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`·1· · · · ·UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`·2· · · · ·BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`·4· · STEADYMED LTD.,
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`·5· · · · · · ·Petitioner,
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`·6· · · · ·vs.
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`·7· · UNITED THERAPEUTICS
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`· · ·Case IPR2016-000006 (Patent 8,497,393)
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`14· · VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF ROBERT M. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
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`19· · · · · · · · · ·12235 El Camino Real
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`20· · · · · · · · · ·San Diego, California
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`23· ·Reported by:
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`24· ·Harry Alan Palter
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`25· ·CSR No. 7708, Certified LiveNote Reporter
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`·1· ·APPEARANCES:
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`·3· ·For Petitioner:
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`· · · · · · · ·DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`·5· · · · · · ·BY:· STUART E. POLLACK, ESQ.
`· · · · · · · ·1251 Avenue of the Americas
`·6· · · · · · ·New York, New York 10020-1104
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`10· · · · · · ·BY:· MAYA PRAKASH CHOKSI, ESQ.
`· · · · · · · ·33 Arch Street, 26th Floor
`11· · · · · · ·Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1447
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`15· · · · · · ·WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`· · · · · · · ·BY:· KATHERINE D. HASPER, ESQ.
`16· · · · · · ·650 Page Mill Road
`· · · · · · · ·Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
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`· · · · · · · ·FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`20· · · · · · ·BY:· STEPHEN B. MAEBIUS, ESQ.
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`21· · · · · · ·3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600
`· · · · · · · ·Washington, D.C. 20007-5109
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`·1· ·APPEARANCES:
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`·3· ·For Patent Owner:
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`·5· · · · · · ·UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
`· · · · · · · ·BY:· SHAUN SNADER, ESQ.
`·6· · · · · · ·1735 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 2nd Floor
`· · · · · · · ·Washington, D.C. 20009
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`·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·INDEX
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`·2· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE
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`·3· · ·APPEARANCES· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2
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`·6· · · · · · · · · · · INDEX TO EXAMINATION
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`·8· · · · · · · WITNESS:· ROBERT M. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
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`10· · ·EXAMINATION OF:
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`11· · ·Robert M. Williams, Ph.D.
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`12· · · BY MR. POLLACK· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9, 129, 266
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`13· · · BY MS. HASPER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·250
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`·1· · · · · · · · · · · ·INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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`·2· · · · · · · · · ·ROBERT M. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
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`·3· · · SteadyMed Ltd. vs. United Therapeutics Corporation
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`·4· · · · · · · · · · Friday, August 26, 2016
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`·5· · · · · · · · Harry Alan Palter, CSR No. 7708
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`·7· · MARKED· · · · · · DESCRIPTION· · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
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`·8· · Exhibit 1· · · Petitioner's Notice of· · · · · · · · 11
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Deposition of Robert M.
`·9· · · · · · · · · ·Williams, Ph.D., Pursuant to
`· · · · · · · · · · ·37 C.F.R. Section 42.53
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`· · · Exhibit 2· · · Declaration of Robert M.· · · · · · · 25
`11· · · · · · · · · ·Williams, Ph.D., in Support
`· · · · · · · · · · ·of Patent Owner Response to
`12· · · · · · · · · ·Petition
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`13· · Exhibit 3· · · U.S. Patent No. 8,497,393 B2· · · · · 52
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`14· · Exhibit 4· · · U.S. Patent No. 6,765,117 B1· · · · · 52
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`15· · Exhibit 5· · · Appendix A· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 78
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`16· · Exhibit 6· · · Appendix B· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 78
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`17· · Exhibit 7· · · Magellan Laboratories· · · · · · · · ·80
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Characterization of the Drug
`18· · · · · · · · · ·Substance UT-15
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`19· · Exhibit 8· · · Chart of all of the purities· · · · · 82
`· · · · · · · · · · ·and total related impurities
`20· · · · · · · · · ·from the Appendix A,
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Deposition Exhibit 5
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`· · · Exhibit 9· · · Chart containing all samples,· · · · ·82
`22· · · · · · · · · ·including the ones from
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Exhibit 2052
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`· · · Exhibit 10· · ·Chart containing all samples,· · · · ·85
`24· · · · · · · · · ·not including the ones from
