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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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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY
`Petitioner
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`TRILOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
`Patent Owner, Trilogy Development Group, Inc. hereby files its Mandatory
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`Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) to identify listings of real-party-in-
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`interest, related matters, lead and back-up counsel, and service information. An
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`executed Power of Attorney document is concurrently filed herewith.
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`I. REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST
`Patent Owner certifies that Versata Development Group, Inc. f/k/a Trilogy
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`Development Group, Inc., Versata Software, Inc. f/k/a Trilogy Software, Inc., and
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`Trilogy, Inc. are the real-parties-in-interest.
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`II. RELATED MATTERS
`Patent Owner notes the following proceedings that may affect or be affected
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`by a decision in this proceeding:
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`1. Inter Partes Proceedings Before the USPTO Related to the Patent-at-
`Issue
`In addition to this inter partes review petition, Petitioner filed the following
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`additional inter partes review petitions against six patents that Patent Owner is
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`asserting in the corresponding district court litigation:
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`Patent No.
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`5,825,651
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`7,200,582
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`Case Caption
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2016-01014
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2017-00146
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2016-01015
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`Filing Date
`May 9, 2016
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`October 28, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`Patent No.
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`6,675,294
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`6,405,308
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`7,464,064
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`7,882,057
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`Case Caption
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2017-00144
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2016-01016
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2017-00149
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2016-01017
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2017-00148
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2016-01019
`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., IPR2017-00147
`Ford Motor Company v. Trilogy
`Development Group, Inc., IPR2016-
`01012
`Ford Motor Company v. Trilogy
`Development Group, Inc., IPR2016-
`01013
`Ford Motor Company v. Trilogy
`Development Group, Inc., IPR2017-
`00151
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`IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
`Filing Date
`October 28, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`October 28, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`October 28, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`October 28, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`May 9, 2016
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`October 28, 2016
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`2. Covered Business Method Proceedings Before the USPTO Related to
`the Patent-at-Issue
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`Petitioner also filed petitions for post-grant review (Covered Business
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`Method) proceedings against the following two patents that Patent Owner is
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`asserting in the corresponding district court litigation:
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`Patent No.
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`Case Caption
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`8,805,825
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`7,739,080
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`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., CBM2016-00100
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`Ford Motor Company v. Versata
`Software, Inc., CBM2016-00101
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`3. Litigation Involving the Patent-at-Issue
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`IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
`Filing Date
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`September 12, 2016
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`September 12, 2016
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`Patent Owner notes the following litigation proceedings that may affect or
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`be affected by a decision in this proceeding:
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`• Versata Development Group, Inc. et al v. Ford Motor Company, 4:15-cv-
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`00316 (E. TX), filed May 7, 2015 (terminated December 3, 2015); and
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`• Ford Motor Company v. Versata Software, Inc., et al, 2:15-cv-10628 (E.
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`Mich.), filed February 19, 2015.
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`4. Prosecution Matters Related to the Patent-at-Issue
`Out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with the Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760 (Aug. 14, 2012), Patent Owner
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`notifies the Board of related patents that may affect or be affected by a decision in
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`this proceeding:
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 12/969,071, filed December 15, 2010 (now
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,020,880, issued April 28, 2015); and
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`IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/551,580, filed November 24, 2014 (now
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`pending).
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`III. LEAD AND BACKUP COUNSEL
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`The lead counsel for Versata is:
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`Robert Greene Sterne, Reg. No. 28,912
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8555
`Fax: 202-371-2540.
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`The backup counsel for Versata are:
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`Salvador M. Bezos, Reg. No. 60,889
`sbezos-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8533
`Fax: 202-371-2540;
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`Joseph E. Mutschelknaus, Reg. No. 63,285
`jmustche-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8874
`Fax: 202-371-2540;
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`IPR2017-00150
`Patent No. 7,882,057
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`Jonathan Tuminaro, Reg. No. 61,327
`jtuminar-PTAB@skgf.com
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8967
`Fax: 202-371-2540;
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`Kent B. Chambers, Reg. No. 38,839
`kchambers@tcchlaw.com
`TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP
`11675 Jollyville Road, Suite 100
`Austin, TX 78759
`Tel.: 512-338-9100
`Fax: 512-345-7225; and
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`Sharoon Saleem, Reg. No. 63,711
`sharoon.saleem@jonesspross.com
`JONES & SPROSS, P.L.L.C.
`1605 Lakecliff Hills Ln., Suite 100
`Austin, TX 78732-2437
`Tel.: 713-446-0217
`Fax: 512-355-1977.
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`IV. SERVICE INFORMATION
`Please address all correspondence to the lead and back-up counsel as shown
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`above. Patent Owner consents to electronic service by e-mail at PTAB@skgf.com
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`and at all e-mail addresses provided above.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with IPR2017-00150 to Deposit Account 19-0036.
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`IPR2017-00150
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`Patent No. 7,882,057
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: November 14, 2016
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`1 100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`Robert Greene Sterne
`Registration No. 28,912
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`IPR2017—00150
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`Patent No. 7,882,057
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 137 C.F.R. § 42.6gen
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S
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`MANDATORY NOTICES PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) and the
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`accompanying Power of Attorney were served in their entireties electronically via
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`e—mail on November 14, 2016 to the following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`John S. Leroy (Lead Counsel)
`Thomas A. Lewry (Back-up Counsel)
`Frank A. Angileri (Back—up Counsel)
`John P. Rondini (Back—up Counsel)
`Christopher C. Smith (Back-up Counsel)
`Jonathan D. Nikkila (Back-up Counsel)
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`Brooks Kushman P.C.
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`1000 Town Center, Twenty—Second Floor
`Southfield, Michigan 48075
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`FPGP0129IPR4@brookskushman.com
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`Date: November 14, 2016
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`W/deemétmo
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`l 100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371 -2600
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`Robert Greene Sterne
`Registration N0- 28,912
`Attorney for Patent Owner

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