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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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`KOIOS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`MEDAC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR KLINISCHE SPEZIALPRÄPARATE MBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01370
`Patent 8,664,231 B2
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`PETITIONER KOIOS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC’S NOTICE OF
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`Office of the Solicitor
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Mail Stop 8
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Submitted Electronically via the PTAB E2E System
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 141, 142, and 319, and in accordance with
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`37 C.F.R. §§ 90.2-90.3, Petitioner Koios Pharmaceuticals LLC (“Koios”)
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`appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from
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`the Final Written Decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”)
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`entered on February 7, 2018, in IPR2016-01370 (Paper No. 54) (“Final
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`Written Decision”), and from all underlying findings, determinations,
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`rulings, opinions, orders, and decisions regarding the inter partes review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,664,231 B2 (the “’231 patent”).
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 90.2(a)(3)(ii), Koios states that the
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`issues on appeal may include, but are not limited to: the Board’s
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`determination that claims 1–22 of the ‘231 patent have not been shown to be
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`unpatentable; the Board’s consideration of the expert testimony, prior art,
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`and other evidence in the record; and the Board’s factual findings,
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`conclusions of law, or other determinations supporting or related to those
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`issues, as well as all other issues decided adversely to Koios in any orders,
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`decisions, rulings, and opinions.
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`This Notice of Appeal is being e-filed with the Clerk’s Office for the
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, along with payment
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`of the required docketing fees. In addition, a copy of this Notice of Appeal is
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`being filed simultaneously with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ William P. Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
`2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300
`Sugar Land, TX 77479
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`Kayvan B. Noroozi, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`NOROOZI PC
`1299 Ocean Ave., Suite 450
`Santa Monica, CA 90401
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Date: April 10, 2018
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`NOTICE OF APPEAL was filed electronically through the Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board’s End to End System (PTAB E2E) on April 10, 2018. A
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`copy of this Notice of Appeal was also sent on April 10, 2018 by Priority
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`mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office at the following
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`address:
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`Office of the Solicitor
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Mail Stop 8
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ William P. Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
`2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300
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`Date: April 10, 2018
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`CERTIFICATION OF FILING
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`NOTICE OF APPEAL was filed electronically through the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s CM/ECF system on April 10,
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`2018.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ William P. Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
`2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Date: April 10, 2018
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`NOTICE OF APPEAL was served electronically via e-mail on April 10,
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`2018, to the following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
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`James F. Haley (Lead Counsel)
`Brian Gummow (Back-up Counsel)
`Service E-mail address
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`james.haley@hglaw.com
`brian.gummow@hglaw.com
`IPR2016-1370_Medac@ropesgray.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ William P. Rothwell
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`William P. Rothwell, Reg. No. 72,522
`NOROOZI PC
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: April 10, 2018
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