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`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Ferrill, Elizabeth
`Tuesday, February 2, 2016 3:21 PM
`Malik, Jitty
`EXT- bryan.skelton@alston.com; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com;
`JLindsay@crowell.com; Diner, Bryan; Hasford, Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; EXT-
`deepro.mukerjee@alston.com
`RE: Follow-up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016-00089, -00090, and -00091)
`
`Jitty, 

`Thank you for your email.  At this point, we feel that our previous emails have sufficiently articulated our position on this 
`issue and under what circumstances Senju will need to preserve its positions by filing its Opposition and Preliminary 
`Response next Tuesday.  As to what Senju will do after it files its Opposition and Preliminary Response, that depends on 
`what happens after that date as events unfold, and Senju cannot commit to anything further at this point. 

`On the other hand, we are not completely clear on what InnoPharma’s proposal will be to the Board on this issue.  While 
`you have characterized this as “Senju’s proposal,” it remains InnoPharma’s burden to explain to the Board why joinder is 
`appropriate.  If you would like any additional commitments from Senju, please outline your client’s proposal in writing 
`so that we may clearly understand it and consult with our client about any additional agreements. 
`
` I
`
` trust this is what you were calling me about, but if you have something else you would like to discuss, please let us 
`know. 

`Best regards, 
`Beth 

`Elizabeth D. Ferrill
`Attorney at Law
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4413
`202.408.4445 | fax: 202.408.4400 | elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com | www.finnegan.com
`

`
`   
`
`From: Malik, Jitty [mailto:Jitty.Malik@alston.com]
`Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 1:51 PM
`To: Ferrill, Elizabeth
`Cc: EXT- bryan.skelton@alston.com; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com;
`Diner, Bryan; Hasford, Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; EXT- deepro.mukerjee@alston.com
`Subject: RE: Follow-up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016-00089, -00090, and -00091)

`Beth, 

`Following up on our conversation, if InnoPharma agrees to Senju’s proposal as outlined below (and Lupin consents to 
`InnoPharma using Dr. Lawrence), Senju will not change its position.  Specifically, if we notify the Board that InnoPharma 
`is amenable to Senju’s proposal and the Board resolves this situation before February 9 showing that it is in favor of the 
`
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`SENJU EXHIBIT 2006
`INNOPHARMA v SENJU
`IPR2016-00090
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`proposal, then Senju will not alter course, in that it will not file any Oppositions to Joinder or Patent Owner Preliminary 
`Responses in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091, and will notify the Board accordingly during any call. 

`If the parties have contacted the Board before February 9th, but the Board is unable to convene by that time to indicate 
`its approval of the parties’ agreement, then you informed me that Senju will file its Oppositions to Joinder and/or Patent 
`Owner Preliminary Responses in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091.  If, however, the Board subsequently convenes 
`and approves of the parties’ arrangements, then Senju agrees to withdraw its Oppositions to Joinder and any Patent 
`Owner Preliminary Responses it might have filed, and notify the Board accordingly. 

`If I am incorrect in my understanding in any way, please notify us immediately so that we can have a full and correct 
`understanding of Senju’s proposal before our discussions with our client. 

`Thanks, 

`Jitty 
`
`_____________________________________________
`JITENDRA “JITTY” MALIK PH.D. | PARTNER | ALSTON + BIRD LLP 
`4721 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400 
`Durham, North Carolina 27703‐8580  
`Direct: (919) 862‐2210; Fax: (919) 862‐2260 
`jitty.malik@alston.com | www.alston.com  
`Atlanta | Charlotte | Dallas | Research Triangle | New York | Los Angeles | Palo Alto | Washington, DC 
`
`  
`
`    
`
`From: Ferrill, Elizabeth [mailto:Elizabeth.Ferrill@finnegan.com]  
`Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:04 PM 
`To: Malik, Jitty 
`Cc: Skelton, Bryan; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com; Diner, Bryan; Hasford, 
`Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; Mukerjee, Deepro 
`Subject: RE: Follow‐up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091) 

