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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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`ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 8,268,299
`Issue Date: September 18, 2012
`Title: SELF PRESERVED AQUEOUS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2017-01053
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
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`Patent No. 8,268,299
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a), Petitioner ARGENTUM
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`PHARMACEUTICALS LLC hereby requests the opportunity to present an oral
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`argument in IPR2017-01053. Petitioner’s oral argument will focus on the grounds of
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`unpatentability for U.S. Patent No. 8,268,299 instituted in the proceeding (see Decision
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`on Institution of Inter Partes Review, Paper No. 6), any counter-arguments raised by
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`Patent Owner and Petitioner’s rebuttal thereto, and any motions or other issues
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`outstanding at the time of oral argument. Petitioner requests 45 minutes of argument
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`time per party to address the following issues (without intent to waive consideration of
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`any issue not requested):
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`1) Whether claims 1, 2, 4–8, 16, 17, and 20 are unpatentable under 35
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`U.S.C. § 103 over Xia, Schneider, and Chowhan;
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`2) Whether claim 28 is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Xia,
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`Schneider, the Travatan® Label, and Chowhan;
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`3) Whether claims 1–23, 25, and 26 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`over Xia, Schneider, Chowhan, and Gadd; and
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`4) Whether claims 24, 27, and 28 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`over Xia, Schneider, the Travatan® Label, Chowhan, and Gadd.
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`Pursuant to the Board’s Scheduling Order (Paper 7), Petitioner understands that
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`Oral Argument will be held on June 14, 2018. Petitioner requests the ability to use
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`audio/visual equipment to display demonstrative exhibits, including the use of a
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`projector and screen for PowerPoint display.
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`Patent No. 8,268,299
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: May 18, 2018 By: /Michael R. Houston/
`Michael R. Houston
`Reg. No. 58,486
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Joseph P. Meara
`Reg. No. 44,932
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Patent No. 8,268,299
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 was served on
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`May 18, 2018 on Counsel for Patent Owner via electronic mail to the following
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`addresses:
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`dkrinsky@wc.com
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`csuarez@wc.com
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`TravZ-IPR@wc.com
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`Dated: May 18, 2018
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`By: /Michael R. Houston/
`Michael R. Houston
`Reg. No. 58,486
`Counsel for Petitioner
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