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`Case No. IPR2017-00807
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,168,620
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`CIPLA LIMITED’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
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` Cipla Limited’s Mandatory Notices
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`Patent Owner, Cipla Limited, hereby files mandatory notices pursuant to 37
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`of the Petition, which occurred on February 2, 2017.
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`A. Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real parties-in-interest are: Cipla Limited; Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.;
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`Meda AB; Mylan N.V.; Mylan Inc. (which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
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`of Mylan N.V.); and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (which is a wholly owned
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`subsidiary of Mylan Inc.).
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`(1) Meda Pharms. Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 14-cv-01453 (D. Del.); (2) Meda
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`Pharms. Inc. v. Teva Pharms., 15-cv-00785 (D. Del.); and (3) Meda Pharms. Inc.
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`v. Perrigo UK Finco Ltd., 16-cv-00794 (D. Del.).
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`Patent Owner identifies the following patent application that claims or may
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`claim the benefit of the priority of the filing date of U.S. Patent No. 8,168,620:
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` U.S. Application No. 15/070,839 filed March 15, 2016 (pending).
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`Patent Owner further identifies the following patent application assigned to
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`Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
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` U.S. Application No. 13/284,836 filed October 29, 2011 (pending).
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`Patent Owner does not concede that any of these applications would affect,
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`or be affected by, a decision in the present inter partes review of U.S. Patent No.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates the following lead and back-up counsel:
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`Lead Counsel: Dennies Varughese (Reg. No. 61,868) phone: 202.772.8805
`Back-up Counsel: Deborah A. Sterling (Reg. No. 62,732) phone: 202.772.8501
`Back-up Counsel: Adam C. LaRock (Reg. No. 64,681) phone: 202.772.8794
`(Pending pro hac vice admittance):
`Back-up Counsel: Uma N. Everett
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`Date: FFebruary 233, 2017
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`CERRTIFICATTE OF SEERVICE (337 C.F.R.
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