`Jitty, 
`
`  
`Thank you for your email.  It remains Senju’s position that there is not adequate time before the Senju Patent Owner 
`response due date in the Lupin IPRs for InnoPharma to file substitute petitions dropping Grounds 2 and 3 from the 
`above‐mentioned IPRs and realign the Laskar declaration accordingly; for the Board to institute on Ground 1 and join the 
`IPRs; for Senju to depose Dr. Laskar, as an additional expert; and for Senju to respond to Dr. Laskar’s arguments in its 
`Patent Owner Responses.   
`
`  
`Accordingly, as we stated in our January 13th email below and in our call last week, we think that the only way that 
`InnoPharma could join the existing proceedings IPR2015‐01097, ‐01105, and ‐01100, between Lupin and Senju, without 
`prejudice to Senju, Lupin, or the Board, is for InnoPharma to take a secondary role to Lupin in those proceedings without 
`any right to separate briefing or discovery, by agreeing to drop its current petitions in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐
`00091 and its reliance on Dr. Laskar and join the ongoing, existing proceedings as a co‐petitioner with Lupin.  As we 
`discussed last Thursday, you plan to discuss this with your client and, if appropriate, seek consent from Lupin to join 
`their existing proceedings.  Once you have approval from your client and consent from Lupin, we suggest a follow‐up 
`discussion to determine whether this arrangement can work without unduly prejudicing Senju, given the passage in time 
`and the closeness of Due Date 1.  Afterward, we could consider whether, following the Board’s advice from December 
`11, to email the Board to set up a call to discuss the particulars of InnoPharma joining the Lupin IPRs.   
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`If this issue were fully resolved by February 9, then Senju could agree not to file its Opposition to Joinder and to waive its 
`Patent Owner Preliminary Response in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091.  If, however, it becomes apparent that the 
`issue cannot be resolved by February 9, then Senju will move forward with filing its Opposition to Joinder and a Patent 
`Owner Preliminary Response in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091 on February 9.   
`
`  
`Please let us know if you have any questions.  We look forward to hearing from you. 
`
`  
`Best regards, 
`Beth 
`
`  
`Elizabeth D. Ferrill
`Attorney at Law
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4413
`202.408.4445 | fax: 202.408.4400 | elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com | www.finnegan.com 
`

