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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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`STEADYMED LTD.
`Petitioner
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`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,497,393
`Issue Date: Jul. 30, 2013
`Title: PROCESS TO PREPARE TREPROSTINIL, THE ACTIVE
`INGREDIENT IN REMODULIN®
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`Case IPR2016-00006
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`Patent Owner’s Notice of Appeal
`37 C.F.R. § 90.2
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`4851-2470-5065.1
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`IPR2016-00006
`Patent 8,497,393
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`Patent Owner Docket No. 080618-1601
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` Patent Owner United Therapeutics Corporation hereby, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 90.2(a), provides notice that it is appealing to the United States Court of Appeals
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`for the Federal Circuit from the Final Written Decision entered by the Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board (the “Board”) on March 31, 2017 (attached hereto).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Patent Owner further indicates
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`that the issues on appeal may include, without limitation:
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` Whether the Board erred in finding that claims 1-5, 7-9, 11-14, and 16-
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`20 of U.S. Patent No. 8,497,393 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 102;
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` Whether the Board erred in finding that claims 1-22 of U.S. Patent No.
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`8,497,393 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103; and
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` Whether the Board erred in denying Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude
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`Evidence.
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`Copies of this Notice of Appeal are being filed simultaneously with the
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`Director, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Clerk of the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Stephen B. Maebius/
`Stephen B. Maebius
`Registration No. 35,264
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: May 31, 2017
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`4851-2470-5065.1
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`IPR2016-00006
`Patent 8,497,393
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`Attorney Docket No. 080618-1601
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Notice of
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`Appeal was served on counsel of record on May 31, 2017 by filing this document
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`through the PTAB E2E Processing System as well as delivering a copy via email
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`to the counsel of record for the Petitioner at the following address: Steadymed-
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`IPR@dlapiper.com.
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`Date: May 31, 2017
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`/Stephen B. Maebius/
`Stephen B. Maebius
`Foley & Lardner LLP
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`4851-2470-5065.1
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