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`4 HELSINN HEALTHCARE , S . A. and
`ROCHE PALO ALTO , LLC ,
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`CIVIL ACTION NUMBER :
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`DR . REDDY ' S LABORATORIES , LTD .,
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`TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA,
`I NC .,
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`INDUSTRIES , LTD .
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`Defendants .
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`Clarkson S . Fisher United States Courthouse
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`THE HONORABLE MARY L . COOPER
`UNI TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`/S/ Regi na A. Berenato- Tell, CCR, CRR, RMR, RPR
`/S/ Carol Farrell, CCR, CRR, RMR, CCP, RPR, RSA
`Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., et al.
`v.
`Helsinn Healthcare S.A., et al.
`U.S. Patent No. 8,729,094
`Un i ted S t a t e s Dis t._ ____ R_e_d_d.;;_y _E_xh_i_bi_t _1 o_2_s ____ _.
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`DR . REDDY ' S LABORATORIES , LTD .,
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`TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA,
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`Defendants .
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`THE HONORABLE MARY L . COOPER
`UNI TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`Clarkson S . Fisher United States Courthouse
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`Trenton , New Jersey 08608
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`/S/ Regina A. Berenato- Tell, CCR, CRR, RMR, RPR
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`A P P E A RAN C E S:
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`PAUL HASTINGS
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`JOSEPH O' MALLEY, ESQUIRE
`ERIC W. DITTMANN , ESQUIRE
`4 SAUL EWING
`BY : CHARLES M. LIZZA, ESQUI RE
`5 Attorneys for the Plaintiffs
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`BUDD LARNER
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`STUART D. SENDER, ESQUIRE
`MICHAEL H.
`IMBACUAN, ESQUIRE
`HUA HOWARD WANG , ESQUIRE
`CONSTANCE S . HUTTNER, ESQUIRE
`KENNETH E . CROWELL , ESQUIRE
`Attorneys for the Defendant , Dr . Reddy ' s Laboratories
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`JOVIAL WONG , ESQUIRE
`GEORGE LOMBARDI , ESQUIRE
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`JULIA MANO JOHNSON, ESQUI RE
`BRENDAN F . BARKER, ESQUIRE
`13 LITE DePALMA, GREENBERG , LLC
`BY : MAYRA V. TARANTINO , ESQUIRE
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`1 eight asserted claims?
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`2 A .
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`Yes . Claim 7 in t he
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`5 what is your general opinion regarding each of the components
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`I have .
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`15 Q. And who would t ha t p erson be?
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`i n t h e art , a POSA, would be
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`their academic training and experience . They would draw on
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`s i milarity to pal onosetron .
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`THE COURT : And patents , of course .
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`MR . WONG : Thank you .
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