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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-00309
`Patent 7,224,668
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`CISCO SYSTEMS, 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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`Patent Owner, Cisco Systems, Inc., hereby files its Mandatory Notices
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2). This notice is being timely filed within 21 days
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`of service of the petition.
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`I. REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The patent owner and real party-in-interest is Cisco Systems, Inc.
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`II. RELATEDMATTERS
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`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding:
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`Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., No. 4:14-cv-05343-JSW (N.D.
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`Cal.), filed December 5, 2014
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`Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., Network Devices, Related
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`Software and Components Thereof(!!), ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-945, filed December
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`19,2014
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`Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., IPR2015-00974 (P.T.A.B.),
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`filed April 1, 2015 (institution denied October 6, 20 15)
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`Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., IPR2015-01710 (P.T.A.B.),
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`filed August 11, 2015
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`The lead counsel for Cisco Systems, Inc. is:
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`Lori A. Gordon, Reg. No. 50,633
`lgordon-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8862
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`The backup counsel for Cisco Systems, Inc. are:
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`Robert Greene Sterne, Reg. No. 28,912
`rsteme-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel. : 202-772-8555
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Jon E. Wright, Reg. No. 50,720
`jwright-PT AB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8651
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`Daniel S. Block, Reg. No. 68,395
`db lock-PT AB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8735
`Fax: 202-371-2540
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`IV.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Please address all correspondence to the lead and backup counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email at !gordon-
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`PTAB@skgf.com, rsteme-PTAB@skgf.com, jwright-PTAB@skgf.com, dblock-
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`PT AB@skgf.com, and ptab@skgf.com.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`UOF. A. Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: December 29, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing CISCO SYSTEMS,
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`INC.'S MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.8(a)(2) and
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §42.10(b) were served
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`electronically via e-mail on December 29, 2015, in their entirety on the following:
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`W. Karl Renner (Lead Counsel)
`Kevin E. Greene (Back-up Counsel)
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`IPR40963-0006IP3@fr.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Lori A. Gordon
`Registration No. 50,633
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`Date: December 29, 2015
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371 -2600
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