`Date filed: November 13, 2015
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`Filed On Behalf Of:
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`Novartis AG
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`By:
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`Nicholas N. Kallas
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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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`PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
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`NOVARTIS AG,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00075
`Patent 7,297,703
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`Pursuant to the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), the undersigned
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`states that Novartis AG (“Novartis” or “Patent Owner”) owns U.S. Patent No.
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`7,297,703 (“the ’703 Patent”). Novartis is the real party-in-interest in IPR2016-
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`00075.
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`RELATED MATTERS PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`The ’703 Patent is being asserted in the following patent infringement
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`lawsuits: (1) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., No. 14-1494-RGA
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`(D. Del.); (2) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Roxane Labs., Inc., No. 14-1508-
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`RGA (D. Del.); (3) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., No. 15-78-
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`RGA (D. Del.); and (4) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Roxane Labs., Inc., No. 15-
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`128-RGA (D. Del.).
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`Other proceedings involving different patents that cover the same product as
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`the proceedings above include: (1) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Roxane Labs.,
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`Inc., No. 15-474 (D. Del.); (2) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., No.
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`15-1050 (D. Del.); (3) Novartis AG v. Par Pharm., Inc., Inter Partes Review No.
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`2016-00074 (P.T.A.B.) (U.S. Patent No. 7,741,338); and (4) Novartis AG v. Par
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`Pharm., Inc., Inter Partes Review No. 2016-00084 (P.T.A.B.) (U.S. Patent No
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`5,665,772).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10, Novartis designates Nicholas
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`N. Kallas (Reg. No. 31,530) as lead counsel and Raymond R. Mandra (Reg. No.
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`34,382) as back-up counsel.
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`A power of attorney from Novartis is being submitted with this Notice.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Novartis may be served electronically using the following e-mail address:
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`ZortressAfinitorIPR@fchs.com
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`Novartis may be served by postal mailing, hand-delivery, telephone or
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`facsimile as follows:
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`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
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`Telephone: (212) 218-2100
`Facsimile: (212) 218-2200
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`/Nicholas N. Kallas/
`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Registration No. 32,530
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: November 13, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a copy of the Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices Under 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) was served on November 13, 2015 by causing it to be sent by
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`FEDERAL EXPRESS overnight delivery to counsel for Petitioner at the following
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`Daniel G. Brown
`Latham & Watkins LLP
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` further certify that a copy of the Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices Under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) was served on November 13, 2015 by causing it to be sent
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`by email to counsel for Petitioner at the following email addresses:
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`Daniel G. Brown (dan.brown@lw.com)
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`Robert Steinberg (bob.steinberg@lw.com)
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`/Nicholas N. Kallas /
`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Registration No. 32,530
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER
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`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
`Tel. 212-218-2100
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`Dated: November 13, 2015