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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`LUPIN LTD. and LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01097
`Patent 8,754,131
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`DECLARATION OF WILLIAM B. TRATTLER, M.D.
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`SENJU EXHIBIT 2116
`LUPIN v. SENJU
`IPR2015-01097
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`I, William B. Trattler, M.D., under penalty of perjury, declare as follows:
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`I have been retained by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
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`Dunner, LLP on behalf of Patent Owner Senju Pharmaceutical, Co., Ltd. ("Senju"),
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`Bausch + Lomb Incorporated and Bausch + Lomb Pharma Holdings Corp. in
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`connection with four inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings (IPR2015-01099,
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`IPR2015-01097, IPR2015-01105, and IPR2015-01100) before the United States
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`Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board as a medical expert in
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`the field of ophthalmology, including cataract, corneal and refractive surgery.
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`A.
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`2.
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`Qualifications
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`I am an ophthalmologist specializing in refractive, corneal and
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`cataract eye surgery at the Center for Excellence in Eye Care in Miami, FL, where
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`I have practiced since July 1997.
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`I perform a wide variety of cataract and
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`refractive surgeries, including photorefractive keratectomy ("PRK''), all laser
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`LASIK, and no-injection sutureless cataract surgery as well as laser cataract
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`surgery.
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`In connection with these surgeries, I administer various medications,
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`including Prolensa® (bromfenac ophthalmic solution 0.07%), to patients to treat
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`post-operative inflammation and pain.
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`3.
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`I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Dartmouth
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`College in 1988 and my M.D. degree, with research distinction, from the
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`University of Miami School of Medicine in 1992.
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`I completed an internal
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`medicine
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`internship at Mount Sinai Medical Center
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`in June 1993, an
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`ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute in
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`July 1996, and a cornea and external disease fellowship from the University of
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`Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in 1997.
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`I received board certification in
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`ophthalmology in October 1998, and in January 2009 I was recertified through
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`2018.
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`4. While practicing at the Center for Excellence in Eye Care, I also
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`served on the surgical staff of the V .A. Hospital in Miami from July 1997 through
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`July 2001, supervising University of Miami ophthalmology residents in surgery
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`and in the clinic. I additionally assisted at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute on a
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`part-time basis from July 2002 through July 2006, supervising residents in the eye
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`emergency department and instructing residents in cataract and corneal surgery.
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`From 2002 to the present, I also have worked as a volunteer for the Good News
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`Care Center in Miami, which provides free medical services to uninsured low(cid:173)
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`income patients regardless of race, occupation, national origin or immigrant status.
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`In this role, I have provided between 50 and 100 free examinations and 5 to 10 free
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`surgeries to low-income patients each year.
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`5.
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`I also have held two academic appointments during my career as an
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`ophthalmologist. From July 2000 through the present, I have been a Volunteer
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`Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. From
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`January 2012 through the present, I have been a volunteer faculty member in the
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`Department of Ophthalmology at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at
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`Florida International University.
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`6.
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`I have received numerous awards and honors over the course of my
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`professional career, including an Achievement A ward and Senior Achievement
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`Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Curtis D. Benton, Jr.,
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`M.D. Outstanding Young Ophthalmologist Leadership Award presented by the
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`Florida Society of Ophthalmology, and the Scheie Eye Institute Teaching Award
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`on two separate occasions. I have been qualified and listed as a Trusted LASIK
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`Surgeon, a LASIK directory service that screens surgeons based on experience,
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`premier patient care and professional credentials.
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`I also have been voted by
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`readers of the publication Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today as a top 50
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`opinion leader in the field of cataract and refractive surgery.
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`I have received a
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`Patient Choice Award and, for the past several years, have been elected to Best
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`Doctors in America. I also have been selected by my peers as a Florida Super
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`Doctor for South Florida, a distinction bestowed upon the top 5% of South Florida
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`doctors, based on peer nominations as well as a panel review process and
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`independent research on candidates. A full list of awards and honors I have
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`received can be found in my curriculum vitae. (EX2051 at 1-2.)
