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`Entered: July 8, 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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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC and
`PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01903
`Patent 8,731,963 B1
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`Before: JACQUELINE WRIGHT BONILLA, SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL,
`and BRIAN P. MURPHY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MURPHY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`IPR2015-01903
`Patent 8,731,963 B1
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`Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (together
`“Petitioner”) filed a Motion to Withdraw Counsel and Substitute New
`Counsel in the above-identified proceeding. Paper 16 (“Motion”).
`Petitioner requests withdrawal of Aziz Burgy as lead counsel and to
`substitute Janine A. Carlan (Reg. No. 42,387) as lead counsel and add
`Richard J. Berman (Reg. No. 39,107) as back-up counsel. Motion 2. Patent
`Owner Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. does not oppose the Motion. Id.
`Petitioner also represents that Ms. Carlan and Mr. Berman have read and
`intend to comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s
`Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in 37 C.F.R. Part 42. Id. at 2–3.
`Appropriate powers of attorney have been filed in the proceeding.
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding only
`with authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). Because no
`prejudice is shown and Patent Owner does not oppose the proposed
`withdrawal and substitution of counsel, the Motion is granted.
`It is therefore
`ORDERED that Aziz Burgy is allowed to withdraw as counsel from
`these proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Janine A. Carlan is recognized as lead
`counsel, and Richard J. Berman is recognized as additional back-up counsel
`for Petitioner; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file an updated
`Mandatory Notice within one week of the date of this Order.
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`IPR2015-01903
`Patent 8,731,963 B1
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`For PETITIONERS:
`Janine A. Carlan
`janine.carlan@arentfox.com
`Richard J. Berman
`richard.berman@arentfox.com
`Bradford C. Frese
`bradford.frese@arentfox.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`F. Dominic Cerrito
`nickcerrito@quinnemanuel.com
`John V. Biernacki
`jvbiernacki@jonesday.com
`Evangeline L. Shih
`evangelineshih@quinnemanuel.com
`Frank C. Calvosa
`frankcalvosa@quinnemanuel.com
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