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`Paper No. ___
`Filed March 21, 2017
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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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`R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01268
`Patent No. 8,365,742
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`PATENT OWNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Case IPR2016-01268
`Patent No. 8,365,742
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner, Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.,
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`submits the following Mandatory Notices in response to the above-captioned
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`Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,365,742 (“the ’742 patent”
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`or “the involved patent”).
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`Related Proceedings
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following related judicial proceedings (involving, among other patents, U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,456,632, which claims priority to the ’742 patent):
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`Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. v. R.J.
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`Reynolds Vapor Company, Civil Action No. 17-CV-00175, U.S. District Court for
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`the Middle District of North Carolina.
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`Date: March 21, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Joseph P. HAMILTON /
`Joseph P. Hamilton, Reg. No. 51,770
`Perkins Coie LLP
`1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Phone: 310-788-3271
`Facsimile: 310-788-3399
`Email: JHamilton@PerkinsCoie.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Case IPR2016-01268
`Patent No. 8,365,742
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that service on Petitioner was made as
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`follows, in accordance with 37 CFR 42.6(e):
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`Persons served:
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`Date of service:
`Manner of service:
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`March 21, 2017
`1. Electronic submission through the USPTO Patent Trial
`and Appeal Board End-to-End System
`2. Electronic mail
`Document(s) served: PATENT OWNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL
`MANDATORY NOTICES
`Ralph J. Gabric, Lead Counsel
`Robert Mallin, Back-up Counsel
`Yuezhong Feng, Back-up Counsel
`Brinks Gilson & Lione
`Suite 3600 NBC Tower
`455 Cityfront Plaza Drive
`Chicago IL 60611-5599
`rgabric@brinksgilson.com
`rmallin@brinksgilson.com
`yfeng@brinksgilson.com
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` /Nicole Thatcher /
`Nicole Thatcher, Paralegal Assistant
`Perkins Coie LLP
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