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`7.
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`I have conducted research in the field of ophthalmology for over 30
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`years and have been an investigator on nearly 70 clinical trials for ophthalmic
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`products, a full list of which can be found in my curriculum vitae. (EX2051 at 2-
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`6.) I have conducted clinical trials for bromfenac formulations, including clinical
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`trials for Xibrom® and Bromday® that led to their approval by the U.S. Food and
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`Drug Administration ("FDA").
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`8.
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`I have authored scores of publications in both peer-reviewed and non-
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`peer reviewed journals, and I have co-authored four textbooks and two chapters in
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`textbooks. I also have co-authored chapters in four different online textbooks. A
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`full list of my publications can be found in my curriculum vitae. (EX2051 at 6-8.)
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`9.
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`I regularly attend a variety of scientific meetings in the field of
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`ophthalmology and have given hundreds of presentations at these meetings. I also
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`have served on a number of scientific panels, as both a panelist and moderator. I
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`have given numerous lectures to local ophthalmology and medical groups. A full
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`list of these activities can be found in my curriculum vitae. (EX2051 at 8-11, 19-
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`34.)
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`10.
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`I have served as a reviewer for
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`the American Academy of
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`Ophthalmology, and I currently serve as a peer reviewer for five journals:
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`Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Cornea, American
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`Journal of Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmic Research. I also have served on the
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`editorial boards for several publications, which are listed in my curriculum vitae.
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`(EX2051 at 34.)
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`11.
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`I have been a member of several professional associations for many
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`years. I have been a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology since
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`1996 and have served in various capacities, including on the Annual Meeting
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`Program Committee for Refractive Surgery, on the Ophthalmic Technology
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`Assessment Committee Refractive Surgery Panel, and as Chairperson of the
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`Refractive Management/Intervention Panel. Since 1997 I have been a member of
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`the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as the Miami
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`Ophthalmology Society, for which I served as Secretary in 2004, Treasurer in 2005
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`and President in 2006. Since 2000 I have been a member of the Florida Society of
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`Ophthalmology, and since 2007 I have been a member of The Cornea Society. I
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`also have been a member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery since
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`2007 and was appointed to the Executive Board in 2011. I am a founding board
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`member of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery and a
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`founding member of CEDARS, which stands for Cornea, External Disease and
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`Refractive Surgeons. A full list of these activities can be found in my curriculum
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`vitae. (EX2051 at 34-35.)
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`12.
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`I have consulted for numerous pharmaceutical companies over the
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`years. I also have served as an expert witness in the field of ophthalmology, and
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`my testimony has been credited in court.
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`13. On the basis of my education and experience, I believe I am qualified
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`to express the opinions provided below.
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`B. Materials Considered
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`14.
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`In forming my opinions, I had available the documents cited herein as
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`well as the publications listed on my curriculum vitae. (EX2051 at 6-8.) I have
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`also reviewed Dr. Jayne Lawrence's declaration, including some of the references
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`cited therein.
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`(EX1005.)
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`I have also reviewed the declaration of Robert 0.
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`Williams, III.
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`(EX2082.) For reasons discussed below, I disagree with Dr.
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`Lawrence's conclusions that the claims of the patents at issue are invalid based on
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`obviousness.
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`c.
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`The Patents at Issue
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`15.
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`I understand that Lupin has challenged Senju's U.S. Patent Nos.
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`8,669,290 ("the '290 patent"), 8,754,131 ("the '131 patent"), 8,871,813 ("the '813
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`patent"), and 8,927,606 ("the '606 patent"). I further understand that January 21,
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`2003, is the filing date of the applications to which the '290, '131, '813, and '606
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`patents claim priority.
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`16.
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`I also understand that Prolensa® (bromfenac ophthalmic solution
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`0.07%) is an embodiment of the aqueous liquid preparations disclosed and claimed
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`in the ' 131 patent. (EX2082 at ~~ 177-7 8.) I understand that the claimed aqueous
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`liquid preparations of the '131 patent require at least bromfenac and tyloxapol.
