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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,l
`Petitioners,
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`V.
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`ALLERGAN, INC.,
`Patent OWner.
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`Case IPR2016-01127 (8,685,930 B2)
`Case IPR2016—01128 (8,629,1 11 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01129 (8,642,556 B2)
`Case IPR2016—01130 (8,633,162 B2)
`Case IPR2016~01 131 (8,648,048 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01132 (9,248,191 B2)
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`DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER L. EVANS IN SUPPORT OF
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
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`CHRISTOPHER L. EVANS 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 IPR201 7-005 98, IPR20 1 7-005 83 and IPR2017- 005 99,
`IPR2017-00585 and IPR2017—00600, and IPR20 1 7-005 86 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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`SRMT 2088
`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS V. ALLERGAN
`IPR2016-01131
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`SRMT 2088
`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS V. ALLERGAN
`IPR2016-01131
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`1, Christopher L. Evans, declare as follows:
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`1. I am more than twenty—one years of age, competent to present this affidavit, and
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`have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein.
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`2. This affidavit is given in support of Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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`Admission of Christopher L. Evans.
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`3. I am a partner at the law firm Shore Chan DePumpo LLP.
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`4. I have been practicing law since 2009 and have extensive experience litigating
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`patent infringement cases in many different courts across the United States.
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`5. I have been litigating patent cases for over eight years.
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`6. My experience in patent litigation matters includes being co—lead counsel in
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`trial, arguing multiple Markman hearings, and many other patent—related hearings
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`concerning various issues, such as validity and infringement.
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`7. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of Texas (admitted 2009), as well as
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`the following Federal Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
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`U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the
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`Southern District of Texas, U.S District Court for New Mexico, and the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`8. I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court or
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`administrative body.
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`9. No court or administrative body has ever denied my application for admission
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`to practice before it.
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`10. No court or administrative body has imposed sanctions or contempt citations
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`on me.
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`11. I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and
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`the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in in 37 C.F.R. § 42.
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`12. I understand that I will be subject to the USPTO Code of Professional
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`Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 10.20 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`under 37 C.F.R. § ll.l9(a).
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`13. I have not applied to appear pro hac vice in any other proceedings before the
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`Office in the last three years.
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`14. I currently represent Patent Owner, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in other patent
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`matters and as a result have specialized knowledge of tribal sovereign immunity,
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`which is a subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
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`15. I have also represented other sovereigns, such as the University of Florida
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`Research Foundation, Inc., which gives me unique and specialized knowledge
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`concerning the application of tribal sovereign immunity in inter partes review.
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`16. I am familiar with the subject matter of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,685,930, 8,629,l l 1,
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`8,642,556, 8,633,162, 8,648,048, and 9,248,191 that at issue in this proceeding,
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`including their prosecution histories.
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`17. I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true
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`and further that all statements herein are made with knowledge that willfiil false
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`statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
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`Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Dated: August 29, 2017
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`By:
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`Christopher L. Evans
`Shore Chan DePumpo LLP
`901 Main Street, Suite 3300
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`Dallas, TX 75201
`214-593-9118
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`cevans@shorechan.com
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