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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`US ENDODONTICS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`GOLD STANDARD INSTRUMENTS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES OF PATENT OWNER
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`Submitted via PTAB E2E
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`Board,
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Gold Standard Instruments, LLC (“Patent
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`Owner”) submits the following Supplemental Mandatory Notices to reflect the
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`change of Richard Roche as lead counsel and Joel Austin as back-up counsel, and
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`of the withdrawal of Joseph A. Hynds as lead counsel, and C. Nichole Gifford, R.
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`Elizabeth Brenner-Leifer, Steven Lieberman, and Derek F. Dahlgren as back-up
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`counsel for Patent Owner. In addition, the Related Matters are being updated to
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`reflect the current status.
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`1.
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`Real Party-In-Interest
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), Patent Owner identifies the real
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`parties-in-interest as Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Dentsply Sirona Inc., and
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`Tulsa Dental Products LLC d/b/a Tulsa Dental Specialties.
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`2.
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`Related Matters
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following related matters:
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`a.
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`US Endodontics, LLC v. Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Case
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`IPR2015-00632 (P.T.A.B.), regarding related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,727,773 (Currently on appeal as Federal Circuit Appeal No.
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`2016-2597 – Paper 79);
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`b.
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`US Endodontics, LLC v. Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Case
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`IPR2015-01476 (P.T.A.B.), regarding related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,727,773 (Institution denied on October 26, 2015 – Paper 13);
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`c.
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`Dentsply International, Inc. and Tulsa Dental Products LLC
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`d/b/a Tulsa Dental Specialties v. US Endodontics, LLC, Case
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`No. 2:14-cv-00196-JRG-DHI (E.D. Tenn.);
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`d.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/455,841, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,727,773 on May 20, 2014;
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`e.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/336,579, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,562,341 on October 22, 2013;
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`f.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 12/977,625, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,083,873 on December 27, 2011;
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`g.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 11/628,933, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,062,033 on November 22, 2011;
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`h.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 60/578,091, filed on
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`June 8, 2004 (Expired);
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`i.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/522,013, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,314,316 on April 19, 2016;
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`j.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,309, filed on
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`May 27, 2015 (Pending);
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`k.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,390, filed on
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`May 27, 2015 (Pending);
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`l.
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,840, filed on
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`May 27, 2015 (Pending).
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`3.
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`Lead and Back-up Counsel
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner identifies Richard
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`Roche as lead counsel:
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`Richard Roche
`Reg. No. 38,599
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`richard.roche@quarles.com
`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
`411 East Wisconsin Avenue
`Suite 2400
`Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
`Tel: (414) 277-5805
`Patent Owner identifies Joel Austin as back-up counsel:
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`Joel Austin
`Reg. No. 59,712
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`joel.austin@quarles.com
`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
`411 East Wisconsin Avenue
`Suite 2400
`Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
`Tel: (414) 277-5617
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`4.
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`Service Information
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following service information.
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`Postal & Hand-Delivery Address & Phone Number:
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`Richard Roche, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 38,599
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`richard.roche@quarles.com
`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
`411 East Wisconsin Avenue
`Suite 2400
`Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
`Tel: (414) 277-5805
`In addition, Patent Owner consents to service by electronic mail to the following
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`addresses:
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`richard.roche@quarles.com
`joel.austin@quarles.com
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`5.
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`Power of Attorney
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney listing
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`Richard Roche and Joel Austin is being concurrently submitted.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` Richard Roche /
`Richard Roche, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 38,599
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`richard.roche@quarles.com
`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
`411 East Wisconsin Avenue
`Suite 2400
`Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
`Tel: (414) 277-5805
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Gold Standard Instruments, LLC
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`Date: March 15, 2017
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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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`US ENDODONTICS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GOLD STANDARD INSTRUMENTS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
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`Filed Electronically via PTAB E2E
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on March 15, 2017, the foregoing
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`FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES OF PATENT OWNER was
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`electronically mailed in its entirety to:
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`jginsberg@pbwt.com
`abapna@pbwt.com
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`/Joel A. Austin/
`Joel A. Austin
`Reg. No. 59,712
`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Gold Standard Instruments, LLC
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