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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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`AISIN SEKI CO. LTD.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
`SIGNAL IP, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00369
`Patent 5,732,375
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) Patent Owner submits the following
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`mandatory notices:
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`(1) Real party-in-interest.
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`The real party-in-interest is Signal IP, Inc., a California corporation, with a
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`place of business at 11100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 380, Los Angeles, CA
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`90025.
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`(2) Related matters.
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,732,375 is at issue in the following pending litigation:
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`• Signal IP, Inc. v Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., et al., 2-15-cv-05162
`(CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company, 2-14-cv-13729 (MIED);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Fiat USA, Inc. et al., 2-14-cv-13864 (MIED);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. BMW of North America, LLC et al., 2-14-cv-03111
`(CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. d/b/a Audi of
`America, Inc. et al., 2-14-cv-03113 (CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Subaru of America, Inc., 2-14-cv-02963 (CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Nissan North America, Inc., 2-14-cv-02962
`(CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 2-14-cv-02457 (CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. et al., 2-14-cv-
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`02454 (CACD);
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Case No. 8-
`14-cv-00497 (CACD); and
`• Signal IP, Inc. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., Case No 8-14-cv-
`00491 (CACD).
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`On April 17, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
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`California entered an Order re Claims Construction regarding, inter alia,
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`U.S. Patent 5,732,375.
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`On May 20, 2015, various parties to the above-noted litigations
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`entered into a stipulation for entry of a partial final judgment. Pursuant to the
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`stipulation,
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`In light of the Court’s claim construction order, Plaintiff
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`and Defendants stipulate to entry of a partial final
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`judgment that the following claims are invalid due to
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`indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112, paragraph 2: . . .
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`(ii) claims 1 and 7 of the ’375 patent . . . .
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`Plaintiff and Defendants reserve all appellate rights,
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`including, but not limited to, the right to appeal the
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`Court’s April 17, 2015 claim construction order to the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Plaintiff reserves all rights as to claims not addressed by
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`the Court’s claim construction order, or any new claims
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`that may be issued by the United States Patent Office.
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`On May 22, 2015, pursuant to the above-referenced stipulation, the
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`U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a Partial
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`Judgment of Invalidity, Ex. 3001, that, inter alia, claims 1 and 7 of U.S.
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`Patent No. 5,732,375 are invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
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`paragraph 2.
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,732,375 was also at issue in Reexamination Control
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`No. 90/013,386. Reexamination certificate US 5,732,375 C1 issued Jul. 30,
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`2015.
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,732,375 was also at issue in IPR2015-01003, not
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`instituted, and is at issue in IPR2016-00291, pending.
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`(3) Lead and back-up counsel.
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi (Reg. No. 41,402)
`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel: Holly J. Atkinson (Reg. No. 69,934)
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`email: holly.atkinson@ascendalaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel: Jason A. LaBerteaux (Reg. No. 65,724)
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`email: jason.laberteaux@ascendalaw.com
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`(4) Address for Service.
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Fax: 408-773-6177
`Email: patents@ascendalaw.com
`Patent Owner consents to service by email at the above address.
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`Dated: December 28, 2015
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Tarek N. Fahmi/
`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`was served on December 28, 2015, by filing this document though the Patent
`Review Processing System as well as by delivering a copy via email directed
`to the attorneys of record for the Petitioner at the following address:
`William H. Mandir
`John M. Bird
`David P. Emery
`Sughrue Mion PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20037
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`AisinIPR@sughrue.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/Tarek N. Fahmi/
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`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
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`Dated: December 28, 2015
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: patents@ascendalaw.com
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