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`(!d.)
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`I
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`understand that the inclusion of tyloxapol resulted in unexpectedly supenor
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`stability of bromfenac formulations.
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`(!d. at ~~ 189-98.) As discussed further
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`below, the formulation of bromfenac with tyloxapol and tyloxapol's unexpected
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`stabilization effect led to several beneficial improvements manifested in the
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`commercial formulation of Prolensa ®.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED AND BASES AND
`REASONS THEREFOR
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`A.
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`General Background of Cataract Surgery
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`17. A cataract is a clouding of the patient's natural lens in the eye that
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`reduces quality of vision and causes visual aberrations, including glare and
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`blurring. (RX2067 at 606.) If left untreated, cataracts can grow larger and denser,
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`and they can lead to severe loss of vision and even blindness. (EX2052 at 447.) In
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`fact, cataracts are one of the most common causes of blindness worldwide. (!d.)
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`Even where cataracts have not yet caused blindness, cataracts may interfere with a
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`patient's daily activities including, for example, the ability to work, read, drive a
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`car, and engage in social and leisure activities. (EX2067 at 607.)
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`18. A common cause of cataracts is age-related changes to the lens of the
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`eye. (!d. at 606.) Other factors, however, such as diabetes, exposure to radiation
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`and trauma to the eye can also contribute to cataracts. (!d.) Once cataracts have
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`progressed to a point where vision is impaired, surgery is required to remove the
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`lens and replace it with a new lens. (ld. at 606-607.)
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`19. One of the first modem surgical techniques developed for cataract
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`extraction was intracapsular cataract extraction, or "ICCE."
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`(EX2069 at S5.)
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`ICCE was first performed in the 1700s, and it required a large incision and removal
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`of the entire lens capsule. (Jd. at S7; EX2067 at 607.)
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`20. Another major improvement to cataract surgery was extracapsular
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`cataract extraction, or "ECCE." (EX2069 at S6.) ECCE allowed for removing the
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`lens without removing the lens capsule, but required a "ripe" lens, or a lens that
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`had become so hardened with advanced cataract that it would not break during
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`removal. (!d. at S7.) Leaving the capsule intact prevents material from falling into
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`the vitreous cavity of the eye. (Id. at S11.)
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`21.
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`In 1967, Dr. Charles Kelman developed phacoemulsification surgery
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`for cataract extraction.
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`(!d. at S11.)
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`Phacoemulsification surgery uses
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`ultrasonography to break the lens into minute fragments that can be aspirated,
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`allowing for a small incision. (!d.; EX2067 at 607.) A smaller incision heals more
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`quickly and has a decreased risk of complications. (EX2052 at 448; EX2067 at
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`607.) Phacoemulsification techniques have continued to progress, and they remain
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`the standard of care today. (EX2052 at 448; EX2067 at 607.)
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`22. Although cataract surgery techniques have advanced considerably
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`over the last three centuries, incisions into the eye are still required. (EX2069 at
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`S13; EX2067 at 607.) This results in pain and inflammation in virtually all
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`patients, thereby necessitating medicinal treatment.
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`B.
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`Other NSAID Therapies
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`23. Despite continuing improvement in cataract surgery techniques in the
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`20th century, no topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ("NSAID") was
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`approved until the 1990s for treatment of pain and inflammation in patients after
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`surgery. NSAIDs are a structurally diverse group of compounds that treat
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`inflammation by a different mechanism in the cyclooxygenase ("COX") enzyme
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`pathway than steroidal compounds such as corticosteroids.
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`(EX2117 at 41.)
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`Corticosteroids inhibit only COX-2 whereas NSAIDs inhibit both COX-1 and
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`COX-2. (Jd.) Prostaglandin synthesis, which is the major inflammatory response
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`following surgical trauma, is mediated differently by corticosteroids and NSAIDs:
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`corticosteroids act on the enzyme phospholipase A2, whereas NSAIDs act on the
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`enzymes cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase.
