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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`CIENA CORPORATION, CORIANT OPERATIONS, INC., AND
`CORIANT (USA) INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01961
`Patent RE42,678
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`CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 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
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2015-01961
` Patent RE42,678
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner, Capella Photonics, Inc.,
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`hereby files its Mandatory Notices.
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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 patent owner and real party-in-interest is Capella Photonics, Inc.
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – RELATED MATTERS
`A.
`Patent Owner notifies the Board of the following proceedings that may
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`Proceedings Before the USPTO Involving the Patent-at-Issue
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`affect or be affected by a decision in this proceeding.
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`This Inter Partes Review is one of twelve petitions filed against two patents
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`owned by Patent Owner: U.S. Patent Nos. RE42,368 (“the ’368 patent”) and
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`RE42,678 (“the ’678 patent”). The ’368 patent stems from the same patent
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`application(s) that resulted in the ’678 patent.
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`Patent No.
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`RE42,678
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`Case Caption
`Cisco Systems, Inc., Ciena Corp.,
`Coriant Operations, Inc., Coriant (USA)
`Inc., and Fujitsu Network
`Communications, Inc. v. Capella
`Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2014-01276
`(merged with IPR2015-00894)
`JDS Uniphase Corp. v. Capella
`Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2015-00739
`Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. v.
`Capella Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2015-
`00727
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`Filing Date
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`August 12, 2014
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`February 14, 2015
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`February 12, 2015
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`Patent No.
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`RE42,368
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`Case Caption
`Coriant Operations, Inc., Coriant (USA)
`Inc., Ciena Corp., Cisco Systems, Inc.
`and Fujitsu Network Communications,
`Inc. v. Capella Photonics, Inc., Case
`IPR2015-01971
`Cisco Systems, Inc., Ciena Corp.,
`Coriant Operations, Inc., Coriant (USA)
`Inc., and Fujitsu Network
`Communications, Inc. v. Capella
`Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2014-01166
`(merged with IPR2015-00816)
`Fujitsu Networks Communications, Inc.
`v. Capella Photonics, Inc., Case
`IPR2015-00726
`JDS Uniphase Corp. v. Capella
`Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2015-00731
`Ciena Corp., Coriant Operations, Inc.
`and Coriant (USA) Inc. v. Capella
`Photonics, Inc., Case IPR2015-01958
`Coriant Operations, Inc., Coriant (USA)
`Inc., Ciena Corp., Cisco Systems, Inc.
`and Fujitsu Network Communications,
`Inc. v. Capella Photonics, Inc., Case
`IPR2015-01969
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`Case IPR2015-01961
` Patent RE42,678
`Filing Date
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`September 25, 2015
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`July 15, 2014
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`February 12, 2015
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`February 13, 2015
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`September 24, 2015
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`September 25, 2015
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`Litigation Involving the Patent-at-Issue
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`B.
`Patent Owner notifies the Board of the following litigation proceedings that
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`may affect or be affected by a decision in this proceeding:
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-20529,
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`filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on
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`February 12, 2014 (transferred to the Northern District of California on
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`July 24, 2014, now Case No. 3:14-cv-03348).
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Case
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`No. 1:14-cv-20531, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
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`District of Florida on February 12, 2014 (transferred to the Northern
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`District of California on July 24, 2014, now Case No. 3:14-cv-03349).
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Tellabs, Inc., Case No. 0:14-cv-60350, filed in
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`the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on February
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`12, 2014 (transferred to the Northern District of California on July 24,
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`2014, now Case No. 3:14-cv-03350).
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Ciena Corporation et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-
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`20530, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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`on February 12, 2014 (transferred to the Northern District of California
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`on July 25, 2014, now Case No. 5:14-cv-03351).
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Columbus Networks USA, Inc., Case No. 0:14-
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`cv-61629, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
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`Florida on July 15, 2014 (currently stayed).
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`Case IPR2015-01961
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` Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Telefonica International Wholesale Services
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`USA, Case No. 1:14-cv-22701, filed in the U.S. District Court for the
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`Southern District of Florida on July 21, 2014 (currently stayed).
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`C. U.S. Patents and Applications Related to the Patent-at-Issue
`Out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760 (Aug. 14, 2012), Patent Owner
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`notifies the Board of related patents that may affect or be affected by a decision in
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`this proceeding:
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 09/938,426, filed August 23, 2001 (now U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,625,346, issued September 23, 2003); and
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 11/027,586, filed December 31, 2004 (now
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`U.S. Patent No. RE39,397, issued November 14, 2006).
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`III.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) – LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Patent Owner hereby designates lead and back-up counsel.
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`Lead Counsel Jason D. Eisenberg, Reg. No. 43,447
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: jasone-PTAB@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-371-8645
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Case IPR2015-01961
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`Back-up Counsel Robert Greene Sterne, Reg. No. 28,912
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-772-8555
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`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Back-up Counsel Jon E. Wright, Reg. No. 50,720
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`E-mail: jwright-PTAB@skgf.com
`Tel.: 202-772-8651
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`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`IV.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail to PTAB@skgf.com
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`and at all e-mail addresses provided above.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with IPR2015-01961 to Deposit Account 19-0036.
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`Date: October 9, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
`2110001_1.docx
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`Respectfully submitted
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg
`Registration No. 43,447
`Attorney for Patent Owner –
`Capella Photonics, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing CAPELLA
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`PHOTONICS, INC.’S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(a)(3) and accompanying Power of Attorney was served electronically via e-
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`mail in its entirety on October 9, 2015 upon the following counsel for Petitioner:
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`Matthew.Moore@lw.com
`Bob.Steinberg@lw.com
`Cienacapellaipr.lwteam@lw.com
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`PvanEs@bannerwitcoff.com
`TPratt@bannerwitcoff.com
`JBodner@bannerwitcoff.com
`MCuviello@bannerwitcoff.com
`Banner-Tellabs@bannerwitcoff.com
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`Matthew J. Moore (Lead Counsel)
`Robert Steinberg (Back-Up Counsel)
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`J. Pieter van Es (Back-Up Counsel)
`Thomas K. Pratt (Back-Up Counsel)
`Jordan N. Bodner (Back-Up Counsel)
`Michael S. Cuviello (Back-Up Counsel)
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`/Jason D. Eisenberg/
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`Jason D. Eisenberg
`Registration No. 43,447
`Attorney for Patent Owner –
`Capella Photonics, Inc.
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`Date: October 9, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600