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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE DRUGS X LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01776 (Patent 7,582,621 B2)
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`IPR2015-01776
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`Petitioner Coalition for Affordable Drugs X LLC (“Petitioner”) hereby
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`requests oral argument in the above-captioned proceeding pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.70(a) and the Board’s Scheduling Order, dated February 23, 2016. Petitioner
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`requests a total of sixty (60) minutes of oral argument to address the issues
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`specified below in this IPR and in related IPRs 2015-01780 and 2015-01785 (for
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`which separate requests for oral argument are being filed).
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`ISSUES TO BE ARGUED
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`1. Whether the challenged claims 1-12 of U.S. Patent No. 7,582,621 (Ex.
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`1001) are unpatentable for the grounds instituted.
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`a. Whether claims 1-12 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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`obvious over WO 95/33754 to Austin (Ex. 1002) in view of U.S.
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`2002/0165121 A1 to Brehove (Ex. 1003).
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`b. Whether claims 1-12 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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`obvious over WO 95/33754 to Austin (Ex. 1002) in view of WO
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`03/009689 A1 to Freeman (Ex. 1004).
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`II. RELATED PROCEEDINGS
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`This proceeding and IPR2015-01780 and IPR2015-01785 (both involving a
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`related patent), present overlapping issues. Petitioner suggests that oral argument
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`in all three proceedings be consolidated, with a total of sixty (60) minutes allotted
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`to Petitioner and a total of sixty (60) minutes allotted to Patent Owner for all three
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD, P.C.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
`Jeffrey D. Blake, Esq. Reg. No. 58,884
`Kathleen E. Ott, Esq. Reg. No. 64,038
`Peter A. Gergely, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
`Ryan J. Fletcher, Esq., Ph.D. (Pro Hac Vice)
`Brent E. Routman, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`191 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 3800
`Atlanta, GA 30303
`Main Telephone: (404) 954-5100
`Main Facsimile: (404) 954-5099
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`Date: September 27, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on September
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`27, 2016, a complete and entire copy of PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL
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`ARGUMENT were served by email, by agreement of the parties to:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
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`By:
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`areister@cov.com; and
`elongton@cov.com.