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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`HOSPIRA, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2016-01577
`Patent 8,242,158 B1
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`PATENT OWNER’S OBJECTIONS UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.64 TO
`PETITIONER’S SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED WITH
`PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO PATENT OWNER OBJECTIONS
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`Patent Owner’s Objections to Supplemental Evidence for IPR2016-01577
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`Patent Owner, Hospira, Inc., respectfully submits the following objections to
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`exhibits filed by Petitioner on March 8, 2017, in conjunction with its Response to
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`Patent Owner Objections (“Response to Objections”). These objections are made
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`within five business days of the date upon which the evidence was served.
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`The following chart lists Patent Owner’s objections to the admissibility of
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`the supplemental evidence served on March 8, 2017, and the basis for those
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`objections:
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`Objected to Exhibit
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`Basis for Objection
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`Exhibit 1064, ¶ 4
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`Exhibit 1064, ¶ 6
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`FRE 702: Dr. Yaman is not qualified to testify as an
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`expert witness under FRE 702 with respect to issues
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`concerning the technology involved in this IPR
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`proceeding,
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`stereochemistry
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`dexmedetomidine. Moreover, Dr. Yaman’s opinion
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`is not based on sufficient facts or data. Therefore,
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`Dr. Yaman’s expert declaration is inadmissible
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`expert testimony under FRE 702.
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`FRE 901: Dr. Yaman testifies to the authenticity
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`and publication date of Exhibit 1066. However, Dr.
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`Patent Owner’s Objections to Supplemental Evidence for IPR2016-01577
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`Exhibit 1064, ¶ 7
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`Exhibit 1065
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`Yaman has presented no evidence that he has
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`personal knowledge regarding the date upon which
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`the cited reference was made publicly available, or
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`whether the document is a true and correct copy of
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`the reference published on the specified date.
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`FRE 602/901: Dr. Yaman incorporates by reference
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`Mr. Tully’s testimony regarding the authenticity and
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`publication dates of several exhibits. However, Dr.
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`Yaman has presented no evidence that he has
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`personal knowledge regarding the dates upon which
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`the cited references were made publicly available, or
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`whether the documents are true and correct copies
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`of references published on the specified dates.
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`37 CFR §11.307: Mr. Tully is counsel of record for
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`Petitioner in this proceeding. In submitting a
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`declaration
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`testifying
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`the authenticity and
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`publication dates of exhibits submitted by the
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`Petitioner, Mr. Tully has made himself a witness in
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`this proceeding as well. This conduct is in violation
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`Patent Owner’s Objections to Supplemental Evidence for IPR2016-01577
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`Exhibit 1065, ¶¶ 5-8, 10-
`22, 24-29, 31-32
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`Exhibit 1065, ¶ 9
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`Exhibit 1066
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`of 37 CFR §11.307, which precludes a practitioner
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`from acting as both an advocate and necessary
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`witness in the proceeding.
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`FRE 602/901: Mr. Tully testifies to the authenticity
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`and publication dates of several exhibits. Mr. Tully
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`has presented no evidence that he has personal
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`knowledge regarding the dates upon which the cited
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`references were made publicly available, or whether
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`the documents are true and correct copies of
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`references published on the specified dates.
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`37 CFR §42.65(a): The cited paragraph includes
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`testimony regarding United States patent law and
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`patent examination practice, which is inadmissible
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`under 37 CFR §42.65(a).
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`FRE 901: This exhibit has not been authenticated.
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`Petitioner has not provided admissible evidence
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`regarding the origin of the document or whether the
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`document is a true and correct copy.
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`Patent Owner’s Objections to Supplemental Evidence for IPR2016-01577
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`FRE 802: This exhibit cites to and incorporates
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`hearsay. Because no hearsay exception applies, the
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`exhibit is inadmissible in this proceeding.
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`35 U.S.C. § 311(b): Petitioner has not provided
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`evidence that the exhibit is a prior art publication
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`because Petitioner has not authenticated the exhibit
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`or provided admissible evidence regarding the date
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`upon which it became publicly available.
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`FRE 401-403: At least because this exhibit has not
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`been authenticated and proven to have been publicly
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`available prior to January 4, 2012, the exhibit is
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`irrelevant
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`this proceeding and
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`inadmissible, and/or its probative value, if any, is
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`substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more
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`of the following: unfair prejudice, confusing the
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`issues, and/or wasting time.
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`Patent Owner’s Objections to Supplemental Evidence for IPR2016-01577
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`Respectfully submitted,
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
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`March 15, 2017
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` / Sandra S. Lee /
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`Sandra S. Lee (Reg. No. 51,932)
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`30 Rockefeller Plaza
`New York, NY 10112
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e) and 42.105(a), this is to certify that
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`I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER’S OBJECTIONS UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.64 TO PETITIONER’S
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`SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED WITH PETITIONER’S
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`RESPONSE TO PATENT OWNER OBJECTIONS was served on the
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`Petitioner via electronic mail at the following correspondence addresses:
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`Paul S. Tully: tully@mbhb.com
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`Kevin E. Noonan: noonan@mbhb.com
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`Andrea Orth: orth@mbhb.com
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`March 15, 2017
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`Sandra S. Lee (Reg. No. 51,932)
`Baker Botts L.L.P.
`30 Rockefeller Plaza
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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