`571-272-7822
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`Paper 62
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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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`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`CIPLA LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00807
`Patent 8,168,620 B2
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`Before JAMES T. MOORE and KRISTI L. R. SAWERT, Administrative
`Patent Judges.
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`SAWERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Expunge
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`IPR2017-00807
`Patent 8,168,620 B2
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`On May 24, 2018, Patent Owner filed an Unopposed Motion to
`Expunge Confidential Information. Paper 61. Specifically, Patent Owner
`requests expungement of Exhibit 1145 and Exhibits 2150–2155, all filed
`under seal. Id. at 1.
`On May 17, 2018, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), the parties filed a
`Joint Motion to Terminate this proceeding. Paper 58. In light of the parties’
`settlement, we entered an order terminating the proceeding. Paper 60. We
`did not rely on any information in the aforementioned exhibits to dispose of
`any issues in this proceeding. Our review of these exhibits indicates that
`they do contain nonpublic information.
`Based on the record before us, the need to protect the confidential
`information in Exhibit 1145 and Exhibits 2150–2155 outweighs the public
`interest in unsealing those exhibits. Accordingly, it is appropriate to
`expunge the exhibits from the record.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that Exhibit 1145 and Exhibits 2150–2155 be expunged
`from the record.
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`IPR2017-00807
`Patent 8,168,620 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Michael R. Houston
`Joseph P. Meara
`James P. McParland
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`mhouston@foley.com
`jmeara-pgp@foley.com
`jmcparland@foley.com
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`Tyler C. Liu
`ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
`tliu@agpharm.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Dennies Varughese
`Deborah A. Sterling
`Adam C. LaRock
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`dvarughe-PTAB@skgf.com
`dsterling-ptab@sternekessler.com
`alarock-ptab@sternekessler.com
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