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`·1· · Exhibit 11· · ·UT-15 Injection, Drug· · · · · · · · 103
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Substance, Volume 1.2,
`·2· · · · · · · · · ·Chemistry, Manufacturing and
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Controls, NDA 21-272
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`· · · Exhibit 12· · ·Journal of Organic Chemistry· · · · ·108
`·4· · · · · · · · · ·article: The Intramolecular
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Asymmetric Pauson-Khand
`·5· · · · · · · · · ·Cyclization as a Novel and
`· · · · · · · · · · ·General Stereoselective Route
`·6· · · · · · · · · ·to Benzindene Prostacyclins:
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Synthesis of UT-15
`·7· · · · · · · · · ·(Treprostinil)
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`·8· · Exhibit 13· · ·Spreadsheet on thumb drive· · · · · ·130
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`·9· · Exhibit 14· · ·Document dated 1.2.09 from· · · · · ·130
`· · · · · · · · · · ·United Therapeutics re: NDA
`10· · · · · · · · · ·021272/S-010, Remodulin
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Resubmission of Supplemental
`11· · · · · · · · · ·New Drug Application
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`12· · Exhibit 15· · ·Report by Terence L.· · · · · · · · ·156
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Threlfall: Analysis of
`13· · · · · · · · · ·Organic Polymorphs, A Review
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`14· · Exhibit 16· · ·World Intellectual Property· · · · · 161
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Organization, Document no. WO
`15· · · · · · · · · ·2005/007081 A2 (aka "Phares
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Reference")
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`· · · Exhibit 17· · ·Solid-State Chemistry of· · · · · · ·164
`17· · · · · · · · · ·Drugs, Second Edition, by
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Stephen R. Byrn, Ralph R.
`18· · · · · · · · · ·Pfeiffer, Joseph G. Stowell
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`19· · Exhibit 18· · ·FDA Guidance for Industry,· · · · · ·174
`· · · · · · · · · · ·ANDAs: Pharmaceutical Solid
`20· · · · · · · · · ·Polymorphism, Chemistry,
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Manufacturing, and Controls
`21· · · · · · · · · ·Information
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`22· · Exhibit 19· · ·ScienceDirect article:· · · · · · · ·179
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Crystal Modification of
`23· · · · · · · · · ·Dipyridamole Using Different
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`·1· · Exhibit 20· · ·Declaration of David Walsh· · · · · ·190
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Under 37 C.F.R. 1.132
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`· · · Exhibit 21· · ·United Therapeutics NDA· · · · · · · 211
`·3· · · · · · · · · ·Annual Report, Remodulin
`· · · · · · · · · · ·injection, NDA 21-272, dated
`·4· · · · · · · · · ·7.21.03
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`·5· · Exhibit 22· · ·Journal of Organic Chemistry· · · · ·220
`· · · · · · · · · · ·article: Synthetic Studies on
`·6· · · · · · · · · ·Et-743. Assembly of the
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Pentacyclic Core and a Formal
`·7· · · · · · · · · ·Total Synthesis
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`·8· · Exhibit 23· · ·(12) Unexamined Patent· · · · · · · ·245
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Gazette (A) (Japanese version
`·9· · · · · · · · · ·of Kawakami reference)
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`10· · Exhibit 24· · ·(12) Unexamined Patent· · · · · · · ·245
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Gazette (A) (English version
`11· · · · · · · · · ·of Kawakami reference)
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`12· · Exhibit 25· · ·Pair of drawings made of the· · · · ·246
`· · · · · · · · · · ·compound in the Kawakami
`13· · · · · · · · · ·reference
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`14· · Exhibit 26· · ·Corrections to Williams· · · · · · · 251
`· · · · · · · · · · ·Declaration
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`·1· · · · · · · · · ·San Diego, California
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`·2· · · · · · Friday, August 26, 2016; 9:30 a.m.
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`·5· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Good morning.· We are
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`·6· ·on the record.· This is the videotaped deposition of
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`·7· ·Robert M. Williams, Ph.D., in the matter of
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`·8· ·SteadyMed, Ltd., vs. United Therapeutics
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`·9· ·Corporation.
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`10· · · · · · · This deposition is taking place at 12235
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`11· ·El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, California
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`12· ·92130, on August 26, 2016, at 9:30 A.M.
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`13· · · · · · · My name is Kory Ross.· I'm the
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`14· ·videographer with U.S. Legal Support.· Video and
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`15· ·audio recording will be taking place unless all
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`16· ·counsel agree to go off the record.
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`17· · · · · · · Would all present please identify
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`18· ·themselves, beginning with the witness.
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`19· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Robert M. Williams.
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`20· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· Stuart E. Pollack, DLA
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`21· ·Piper, LLP U.S., on behalf of SteadyMed, Ltd., the
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`22· ·petitioner.· I'm joined with Maya Choksi from the
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`23· ·same law firm.
