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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.,1
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ALLERGAN, INC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01127 (US 8,685,930 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01128 (US 8,629,111 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01129 (US 8,642,556 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01130 (US 8,633,162 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01131 (US 8,648,048 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01132 (US 9,248,191 B2)
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`PETITIONER MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’S MOTION FOR PRO
`HAC VICE ADMISSION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 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. The word-for-word
`identical paper is filed in each proceeding identified in the caption pursuant to the
`Board’s Scheduling Order (Paper 10).
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), Petitioner Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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`(“Petitioner”) respectfully requests that the Board recognize (1) Shannon M.
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`Bloodworth, (2) Charles G. Curtis, Jr., (3) Jennifer A. MacLean, (4) Eric D. Miller,
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`and (5) Benjamin S. Sharp as counsel pro hac vice in this proceeding. Petitioner
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`seeks the counsel of Shannon Bloodworth due to her experience in pharmaceutical
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`patent matters. Petitioner seeks the counsel of Charles G. Curtis, Jr., Jennifer A.
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`MacLean, Eric D. Miller, and Benjamin S. Sharp for their expertise in claims of
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`Tribal sovereign immunity. This motion is authorized by the Notice of Filing Date
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`Accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response
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`(Paper No. 4).
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`I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`A. Shannon M. Bloodworth
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`Ms. Bloodworth is a patent litigation attorney with experience representing
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`clients in multiple jurisdictions, including United States District Courts and the
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`Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Bloodworth has experience in all stages of
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`litigation, from preliminary injunction through trial and appeal, and across a wide
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`range of technologies, including pharmaceutical drugs, formulations, and dosages.
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`Ms. Bloodworth has previously been admitted pro hac vice to three inter partes
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`reviews: IPR No. 2015-00643, IPR No. 2015-00644, and IPR No. 2015-00830.
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`B. Charles G. Curtis, Jr.
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`Mr. Curtis has extensive experience litigating cases involving Indian law in
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`many different courts across the United States, as well as Federal administrative
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`boards. Many of these cases have involved disputed claims of Tribal sovereign
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`immunity. He has represented private and public clients in litigation, agency
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`proceedings, and business negotiations involving Native American tribes, tribal
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`entities, and tribal members throughout the country, including with respect to the
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`St. Regis Mohawk (Akwasasne) Tribe. He also has experience in constitutional,
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`treaty rights, and intellectual property law.
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`C.
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`Jennifer A. MacLean
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`Ms. MacLean has extensive experience litigating cases involving Indian law
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`in many different courts across the United States, as well as Federal administrative
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`boards. She has over 16 years of experience litigating Indian law and tribal
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`sovereign immunity. Her practice focuses on helping State and local governments,
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`businesses and community groups navigate issues related to Federal Indian law.
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`Her experience in this area includes aboriginal land claims, treaty disputes,
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`compact negotiations, Tribal acknowledgment, and Federal preemption questions.
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`D. Eric D. Miller
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`Mr. Miller has extensive experience litigating cases involving Indian law,
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`including in Lewis v. Clarke, 137 S. Ct. 1285 (2017), where he obtained a
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`unanimous decision establishing that the sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe
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`does not bar damages actions against tribal employees.
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`E. Benjamin S. Sharp
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`Mr. Sharp has extensive experience litigating cases involving Indian law in
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`many different courts across the United States, as well as Federal administrative
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`boards, specifically including issues of Tribal sovereign immunity.
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`F. Meet & Confer
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`Counsel for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe indicated that it did not oppose this
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`motion.
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`II. DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO APPEAR
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`This Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by a Declaration of
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`Shannon M. Bloodworth (EX1138), a Declaration of Charles G. Curtis, Jr.
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`(EX1139), a Declaration of Jennifer A. MacLean (EX1140), a Declaration of Eric
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`D. Miller (EX1141), and a Declaration of Benjamin S. Sharp (EX1142). In each
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`declaration, the declarant attests to each of the listed items required by the Order
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission in Case IPR2013-00639, Paper 7.
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board
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`admit Shannon M. Bloodworth, Charles G. Curtis, Jr., Jennifer A. MacLean, Eric
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`D. Miller, and Benjamin S. Sharp as counsel Pro Hac Vice in this proceeding.
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`Date: September 21 , 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Steven W. Par melee /
`Steven W. Parmelee, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 31,990
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that I caused to be served true and correct copies of the
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`foregoing Petitioner Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) and corresponding Exhibits (1138-1142) on
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`this 21st day of September, 2017, on Allergan and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe as
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`follows:
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`Dorothy P. Whelan
`Michael Kane
`Susan Morrison Colletti
`Robert M. Oakes
`Jonathan Singer
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP1@fr.com
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP2@fr.com
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP3@fr.com
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP4@fr.com
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP5@fr.com
`Email: IPR13351-0008IP6@fr.com
`Email: PTABInbound@fr.com
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`Alfonso Chan
`Joseph DePumpo
`Michael W. Shore
`Christopher L. Evans
`Shore Chan DePumpo LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Email: achan@shorechan.com
`Email: jdepumpo@shorechan.com
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`Email: mshore@shorechan.com
`Email: cevans@shorechan.com
`And on the remaining petitioners as follows:
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`Gary Speier
`Mark Schuman
`CARLSON, CASPERS, VANDENBURGH,
`LINDQUIST & SCHUMAN, P.A.
`225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Email: gspeier@carlsoncaspers.com
`Email: mschuman@carlsoncaspers.com
`Attorneys for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
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`Michael Dzwonczyk
`Azadeh Kokabi
`Travis Ribar
`SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
`Washington, DC 20037
`Email: mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com
`Email: akokabi@sughrue.com
`Email: tribar@sughrue.com
`Attorneys for Akorn Inc.
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`Dated: September 21, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Steven W. Parmelee /
`Steven W. Parmelee, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 31,990
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