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`(!d.) Moreover, based on their
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`different mechanisms of action, NSAIDs and corticosteroids have different side
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`effect profiles. (Jd. at 44.)
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`24. NSAID eye drop teclmology for reduction in pain and inflammation
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`following cataract surgery was developed and approved in the 1990s, but as
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`discussed below, these therapies continued to have various drawbacks.
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`25. The first NSAID eye drop approved commercially in the United States
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`was flurbiprofen sodium ophthalmic solution, marketed under the name Ocufen ®.
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`(EX2053 at 1-3). The FDA approved Ocufen® in 1986, but only for the inhibition
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`of intraoperative miosis. (EX2054 at 1; EX2053 at 1.) Intraoperative miosis refers
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`to the constriction of the eye pupil during cataract surgery, and inhibition of this
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`constriction phenomenon helps improve surgical outcomes. Thus, Ocufen® was
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`approved for use prior to surgery, but not for post-surgical use to treat
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`inflammation and pain. (EX2053 at 1, 3.) Adverse reactions to Ocufen® included
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`transient burning and stinging upon instillation and other symptoms of ocular
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`irritation. (!d. at 3.)
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`26. A few years later, in 1988, the NSAID suprofen, marketed under the
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`name Profenal®, was also approved for inhibition of intraoperative miosis, the
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`same indication as Ocufen®.
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`(EX2055 at 1; EX2056 at 1.) Profenal® exhibited
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`similar adverse ocular reactions as Ocufen®, including burning and stinging.
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`(EX2056 at 3.) Instances of discomfort, itching and redness were also reported.
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`(Id.) Other adverse reactions associated with Profenal® include allergy, iritis, pain,
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`chemosis, photophobia, irritation and punctuate epithelia staining. (!d.)
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`27.
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`In 1991, the first NSAID eye drop approved for treatment of
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`postoperative inflammation in patients undergoing cataract surgery was diclofenac
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`sodium, marketed as Voltaren®. (EX2057 at 3-7; EX2044 at 1.) Voltaren® was
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`approved for treatment of postoperative inflammation in patients who have
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`undergone cataract extraction and temporary relief of pain and photophobia in
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`patients undergoing corneal refractive surgery.
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`(EX2057 at 4.)
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`For its
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`postoperative inflammation indication, V oltaren ® requires application 4 times daily
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`beginning 24 hours after cataract surgery and continuing through the first 2 weeks
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`of the post-operative period. (!d. at 6.) Similar to Suprofen® and Profenal®, with
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`Voltaren® transient burning and stinging were reported in approximately 15% of
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`patients across studies. (Jd.)
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`28.
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`In 1992, a 0.5% solution of the NSAID ketorolac tromethamine, or
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`Acular®, was approved .for treatment of postoperative inflammation in patients who
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`have undergone cataract extraction. (EX2059 at 1; EX2060 at 5.) Acular® was
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`additionally approved for temporary relief of ocular itching due to seasonal allergic
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`conjunctivitis.
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`(EX2060 at 5.) Like Voltaren® and all other commercially
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`available ophthalmic NSAIDs to that date, adverse events reported included
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`transient stinging and burning on instillation. (!d. at 7-8.) Notably, for Acular®,
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`these side effects were reported by up to 40% of patients participating in clinical
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`trials. (/d. at 7.) For treatment of postoperative inflammation, Acular® requires
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`application 4 times daily beginning 24 hours after surgery and continuing for 2
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`weeks of the post-operative period. (!d. at 8.)
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`29. A preservative free version of Acular®, marketed und.er the name
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`Acular® PF, was approved in 1997. (EX2060 at 9-13; EX2061 at 1.) Acular® PF
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`was sold in single use vials for administration 4 times per day for 2 weeks
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`following incisional refractive surgery. (EX2060 at 12.) Unlike Acular®, Acular®
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`PF was not indicated for the treatment of postoperative inflammation in patients
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`who have undergone cataract extraction. (!d. at 10.) Rather, it was approved for
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`the reduction of ocular pain and photophobia following incisional refractive
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`surgery. (!d.) Even without inclusion of a preservative in the formulation, adverse
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`events for Acular® PF still included transient burning and stinging upon instillation
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`in approximately 20% of patients participating in clinical trials. (!d. at 12.)
