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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`MONOSOL RX, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00169
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`Patent 8,765,167
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`PATENT OWNER’S SUBMISSION OF
`MANDATORY NOTICE INFORMATION
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)
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`IPR2015-00169
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,765,167
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a), MonoSol Rx, LLC (“MonoSol” or “Patent
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`Owner”) submits herewith the following required mandatory notice information.
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`I.
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`Real party-in-interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real party-in-interest is the Patent Owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,765,167
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`(“the ‘167 Patent”), MonoSol Rx, LLC , 30 Technology Drive, Warren, New
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`Jersey, 07059, a Delaware limited liability company.
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`Pursuant to a written agreement with Patent Owner, Reckitt Benckiser
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`Pharmaceuticals Inc., 10710 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 430, Richmond, Virginia,
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`23235, a Delaware corporation (“RBP”), is an exclusive licensee under the ‘167
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`Patent for Suboxone® sublingual film and other products and holds the
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`exclusionary rights to market and sell Suboxone® sublingual film in the United
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`States. On September 22, 2014, RBP and Patent Owner filed a complaint against
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`Petitioner, inter alia, for infringement of the ‘167 Patent captioned Reckitt
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`Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Monosol Rx, LLC v. Biodelivery Sciences
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`International, Inc. and Quintiles Commercial US, Inc., 3:14-cv-5892 (D.N.J.). To
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`the extent these facts are sufficient to render RBP a real party-in-interest, Patent
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`Owner also identifies RBP under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1).
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`II.
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`Related matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Other than as noted below, Patent Owner is not aware of any other judicial
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`or administrative matter (see 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,760 (August 14, 2012)) that,
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`potentially or actually, would affect, or be affected by, a decision in the
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`proceeding herein.
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`On May 21, 2014, Patent Owner filed a continuation patent application,
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`serial number 14/284,019, of patent application serial number 11/517,982, which
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`subsequently issued as the ‘167 Patent on July 1, 2014.
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`On September 22, 2014, RBP and Patent Owner filed a complaint against
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`Petitioner, inter alia, for infringement of the ‘167 Patent captioned Reckitt
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`Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Monosol Rx, LLC v. Biodelivery Sciences
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`International, Inc. and Quintiles Commercial US, Inc., 3:14-cv-5892 (D.N.J.).
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`III. Lead and Back-up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) & 37 C.F.R. §
`42.10(a)&(b))
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`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP, counsel of record in the subject patent or
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`application, on behalf of Patent Owner, designates the following individuals as
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`Patent Owner’s lead counsel and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel
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`Back-up Counsel
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`Daniel A. Scola, Jr.
`PTO Reg. No. 29,855
`dscola@hbiplaw.com
`(973) 585-2003
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`Michael I. Chakansky
`PTO Reg. No. 31,600
`mchakansky@hbiplaw.com
`(973) 585-2024
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`Both partners at Hoffmann & Baron, LLP, 6 Campus Drive, Parsippany, New
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`Jersey 07054 (Tel: 973.331.1700).
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`V.
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`Service information pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(4))
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`Service on Patent Owner may be made electronically by using all the
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`following three email addresses together in providing service:
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`dscola@hbiplaw.com
`mchakansky@hbiplaw.com
`169ipr@hbiplaw.com
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`Service on Patent Owner may be made by Postal Mailing or Hand-delivery as
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`follows, but electronic service as indicated above is always requested:
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`Daniel A. Scola, Jr. (Lead Counsel)
`Michael I. Chakansky (Back-up Counsel)
`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
`6 Campus Drive
`Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
`Tel: 973.331.1700
`Fax: 973.331.1717
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`Dated: November 14, 2014
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP
`/Daniel A. Scola, Jr./
` 6900 Jericho Turnpike
`Daniel A. Scola, Jr.
`Registration No. 29,855 Syosset, New York 11791
`Michael I. Chakansky
` (973) 331-1700
`Registration No. 31,600
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`Attorneys for Petitioner MonoSol Rx, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this the 14th day of November, 2014, the foregoing
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`PATENT OWNER’S SUBMISSION OF MANDATORY NOTICE
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`INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a) was served in its entirety
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`on the following counsel of record by electronic service by email at the email
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`addresses consented to for service as provided in the Petition, Paper 2, at page 4,
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`and as set forth below:
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`Danielle L. Herritt, Esq.
`McCARTER & ENGLISH LLP
`265 FRANKLIN STREET
`BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
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`dherritt@mccarter.com
`IPR167@mccarter.com
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`By:
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`/Michael I. Chakansky/
`Michael I. Chakansky (Reg. No. 31,600)
`Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
`6 Campus Drive
`Parsippany, N.J. 07054
`mchakansky@hbiplaw.com
`Tel: 973.331.1700
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