Ecometal Inc. et al. vs Terves, LLC

Notice of Refund

PETITIONER���S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEE

Trial Instituted Document

Patent Owner Sur-Reply to the PO Preliminary Response

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10(C)

Declaration of Evan W. Talley in Support of Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10(C)

Email correspondence dated January 8, 2021from A. Kellogg, USPTO, to Counsel authorizing a reply brief

Email correspondence dated August 21, 2020 and August 25, 2020 between counsel requesting Certificate of Service

Email correspondence dated August 25, 2020 and August 26, 2020 between counsel requesting Certificate of Service

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Affidavit of Service in Terves, LLC v. Thompson Aluminum Casting Co., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:19-cv-01462

Affidavit of Service in Terves, LLC v. Thompson Aluminum Casting Co., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:19-cv-01462

Patent Owner Preliminary Response

Signed Summons to Nick Yuan, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 4.

Signed Summons to Ecometal, Inc., Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 4-1.

July 17, 2019 Ltr. from M. Cavanagh to Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General requesting service on Ecometal.

July 17, 2019 Ltr. from M. Cavanagh to Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General requesting service on Nick Yuan.

Complaint for Patent Infringement, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 1; with Ex. A, ECF 1-1 (U.S. Pat. No. 9,903,010) and Ex. B, ECF 1-2 (U.S. Pat. No. 10,329,653).

Hague Convention Request for Service Abroad of Judicial Documents on Ecometal, as attached to Ex. 2004.

Hague Convention Request for Service Abroad of Judicial Documents on Nick Yuan, as attached to Ex. 2006.

July 22, 2019 FedEx delivery confirmation of documents from M. Cavanagh to Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General.

Signed Certificate of Service by Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General confirming service on Nick Yuan on August 13, 2019.

Marginal Entry Order granting extension of time to respond to the Complaint, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv-01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 6.

July 17, 2019 FedEx shipment confirmation of Letters and Hague Service requests from M. Cavanagh to Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General.

Signed Certificate of Service by Canadian Ministry of the Attorney General confirming service on Ecometal, Inc. on August 13, 2019.

Ecometal and Yuan Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv-01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 11.

Memorandum in Support of Ecometal and Yuan Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv-01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 11-1.

Ecometal and Yuan Answer and Affirmative Defenses to the Complaint, Terves LLC v. Yueyang Aerospace New Materials Co. Ltd., et al., No. 1:19-cv-01611-DCN (N.D. Oh. 2019), ECF 17.

PATENT OWNER MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.8(a)(2)

Notice of Accord Filing Date

U.S. Patent No. 9,903,010.

Comparison of English language Abstract (from Ex. 1004) with Abstract prepared as part of certified English-language translation (from Ex. 1005).

U.S. Provisional Application 61/981,425.

Defendants Ecometal, Inc. and N. Yuan¿¿¿s Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time Within Which to Answer or Otherwise Respond filed Sept. 3, 2019, Terves LLC v. Ecometal Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the ND of Ohio, Case No. 1:19-cv-01611-M.

Appendix 1 of Challenged Claims ¿¿¿ Independent Claims.

Appendix 2 of Challenged Claims ¿¿¿ Independent Claims.

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,903,010 (obtained from USPTO.gov on August 12, 2020). Part 1, pgs. 1-250.

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,903,010 (obtained from USPTO.gov on August 12, 2020). Part 2, pgs. 251-500.

Declaration of Dana J. Medlin, PhD, P.E. FASM in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,903,010.

Chinese Patent Publication No. CN103343271A accompanied by an English-language abstract (¿¿¿Chinese-language Xiao¿¿¿).

Chinese Patent Publication No. CN103343271A accompanied by an English-language abstract (¿¿¿Chinese-language Xiao¿¿¿).

Joint Claim Construction, Terves LLC v. Ecometal Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:19-cv-01611-M.

Certified English Language Translation of the Chinese Pat. Pub. No. CN 103343271 (¿¿¿Xiao¿¿¿).

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September 3, 2019 Correspondence between counsel for the parties in Terves LLC v. Ecometal Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:19-cv-01611-M.

Appendix 3 of Challenged Claims ¿¿¿ Dependent Claims.

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,903,010.

Appendix 3 of Challenged Claims ¿¿¿ Dependent Claims.

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Nick Yuan Power of Attorney.

Magnesium Holdings Power of Attorney.

Ecometal Power of Attorney.

Magnesium Machine Power of Attorney

Magnesium Materials Power of Attorney