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`30.
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`In 2000, Bronuck, a 0.1% bromfenac sodium NSAID ophthalmic
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`formulation, was first approved in Japan.
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`(EX2111 at 2; EX2112 at 1.)
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`I
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`understand that because Bronuck was only sold in Japan and not in the United
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`States, sales of Bronuck are not "prior art" to the '290, '131, '813, and '606
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`patents.
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`31. Bronuck was approved in Japan for the treatment of inflammatory
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`ailments of the external eye and anterior eye (blepharitis, conjunctivitis, scleritis
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`(including episcleritis), and postoperative inflammation). Bronuck exhibited
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`vanous adverse events, including ocular pain, stinging and burning sensation.
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`(EX2111 at 2, column 2; EX2112 at 2, column 2.) These events were reported in
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`0.1% to less than 5% of patents. (EX2111 at 2, column 2; EX2112 at 2, column 2.)
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`32.
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`In 2005, the FDA approved Xibrom®, a 0.09% bromfenac sodium
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`NSAID ophthalmic formulation. (EX2062 at 1.) As discussed above, I understand
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`that January 21,2003, is the filing date of the applications to which the '290, '131,
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`'813, and '606 patents claim priority. I thus understand that Xibrom® is not "prior
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`art" to the '290, '131, '813, and '606 patents.
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`33. Xibrom® was approved
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`for
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`the
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`treatment of postoperative
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`inflammation in patients who have undergone cataract extraction. (EX1 008 at 1.)
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`Xibrom® exhibited various adverse events, including abnormal sensation in eye,
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`conjunctival hyperemia, eye irritation (including burning/stinging), eye pain, eye
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`pruritus, eye redness, headache and iritis. (!d. at 3.) These events were reported in
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`2-7% of patients. (!d.)
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`34.
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`In 2010, the FDA approved Bromday®, a 0.09% bromfenac sodium
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`NSAID ophthalmic formulation identical to Xibrom ® except indicated for once
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`daily usage instead of twice daily usage.
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`(EX2063 at 1; EX1009 at 4.) As
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`discussed above, I understand that January 21, 2003, is the filing date of the
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`applications to which the '290, '131, '813, and '606 patents claim priority. I thus
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`understand that Bromday® is not "prior art" to the '290, '131, '813, and '606
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`patents.
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`3 5. Bromday® was approved
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`for
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`the
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`treatment of postoperative
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`inflammation and reduction of ocular pain in patients who have undergone cataract
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`extraction. (EXl 009 at 4.) Bromday® exhibited various adverse events, including
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`abnormal sensation in eye, conjunctival hyperemia, eye irritation (including
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`burning/stinging), eye pain, eye pruritus, eye redness, headache and iritis. (Id. at
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`6.) These events were reported in 2-7% of patients. (!d.)
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`36. Unfortunately, each of Voltaren®, Acular®, Bronuck, Xibrom® and
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`Bromday® are
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`limited by
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`their side effects when
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`treating postoperative
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`inflammation in patients who have undergone cataract extraction. (EX2057 at 6;
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`EX2060 at 7-8; EX2111 at 2, column 2; EX1008 at 3; EX1009 at 6.) For example,
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`each causes burning and stinging upon administration in a significant proportion of
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`patients. (EX2057 at 6; EX2060 at 7-8; EX2111 at 2, column 2; EX1008 at 3;
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`EX1009 at 6.) These complaints are typical of what I have observed from patients
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`whom I have treated in my practice. Burning and stinging are significant side
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`effects because they are painful and impact patient compliance, resulting in
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`patients not using their medication. (EX2119 at 928.) When patients avoid using
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`available therapies and thus do not treat inflammation after undergoing cataract
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`surgery, they have a higher risk of developing cystoid macular edema ("CME"),
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`which is a senous post-operative complication, among other complications.
