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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411 
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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
`v.
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
`______________________
`
`Case IPR2018-00386
`Patent 9,490,411
`______________________
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`PETITIONER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICE
`INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(A)(3)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3), Petitioner VIZIO, Inc. hereby updates its
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`Mandatory Notices under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3) to reflect updates to the status of
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`related matters.
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`RELATED MATTERS
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`a. Nichia Corp. v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 8:18-cv-00362 (C.D. Cal.),
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`involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411, and related U.S. Patent Nos.
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`8,530,250 and 9,537,071 (Case was dismissed with prejudice);
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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411
`b. Nichia Corp. v. Feit Electric Co., Inc., Case No. 2:18-cv-01390
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`(C.D. Cal.), involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411, and related U.S.
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`Patent Nos. 8,530,250 and 9,537,071 (Case is ongoing);
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`c. Nichia Corp. v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-00246-JRG (E.D.
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`Tex.), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250 (Case was
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`dismissed without prejudice);
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`d. Nichia Corp. v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-
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`00613-JRG (E.D. Tex.), involving related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,530,250 (Case was dismissed without prejudice);
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`e. Nichia Corp. v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-01453-JRG (E.D.
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`Tex.), involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411 and related U.S. Patent
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`No. 9,537,071 (Case was dismissed without prejudice);
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`f. Nichia Corp. v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-
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`01455-JRG (E.D. Tex.), involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411 and
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`related U.S. Patent No. 9,537,071 (Case was dismissed without
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`prejudice);
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`g. Nichia Corp. v. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., Case No.
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`2:13-cv-702-JRG (E.D. Tex.), appealed at Nos. 16-1585 & 16-
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`1618 (Fed. Cir.), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250
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`(District court decision was affirmed);
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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411
`h. VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2017-01608 (PTAB),
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`appealed at Nos. 19-1646 & 19-1660 (Fed. Cir.), involving related
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250 (Consolidated appeals are ongoing);
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`i. VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2017-01623 (PTAB),
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`involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250 (Final Written
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`Decision issued by the Board);
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`j. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. et al. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2017-
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`02011 (PTAB), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250
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`(Terminated);
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`k. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. et al. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2017-
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`02014 (PTAB), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250
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`(Terminated);
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`l. VIZIO Inc. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2018-00437 (PTAB),
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`involving related U.S. Patent No. 9,537,071 (Case is ongoing);
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`m. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. et al. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2018-
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`00601 (PTAB), involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411 (Terminated);
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`n. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. et al. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2018-
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`00699 (PTAB), involving related U.S. Patent No. 9,537,071
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`(Terminated);
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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411
`o. VIZIO, Inc. v. Nichia Corp., Case IPR2018-00893 (PTAB),
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`involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250 (Board vacated order
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`granting institution and denied institution under Click-to-Call
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`Techs., LP v. Ingenio, Inc., 899 F.3d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2018));
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`p. Nichia Corp. v. TCL Multimedia Tech. Holdings Ltd., Case No.
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`2:16-cv-01452 (E.D. Tex.) involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411,
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`and related U.S. Patent No. 9,537,071 (Case was dismissed with
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`prejudice);
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`q. Nichia Corp. v. TCL Multimedia Tech. Holdings Ltd., Case No.
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`2:16-cv-00875 (E.D. Tex.) involving related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,530,250 (Case was dismissed with prejudice);
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`r. Nichia Corp. v. Feit Electric Co., Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-01454
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`(E.D. Tex.), involving U.S. Patent No. 9,490,411, and related U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,537,071 (Case was dismissed without prejudice);
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`s. Nichia Corp. v. Feit Electric Co., Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-00616
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`(E.D. Tex.), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250 (Case was
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`dismissed without prejudice);
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`t. Nichia Corporation v. Mary Elle Fashions, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-
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`00615 (E.D. Tex.), involving related U.S. Patent No. 8,530,250
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`(Case was dismissed with prejudice).
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`Dated: May 20, 2019
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`Mailing address for all
`correspondence:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`IPRM – Floor 43
`Prudential Tower
`800 Boylston Street
`Boston, MA 02199-3600
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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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`By: /Gabrielle Higgins/
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`Gabrielle E. Higgins
`Reg. No. 38,916
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor
`East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2284
`Phone: +1-650-617-4015
`Fax: +1-617-235-9492
`gabrielle.higgins@ropesgray.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner, VIZIO, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`IPR2018-00386
`Patent No. 9,490,411 
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`The undersigned certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S UPDATED
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`MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(A)(3) was
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`served by filing this document through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to
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`End (PTAB E2E) as well as providing a courtesy copy via electronic mail to the
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`following attorneys of record for the Patent Owner listed below:
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`Lead Counsel: Martin M. Zoltick (Reg. No. 35,745)
`mzoltick@rfem.com
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: +1-202-783-6040
`Fax: +1-202-783-6031
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`Back-up Counsel: Robert P. Parker, rparker@rfem.com
`Derek F. Dahlgren, ddahlgren@rfem.com
`Michael H. Jones, mjones@rfem.com
`Mark T. Rawls, mrawls@rfem.com
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`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: +1-202-783-6040
`Fax: +1-202-783-6031
`litigationparalegals@rothwellfigg.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner, NICHIA CORPORATION
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`Dated: May 20, 2019
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`By: /Crena Pacheco/
`Name: Crena Pacheco
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
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