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`Paper No. 22
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`Entered: February 25, 2016
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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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`PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`HYPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01117
`Patent 8,642,012 B2
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2015-01117
`Patent 8,642,012 B2
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`BACKGROUND
`On January 13, 2016, Petitioner, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., with prior
`authorization of the Board,1 filed a motion to authorize the withdrawal of Michael
`J. Freno and Sanjay K. Murthy as its current lead and backup counsel in favor of
`substitute counsel. Paper 17. A corresponding power of attorney was filed
`subsequently (Paper 21). No opposition to the motion has been filed.
`DISCUSSION
`Petitioner designates current backup counsel, David H. Silverstein, as new
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`lead counsel and Aziz Burgy as new backup counsel, both of whom are registered
`practitioners and both of whom are included in the Power of Attorney filed
`February 22, 2016 (Paper 21). The motion is granted.
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Michael J. Freno is permitted to withdraw as counsel for
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`Petitioner in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that David H. Silverstein is recognized as
`Petitioner’s lead counsel in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Sanjay K. Murthy is permitted to withdraw as
`counsel for Petitioner in this proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Aziz Burgy is recognized as Petitioner’s backup
`counsel in this proceeding; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file updated mandatory notices
`by March 3, 2016.
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`1 Via email dated January 13, 2016.
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`IPR2015-01117
`Patent 8,642,012 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`David H. Silverstein:
`Aziz Burgy
`Michael J. Freno
`Sanjay K. Murthy
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`david.silverstein@parpharm.com
`aburgy@axinn.com
`michael.freno@klgates.com
`sanjay.murthy@klgates.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert Green
`Lauren Stevens
`Dennis Bennett
`Matthew Phillips
`Emer Simic
`Jessica Tyrus
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`rgreen@greengriffith.com
`lstevens@horizonpharma.com
`dennisbennett@globalpatentgroup.com
`matthew.phillips@renaissanceiplaw.com
`esimic@greengriffith.com
`jtyrus@greengriffith.com
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