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`Coalition For Affordable Drugs XI LLC
`Exhibit 1019
`Coalition For Affordable Drugs XI LLC v Insys Pharma, Inc.
`IPR2015-01800
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT
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`AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicants:
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`S. George Kottayil, et al.
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`Docket No.:
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`50695.0100
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`Serial No.:
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`11/698,739
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`Confirmation
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`4756
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`Filing Date:
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`January 25, 2007
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`Examiner:
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`Sandra L. Wegert
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`Title:
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`SUBLINGUAL FENTANYL
`SPRAY
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`Art Unit:
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`1646
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`RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`Mail Stop: AMENDMENT
`Commissioner for Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Applicants hereby respond to the non-final Office Action dated June 9, 2010, and
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`respectfully request the Examiner consider the following remarks.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`A Conclusion begins on page 3 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments
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`In the Non-Final Office Action mailed June 9, 2010, the Examiner maintained the
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`restriction requirement and provisionally rejected the pending claims on the grounds of
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`nonstatutory obviousness—type double patenting in View of U.S. Patent Application No.
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`12/221,333 to Kottayil, et al. (“Kottayil”).
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`I.
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`Status of the Claims
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`Claims 1-4, 10, 11, 20-23, 31, and 32 are pending in the application and are
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`currently provisionally rejected on the grounds of nonstatutory obviousness—type double
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`patenting as being unpatentable over claims 9-11, 30-32, 127, 128 and 139 of Kottayil.
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`II.
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`Examiner Interview & Provisional Double Patenting Rejection
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`Applicants thank the Examiner for her time and consideration during the
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`telephonic interview with Applicants’ representative, Damon Ashcrafi, on June 15, 2010.
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`During that interview, Mr. Ashcraft pointed out to the Examiner that since the only
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`rejection pending in this application was a provisional obviousness—type double patenting
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`rejection, it should be withdrawn and the claims in the instant application be allowed to
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`issue] The Examiner agreed and requested the Applicants submit a response noting the
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`substance of the interview. This is that response.
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`In View of the foregoing, Applicants
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`request that this rejection be withdrawn.
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`1 Applicants specifically note that this response is not a concession that the claims of the instant application
`are obvious in view of claims 9-11, 30-32, 127, 128, and 139 of Kottayil.
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`CONCLUSION
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`In view of the above remarks, Applicants respectfiilly submit that all pending
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`claims properly set
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`forth that which Applicants regard as their invention and are
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`allowable. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request allowance of the pending
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`claims.
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`The Examiner is invited to telephone the undersigned at
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`the Examiner’s
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`convenience, if that would help further prosecution of the Application. Applicants
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`authorize and respectfully request that any fees due or overpayments be charged or
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`credited to Deposit Account No. 19-2814. This statement does NOT authorized
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`a ment of the issue fee.
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