`Patent No. 6,667,061
`Request for Oral Argument
`Attorney Docket No. 9LUYE 7.1R-004
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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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`LUYE PHARMA GROUP LTD., LUYE PHARMA(USA) LTD., SHANDONG
`LUYE PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., and NANJING LUYE
`PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LTD and
`ALKERMES CONTROLLED THERAPEUTICS, INC.,
`Patent Owners.
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`Patent No. 6,667,061 to Ramstack et al.
`Issue Date: December 23, 2003
`Title: PREPARATION OF INJECTABLE
`SUSPENSIONS HAVING IMPROVED INJECTABILITY
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-01096
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`Mail Stop: Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent And Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case IPR2016-01096
`Patent No. 6,667,061
`Request for Oral Argument
`Attorney Docket No. 9LUYE 7.1R-004
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Board’s November 30, 2016
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`Scheduling Order (Paper 15), Petitioners respectfully request that the Board hear
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`oral argument on the instituted grounds of unpatentability in this proceeding.
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`Petitioners request that the each party be allocated 30 minutes for oral
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`argument.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioners specify the following issues to
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`be argued:
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`1. Claims 1-13, 22, and 23 are rendered obvious by the combination
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`of Johnson and Kino;
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`2. Claims 1-3, 6-9, 12, 13, and 17-23 are rendered obvious by the
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`combination of Gustafsson, Ramstack, and the Handbook; and
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`3. Any motion to exclude or other motion or paper filed concurrently
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`with or subsequent to this request.
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`Petitioners request the ability to use audio/visual equipment to display
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`demonstrative exhibits and evidence of record, including a computer connectable
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`projector and screen.
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`Case IPR2016-01096
`Patent No. 6,667,061
`Request for Oral Argument
`Attorney Docket No. 9LUYE 7.1R-004
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`Counsel for Petitioners have met and conferred with counsel for Patent
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`Owners, and the parties have agreed to the provisions in this request with the
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`exception of the length of time for oral argument.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated:
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`July 24, 2017
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`By:
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`/ Tedd Van Buskirk /
`Tedd W. Van Buskirk
`Reg. No. 46,282
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`Case IPR2016-01096
`Patent No. 6,667,061
`Request for Oral Argument
`Attorney Docket No. 9LUYE 7.1R-004
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies
`that a copy of
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`the
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`foregoing
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT was served on July 24,
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`2017, as follows.
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`VIA E-MAIL
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`Scott K. Reed, Esq.
`Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
`Tel: 212.218.2100
`E-mail:
`sreed@fchs.com
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`Dated:
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`July 24, 2017
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`By:
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`/ Tedd Van Buskirk /
`Tedd W. Van Buskirk
`Reg. No. 46,282
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