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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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`v.
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`NOVARTIS AG,
`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2017-01063
`U.S. Patent No. 9,006,224 B2
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`PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`US PATENT NO. 9,006,224
`CHALLENGING CLAIMS 1-3
`UNDER 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.100 et seq.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`II.
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`OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 1
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW .......... 2
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`A. Grounds for Standing (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a)) ..................................... 2
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`B.
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`C.
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`Notice of Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information ............. 2
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`Notice of Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)) .................... 3
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`D. Notice of Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)).............................. 3
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`E.
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`F.
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`Fee for Inter Partes Review.................................................................. 3
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`Proof of Service .................................................................................... 3
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`III.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF CLAIMS BEING CHALLENGED (37 C.F.R. §
`42.104(B)) ....................................................................................................... 4
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`IV. PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED .................................................................. 5
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`V.
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`SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT ............................................................. 5
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`VI. OVERVIEW OF the ’224 Patent .................................................................. 12
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`VII. THE PERSON OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART ............................... 15
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`VIII. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 16
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`A. Applicable Law ................................................................................... 16
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`B.
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`Construction of Claim Terms ............................................................. 18
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` 1. “pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor” ............................................ 18
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` 2. “advanced tumors” ...................................................................... 19
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` 3. “unit dose” .................................................................................. 20
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` 4. “islet cell tumor” ......................................................................... 21
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`IX. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND AND STATE OF THE ART AT THE
`TIME OF THE PURPORTED INVENTION ............................................... 22
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`Rapamycin was well-known as a potent antitumor agent................... 22
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`Rapamycin derivatives, like everolimus and temsirolimus, were
`known to have similar biological activity to rapamycin ..................... 22
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`The mechanism of action for the immunosuppressant and antitumor
`activity of rapamycin and its derivatives was well-characterized ...... 26
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`THE SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE ASSERTED PRIOR ART .......... 29
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`A. Oberg 2004 taught that humans with advanced pancreatic NETs
`should be treated with rapamycin as a monotherapy after cytotoxic
`therapy failed ...................................................................................... 29
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`B.
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`C.
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`D.
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`Boulay 2004 taught that everolimus was well-tolerated and effective
`at treating pancreatic NETs in rat models ........................................... 32
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`O’Donnell taught that everolimus was well-tolerated and showed
`promise as an antitumor agent in human patients ............................... 34
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`Tabernero taught that an appropriate dosage for humans taking
`everolimus for the treatment of advanced solid tumors was 10 mg/day
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`Duran taught the use of temsirolimus in the treatment of human
`patients with advanced neuroendocrine carcinomas ........................... 37
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`XI. CLAIMS 1-3 WOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS OVER THE PRIOR ART
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`A. Oberg 2004 taught that humans with advanced pancreatic NETs
`should be treated with rapamycin as a monotherapy after cytotoxic
`therapy failed ...................................................................................... 38
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`B.
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`Ground 1: Claims 1-3 would have been obvious in view of Oberg
`2004, Boulay 2004, and O’Donnell .................................................... 41
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 41
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`Claim 2 ..................................................................................... 46
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`Claim 3 ..................................................................................... 48
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`C.
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`Ground 2: Claim 2 would have been obvious in view of Oberg 2004,
`Boulay 2004, O’Donnell, and Tabernero............................................ 48
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`D. Ground 3: Claims 1-3 would have been obvious in view of Boulay
`2004, O’Donnell and Duran................................................................ 49
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
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`Claim 1 ..................................................................................... 49
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`Claim 2 ..................................................................................... 51
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`Claim 3 ..................................................................................... 53
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`E.
