`Filed: June 17, 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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`MERCK KGAA
`Petitioner
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`JNC CORPORATION AND JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01310
`U.S. Patent No. 8,728,590
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY
`JNC CORPORATION AND JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(a)(2)
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`Case IPR2015-01310
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`Pursuant to the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the undersigned
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`state that JNC Corporation and JNC Petrochemical Corporation ("JNC") are the
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`real parties-in-interest. JNC Corporation and JNC Petrochemical Corporation are
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`corporations organized and existing under the laws of Japan, having their
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`principal place of business at Shin Otemachi Bldg., 2-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku,
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`Tokyo 100-8105 Japan. JNC owns by assignment the entire right, title, and
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`interest in U.S. Patent No. 8,728,590 ("the '590 patent") by virtue of an
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`Assignment of rights from the inventors, Norikatsu Hattori and Kazuhiko
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`Saigusa. The Assignment was recorded with the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office on November 1, 2012 at Reel 029344, Frame 0279.
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`RELATED MATTERS (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`JNC is not aware of civil actions, IPRs, or pending prosecution concerning
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`the '590 patent.
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`LEAD COUNSEL AND BACK-UP COUNSEL (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Back-up Counsel:
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`Back-up Counsel:
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`Philippe Y. Riesen (Reg. No. 35,657)
`HOGAN LOVELLS Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo
`Jigyo
`15th Floor, Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Building
`1-4-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
`Tokyo 100-0013 Japan
`Tel: 81 3 5157 8200
`Fax: 81 3 5157 8210
`Email: philippe.riesen@hoganlovells.com
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`Arlene L. Chow (Reg. No. 47,489)
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
`875 Third Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Tel: (212) 918-3000
`Fax: (212) 918-3100
`Email: arlene.chow@hoganlovells.com
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`Teresa A. Lavenue (Reg. No. 47,737)
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
`Columbia Square
`555 Thirteenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004-1109
`Tel: (202) 637-5600
`Fax: (202) 637-5910
`Email: teresa.lavenue@hoganlovells.com
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`SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), the undersigned state that JNC
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`may be served electronically using the following e-mail addresses, collectively:
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`philippe.riesen@hoganlovells.com
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`arlene.chow@hoganlovells.com
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`teresa.lavenue@hoganlovells.com
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`JNC may be served by Postal Mailing or Hand-Delivery as follows:
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`Hogan Lovells US LLP
`Attn: Arlene L. Chow
`875 Third Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Tel: (212) 918-3000
`Fax: (212) 918-3100
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`Date: June 17, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Case IPR2015-01310
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`By: /Philippe Y. Riesen (Reg. No. 35,657)/
`Philippe Y. Riesen (Reg. No. 35,657)
`HOGAN LOVELLS Horitsu Jimusho
`Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
`15th Floor Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki
`Building
`1-4-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku
`Tokyo 100-0013 Japan
`General Tel: 81 3 5157 8200
`Direct Tel: 81 3 5157 8129
`Fax: 81 3 5157 8210
`philippe.riesen@hoganlovells.com
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`Arlene L. Chow (Reg. No. 47,489)
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
`875 Third Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`General Tel: (212) 918-3000
`Direct Tel: (212) 918-3545
`Fax: (212) 918-3100
`arlene.chow@hoganlovells.com
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`Teresa A. Lavenue (Reg. No. 47,737)
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
`Columbia Square
`555 Thirteenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004-1109
`General Tel: (202) 637-5600
`Direct Tel: (202) 637-6459
`Fax: (202) 637-5910
`teresa.lavenue@hoganlovells.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner —
`JNC Corporation
`JNC Petrochemical Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that
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`MANDATORY NOTICES BY JNC CORPORATION and JNC
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`PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION was served on June 17, 2017 by e-mailing
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`a copy to IPR40959-0003IP1@fr.com.
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`By: /Philippe Y. Riesen (Reg. No. 35,657)/
`Philippe Y. Riesen (Reg. No. 35,657)
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