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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Sony Corporation
`Petitioner
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`UChicago Argonne, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01521
`Patent 6,680,143
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop "PATENT BOARD"
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`NOTICE OF REAL PARTY IN INTEREST
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`The real parties in interest are:
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`(1) UChicago Argonne, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company with a
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`principal place of business at 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont Illinois 60439;
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`UChicago Argonne, LLC is the operator of Argonne National Laboratory under
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`U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357; UChicago
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`Argonne, LLC, is the full owner of all rights and title in U.S. Patent No. 6,680,143;
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`(2) BASF Corporation, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of
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`business at 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932; BASF
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`Corporation is the exclusive licensee of U.S. Patent No. 6,680,143.
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`STATUS OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,680,143 and U.S. Patent No. 6,677,082 (from which U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,680,143 claims priority as a continuation-in-part) have been asserted
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`by BASF Corporation and UChicago Argonne, LLC against Umicore N.V.,
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`Umicore USA Inc., Makita Corporation, Makita U.S.A. Inc., and Makita
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`Corporation of America in an ITC Action captioned In the Matter of Certain
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`Lithium Metal Oxide Materials, Lithium-Ion Batteries For Power Tool Products
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`Containing Same, and Power Tool Products With Lithium-Ion Batteries
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`Containing Same, Investigation No. 337-TA-951 (ITC).
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,680,143 and U.S. Patent No. 6,677,082 also have been
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`asserted by BASF Corporation and UChicago Argonne, LLC in a related district
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`court litigation, BASF Corporation and UChicago Argonne, LLC v. Umicore N.V.,
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`Umicore USA Inc., Makita Corporation, Makita U.S.A. Inc., Makita Corporation
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`of America, Case No. 1:15-cv-00172-LPS-CJB (D.Del.).
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`Petitioner Sony Corporation has filed a petition for inter partes review of
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`related U.S. Patent No. 6,677,082, IPR2015-01520.
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`III. NOTIFICATION OF LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Arne M. Olson
`OLSON & CEPURITIS, LTD.
`20 North Wacker Drive, 36th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 580-1180
`Facsimile: (312) 580-1189
`Email: aolson@olsonip.com
`Registration No. 30203
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Robert J. Ross
`OLSON & CEPURITIS, LTD.
`20 North Wacker Drive, 36th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 580-1180
`Facsimile: (312) 580-1189
`Email: rross@olsonip.com
`Reg. No. 45058
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`Michael D. Zaronias
`OLSON & CEPURITIS, LTD.
`20 North Wacker Drive, 36th Floor
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel: (312) 580-1180
`Facsimile: (312) 580-1189
`Email: mzaronias@ olsonip.com
`Reg. No. 54564
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`A power of attorney naming the above lead and backup counsel is being
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`filed concurrently herewith.
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`IV. PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The patent owner reserves the right to file a preliminary response at a later
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`date.
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`Dated: July 31, 2015
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`By: /Arne M. Olson/
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`Arne M. Olson
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`Registration No. 30203
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`OLSON & CEPURITIS, LTD.
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`20 North Wacker Drive, 36th Floor
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`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Tel: (312) 580-1180
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that the Patent Owner Mandatory Notice Information Under
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`37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2) of patent owner UChicago Argonne, LLC's was served on
`July 31, 2015 to the following attorneys for petitioner Sony Corporation by
`electronic mail to Sony/Makita-BASF-IPR@finnegan.com:
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`Lead Counsel:
`Lionel Lavenue
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`Two Freedom Square
`11955 Freedom Drive
`Reston, VA 20190-5675
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`Backup Counsel:
`Maximilienne Giannelli, Joshua L. Goldberg, and Hojung Cho
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001-4413
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`/Robert J. Ross/
`Robert J. Ross
`Reg. No. 45058
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`UChicago Argonne, LLC
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`20 North Wacker Drive, 36th Floor
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`Tel: (312) 580-1180
`Facsimile: (312) 580-1189
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