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`Ground 4: Claim 2 of the ’224 patent is invalid as obvious in view of
`Boulay 2004, O’Donnell, Duran, and Tabernero ............................... 53
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`XII. Secondary considerations fail to overcome the strong evidence of
`obviousness ................................................................................................... 54
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`XIII. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 56
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`CASES
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`Bayer Healthcare Pharm., Inc. v. Watson Pharm., Inc.,
`713 F.3d 1369, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2013) ................................................................. 56
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`Boston Sci. Scimed, Inc. v. Cordis Corp.,
`554 F.3d 982, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2009) ..................................................................... 40
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`Cuozzo Speed Techs., LLC v. Lee,
`No. 15-446, slip op. at 13, 579 U.S. (2016) .................................................. 16
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`Galderma Labs., L.P. v. Tolmar, Inc.,
`737 F.3d 731, 740 (Fed. Cir. 2013) ..................................................................... 55
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`Graham v. John Deere Co.,
`383 U.S. 1 (1966) .......................................................................................... 38, 54
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`In re Beattie,
`974 F.2d 1309, 1312 (Fed. Cir. 1992) ........................................................... 12, 45
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`In re PepperBall Techs., Inc.,
`469 F. App’x 878, 882-83 (Fed. Cir. 2012) ........................................................ 55
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`In re Peterson,
`315 F.3d 1325, 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ................................................................. 47
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`KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc.,
`550 U.S. 398, 421 (2007) ............................................................ 12, 38, 39, 40, 45
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`Leapfrog Enters., Inc. v. Fisher-Price, Inc.,
`485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ................................................................. 55
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`Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc.,
`395 F.3d 1364, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ..................................................... 47, 52, 56
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`Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn, Inc.,
`789 F.3d 1292, 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ................................................................. 17
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`Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc.,
`480 F.3d 1348, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ........................................................... 47, 52
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`Phillips v. AWH Corp.,
`415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc) ........................................................... 16
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`Ruiz v. A.B. Chance Co.,
`234 F.3d 654 (Fed. Cir. 2000) ............................................................................. 38
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`SAP Am., Inc. v. Versata Dev. Grp., Inc.,
`No. CBM2012-00001 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 9, 2013), Paper 36.................................... 18
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`SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharm. Corp.,
`225 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2000) ........................................................................... 56
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`Versata Dev. Grp., Inc. v. SAP Am., Inc.,
`793 F.3d 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2015) ........................................................................... 17
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`STATUTES
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`35 U.S.C. § 102 ..................................................................................... 29, 32, 34, 35
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`35 U.S.C. § 103 ......................................................................................................... 4
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`Final Rules, 77 Fed. Reg. 48680, 48699 (Aug. 14, 2012) ....................................... 17
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`OTHER AUTHORITIES
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.100(b) .............................................................................................. 16
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`RULES
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`1001 U.S. Patent No. 9,006,224 (“the ’224 patent”), titled “Neuroendocrine
`Tumor Treatment”
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`1002 File History for the ’224 patent
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`1003 Declaration of Mark J. Ratain, M.D. in Support of Petition for Inter
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`1004 Curriculum Vitae of Mark J. Ratain, M.D.
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`Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC (“Petitioner” or “Argentum”) requests inter
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`partes review of Claims 1-3 of United States Patent No. 9,006,224 (the “’224
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`patent”), titled “Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment,” which according to USPTO
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`records is assigned to Novartis AG (“Patent Owner” or “Novartis”). Inter partes
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`review of Claims 1-3 of the ’224 patent was instituted in IPR2016-01479 on
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`February 15, 2017, based on a petition filed by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Par
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`IPR”). Argentum hereby files its own Petition on the same grounds as those
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`instituted in the Par IPR and concurrently seeks to join the instituted Par IPR. A
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`motion for joinder with IPR2016-01479 is being filed concurrently with this
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`Petition.
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`OVERVIEW
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`The Board should grant inter partes review because the ’224 patent claims
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`nothing more than what was already well-known in the art. The ’224 patent claims
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`methods of treating advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with a rapamycin
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`derivative known as everolimus. The prior art, however, already taught treating
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`these exact tumors with rapamycin and its derivatives. And everolimus was
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`identified as having better bioavailability and presenting a “clinical advantage”
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`over rapamycin. Further, everolimus specifically was taught to be effective in a
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`recognized rat model of these pancreatic tumors. Additionally, unlike rapamycin,
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`both everolimus and temsirolimus (another rapamycin derivative) had been shown
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`to be effective and well-tolerated in human cancer patients, and temsirolimus had
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`been shown to be safe and effective in treating humans with advanced
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`neuroendocrine tumors (“NETs”). Thus, it would have been obvious to use
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`everolimus to treat advanced pancreatic NETs as recited in the claims.
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`II. REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`A. Grounds for Standing (37 C.F.R. § 42.104(a))
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`Argentum certifies that the ’224 patent is available for inter partes review
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`and that Argentum is not barred or estopped from requesting inter partes review of
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`the challenged claims of the ’224 patent.
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`B. Notice of Lead and Backup Counsel and Service Information
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3), 42.8(b)(4), and 42.10(a), Argentum
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`provides the following designation of Lead and Back-Up counsel.
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`Lead Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
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`Backup Counsel
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`Kevin Laurence
`Reg. No. 38,219
`LAURENCE & PHILLIPS IP
`LAW LLP
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`Matthew Phillips
`Reg. No. 43,403
`LAURENCE & PHILLIPS IP
`LAW LLP
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`Tyler C. Liu
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), a Power of Attorney for Argentum is attached.
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`Argentum consents to electronic service via email at the following addresses:
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`klaurence@lpiplaw.com; mphillips@lpiplaw.com; and tliu@agpharm.com.
