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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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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`MANDATORY NOTICES OF PATENT OWNER
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Patent Owner Robert Bosch LLC hereby files its Mandatory Notices
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8.
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`I. REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`Patent Owner identifies the real party-in-interest as Robert Bosch LLC.
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`Robert Bosch North America Corp. and Robert Bosch GmbH are parent
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`companies of Robert Bosch LLC.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`The following judicial matter, in which U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905 is at
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`issue, may affect or be affected by a decision in this proceeding: Robert Bosch
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`LLC v. Alberee Products Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 12-574-LPS, currently
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`pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
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`(consolidated with Civil Action No. 14-142-LPS (D. Del.)) (“Bosch-Alberee
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`lawsuit”). U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905 was also at issue in the following judicial
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`and administrative matters, each of which has been closed or terminated: Robert
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`Bosch LLC v. Trico Prods. Corp., No. 12-cv-437 (N.D. Ill.), Robert Bosch LLC v.
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`Corea Autoparts Producing Corp. et al., No. 11-14019 (E.D. Mich.), Robert
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`Bosch LLC v. UL Enterprises LLC et al., No. 1:11cv2437 (N.D. Ill.), Robert
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`Bosch LLC v. Jiujiang Yada Traffic Equipment Co. et al., No. 2:11cv1762 (D.
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`Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. ADM 21 Co. et al., No. 2:10-cv-1930 (D. Nev.),
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`Robert Bosch LLC v. Jamak Fabrication-Tex Ltd., No. 1:07cv676 (D. Del.),
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`Robert Bosch LLC v. Jiujiang Yada Traffic Equipment Co. et al., No. 2:10cv1926
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`(D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Ningbo Xinhai Aiduo Automobile Wiper Blade
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`Manufactory Co., No. 2:14cv1855 (D.Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Ocean
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`Automobile Apparatus Co., No. 2:10cv1928 (D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Old
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`World Industries, Inc., No. 1:10cv1437 (N.D. Ill.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon
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`Manufacturing Corp, No. 1:08cv542 (D. Del.), Robert Bosch LLC v. SHB Int'l,
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`Inc et al, No. 2:10cv1929 (D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Transbec, No.
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`2:10cv1933 (D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Unipoint Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. et
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`al., No. 2:10cv1932 (D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Zhejiang Wandeyuan
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`Vehicle Fittings Co., No. 2:10cv1931 (D. Nev.), Robert Bosch LLC v. Chin Pech
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`Co., Ltd., No. 2:10-cv-1925 (D. Nev.); and In re Certain Wiper Blades,
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-816 (U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n).
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`Patent Owner notes that Petitioner has filed petitions for inter partes
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`review of the following additional patents that Patent Owner owns and has
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`asserted against Petitioner in the pending Bosch-Alberee lawsuit: U.S. Patent
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`Nos. 6,973,698 (IPR2016-00034), 6,836,926 (IPR2016-00035), 6,292,974
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`(IPR2016-00038), 7,228,588 (IPR2016-00039), 7,484,264 (IPR2016-00040),
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`8,099,823 (IPR2016-00041), and 8,544,136 (IPR2016-00042).
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`Patent Owner identifies Eric Schreiber as its lead counsel:
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`Eric T. Schreiber, USPTO Reg. No. 58,771
`eschreiber@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel.: (212) 425-7200
`Fax: (212) 425-5288
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`Patent Owner is concurrently filing a motion for pro hac vice admission of
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`Mark A. Hannemann. Patent Owner designates Mr. Hannemann as back-up
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`counsel subject to the Board granting Patent Owner’s motion and authorizing Mr.
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`Hannemann to appear in this proceeding.
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`Mr. Hannemann’s contact information is:
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`Mark A. Hannemann
`mhannemann@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel.: (212) 425-7200
`Fax: (212) 425-5288
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Patent Owner identifies the following service information.
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`Postal & Hand-Delivery Address, Phone & Facsimile Numbers:
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`Eric T. Schreiber
`eschreiber@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel.: (212) 425-7200
`Fax: (212) 425-5288
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`Mark A. Hannemann
`mhannemann@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel.: (212) 425-7200
`Fax: (212) 425-5288
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`Patent Owner consents to service by electronic mail.
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`Electronic Mail Addresses:
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`eschreiber@kenyon.com
`mhannemann@kenyon.com
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`DATED: October 30, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`KENYON & KENYON LLP
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`/Eric T. Schreiber/
`Eric T. Schreiber
`Reg. No. 58,771
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel: (212) 425-7200
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Robert Bosch LLC
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`CASE NO. IPR2016-00036
`U.S. Patent No. 6,944,905
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`Certificate of Service
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing MANDATORY
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`NOTICES OF PATENT OWNER PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.8 was
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`served via electronic mail on October 30, 2015, on the following counsel for
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`Richard M. Koehl (richard.koehl@hugheshubbard.com)
`James R. Klaiber (james.klaiber@hugheshubbard.com)
`David E. Lansky (david.lansky@ hugheshubbard.com)
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`/Eric T. Schreiber/
`Eric T. Schreiber
`Reg. No. 58,771
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Tel: (212) 425-7200
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Robert Bosch LLC
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`Petitioner:

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