`
`  
`  
`  
`
`  
`From: Malik, Jitty [mailto:Jitty.Malik@alston.com]
`Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 5:19 PM
`To: Ferrill, Elizabeth
`Cc: EXT- bryan.skelton@alston.com; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com;
`Diner, Bryan; Hasford, Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; EXT- deepro.mukerjee@alston.com
`Subject: RE: Follow-up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016-00089, -00090, and -00091) 
`
`  
`Beth,, 
`  
`I wanted to follow up on the conversation we had last week about providing Senju’s full proposal in writing, including 
`the preliminary response issue we discussed. ( I talked to Bryan about it briefly on Friday too.)  Are you able to provide it 
`tomorrow?  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.   
`
`  
`Thanks, 
`  
`Jitty 
`  
`  
`
`  
`_____________________________________________ 
`JITENDRA “JITTY” MALIK PH.D. | PARTNER | ALSTON + BIRD LLP 
`4721 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400 
`Durham, North Carolina 27703‐8580  
`Direct: (919) 862‐2210; Fax: (919) 862‐2260 
`jitty.malik@alston.com | www.alston.com  
`Atlanta | Charlotte | Dallas | Research Triangle | New York | Los Angeles | Palo Alto | Washington, DC 
`  
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`From: Ferrill, Elizabeth [mailto:Elizabeth.Ferrill@finnegan.com]  
`Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:39 AM 
`To: Malik, Jitty 
`Cc: Skelton, Bryan; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com; Diner, Bryan; Hasford, 
`Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; Mukerjee, Deepro 
`Subject: RE: Follow‐up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091) 
`  
`Jitty, 
`
`  
`Thank you for your response.  More than a month has passed since our call with the Board and Senju’s Patent Owner 
`Responses in the Lupin IPRs to which the above‐mentioned InnoPharma IPRs would be joined are due on February 8, in 
`just over three weeks.  As a result, Senju now thinks that there is not adequate time before February 8 for InnoPharma 
`to file its substitute petition dropping Grounds 2 and 3 and realign the Laskar declaration accordingly, for the Board to 
`institute on Ground 1 and join the IPRs, for Senju to depose Dr. Laskar, as an additional expert, and for Senju to respond 
`to Dr. Laskar’s arguments in its Patent Owner Responses.  Further, because the Board has indicated that the June 
`hearing date will not be moved, we do not think that there is any additional space in the schedule to extend the 
`February 8 due date for Patent Owner Responses without negatively affecting the other due dates.   
`
`  
`Accordingly, we think that the only way that joinder is possible now, without prejudice to Senju, Lupin, or the Board, is 
`for InnoPharma agree to no longer rely on Dr. Laskar (in addition to dropping Grounds 2 and 3) and for InnoPharma to 
`take a secondary role to Lupin, if the Board joins the proceedings.  In effect, InnoPharma would need to join the existing 
`proceedings IPR2015‐01097, ‐01105, and ‐01100 between Senju and Lupin.     
`
`  
`We are free this week to discuss if you would like. 
`
`  
`Best, 
`Beth 
`
`  
`Elizabeth D. Ferrill
`Attorney at Law
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4413
`202.408.4445 | fax: 202.408.4400 | elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com | www.finnegan.com 
`

`
`  
`  
`  
`
`  
`From: Malik, Jitty [mailto:Jitty.Malik@alston.com]
`Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:23 AM
`To: Ferrill, Elizabeth
`Cc: EXT- bryan.skelton@alston.com; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com;
`Diner, Bryan; Hasford, Justin; Goldberg, Joshua; EXT- deepro.mukerjee@alston.com
`Subject: RE: Follow-up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016-00089, -00090, and -00091) 
`
`  
`Beth, 
`
`  
`Following up on your email, InnoPharma is prepared to drop Grounds 2 and 3 in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091 
`based on its understanding that neither Senju nor Lupin will file any oppositions to InnoPharma’s motion for joinder or 
`oppose InnoPharma’s use of Dr. Laskar, and that Senju will not be filing any Preliminary Responses to InnoPharma’s 
`petitions in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091.  I suggest we schedule a call amongst ourselves to discuss any other 
`details (e.g., additional pages for responses) and then we approach the Board. 
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`Thanks, 
`  
`Jitty 
`
`  
`From: Ferrill, Elizabeth [mailto:Elizabeth.Ferrill@finnegan.com]  
`Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:19 AM 
`To: Malik, Jitty 
`Cc: Skelton, Bryan; Soderstrom, Lance; Abe, James; Dyellin@crowell.com; JLindsay@crowell.com; Diner, Bryan; Hasford, 
`Justin; Goldberg, Joshua 
`Subject: Follow‐up on Dec 11 Call with Board (IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091) 
`
`  
`Hi Jitty, 
`
`  
`Further to our call with the Board on December 11, please let us know if InnoPharma has made a decision regarding the 
`status of Grounds 2 and 3 in IPR2016‐00089, ‐00090, and ‐00091.  Given the fast‐approaching deadline of Feb 1 for the 
`Patent Owner’s Response in IPR2015‐01099, ‐01097, ‐01105, ‐01100, we think that it makes sense to discuss this issue 
`amongst the parties this week, if possible, and then ask the Board for a call next week to propose a plan. 
`
`  
`We are available to discuss this week. 
`
`  
`Best regards, 
`  
`
`Beth 
`
`  
`Elizabeth D. Ferrill
`Attorney at Law
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4413
`202.408.4445 | fax: 202.408.4400 | elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com | www.finnegan.com 
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