diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/packet/PacketParsingException.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/packet/PacketParsingException.java
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+/**
+*    Copyright 2013, Big Switch Networks, Inc.
+*
+*    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+*    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+*    a copy of the License at
+*
+*         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+*    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+*    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+*    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+*    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+*    under the License.
+**/
+
+package net.floodlightcontroller.packet;
+
+public class PacketParsingException extends Exception {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1177841297678875573L;
+
+}