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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`REACTIVE SURFACES LTD. LLP,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01914
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`Patent No. 8,394,618 B2
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`NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
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`IPR2016-01914
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`Toyota Motor Corporation and the Regents of the University of Minnesota
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`wish to advise the Panel of the recent decision in Neochord, Inc. v. University of
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`Maryland, Baltimore & Harpoon Medical, Inc., IPR2016-00208, Paper 28 (May
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`23, 2017), which addresses the following issues briefed by the parties in
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`connection with the pending motion to dismiss: (i) whether sovereign immunity
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`applies to inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings (pp. 4-13) and (ii) whether an
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`immune patent owner (pp. 18-19). A copy of the decision is being filed as Exhibit
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Joshua A. Lorentz
`Joshua A. Lorentz
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`Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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`T: (513) 977-8200
`Attorney for Toyota Motor
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`Dated: June 1, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF
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`SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY was served on June 1, 2017 by email on the
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`following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`David O. Simmons (dsimmons@ivcpatentagency.com)
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`Jonathan D. Hurt (jhurt@technologylitigators.com)
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`Mark A.J. Fassold (mfassold@wattsguerra.com)
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`Jorge Mares (jmares@wattsguerra.com)
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`Joshua A. Lorentz
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`Attorney for Toyota Motor
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`Dated: June 1, 2017
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