses shown above.
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`Dated: May 26, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COLLINS, EDMONDS, POGORZELSKI,
`SCHLATHER & TOWER, PLLC
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`/Henry Pogorzelski/
`Henry Pogorzelski, Reg. No. 55543
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`1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 125
`Houston, TX 77057
`Tel: 281-501-3388
`Fax: 832-415-2535
`Email: hpogorzelski@cepiplaw.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`Parallel Separation Innovations LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing MANDATORY NOTICE
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`PURUSANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) were served electronically via e-mail on
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`May 26, 2015, in its entirety on the following:
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`Dated: May 26, 2015
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`Robert M. Bowick, Jr. at:
`rbowick@raleybowick.com
`Bradford T. Laney at:
`blaney@raleybowick.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COLLINS, EDMONDS, POGORZELSKI,
`SCHLATHER & TOWER, PLLC
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`/s/ Henry Pogorzelski
`Henry Pogorzelski, Reg. No. 55543
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`1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 125
`Houston, TX 77057
`Tel: 281-501-3388
`Fax: 832-415-2535
`Email: hpogorzelski@cepiplaw.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
`Parallel Separation Innovations LLC
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