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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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`WOCKHARDT BIO AG,
`Petitioner
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`JANSSEN ONCOLOGY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01582
`Patent 8,822,438 B2
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`Before LORA M. GREEN, RAMA G. ELLURU, and
`KRISTINA M. KALAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`KALAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`IPR2016-01582
`Patent 8,822,438 B2
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`On April 3, 2017, Patent Owner filed a Motion for Admission Pro Hac
`Vice of Ms. Alyssa B. Monsen and an accompanying Declaration. Paper 50;
`Ex. 2169. Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not oppose this
`motion. Paper 50, 2.
`After considering Patent Owner’s Motion and accompanying
`Declaration, and with good cause having been shown, it is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`of Ms. Monsen is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner as lead counsel in the instant proceeding, but Ms.
`Monsen is authorized to be designated as backup counsel; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Monsen is to comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Title 37, Part 42 of the C.F.R., and is subject to the USPTO’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the USPTO Rules of
`Professional Conduct as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq.
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`IPR2016-01582
`Patent 8,822,438 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Dennies Varughese
`Christopher Gallo
`Deborah Sterling
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`dvarughe@skgf.com
`cgallo-ptab@skgf.com
`dsterlin-ptab@skgf.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Dianne Elderkin
`Barbara Mullin
`Ruben Munoz
`AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
`delderkin@akingump.com
`bmullin@akingump.com
`rmunoz@akingump.com
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