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`24· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Katherine Hasper of Wilson,
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`25· ·Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, on behalf of United
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`·1· ·Therapeutics and the witness.
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`·2· · · · · · · MR. MAEBIUS:· And Steve Maebius from
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`·3· ·Foley & Lardner on behalf of patent owner.
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`·4· · · · · · · THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Thank you, Counsel.
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`·5· · · · · · · The certified court reporter is Harry
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`·6· ·Palter.
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`·7· · · · · · · Will you please swear in the witness.
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`10· · · · · · · · ROBERT M. WILLIAMS, PH.D.,
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`11· ·having been duly administered an oath in accordance
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`12· ·with the California Code of Civil Procedure
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`13· ·Section 2094, was examined and testified as follows:
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`17· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`18· · · · Q· · ·Good morning, Dr. Williams.
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`19· · · · A· · ·Good morning, Counselor.
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`20· · · · Q· · ·Just as a formality to start today, could
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`21· ·you state your name for the record and your current
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`22· ·position.
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`23· · · · A· · ·Robert M. Williams, university
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`24· ·distinguished professor at Colorado State
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`25· ·University.
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`·1· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Now, I know you've been deposed
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`·2· ·before; correct?
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`·3· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·How many times have you been deposed?
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`·5· · · · A· · ·I don't know the exact number.· It's
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`·6· ·somewhere around 17, 15 -- 16, 17, somewhere in
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`·7· ·there.· I lost count, actually.
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`·8· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Were all of those patent cases?
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`·9· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`10· · · · Q· · ·And how many of those cases were for
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`11· ·United Therapeutics?
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`12· · · · A· · ·Let me see.· Three.· I think this would
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`13· ·be my third deposition with United Therapeutics.
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`14· ·But I'd have to -- I can check -- check.· It may be
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`15· ·three or four.· I don't remember.· I think it's for
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`16· ·sure three.
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`17· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· But you understand all the rules
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`18· ·of depositions at this point?
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`19· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`20· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· And there's no reason today that
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`21· ·you can't give your best testimony?
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`22· · · · A· · ·No.
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`23· · · · Q· · ·All right.
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`24· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· I'm going to mark as
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`·1· ·Notice of Deposition.
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`·2· · · · · · · (Exhibit 1 marked)
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`·3· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·And Dr. Williams, are you here today in
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`·5· ·response to Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of
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`·6· ·Robert M. Williams, Ph.D.?
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`·7· · · · A· · ·Yes, that's my understanding.
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`·8· · · · Q· · ·So you've done two other depositions for
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`·9· ·United Therapeutics.· Did both of those cases also
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`10· ·involve treprostinil?
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`11· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`12· · · · Q· · ·And those were two cases in New Jersey
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`13· ·involving generic challenges to United Therapeutics
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`14· ·Remodulin product?
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`15· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`16· · · · Q· · ·Do you remember the names of the two
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`17· ·defendants in those cases?
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`18· · · · A· · ·Sandoz in the first case, which went to
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`19· ·trial, and then Teva.
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`20· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· And the type of case is still
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`21· ·ongoing?
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`22· · · · A· · ·I believe so.
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`23· · · · Q· · ·Have you submitted an expert report or
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`24· ·Declaration in the Teva case?
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`25· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`·1· · · · Q· · ·And have you -- and you've been deposed
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`·2· ·already in that Teva case?
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`·3· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·Did your expert Declaration or deposition
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`·5· ·concern the '393 patent at all?
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`·6· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`·7· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Did you opine on the validity or
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`·8· ·invalidity of the '393 patent in that case?
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`·9· · · · A· · ·No.
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`10· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· What did you opine on?
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`11· · · · A· · ·Claim construction.
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`12· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· And what were the issues regarding
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`13· ·claim construction in that case?
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`14· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`15· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't -- I don't recall
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`16· ·off the top of my head.
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`17· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`18· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Were they similar to the claim
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`19· ·construction issues in the current IPR?
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`20· · · · A· · ·I believe there was some overlap, yes.
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`21· · · · Q· · ·Which ones were an overlap?
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`22· · · · A· · ·Again, I'd have to go back and look at my
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`23· ·Declaration.
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`24· · · · Q· · ·You don't recall --
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`25· · · · A· · ·It's -- I don't recall exactly.
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`·1· · · · Q· · ·Okay.
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`·2· · · · A· · ·I don't want to give an inaccurate
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`·3· ·answer.
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·Absolutely.
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`·5· · · · · · · Do you recall if there was any discussion
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`·6· ·of the meaning of the term "product" in the '393
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`·7· ·case with either -- with Teva?