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`(EX2068 at 568; EX2113 at 966.) Not treating inflammation also leads to greater
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`post-surgical pain and dissatisfaction with the surgery.
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`C.
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`Development of Prolensa® as a Safe and Effective Treatment of
`Pain and Inflammation Following Cataract Surgery
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`3 7.
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`In light of the shortcomings, including burning and stinging, of
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`available NSAID eye drops for treating postoperative inflammation in patients who
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`have undergone cataract extraction, researchers continued to develop other
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`formulations.
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`38.
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`In 2013, the FDA approved Prolensa®, 0.07% bromfenac sodium, for
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`the treatment of postoperative inflammation and reduction of ocular pain in
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`patients who have undergone cataract surgery.
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`(EX2014 at 1; EX1049 at 4.)
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`Reported adverse events included anterior chamber inflammation, foreign body
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`sensation, eye pain, photophobia and vision blurred.
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`(EX1049 at 6.) These
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`reactions were reported in 3 to 8% of patients. (!d.)
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`39. Notably, and unlike all other approved NSAID ophthalmic eye drops,
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`Prolensa ® was not reported to cause burning and stinging upon administration.
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`(!d.) This comports with what I observe from patients whom I treat in my practice,
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`who describe Prolensa® as very comfortable to administer and well-tolerated. As
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`discussed above, this is a major benefit of Prolensa®, and it increases patient
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`compliance, which in turn minimizes the potential for pain and complications such
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`as post-operative CME. (EX2068 at 568; EX2113 at 966; EX2119 at 928.)
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`40. Moreover, I understand that Prolensa® is formulated at a lower pH of
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`7.8, closer to that of natural tears (pH 7.4\ as compared to the higher pH of 8.3 at
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`which Xibrom ® and Bromday® were formulated. (EX2082 at ,, 203; EX2113 at
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`966; compare EX1 049 at 7 with EX1008 at 5 and EX1009 at 7.)
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`m Prolensa ® eliminated the buming and stinging
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`The reduced pH
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`sensation, making it more comfortable and ensuring greater patient compliance.
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`(EX2113 at 966; EX2119 at 928)
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`41. Prolensa®'s lower pH also led to improved ocular penetration, even at
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`a lower concentration of bromfenac (0.07%) as compared to Xibrom® and
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`Bromday® (0.09%).
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`(EX2033 at 1722 ("Even at a lower concentration, the
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`bromfenac 0.07%, pH 7.8 solution exhibited similar, and in the case of scleral
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`tissue, increased, penetration of ocular tissues studied, when compared with
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`bromfenac 0.09%, pH 8.3 solution."); EX2113 at 966; compare EX1049 at 7 with
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`EX1008 at 3 and EX1009 at 7.) In addition, the lower concentration ofbromfenac
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`in Prolensa ® places less drug in contact with surgically compromised ocular tissue
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`1 Dr. Lawrence states that "[i]deally, the pH of the formulation should be 7.4, i.e., the
`same as tear fluid." (EX1005 at, 66(b).)
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`without a reduction in efficacy.
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`(EX2033 at 1718; compare EX1049 at 4 with
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`EX1008 at 3 and EX1009 at 4.) These additional benefits of Prolensa® are
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`substantial for patients undergoing cataract surgery, and further make Prolensa®
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`my drug of choice in treating post-operative pain and inflammation in my patients.
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`42.
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`Furthermore, Prolensa® exhibits these significant patient benefits,
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`including a remarkably safe adverse event profile, despite containing the
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`preservative benzalkonium chloride ("BAK") in its formulation. (EX1049 at 7.)
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`BAK has long been known to be toxic to the eye, even at low concentrations,
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`significantly lower than those used in Prolensa®. (EX2064 at 114 ("[W]e observed
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`a decrease in cell viability after a benzalkonium chloride treatment at a
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`concentration of 0.001% (p < 0.01)."); EX2081 at S228.) BAK rapidly impacts the
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`ocular surface, with 0.007% BAK inducing the death of 50% of cultured epithelial
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`cells in less than 2 minutes.
