`IPR2016-00381
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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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`ARTHREX, INC. and SMITH & NEWPHEW, INC.,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`VITE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,648,892 B2
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`Inter Partes Review Case No. 2016-00381
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`PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`I.
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
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`The real party-in-interest is Vite Technologies, LLC (“Vite Technologies”),
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`a Delaware limited liability company. Vite Technologies is the sole owner of U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,648,892 (“the ’892 patent”).
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
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`The following judicial and administrative matters may affect, or be affected
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`by, a decision in this proceeding. The ’892 patent has been asserted in the
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`following patent infringement actions which presently remain pending in the
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`United States District Court for the District of Delaware:
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`1:14-cv-01506-SLR (Vite Technologies, LLC v. Arthrex, Inc.);
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`1:14-cv-01507-SLR (Vite Technologies, LLC v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.).
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`The ’892 patent is also presently subject to the following pending petition
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`for inter partes review:
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`IPR Trial No.
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`Challenged
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`Petitioners
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`Arthrex, Inc. and Smith & Nephew,
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`The ‘892 patent is also subject to ex parte reexamination No. 90/013,588
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`granted by the Patent Office on November 16, 2015.
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`III. LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Steven R. Daniels
`Reg. No. 45,345
`Farney Daniels PC
`800 South Austin Avenue, Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`Phone: 512-582-2828
`E-mail: sdaniels@farneydaniels.com
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`Backup Counsel:
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`Vanessah Pace
`Reg. No. 53,315
`Farney Daniels PC
`800 South Austin Avenue, Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`Phone: 512-582-2828
`E-mail: vpace@farneydaniels.com
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`Gurtej Singh
`Reg. No. 71,020
`Farney Daniels PC
`411 Borel Avenue, Suite 350
`San Mateo, California 94402
`Phone: 424-268-5200
`E-mail: tsingh@farneydaniels.com
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
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`Vite Technologies, LLC agrees to service in this proceeding by email by
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`emailing all of the following email addresses:
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`sdaniels@farneydaniels.com
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`vpace@farneydaniels.com
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`tsingh@farneydaniels.com
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`ViteTech-IPR@farneydaniels.com
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`Service on Vite Technologies in this proceeding may be made by Postal Mailing to
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`the following address, but service by email is requested:
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`Steven R. Daniels
` Re: Vite Technologies - IPR
`Farney Daniels PC
`800 S. Austin Ave., Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`Phone: 512-582-2828
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`PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`Vite Technologies reserves the right to file a preliminary response at a later
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`V.
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`date.
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`Date: January 13, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Steven R. Daniels/
`Steven R. Daniels
`Reg. No. 45,345
`Farney Daniels PC
`800 South Austin Avenue, Suite 200
`Georgetown, TX 78626
`Phone: 512-582-2828
`Email: sdaniels@farneydaniels.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Power of
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`Attorney for Vite Technologies, LLC was served via email on January 13, 2016,
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`on the attorneys for the Petitioners:
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`Michael N. Rader, Reg. No. 52,146
`Randy J. Pritzker. No. 35,986
`Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`Tel: 617-646-8000
`Fax: 617-646-8646
`Email:
`mrader-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
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`rpritzker-ptab@wolfgreenfield.com
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`Anthony Cho, Reg. No. 47,209
`Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
`400 W. Maple, Suite 350
`Birmingham, MI 48009
`Tel: 248-988-8360
`Fax: 248-988-8363
`Email:
`acho@cgolaw.com
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` /Steven R. Daniels/
`Steven R. Daniels
`Reg. No. 45,345
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`Date: January 13, 2016