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`·8· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`·9· · · · · · · You may answer to the extent it doesn't
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`10· ·reveal privilege.
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`11· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Again, my -- I haven't
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`12· ·looked at that material for awhile, so I'm hesitant
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`13· ·to give an answer right now.
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`14· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`15· · · · Q· · ·You're not sure?
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`16· · · · A· · ·I'm not 100 percent sure.
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`17· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· What about the word "comprising"?
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`18· ·Was there any issue about the meaning of the word
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`19· ·"comprising" in the '393 case?
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`20· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`21· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I'd have to give the same
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`22· ·answer.· I don't exactly recall.
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`23· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`24· · · · Q· · ·Well, do you know did you -- whether
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`25· ·there was an issue or not, did you make any comments
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`·1· ·or provide any opinions regarding the meaning of the
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`·2· ·word "comprising" in the Teva case?
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`·3· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·4· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I didn't hear you,
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`·5· ·Katherine?
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`·6· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·7· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· And your question again
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`·8· ·was?· Did I give --
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`·9· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`10· · · · Q· · ·Did you give any opinion of any form
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`11· ·regarding the meaning of the term "comprising" in
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`12· ·the Teva case regardless of what the -- ultimate
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`13· ·issue was?
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`14· · · · A· · ·I'd need to refresh my recollection by
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`15· ·looking at the Declaration I submitted.
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`16· · · · Q· · ·You don't recall as you sit here?
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`17· · · · A· · ·I don't recall.
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`18· · · · Q· · ·And do you know whether the Declaration
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`19· ·you submitted, whether it was -- whether it was
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`20· ·stamped "confidential"?
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`21· · · · A· · ·I believe so.
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`22· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· Counsel, to the extent it's
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`23· ·available, we'd like to get a copy of his
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`24· ·Declaration from the Teva case.
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`25· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· I'll look into it for you.
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`·1· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·2· · · · Q· · ·And are you also involved in certain
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`·3· ·other generic challenges to the Remodulin product,
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`·4· ·also pending the District of New Jersey?
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`·5· · · · A· · ·I know that there's a case now that I've
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`·6· ·been retained for involving Watson Laboratories.
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`·7· · · · Q· · ·Any others?
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`·8· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Privilege.
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`·9· · · · · · · To the extent that you can answer without
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`10· ·revealing attorney-client communications or
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`11· ·confidential information, you may do so.
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`12· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Not that I'm aware of.
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`13· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`14· · · · Q· · ·Not that you're aware of?· Okay.
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`15· · · · · · · And in the Watson case, have you
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`16· ·submitted any opinions or formed any opinions in
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`17· ·that case?
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`18· · · · A· · ·Not yet.
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`19· · · · Q· · ·Not yet?· Do you know what the issues are
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`20· ·in the Watson case?
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`21· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Again, objection.
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`22· ·Privilege.
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`23· · · · · · · I caution the witness not to answer to
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`24· ·the extent that doing so would reveal privileged
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`25· ·information.
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`·1· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· That's at a very early
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`·2· ·stage, so I haven't done any --
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`·3· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·You haven't done anything?
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`·5· · · · A· · ·No.
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`·6· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· About how many hours in total have
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`·7· ·you worked on cases for United Therapeutics at this
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`·8· ·point?
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`·9· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.
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`10· · · · · · · Mr. Pollack, this is -- you're asking
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`11· ·about how much time he's spent either on his own
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`12· ·with counsel working on --
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`13· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· Okay.· Stop the speaking
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`14· ·objections now; all right?
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`15· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· I'm trying to explain that
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`16· ·you're asking a line of questions which assumes --
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`17· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· Okay.· Just -- just say
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`18· ·your objection.
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`19· · · · · · · (Indiscernible crosstalk)
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`20· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Excuse me, Counselor?
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`21· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`22· · · · Q· · ·Yes.· How many hours have you worked on
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`23· ·cases for United Therapeutics?
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`24· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· I instruct the
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`25· ·witness not to answer to the extent doing so will
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`·1· ·reveal privileged information.
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`·2· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I have no idea.
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`·3· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·Well, more than a hundred?
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`·5· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Privileged.
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`·6· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't know.
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`·7· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· Are you instructing him not
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`·8· ·to answer?
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`·9· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· The objection -- so I'm
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`10· ·going to give you a standing instruction to this
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`11· ·entire line of questioning, that to the extent
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`12· ·Mr. Pollack asks you about privileged information,
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`13· ·including your communications with counsel for
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`14· ·United Therapeutics, that we request you not answer.
