`
`
`
`
`
`
`Date: December 22, 2016
`
`By: Cary Kappel, Lead Counsel
`
`William Gehris, Backup Counsel
`
`David Petroff, Backup Counsel
`
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue, 16th Floor
`
`
` New York, NY 10018
`
`Telephone (212) 736-1257
`
`
`
`(212) 736-2015
`
`Facsimile (212) 736-2427
`
`E-mail:
`ckappel@ddkpatent.com
`
`
`
`wgehris@ddkpatent.com
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`
`Valeo North America, Inc.
`and Valeo Embrayages,
`Petitioners,
`v.
`Schaeffler Technologies AG
`& Co. KG,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`Case IPR2017-00441
`
`U.S. Patent No. 8,573,374
`_______________
`
`
`
`MANDATORY NOTICE
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner, Schaeffler Technologies AG
`
`
`
`Case: IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374
`
`
`& Co. KG submits the following Mandatory Notices in response to the Petition
`
`for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,573,374 (hereinafter the “'374
`
`patent”).
`
`1. Real Party-In-Interest
`
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (1), Patent Owner identifies the
`
`real party-in-interest as the assignee Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG.
`
`Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG is a subsidiary of Schaeffler AG. Patent
`
`Owner further identifies LuK GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Schaeffler
`
`Technologies AG & Co. KG, as being an economic owner of the '374 patent.
`
`2. Related Matters
`
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (2), Patent Owner identifies the
`
`following related proceedings which may affect or be affected by a decision in
`
`this proceeding: IPR2017-00442 regarding the '374 patent which is the subject of
`
`this proceeding.
`
`3. Lead and Back-Up Counsel
`
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner identifies
`
`Cary Kappel as lead counsel and William Gehris and David Petroff as back-up
`
`counsel:
`
`
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`
`
`Case: IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374
`
`
`Cary Kappel
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-1257
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: ckappel@ddkpatent.com
`Registration No.: 36,561
`
`William Gehris
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-2015
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: wgehris@ddkpatent.com
`Registration No.: 38,156
`
`David Petroff
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-1940
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: dpetroff@ddkpatent.com
`Registration No.: 46,385
`
`4. Service Information
`
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b) (4), Patent Owner identifies the
`
`following service information:
`
`Cary Kappel
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`Tel: (212) 736-1257
`Fax: (212) 736-2427
`Email: ckappel@ddkpatent.com
` wgehris@ddkpatent.com
`
`
`3
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Case: IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374
`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`
`
` /Cary Kappel/
`Cary Kappel, Reg. 36,561
`William Gehris, Reg. 38,156
`Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
`589 8th Avenue
`New York, NY 10018
`
`December 22, 2016
`
`By:
`
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`
`4
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Case: IPR2017-00441
`Patent 8,573,374
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I hereby certify that on this 22nd day of December, 2016, a true and correct
`
`copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES was served
`
`by electronic mail and Federal Express overnight delivery, upon the following
`
`counsel of record for Petitioners Valeo North America, Inc. and Valeo Embrayages:
`
`:
`
`
`
`
`
`Robert C. Mattson
`Philippe J.C. Signore
`Lisa M. Mandrusiak
`Oblon LLP
`1940 Duke Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
`cpdocketmattson@oblon.com
`cpdocketsignore@oblon.com
`cpdocketmandrusiak@oblon.com
`
` /Cary Kappel/
`Cary Kappel
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`