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`Filed: April 17, 2018
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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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`APOTEX INC., APOTEX CORP., ARGENTUM PHARMACEUTICALS
`LLC, ACTAVIS ELIZABETH LLC, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA,
`INC., SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTIRES, LTD., SUN
`PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., AND SUN PHARMA GLOBAL
`FZE,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`NOVARTIS A.G.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-008541
`Patent No. 9,187,405
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT
`TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`1 Cases IPR2017-01550, IPR2017-01946, and IPR2017-01929 have been joined
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`with this proceeding.
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`Case IPR2017-00854
`Patent 9,187,405
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioners request that the Board grant
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`oral argument for IPR2017-00854 on the instituted grounds against the involved
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`claims, the proposed amended claims, any issues raised in Petitioners’ Papers or
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`Patent Owner’s Papers, and on any pending motions.
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`Petitioners request one hour per side of oral argument. The Oral Argument
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`is scheduled to be held May 11, 2018 pursuant to the Board’s Order of October 6,
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`2017 (Paper 25).
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`Date: April 17, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Steven W. Parmelee /
`Steven W. Parmelee, Lead Counsel
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`Case IPR2017-00854
`Patent 9,187,405
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that the foregoing Petitioners’ Request for Oral Argument Pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 was served on this 17th day of April, 2018, on the Patent
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`Owner at the electronic service addresses of the Patent Owner as follows:
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`Jane M. Love, Ph.D.
`Robert W. Trenchard
`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
`200 Park Avenue, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10166
`Email: jlove@gibsondunn.com
`Email: rtrenchard@gibsondunn.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Steven W. Parmelee /
`Steven W. Parmelee, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 31,990
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`Date: April 17, 2018
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