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`(EX2080 at 422.)
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`In fact, in a recent patent
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`infringement case involving the ophthalmic drug Lumigan®, the Court of Appeals
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`for the Federal Circuit noted that the patent challenger's expert summarized the
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`prior art's widespread concern over the toxicity of BAK by describing BAK as "a
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`natural-born killer" that was "from Satan." (EX2134 at 16.)
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`43. Moreover, in de-epithelialized corneas in vivo, which result as a
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`consequence of ocular surgery, BAK was found to decrease ocular absorption of
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`ketorolac.
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`(EX2090 at 418.) This finding led the author to urge that a
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`preservative-free ketorolac formulation may be a better postoperative ocular
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`analgesic than th~ preserved ketorolac formulation. (!d.)
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`44. Accordingly, as of 2003, researchers were actively researching
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`formulations avoiding BAK.
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`(EX2089 and EX2091.)
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`In September 2001,
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`Noecker et al. published results comparing several preservatives, including
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`stabilized oxychloro complex ("SOC," also known as Purite®) and BAK,
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`recognized by Noecker as having significant cytotoxic effects in animals and
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`humans. (EX2089 at Abstract.) Noecker indicated a better approach to using toxic
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`preservatives, such as BAK, was to use more tolerated preservatives and
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`specifically described the benefits observed by replacing BAK with SOC in an
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`ophthalmic formulation of brimonidine, which the FDA approved in March 2001
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`as Alphagan® P (EX2092 (indicating approval date); EX2093 at 2 (Purite®
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`included as a preservative)), stating as follows:
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`in patients with
`A 12-month clinical comparison
`glaucoma
`or
`ocular hypertension
`showed
`that
`brimonidine-SOC was well tolerated and produced a
`significantly lower incidence of allergic conjunctivitis
`than brimonidine, as well as equivalent lOP-lowering
`efficacy.
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`(EX2089 at 211, ,-r 2.)
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`45.
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`Similarly, in 2002, Katz (EX2091) published additional studies of
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`brimonidine-SOC showing a 41% relative reduction in ocular allergy and superior
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`satisfaction and comfort ratings compared to brimonidine-BAK, leading Katz to
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`conclude that that brimonidine-Purite 0.15% is "an effective, safe, and well(cid:173)
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`tolerated therapy for the long-term treatment of high lOP." (Jd. at 126.)
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`46.
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`I agree that BAK is toxic and should be eliminated from ophthalmic
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`formulations wherever possible. For example, Acular®, which contained BAK,
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`was later made available in a preservative-free formulation, Acular® PF, described
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`above. (EX2060 at 4; 9-13.) Yet even with BAK, Prolensa® exhibits a superior
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`adverse event profile to Acular® PF and in particular is not associated with the
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`painful burning and stinging associated with Acular® PF. (Compare EX1049 at 6
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`with EX2060 at 12.) Prolensa® exhibits this superior adverse event profile despite
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`that the frequency of symptoms and objective signs of irritation are reported to be
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`higher with eye drops containing preservatives, particularly BAK, as compared to
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`preservative-free eye drops. (EX2080 at 422.)
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`D.
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`Objective Evidence of Non-Obviousness
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`47.
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`I understand that certain objective evidence, including, for example,
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`unexpected results, teaching away and acclaim, is relevant to the non-obviousness
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`of a patented invention. I provide below my opinions concerning certain objective
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`evidence that the development ofProlensa® would not have been obvious.
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`48. As discussed above, I understand that Prolensa® embodies the
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`patented subject matter by formulating bromfenac with tyloxapol. (EX2082 at ~~
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`177-78.) It is my understanding that Prolensa® falls within the scope of at least
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`claims 1-5,7-17 and 19-30 ofthe '131 patent. (Id.)
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`49.
