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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`FREE FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 7,757,459
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`Inter Partes Review Case IPR2016-00446
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Patent Owner Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. hereby files mandatory
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`notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2).
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real party-in-interest is Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`In accordance with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide (77 Fed. Reg.
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`48,756, at 48,760 (Aug. 14, 2012)), Patent Owner identifies the following related
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`matters:
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` Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. v. Free Flow Packaging International,
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`Inc., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Civil Action No.
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`5:14-cv-02022-SL;
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` Free Flow Packaging International, Inc. v. Automated Packaging Systems,
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`Inc., IPR2016-00444;
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` Free Flow Packaging International, Inc. v. Automated Packaging Systems,
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`Inc., IPR2016-00445;
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` Free Flow Packaging International, Inc. v. Automated Packaging Systems,
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`Inc., IPR2016-00447;
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 13/036,170;
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 14/665,515;
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 13/866,165;
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` U.S. Patent No. 7,897,220;
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` U.S. Patent No. 8,357,439; and
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` U.S. Patent No. 8,425,994.
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`Patent Owner does not concede that the identified matters would affect, or
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`be affected by, a decision in the present Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No.
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`7,757,459.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Lead Counsel
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`Nenad Pejic
`npejic@calfee.com
`Registration No.: 37,415
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
`1405 East Sixth Street
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1607
`Tel: (216) 622-8835
`Fax: (216) 241-0816
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`Backup Counsel
`Mark McDougall
`mmcdougall@calfee.com
`Registration No.: 62,670
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
`1405 East Sixth Street
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1607
`Tel: (216) 622-8524
`Fax: (216) 241-0816
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`Backup Counsel
`Kenneth Smith
`ksmith@calfee.com
`Registration No.: 45,115
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
`1405 East Sixth Street
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1607
`Tel: (216) 622-8674
`Fax: (216) 241-0816
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`A Power of Attorney is being filed concurrently with these Mandatory
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`Notices.
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Please direct all correspondence regarding this proceeding to the counsel
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`addresses listed above. Patent owner also consents to electronic service by email to
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`ipdocket@calfee.com.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated January 29, 2016
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`/Mark W. McDougall/
`Mark W. McDougall
`Registration No. 62,670
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
`1405 East Sixth Street
`Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1607
`Telephone: 216.622.8524
`mmcdougall@calfee.com
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`Certificate of Service (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4))
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`I hereby certify that the attached PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY
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`NOTICES was served as of the below date by e-mail and mail on the Petitioner at
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`the following correspondence address(es):
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`Richard G. Frenkel
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`140 Scott Drive
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`rick.frenkel@lw.com
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`Robert Steinberg
`Latham & Watkins LLP
`355 South Grand Avenue
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
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`Dated: January 29, 2016
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`/Mark W. McDougall/
`Mark W. McDougall
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