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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.,
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`C.A. No. 1:13-cv-01332-SLR
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendants.
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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and
`MYLAN INC.,
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`Plaintiff Alcon Research, Ltd. and Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and
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`Mylan Inc. hereby submit the following Joint Claim Construction Statement.
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`(a)
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`The parties have exchanged lists of the claim terms, phrases, or clauses
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`which they believe require construction, as well as proposed constructions. The parties have
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`agreed upon the following constructions:
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`Claim Term/Phrase
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`Construction
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`“self-preserved”
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`“compositions that do not contain a
`conventional antimicrobial
`preservative, and yet are preserved
`from microbial contamination”
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`“anionic species”
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`“an ion having a negative charge”
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`“polyol”
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`“any compound having at least one
`hydroxyl group on each of two adjacent
`carbon atoms that are not in trans
`configuration relative to each other”
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`Exhibit 1009
`ARGENTUM
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`000001
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`Case 1:13-cv-01332-SLR Document 56 Filed 07/18/14 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 309
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`In addition, the parties agree that the claim term “borate,” while not in need of
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`construction, includes boric acid, sodium borate, and potassium borate.
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`(b)
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`The parties have further agreed that there are no contested claim terms
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`requiring construction by the Court.
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`MORRIS JAMES LLP
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`/s/ Maryellen Noreika
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`/s/ Mary B. Matterer
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Maryellen Noreika (#3208)
`1201 North Market Street, 18th Floor
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`mnoreika@mnat.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Alcon Research, Ltd.
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`July 18, 2014
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`8399263.1
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`Richard K. Herrmann (#405)
`Mary B. Matterer (#2696)
`Kenneth L. Dorsney (#3726)
`500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500
`Wilmington, DE 19801-1494
`(302) 888-6816
`mmatterer@morrisjames.com
`rherrmann@morrisjames.com
`kdorsney@morrisjames.com
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`Attorneys for Mylan Inc. and Mylan
`Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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