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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LTD.
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`Petitioner,
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`OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00287
`Patent 9,125,939 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), Patent Owner Otsuka Pharmaceutical
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,125,939
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`Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka”) provides the following mandatory notices.
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`Real Party-in-Interest - 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real party-in-interest is Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the owner of
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,125,939. The original assignment to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.,
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`Ltd. of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/556,600 that led to U.S. Patent No.
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`9,125,939 was recorded in the Office on August 2, 2006, at reel 018201, frame
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`0916.
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`II. Related Matters – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
`Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka”) asserted U.S. Patent No.
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`9,125,939 (“the ’939 patent”) against Defendants Stason Industrial Corp. (“Stason
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`Industrial”), Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively, “Stason”), Zhejiang Jinhua
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`Conba Bio-Pharm Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Jinhua”), Tai Heng Industry Co., Ltd. (“Tai
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`Heng”) and Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Breckenridge”) in Otsuka
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`Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Stason Industrial Corp., et al., No. 1:16-cv-00557-
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`JBS-KMW in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. This
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`case has been voluntarily dismissed with no prejudice to Otsuka.
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`U.S. Application No. 14/795,963 (pending) claims benefit of priority to the
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`application that issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,125,939. Patent Owner is not aware of
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`any other related matters that would affect or be affected by this proceeding.
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`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(a)(3) and 42.8(b)(3)-(4), Patent Owner
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`designates the following counsel to transact all business in the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office associated with the above-captioned proceeding.
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`Lead Counsel
`Erin M. Sommers (Reg. No. 60,974)
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`Back-Up Counsel
`James B. Monroe (Reg. No. 33,971)
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`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett
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`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett
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`& Dunner, LLP
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`& Dunner, LLP
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`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
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`901 New York Avenue, N.W.
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`Washington, D.C. 20001-4431
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`Washington, D.C. 20001-4431
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`Telephone: (202) 408-4292
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`Telephone: (202) 408-4159
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`Fax: (202) 408-4400
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`Fax: (202) 408-4400
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`Email: erin.sommers@finnegan.com
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`Email: james.monroe@finnegan.com
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`IV. Service Information – 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
`Please send all correspondence to the lead counsel at the address shown
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`above. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), Patent Owner consents to electronic service by
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`e-mail to erin.sommers@finnegan.com and james.monroe@finnegan.com.
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`Please address all correspondence regarding this proceeding to lead and
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`back-up counsel.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Erin M. Sommers/
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`Erin M. Sommers, Reg. No. 60,974
`James B. Monroe, Reg. No. 33,971
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
`Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`901 New York Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001-4413
`(202) 408-4000
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: December 8, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing PATENT
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`OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES was served on December 8, 2016, via
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`electronic mail directed to counsel of record for the Petitioner at the following:
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`Theresa C. Kavanaugh
`Nicholas K. Mitrokostas
`GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
`100 Northern Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`tkavanaugh@goodwinlaw.com
`nmitrokostas@goodwinlaw.com
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`Carolyn S. Elmore
`Elmore Patent Law Group, P.C.
`484 Groton Road
`Westford, MA 01886
`celmore@elmorepatents.com
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`Petitioner has agreed to electronic service.
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`Dated: December 8, 2016
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`By: /Erin M. Sommers/
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`Erin M. Sommers, Reg. No. 60,974
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,
`FARABOW, GARRETT &
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`DUNNER, LLP