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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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`LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.,
`LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC. and L G SOURCING, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00066
`Patent No. 7,915,631 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Case IPR2018-00066
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner Nichia Corporation
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`(“Nichia”) hereby submits the following Mandatory Notices.
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`Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`Nichia is the real party-in-interest.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Administrative Proceedings. Nichia notes that the following petitions for
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`inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,915,631 (the “’631 patent”) are either
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`currently pending before the Board or have been denied:
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` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-2000 (PTAB) (pending); and
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00551 (PTAB)
`(denied July 7,2017).
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`The following petitions seeking inter partes review of patents related to the ’631
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`patent are either currently pending before the Board or have been denied:
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` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-2001 (PTAB) (U.S. Patent
`No. 8,309,375) (pending);
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` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-1999 (PTAB) (U.S. Patent
`No. 7,901,959) (pending);
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` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-1998 (PTAB) (U.S. Patent
`No. 7,855,092) (pending);
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00558 (PTAB)
`(U.S. Patent No. 8,309,375) (denied July 7, 2017);
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00552 (PTAB)
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,901,959) (denied July 7, 2017); and
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00556 (PTAB)
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,855,092) (denied July 6, 2017).
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`Nichia states that no patent application or patent claims priority to the ’631 patent.
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`Judicial Proceedings. Nichia identifies the following judicial matters in
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`which the ’631 patent has been asserted:
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` Nichia Corporation v. TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and
`TTE Technology, Inc., Case No. 1:16-cv-00681 (D. Del.);
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` Nichia Corporation v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 8:16-cv-00545
`(C.D. Cal); and
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` Nichia Corporation v. Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Lowe’s Home Centers,
`LLC, and L G Sourcing, Inc., Case No. 5:16-cv-00142 (W.D.N.C.).
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`Nichia notes that the ’631 patent was also asserted in the following judicial matter,
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`which was voluntarily dismissed after a settlement:
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` Nichia Corporation v. Mary Elle Fashions, Inc. and Meridian Electric
`Company, Inc., Case No. 4:16-cv-01176 (E.D. Mo.).
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` stipulated dismissal was ordered by the district court on August 18, 2017.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)-(4))
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-Up Counsel
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`Catherine Nyarady (Reg. No. 42,042)
`cnyarady@paulweiss.com
`Postal & Hand-Delivery Address:
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND,
`WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`1285 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10019
`Tel.: (212) 373-3000
`Fax: (212) 757-3990
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`David E. Cole (Reg. No. 73,084)
`dcole@paulweiss.com
`Postal & Hand-Delivery Address:
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND,
`WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`2001 K Street, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20006-1047
`Tel.: (202) 223-7300
`Fax: (202) 223-7420
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`Dated: October 26, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ David E. Cole
`David E. Cole (Reg. No. 73,084)
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND,
`WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`2001 K Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006-1047
`Tel.: (202) 223-7300
`Fax: (202) 223-7420
`dcole@paulweiss.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Nichia Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that, on October 26, 2017, I caused a
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`true and correct copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY
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`NOTICES to be served by Priority Mail Express® and email on the following
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`counsel of record for Petitioners Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Lowe’s Home Centers,
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`LLC, and L G Sourcing, Inc.:
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`Scott D. Stimpson, Esq.
`SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS PC
`101 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
`New York, NY 10178
`sstimpson@sillscummis.com
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`B. Todd Patterson, Esq.
`PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, LLP
`24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600
`Houston, TX 77046
`tpatterson@pattersonsheridan.com
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`By: /s/ David E. Cole
`David E. Cole (Reg. No. 73,084)
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND,
`WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`2001 K Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006-1047
`Tel.: (202) 223-7300
`Fax: (202) 223-7420
`dcole@paulweiss.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Nichia Corporation
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