`571-272-7822
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`Paper 28
`Date: August 17, 2015
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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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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC AND PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Cases: IPR2015-00545 (Patent 8,589,182 B1)
`IPR2015-00546 (Patent 7,765,106 B2)
`IPR2015-00547 (Patent 7,765,107 B2)1
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`Before JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL, and
`BRIAN P. MURPHY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BONILLA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`Order
`Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Steven A. Maddox
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This Decision addresses issues that are the same in the identified cases.
`We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in each case.
`The parties are not authorized to use this style heading.
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`IPR2015-00545 (Patent 8,589,182 B1)
`IPR2015-00546 (Patent 7,765,106 B2)
`IPR2015-00547 (Patent 7,765,107 B2)
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`Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (together,
`“Petitioner”) filed a Motion for Steven A. Maddox To Appear Pro Hac Vice in
`each of the above-identified proceedings, IPR2015-00545, IPR2015-00546, and
`IPR2015-00547. Paper 21 (“Motion”).2 Upon review of the Motion, as well as a
`Declaration of Mr. Maddox in support (Ex. 1040), we grant the Motion in each
`case.
`
`It is
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission of Steven
`A. Maddox are granted; Mr. Maddox is authorized to represent Petitioner only as
`back-up counsel in the above-identified proceedings, IPR2015-00545, IPR2015-
`00546, and IPR2015-00547;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel in the instant proceeding;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Maddox is to comply with the Office Patent
`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in
`Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Maddox is to be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and the USPTO Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq.
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`2 Citations are to IPR2015-00545 as representative unless otherwise indicated.
`2
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`IPR2015-00545 (Patent 8,589,182 B1)
`IPR2015-00546 (Patent 7,765,106 B2)
`IPR2015-00547 (Patent 7,765,107 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`
`Dennies Varughese
`Deborah A. Sterling
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX
`dvarughe-PTAB@skgf.com
`dsterlin-PTAB@skgf.com
`
`Matthew C. Ruedy
`Steven A. Maddox
`Maddox Edwards PLLC
`1900 K Street NW
`Suite 725
`Washington, DC 20006
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`
`F. Dominic Cerrito
`Evangeline Shih
`Frank Calvosa
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`nickcerrito@quinnemanuel.com
`evangelineshih@quinnemanuel.com
`frankcalvosa@quinnemanuel.com
`
`John V. Biernacki
`JONES DAY
`jvbiernacki@jonesday.com
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