`Filed November 17, 2016
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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 provides updated
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`case numbers for previously disclosed transferred cases:
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`a.
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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. 16-CV-1255, U.S. District Court for
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`the Middle District of North Carolina (prior Civil Action No. 16-CV-2286 GW
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`(MRW), U.S. District Court for the Central District of California);
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`b.
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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. 16-CV-1257, U.S. District Court for
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`the Middle District of North Carolina (prior Civil Action No. 16-CV-3049 GW
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`(MRW), U.S. District Court for the Central District of California);
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`c.
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`Fontem Ventures B.V. and Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. v. Nu Mark
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`LLC, Civil Action No. 16-CV-1261, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
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`North Carolina (prior Civil Action No. 16-CV-2291 GW (MRW), U.S. District
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`Court for the Central District of California); and
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`Case IPR2016-01268
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`d.
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`LLC, Civil Action No. 16-CV-1259, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
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`North Carolina (prior Civil Action No. 16-CV-4537, U.S. District Court for the
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`Central District of California).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following additional related administrative matter:
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`mm. Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,326,548,
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`(which shares priority claims with the ’742 patent), Case No. IPR2017-00204,
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`before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent Office, filed November
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`4, 2016 by Petitioner Nu Mark LLC.
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`Date: November 17, 2016
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Joseph P. HAMILTON /
`Joseph P. Hamilton, Reg. No. 51,770
`Perkins Coie LLP
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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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`November 17, 2016
`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
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