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`Paper 72
`Entered: September 19, 2017
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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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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS
`USA, INC., and AKORN INC.
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01128 (8,629,111 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01130 (8,633,162 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01131 (8,648,048 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)1,2
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`Before SHERIDAN K. SNEDDEN, TINA E. HULSE, and
`CHRISTOPHER G. PAULRAJ, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`SNEDDEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This order addresses issues that are the same in the identified cases. We
`exercise our discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case.
`2 Cases IPR2017-00576 and IPR2017-00594, IPR2017-00578 and IPR2017-
`00596, IPR2017-00579 and IPR2017-00598, IPR2017-00583 and IPR2017-
`00599, IPR2017-00585 and IPR2017-00600, and IPR2017-00586 and
`IPR2017-00601, have respectively been joined with the captioned
`proceedings.
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`IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2); IPR2016-01128 (8,629,111 B2);
`IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2); IPR2016-01130 (8,633,162 B2);
`IPR2016-01131 (8,648,048 B2); IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)
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`DECISION
`Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission of Christopher L. Evans
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
`By virtue of assignment from Allergan, Inc. made September 8, 2017,
`Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (“Tribe”) represents itself as the new patent
`owner of each of the patents at issue in these proceedings. Ex. 2085.3 Tribe
`now moves for pro hac vice admission of Christopher L. Evans. Paper 66.
`Tribe provides a declaration from Mr. Evans in support of its motion. Ex.
`2088. Petitioners do not oppose Tribe’s motion.
`Based on the facts set forth in the motion and the accompanying
`declaration from Mr. Evans, we conclude that Mr. Evans has sufficient legal
`and technical qualifications to represent Tribe and that there is a need for
`Tribe to have counsel with experience as a litigation attorney in legal matters
`involved in these cases. Accordingly, Tribe has established good cause for
`Mr. Evans’s pro hac vice admission. Mr. Evans will be permitted to appear
`pro hac vice as back-up counsel only. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c).
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Tribe’s motion for pro hac vice admission of
`Christopher L. Evans is granted, and Mr. Evans is authorized to represent
`Tribe as back-up counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Tribe is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner as lead counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Evans comply with the Office Patent
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`3 Paper numbers and exhibits refer to those filed in IPR2016-01127. Similar
`papers and exhibits were filed in each of the other cases.
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`IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2); IPR2016-01128 (8,629,111 B2);
`IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2); IPR2016-01130 (8,633,162 B2);
`IPR2016-01131 (8,648,048 B2); IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)
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`Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth
`in Title 37, Part 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Evans is subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a), and to the USPTO
`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`PETITIONER MYLAN:
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`Steven W. Parmelee
`Michael T. Rosato
`Jad A. Mills
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`sparmelee@wsgr.com
`mrosato@wsgr.com
`jmills@wsgr.com
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`PETITIONER TEVA:
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`PETITIONER AKORN:
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Dorothy P. Whelan
`Michael Kane
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`whelan@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`Alfonso Chan
`Joseph DePumpo
`SHORE CHAN DEPUMPO LLP
`achan@shorechan.com
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`IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2); IPR2016-01128 (8,629,111 B2);
`IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2); IPR2016-01130 (8,633,162 B2);
`IPR2016-01131 (8,648,048 B2); IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)
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`jdepumpo@shorechan.com
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