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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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`ACRUX DDS PTY LTD., ACRUX LIMITED, and
`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`KAKEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. and
`VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
`Patent Owners.
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`Case IPR2017-00190
`Patent 7,214,506
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`DECLARATION OF WILLIAM A. RAKOCZY IN SUPPORT OF
`ACRUX’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
`FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION IN IPR2017-00190
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`I, William A. Rakoczy, declare as follows:
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`I am an experienced litigating attorney with more than twenty (20)
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`years of experience.
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`I have been litigating patent cases for at least twenty (20) years.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Illinois State Bar and am
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`admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court
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`of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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`Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of
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`Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the
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`Northern District of Illinois, Western District of Wisconsin, District of Columbia,
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`Western District of Michigan, and District of Colorado.
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`4.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any
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`court or administrative body.
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`5.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`6.
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`I have had no sanctions or contempt citations imposed against me by
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`any court or administrative body.
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`7.
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`I am familiar with the subject matter at issue in this proceeding.
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`Specifically, I am familiar with the patent-at-issue in this proceeding—U.S. Patent
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`1
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`No. 7,214,506 (“the ‘506 patent”). I am advising Acrux on patent matters relating
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`to the subject matter claimed in ‘506 patent and the prior art raised in the Petition.
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`8.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R.
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`9.
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`I agree to be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set
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`forth in 37 C.F.R. §§11.101 et seq. and to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§11.19(a).
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`10.
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`In the last three (3) years, I have applied to appear and have been
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`admitted pro hac vice in three inter partes review proceedings, Lupin Limited v.
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`Janssen R&D Ireland, Case IPR2015-01030, Novo Nordisk Inc., v. Nextar
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`Therapeutics, Case IPR2016-01384, and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v.
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`Genentech, Inc. & City of Hope, Case IPR2016-00710.
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`11.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements are made with the knowledge
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`that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or
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`both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such
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`willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the ‘506 patent.
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`Dated: September 25, 2018 William A. Rakoczy
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`wrakoezy@rmmslega1.com
`RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
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`6 West Hubbard Street, Suite 500
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`Chicago, IL 60654
`(312) 222-6301 (telephone)
`(312) 222-6321 (facsimile)
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