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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`AFFORDABLE DRUGS V LLC;
`HAYMAN CREDES MASTER FUND, L.P.;
`HAYMAN ORANGE FUND SPC – PORTFOLIO A;
`HAYMAN CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P.;
`HAYMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.;
`HAYMAN OFFSHORE MANAGEMENT, INC.;
`HAYMAN INVESTMENT, L.L.C.;
`NXN PARTNERS; IP NAVIGATION GROUP, LLC;
`J KYLE BASS, and ERICH SPANGENBERG,
`Petitioner,
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`BIOGEN MA INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case: IPR2015-01993
`U.S. Patent No. 8,399,514
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notice
`Case No. IPR2015-01993
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner Biogen MA Inc. provides
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`the following mandatory notices.
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`I. Real Party-in-Interest - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real party-in-interest is Biogen MA Inc., the owner of U.S. Patent No.
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`8,399,514. A corporate name change document was recorded in the U.S. Patent
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`and Trademark Office on April 27, 2015 (reel 35507/frame 541) and May 4, 2015
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`(reel 35571/frame 926). Those documents changed the corporate name from
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`Biogen Idec MA Inc. to Biogen MA Inc. The original assignment to Biogen Idec
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`MA Inc. of U.S. patent application No. 13/372,426 that led to U.S. Patent No.
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`8,399,514 was recorded in the Office on May 3, 2012, at reel 28146, frame 980.
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`II. Related Matters - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`Interference No. 106,023 (McK), involving U.S. Patent No. 8,399,514, was
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`declared between Biogen MA Inc. and Forward Pharma A/S on April 13, 2015.
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`IPR2015-01136 involving the same ’514 patent was filed by the same Petitioner as
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`the instant petition. The Board denied institution of an IPR in that proceeding on
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`September 2, 2015, and Petitioner filed a request for rehearing on October 2, 2015.
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`An opposition to the rehearing request is due on or before October 16, 2015.
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`U.S. Application Nos. 13/767,014 (abandoned), 13/804,283 (pending), and
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`14/718,962 (pending), claim benefit of priority to the application that issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,399,514. Patent Owner is not aware of any other related matters
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`that would affect or be affected by this proceeding.
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`III. Lead and Back-up Counsel - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
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`Lead Counsel: Michael J. Flibbert (Reg. No. 33,234); Tel: 202.408.4493
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`Backup Counsel: Maureen D. Queler (Reg. No. 61,879); Tel: 202.408.4294
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`Address: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, 901 New York
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`Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. FAX: 202-408-4000
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`A power of attorney from Biogen MA Inc. to Finnegan, Henderson,
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`Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP (Customer Number 22,852) is being filed
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`concurrently with these mandatory notices in compliance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(b).
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`IV. Service Information
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`Please send all correspondence to the lead counsel at the address shown
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`above. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), Patent Owner consents to electronic service by
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`e-mail to michael.flibbert@finnegan.com and maureen.queler@finnegan.com.
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`Dated: October 16, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: / Michael J. Flibbert /
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`Michael J. Flibbert, Reg. No. 33,234
`Maureen D. Queler, Reg. No. 61,879
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett
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`& Dunner, LLP
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notices was served electronically via e-mail on October 16,
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`2015, in its entirety on the following:
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`Robert W. Hahl
`Neifeld IP Law, PC, 4813-B Eisenhower Avenue,
`Alexandria, VA 22304
`rhahl@neifeld.com
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`Robert Mihail
`Neifeld IP Law, PC, 4813-B Eisenhower Avenue,
`Alexandria, VA 22304
`rmihail@neifeld.com
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`John K. Pike
`Neifeld IP Law, PC, 4813-B Eisenhower Avenue,
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`Email: jkpike@neifeld.com
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`general@neifeld.com
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`Petitioner has agreed to electronic service.
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`By: / Maureen D. Queler /
`Maureen D. Queler
`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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`Dated: October 16, 2015