`Inter Partes Review
`Attorney Docket No. LMBTH 7.1O-001
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TDK CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`LAMBETH MAGNETIC STRUCTURES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,128,988
`Inter Partes Review No. 2016-00013
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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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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`U.S. Patent No. 7,128,988
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`I. MANDATORY NOTICES
`Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC, the Patent Owner, provides the
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`following mandatory notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.8.
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`A. Real Party-In- Interest Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
`Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC (“Lambeth”), the assignee of record for
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`U.S. Patent 7,128,988 (“the ‘988 Patent”), is the real party-in-interest.
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`B. Related Matters Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
`Lambeth has sued Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Information
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`Systems, Inc., Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. and Toshiba of
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`Canada, Ltd. (collectively “Toshiba”) for infringement of claims 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12,
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`17, 19, 23, 27, 28 and 29 of the ‘988 Patent in the United States District Court for
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`the Western District of Pennsylvania. See Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC v.
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`Toshiba Corp., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-01526-CB (W.D. Pa.)(“Pennsylvania
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`Action”). On October 9, 2015, Headway Technologies, Inc. (“Headway”), a
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`supplier to Toshiba of products accused of infringement in the Pennsylvania
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`Action, filed an action seeking a declaration of non-infringement of the ‘988 Patent
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`for components included in the accused products in the Pennsylvania Action in the
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`United States District Court for the Central District of California. See Headway
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`Technologies, Inc. v. Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:15-
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`cv-07987-DSF (C.D. Ca.). On October 12, 2015, Lambeth filed a motion seeking
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`leave to amend its complaint in the Pennsylvania Action to add TDK Corporation,
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`TDK U.S.A. Corporation (“TDK USA”), TDK Corporation of America, Headway,
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`Husko, Inc. (“Husko”), and SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd. (“SAE”) as defendants in
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`the Pennsylvania Action. SAE, Husko and Headway are direct or indirect wholly
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`owned subsidiaries of TDK Corporation.
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`C. Lead And Backup Counsel Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
`Backup Lead Counsel:
`Lead Counsel:
`Orville R. Cockings
`Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves
`(Reg. No. 42,424)
`(Reg. No. 43,639)
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
`ocockings@lernerdavid.com
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`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address
`Postal and Hand-Delivery Address
`600 South Avenue West
`2216 Beacon Lane
`Westfield, NJ 07090
`Falls Church, Virginia 22043
`Telephone: (571) 419-7252
`Telephone: (908) 518-6397
`Fax: (908) 654-7866
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`D. Service Information Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel at the
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`address shown above. Petitioner also consents to electronic service by e-mail at:
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`litigation@lernerdavid.com, ocockings@lernerdavid.com, asolo@lernerdavid.com.
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`II.
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
`A power of attorney accompanies this mandatory notice disclosure.
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`Dated: November 19, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Electronic signature:
`/Orville R. Cockings/
`Orville R. Cockings
`Registration No.: 42,424
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG,
`KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP
`600 South Avenue West
`Westfield, New Jersey 07090
`(908) 654-5000
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8,
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`including the Patent Owner’s Power of Attorney, was served in its entirety on
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`November 19, 2015, by emailing a copy to the attorneys of record for the
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`Petitioner TDK Corporation at the below email addresses:
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`Lead Counsel:
`Hector Gallegos
`(Reg. No. 40,614)
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`hgallegos@mofo.com
`MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP
`200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Suite 6000
`Washington, D.C. 20006-1888
`Telephone: (202) 887-6920
`Fax: (202) 887-0763
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`Backup Counsel:
`Jonathan Bockman
`(Reg. No. 45,640)
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`jbockman@mofo.com
`MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP
`1650 Tysons Boulevard
`Suite 400
`McLean, VA 22102-4220
`Telephone: (703) 760-7769
`Fax: (703) 760-7777
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`By: /Orville R. Cockings/
`Orville R. Cockings
`Registration No. 42,424
`Counsel for Petitioner
`LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG,
`KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP
`600 South Avenue West
`Westfield, New Jersey 07090
`(908) 654-5000
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