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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
`
`VIZIO, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
`_______________
`
`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
`
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner Nichia Corporation
`
`(“Nichia”) hereby submits the following Mandatory Notices.
`
`1.
`
`Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
`
`Nichia is the real party-in-interest.
`
`2.
`
`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
`
`Administrative Proceedings. Nichia notes that the following petitions for
`
`inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,915,631 (the “’631 patent”) either are
`
`pending, were denied by the Board, or were terminated before the Board issued an
`
`institution decision:
`
` Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and L G Sourcing,
`Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, IPR2018-00066 (instituted, April 25, 2018);
`
` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00551
`(denied, July 7, 2017); and
`
` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-2000 (terminated, March 20, 2018).
`The following petitions seeking inter partes review of patents related to the ’631
`
`patent were either denied by the Board or terminated before the Board issued an
`
`institution decision:
`
` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00558
`(U.S. Patent No. 8,309,375) (denied, July 7, 2017);
`
` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00552
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,901,959) (denied, July 7, 2017);
`
`
`
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
`
`
` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00556
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,855,092) (denied, July 6, 2017);
`
`
`
` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-2001 (U.S. Patent No. 8,309,375)
`(terminated, March 20, 2018);
`
` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-1999 (U.S. Patent No. 7,901,959)
`(terminated, March 20, 2018); and
`
` TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and TTE Technology, Inc. v.
`Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-1998 (U.S. Patent No. 7,855,092)
`(terminated, March 20, 2018).
`
`
`Nichia states that no patent application or patent claims priority to the ’631 patent.
`
`
`Judicial Proceedings. Nichia identifies the following pending judicial
`
`proceedings in which the ’631 patent has been asserted:
`
` 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.); and
`
` Nichia Corporation v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 8:16-cv-00545
`(C.D. Cal).
`
`
`Nichia notes that the ’631 patent was also asserted in the following judicial
`
`proceedings, which were voluntarily dismissed after settlements:
`
` Nichia Corporation v. Mary Elle Fashions, Inc. and Meridian Electric
`Company, Inc., Case No. 4:16-cv-01176 (E.D. Mo.); and
`
` Nichia Corporation v. TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. and
`TTE Technology, Inc., Case No. 1:16-cv-00681 (D. Del.).
`
`
`
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`

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`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
`
`Stipulated dismissals for the Mary Elle and TCL actions were entered by the
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`district courts on August 18, 2017 and February 28, 2018, respectively.
`
`Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
`(37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)-(4))
`
`Lead Counsel
`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
`
`Back-Up Counsel
`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
`
`3.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Dated: May 24, 2018
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`
`
` /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
`
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Nichia Corporation
`
`3
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
`
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), I certify that, on May 24, 2018, I caused a true
`
`and correct copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY
`
`NOTICES to be served by email on the following counsel of record for Petitioner
`
`VIZIO, Inc.:
`
`Gabrielle E. Higgins, Esq.
`James L. Davis, Jr., Esq.
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue – Suite 600
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303
`gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
`james.l.davis@ropesgray.com
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`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
`
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Nichia Corporation
`
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