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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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`VIZIO, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Case IPR2018-01100
`Patent No. 7,915,631
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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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`2.
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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”) either are
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`pending, were denied by the Board, or were terminated before the Board issued an
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`institution decision:
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` Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and L G Sourcing,
`Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, IPR2018-00066 (instituted, April 25, 2018);
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00551
`(denied, July 7, 2017); and
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` 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
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`patent were either denied by the Board or terminated before the Board issued an
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`institution decision:
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00558
`(U.S. Patent No. 8,309,375) (denied, July 7, 2017);
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00552
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,901,959) (denied, July 7, 2017);
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` VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corporation, Case IPR2017-00556
`(U.S. Patent No. 7,855,092) (denied, July 6, 2017);
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` 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);
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` 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
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` 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).
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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 pending judicial
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`proceedings in which the ’631 patent has been asserted:
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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.); and
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` Nichia Corporation v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 8:16-cv-00545
`(C.D. Cal).
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`Nichia notes that the ’631 patent was also asserted in the following judicial
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`proceedings, which were voluntarily dismissed after settlements:
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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.); and
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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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`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.
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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
`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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`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
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`Dated: May 24, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ David E. Cole
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`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 May 24, 2018, I caused a true
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`and correct copy of the foregoing PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY
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`NOTICES to be served by email on the following counsel of record for Petitioner
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`VIZIO, Inc.:
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`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
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`By: /s/ David E. Cole
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`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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