`Date Filed: May 28, 2015
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`Filed On Behalf Of:
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`Novartis AG and LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
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`By:
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`Raymond R. Mandra
`ExelonPatchIPR@fchs.com
`(212) 218-2100
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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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`NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
`AND MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`NOVARTIS AG AND LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG,
`Patent Owners
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`Inter Partes Review No. 2014-005491 (U.S. Patent No. 6,316,023)
`Inter Partes Review No. 2014-005502 (U.S. Patent No. 6,335,031)3
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`UPDATE TO PATENT OWNERS’ MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3)
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`1 Case IPR2015-00265 has been joined with this proceeding.
`2 Case IPR2015-00268 has been joined with this proceeding.
`3 Patent Owner attests that the word-for-word identical paper is filed in each
`proceeding identified in the heading.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3), Novartis AG and LTS Lohmann Therapie-
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`Systeme AG (“Patent Owners”) submit the following update to their April 23,
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`2014 Mandatory Notices (Paper No. 6).
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8 (b)(2)): On May 21, 2015, the Court of
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`Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision upholding
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`the validity of both the ’031 and ’023 Patents in Novartis v. Watson, C.A. Nos. 11-
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`1112-RGA and 13-371-RGA, Novartis v. Par, C.A. Nos. 11-1077-RGA and 13-
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`1467-RGA. See Novartis Pharms. Corp., et al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc., et al.,
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`Nos. 2014-1799 and 2014-1800, --- F. App’x ----, 2015 WL 2403308 at *5-8 (Fed.
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`Cir. May 21, 2015).
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`Dated: May 28, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Raymond R. Mandra
`Raymond R. Mandra
`Registration No. 34,382
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER
`& SCINTO
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
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`1
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a copy of the foregoing UPDATE TO PATENT OWNERS’
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`MANDATORY NOTICE PURSUANT TO PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(a)(3) was served on May 28, 2015 by causing it to be sent by email to
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`counsel for Petitioners at the following email addresses:
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`Steven J. Lee (slee@kenyon.com)
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`Michael K. Levy (mlevy@kenyon.com)
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`Chris Coulson (ccoulson@kenyon.com)
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`Joseph M. Reisman (BoxMylan2@knobbe.com)
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`Jay R. Deshmukh (BoxMylan2@knobbe.com)
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`William R. Zimmerman (BoxMylan@knobbe.com)
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`Dated: May 28, 2015
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`/s/ Raymond R. Mandra
`Raymond R. Mandra
`Registration No. 34,382
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER
`& SCINTO
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
`Tel. 212-218-2100
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