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`15· · · · · · · MR. POLLACK:· I'm not asking about his
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`16· ·communications.
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`17· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`18· · · · Q· · ·About how much income have you received
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`19· ·so far from United Therapeutics working on their
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`20· ·cases?
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`21· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`22· ·Prejudicial.
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`23· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't recall.
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`24· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`25· · · · Q· · ·Over $100,000?
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`·1· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`·2· ·Prejudicial.
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`·3· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I'd have to go look at my
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`·4· ·invoices.
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`·5· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·6· · · · Q· · ·Over $50,000?
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`·7· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`·8· ·Prejudicial.
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`·9· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Likely.
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`10· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`11· · · · Q· · ·Likely over 50 -- between 50 and 100?· Is
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`12· ·that fair?
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`13· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`14· ·Prejudicial.
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`15· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't know.
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`16· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`17· · · · Q· · ·It could be over hundred?
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`18· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`19· ·Prejudicial.· Asked and answered.
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`20· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`21· · · · Q· · ·It could be over a hundred thousand
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`22· ·dollars?
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`23· · · · A· · ·I'm thinking I'd have to go look.
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`24· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance,
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`25· ·privilege, asked and answered.
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`·1· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I'd have to look.
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`·2· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·3· · · · Q· · ·You'd have to look.
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`·4· · · · · · · I'm asking if it's possible whether it
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`·5· ·was over a hundred thousand dollars?
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`·6· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`·7· ·Privileged.· Asked and answered.
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`·8· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I just remember I've been
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`·9· ·working on a lot of different cases at the same
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`10· ·time.
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`11· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`12· · · · Q· · ·Sure.
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`13· · · · A· · ·I don't remember.
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`14· · · · Q· · ·Sure.
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`15· · · · · · · What's your hourly rate?
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`16· · · · A· · ·$650 an hour.
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`17· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Have you worked over a hundred
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`18· ·hours on United Therapeutics cases?
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`19· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`20· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I'd have to give the same
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`21· ·answer.· I'd have to go back and look at my
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`22· ·invoices.· I don't -- I don't recall off the top of
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`23· ·my head.
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`24· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`25· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· What about in this IPR?· About how
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`·1· ·many hours have you worked in this IPR?
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`·2· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·3· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't know.
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`·4· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·5· · · · Q· · ·No idea?
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`·6· · · · A· · ·No.
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`·7· · · · Q· · ·"No."· More than 40 hours?
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`·8· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·9· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Again, I don't want to give
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`10· ·an inaccurate answer, so I would need to look at my
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`11· ·invoices.
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`12· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`13· · · · Q· · ·I understand.· But I'm asking just for an
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`14· ·approximate answer.· Is it more than 40 hours?
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`15· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`16· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· I don't know.
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`17· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`18· · · · Q· · ·About how much have you invoiced for in
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`19· ·this matter?
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`20· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`21· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Between two and three
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`22· ·invoices, so I'm not really sure.
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`23· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`24· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· About how much was this at each
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`25· ·invoice?
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`·1· · · · A· · ·I do not recall.
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`·2· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·3· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·4· · · · Q· · ·Was each invoice larger than $50,000?
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`·5· · · · A· · ·No.
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`·6· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`·7· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·8· · · · Q· · ·Were some of the invoices larger than
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`·9· ·$50,000?
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`10· · · · A· · ·No, I don't think so.
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`11· · · · Q· · ·You think all of them were below $50,000?
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`12· · · · A· · ·Yes.
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`13· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· And there were about three
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`14· ·invoices?
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`15· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Same objection.
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`16· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Again, I can't exactly
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`17· ·recall.
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`18· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`19· · · · Q· · ·Okay.· Can you give --
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`20· · · · A· · ·Because I'm working on other matters.
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`21· ·Completely different matters, not for United
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`22· ·Therapeutics.· So --
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`23· · · · Q· · ·Sure.
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`24· · · · A· · ·I have a very accurate record on my
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`25· ·computer, but I don't remember.
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`·1· · · · Q· · ·How many matters are you working on now?
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`·2· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`·3· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Around nine right now.
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`·4· ·BY MR. POLLACK:
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`·5· · · · Q· · ·Okay.
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`·6· · · · A· · ·I'm paid for about nine different
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`·7· ·matters.
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`·8· · · · Q· · ·All right.· About how much do you earn a
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`·9· ·year doing matters?
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`10· · · · · · · MS. HASPER:· Objection.· Relevance.
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`11· · · · · · · THE WITNESS:· Which -- what do you mean
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`12· ·"a year"?· It varies from year to year