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`I am informed that tyloxapol is unexpectedly effective at chemically
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`stabilizing bromfenac, which has permitted formulating Prolensa® at the lower pH
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`of7.8
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`. (Id. at ,-r,-r 203-05.) Not only did this
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`eliminate burning and stinging sensation, making it more comfortable and helping
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`to ensure greater patient compliance (EX2113 at 966; EX2119 at 928), but the
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`lower pH also improved ocular penetration. (EX2033 at 1722.) That led to the
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`ability to reduce Prolensa®'s bromfenac concentration to 0.07%, down from 0.09%
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`in Xibrom® and Bromday®. (EX2033 at 1722; compare EX1049 at 7 with EX1008·
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`at 3 and EX1009 at 7.) A lower bromfenac concentration advantageously places
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`less drug in contact with surgically compromised ocular tissue without a reduction
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`in efficacy. (EX2033 at 1718; EX2113 at 971; compare EX1049 at 4 with EX1008
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`at 3 and EX1009 at 4.)
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`1.
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`Unexpected Results Leading to Significant Medical
`Benefits, Where the Prior Art Taught Away
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`50.
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`For the reasons I have explained above, tyloxapol's unexpected ability
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`to stabilize bromfenac has led to a number of significant improvements in the
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`formulation of Prolensa® that have substantially benefited patients. For example,
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`lowering pH
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`eliminated burning and
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`stinging. (See ,-r,-r 38-42 above.) As of 2003, a topical ophthalmic NSAID that did
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`not exhibit burning and stinging upon instillation was not available to physicians or
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`their patients to treat post-operative inflammation after cataract surgery. (EX2053
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`at 3; EX2056 at 3; EX2057 at 6; EX2060 at 7-8, 12.) Indeed, as of 2003, the two
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`NSAID formulations, Voltaren® and Acular®, that had received FDA approval for
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`treatment of post-operative inflammation both caused burning and stinging, thus
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`decreasing patient compliance. (EX2057 at 6; EX2060 at 7-8; EX2119 at 928.)
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`Moreover, Bronuck, a 0.1% bromfenac sodium NSAID ophthalmic formulation
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`approved in 2000 in Japan for treatment of postoperative inflammation, which Dr.
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`Lawrence contends represents an embodiment of the Ogawa patent (EXl 005 at ~
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`266), caused both burning and stinging.
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`(EX2111 at 2; EX2112 at 2.) Even
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`Xibrom® and Bromday®, which Dr. Lawrence also contends
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`represent
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`embodiments of the Ogawa patent, published in 1990 (EXl 005 at ~ 81 ), exhibited
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`burning and stinging. (EXl 008 at 3; EXl 009 at 6.)
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`51. The development of Prolensa ® was highly significant to the field of
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`ophthalmology and cataract surgery, because it represented a new therapy for
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`effectively treating postoperative inflammation after cataract surgery with a
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`favorable side effect profile, without burning or stinging upon administration.
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`(EX1049 at 6.) As discussed above, making the formulation more comfortable to
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`patients increases patient compliance and thus reduces the potential for CME and
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`other serious complications to develop.
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`It was by no means expected that
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`Prolensa ® would exhibit this highly favorable side effect profile while providing
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`efficacious treatment of post-operative pain and inflammation, especially in light
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`of the side effect profiles of other ophthalmic NSAID formulations, including
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`bromfenac formulations Bronuck, Xibrom ® and Bromday®. Based on this benefit,
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`despite the fact that less expensive generic versions of each of Voltaren ®, Acular®
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`and Bromday® are currently available, I routinely prescribe Prolensa® because,
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`among other reasons, its lack of burning and stinging makes it more comfortable to
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`patients, which fosters patient compliance.
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`52. Lowering the pH also improved ocular penetration, leading to a
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`reduction of bromfenac on surgically damaged tissue without sacrificing anti(cid:173)
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`inflammatory efficacy. (ld. at 7; EX2033 at 1718.) Constituting much more than a
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`difference in degree, these significant benefits have made Prolensa® an effective
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`and
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`safe ophthalmic pharmaceutical
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`formulation compared
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`to previous
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`formulations having significant side effects that could cause patients to