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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`WOCKHARDT BIO AG
`Petitioner,
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`ASTRAZENECA AB,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2016-01029
`Patent No. RE44,186
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`DECLARATION OF FREDERICK R. BALL IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONER WOCKHARDT BIO AG’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`IPR2016-01029
`Declaration of Frederick R. Ball
`I, Frederick R. Ball, declare the following:
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`I am a partner in the law firm of Duane Morris LLP, working in the
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`firm’s office in Boston, Massachusetts.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Massachusetts Bar.
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`3. My Massachusetts Bar member number is 568544.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application
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`for admission to practice.
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`I have not applied to appear pro hac vice in any other Patent Trial and
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`Appeal Board (“PTAB”), or United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`(“USPTO”), proceeding over the last three years.
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`I have never had any court or administrative body impose sanctions or
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`contempt citations against me.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of the
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`Code of Federal Regulations.
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`I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq., Rules
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`of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary
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`jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`10.
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`I am an experienced litigation attorney, with experience in many
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`patent infringement litigations in District Courts across the country, including
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`experience with fact and expert document and deposition discovery, claim
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`construction, Markman hearings, motion practice, and trials and hearings.
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`11.
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`I am lead counsel for Petitioner Wockhardt Bio AG in the ongoing
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`consolidated litigation captioned AstraZeneca AB v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., 14-
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`cv-00664 (D. Del. 2014) (“the co-pending litigation”) since its inception and have
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`been actively involved in all aspects of the co-pending litigation, which relates to
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`and involves the same patent at issue in these proceedings. I am familiar with the
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`subject matter at issue in this proceeding as a result of my representation of
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`Wockhardt Bio AG in the related litigation, including the prior art that Petitioner
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`presents in this proceeding.
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`I hereby declare that all statements herein of my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true;
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`and further that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false
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`and the like are punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of
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`Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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` /s/ Frederick R. Ball
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`Frederick R. Ball
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`DUANE MORRIS LLP
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`100 High Street, Suite 2400
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`Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1724
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`Telephone: (857) 488-4229
`Fax: (312) 277-1945
`FRBall@duanemorris.com
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`IPR2016-01029
`Declaration of Frederick R. Ball
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`Dated: May 18, 2016
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