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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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`MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`MONOSOL RX, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00200
`Patent 8,603,514 B2
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`DECLARATION OF ELHAM F. STEINER IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`MYLAN - EXHIBIT 1029
`Mylan Technologies, Inc. v. Monosol RX, LLC
`IPR2017-00200
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`I, ELHAM F. STEINER, hereby declare the following:
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`1.
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`I am a member in good standing at the state bars of New York and
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`California, as well as numerous United States District Courts and the United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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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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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office of Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`6.
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`I will 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 disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R.
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`§§ 11.19(a).
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`7.
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`I am a patent litigation attorney with experience representing clients in
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`a number of United States District Courts. I have experience in all stages of
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`litigation, from preliminary injunction through trial and appeal, and across a wide
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`range of technologies, including pharmaceutical drugs, formulations, and dosages.
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`My biography is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`8.
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`In a related matter involving U.S. Patent No. 8,603,514, I represent
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`Petitioner Mylan Technologies Inc. in consolidated litigation currently pending in
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`the District of Delaware. See Indivior, Inc. et al. v. Mylan Technologies Inc. et al.,
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`No. 15-cv-1016-RGA. As a result, I have reviewed U.S. Patent No. 8,603,514, its
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`relevant file history, and the prior art (including the prior art at issue in this Inter
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`Partes Review proceeding). In addition, I have significant familiarity with claim
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`construction issues pertaining to U.S. Patent No. 8,603,514.
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`9.
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`I have performed a detailed review of the parties’ submissions in the
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`present Inter Partes Review proceeding and the Board’s Decision instituting Inter
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`Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,603,514. Additionally, I serve an essential
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`role in this Inter Partes Review proceeding, including working with the present
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`Lead Counsel to prepare the Petitioner’s Petition. Based on the foregoing, I have a
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`detailed understanding of U.S. Patent No. 8,603,514 and the substantive and
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`technical issues involved in this proceeding.
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`10.
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`I have not previously applied for leave to appear pro hac vice before
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`the Office.
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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 so made are punishable by fine or
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`imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Date: August 17, 2017
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`/ Elham F. Steiner /
`Elham F. Steiner
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`EXHIBIT A
`EXHIBIT A
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`Elham Firouzi Steiner - Attorney Biography - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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`ELHAM FIROUZI STEINER
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`Of Counsel
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`Litigation
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`EXPERIENCE:
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`Ellie Steiner is an attorney in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
`Rosati. Her practice focuses on patent litigation and related intellectual property
`matters, with an emphasis on ANDA matters arising under the Hatch-Waxman
`Act. Ellie has represented clients in patent litigations covering a wide range of
`technologies, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, software,
`semiconductor processing, and the Internet, in prominent federal courts and
`before the International Trade Commission. She also has litigated a number of
`trademark and copyright cases.
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`In addition to litigation, Ellie counsels clients on a wide range of intellectual
`property licensing issues, including drafting and negotiating software and patent
`licenses. She also counsels clients regarding patent validity and infringement in
`anticipation of product development.
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`Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Ellie was an associate at
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. She was previously an associate at Fish &
`Neave, where she focused on patent litigation.
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`SELECT REPRSENTATIVE MATTERS:
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`(cid:1) Cephalon Inc. et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (D. Del.) Represented
`Mylan Pharmaceuticals in ANDA patent action regarding Nuvigil®
`(armodafinil).
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`(cid:1) In re Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Using Tungsten
`Metallization (ITC) Represented the complainant at the International Trade
`Commission against 23 respondents.
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`(cid:1) Perfect 10 Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. et al. (C.D. Cal.) Represented
`defendants A9.com and Alexa Internet against claims that search-engine
`capabilities rendered them liable for copyright infringement.
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`(cid:1) Anthurium Solutions Inc. v. Spheris Inc., Medquist Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex.)
`Counsel for Spheris, a medical transcription company, in patent
`infringement action related to software for medical transcription.
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`(cid:1) Area 55 Inc. v. Celeras LLC et al. (S.D. Cal.) Represented Area 55 in patent
`infringement litigation involving wine aeration.
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`(cid:1) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary v. Novartis Ophthalmics, Inc. et al. (D.
`Mass.) Counsel for MEEI in patent infringement litigation involving treatment
`of age-related macular degeneration.
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`(cid:1) Praxair Inc. v. ATMI Inc. (D. Del.) Represented Praxair in patent litigation
`involving gas delivery systems for semiconductor fabrication.
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`https://www.wsgr.com/WSGR/DBIndex.aspx?SectionName=attorneys/BIOS/12896.htm
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`8/15/2017
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`EDUCATION:
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`(cid:1) J.D., Duke University School of Law
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`(cid:1) B.S., Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego
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`ADMISSIONS:
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`(cid:1) State Bar of California
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`(cid:1) State Bar of New York
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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`(cid:1) U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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`Contact Information
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`12235 El Camino Real
`Suite 200
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Phone | 858-350-2246
`esteiner@wsgr.com
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`Areas of Expertise
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`Patent Litigation
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`https://www.wsgr.com/WSGR/DBIndex.aspx?SectionName=attorneys/BIOS/12896.htm
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`8/15/2017
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