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`Petitioner can be reached at Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP, 1940 Duke Street,
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`Suite 200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 and (703) 448-8787.
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`C. Notice of Real Party-in-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real parties in interest for this Petition are: Argentum Pharmaceuticals
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`LLC; Intelligent Pharma Research LLC; APS GP LLC; and APS GP Investors
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`LLC.
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`D. Notice of Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., 1:14-cv-1289-RGA (D.
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`Del.). Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., 1:14-cv-1494-RGA (D.
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`Del.). Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., 1:15-cv-78-RGA (D. Del.).
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`Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., 1:15-cv-475-RGA (D. Del.).
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`Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Par Pharm., Inc., 1:15-cv-1050-RGA (D.
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`Del.). Roxane Labs., Inc. v. Novartis AG, IPR2016-1461 (filed July 19, 2016).
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`Petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 5,665,772, Nos. IPR2016-
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`00084, - 01023, -01059, -01102, and -01103. According to USPTO records, U.S.
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`Patent App. No. 14/608,644 claims priority to the ’224 patent.
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`E.
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`Fee for Inter Partes Review
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`The Director is authorized to charge the fee specified by 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.15(a) to Deposit Account No. 50-6921.
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`F.
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`Proof of Service
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`Proof of service of this petition on the Patent Owner at the correspondence
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`address of record for the ’224 patent is attached.
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`III.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF CLAIMS BEING CHALLENGED (37 C.F.R. §
`42.104(B))
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`For the reasons herein, the Board should find claims 1-3 unpatentable on the
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`following grounds:
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`Ground 1. Claims 1-3 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because they
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`are rendered obvious by Oberg 2004 (Ex. 1027) in combination with Boulay 2004
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`(Ex. 1005) and O’Donnell (Ex. 1029).
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`Ground 2. Claim 2 is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because it is
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`rendered obvious by Oberg 2004 (Ex. 1027) in combination with Boulay 2004 (Ex.
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`1005) and O’Donnell (Ex. 1029), in further view of Tabernero (Ex. 1038).
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`Ground 3. Claims 1-3 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because they
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`are rendered obvious by Boulay 2004 (Ex. 1005), O’Donnell (Ex. 1029), and
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`Duran (Ex. 1011).
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`Ground 4. Claim 2 is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because it is
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`rendered obvious by Boulay 2004 (Ex. 1005), O’Donnell (Ex. 1029), and Duran
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`(Ex. 1011), in further view of Tabernero (Ex. 1038).1
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`1 The grounds listed herein are the same as those on which the Board instituted IPR
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`of the challenged claims. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Novartis AG, IPR2016-
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`01479, Institution Decision, Paper 8 at page 18.
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`IV. PRECISE RELIEF REQUESTED
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`The relief requested is cancellation of the challenged claims, as follows:
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`SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT
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`The ’224 patent claims methods of treating advanced pancreatic NETs by
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`administering to a human subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount
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`of everolimus2 after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Ex. 1001, ’224 patent at
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`26:65-27:8. Treating advanced pancreatic NETs (such as islet cell tumors) by
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`administering a therapeutically effective amount (including 10 mg/day) of
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`everolimus after cytotoxic treatment fails would have been obvious at the time of
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`the purported invention, November 21, 2005.
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`First (i.e., Grounds 1 and 2), Oberg 2004 disclosed rapamycin as a treatment
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`for advanced pancreatic NETs after cytotoxic treatment failed, and one of skill
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`2 The claims of the ’224 patent use the term 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin.
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`This compound is also known in the art as everolimus, RAD001, SDZ RAD, and
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`RAD. E.g., Ex. 1001, ’224 patent at 11:50-51; Ex. 1033, Rao at 621; Ex. 1003,
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`Ratain Decl. ¶ 72. Sometimes Novartis and its predecessor Sandoz refer to 40-O-
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`(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin as Compound A. ’224 patent at 11:66-67. For ease of
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`reference, this Petition will primarily use the term “everolimus” in referencing this
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`compound.
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`would have understood that suggestion to include rapamycin’s other known active
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`derivatives that had been reported to be administered to human cancer patients,
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`such as everolimus. Ex. 1027, Oberg 2004 at Fig. 1; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 79,
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`83-92, 104. Everolimus was first disclosed in 1992, and subsequent preclinical and
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`clinical research touted its activity and identifying it as having a “clinical
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`advantage” over rapamycin. Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 72, 75-79. Further,
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`everolimus would have been an obvious treatment choice because its efficacy in
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`treating pancreatic NETs had been demonstrated in laboratory models and the prior
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`art taught that everolimus was safe and effective in treating humans with solid
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`tumors. Ex. 1005, Boulay 2004 at 254; Ex. 1029, O’Donnell at 803; Ex. 1003,
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`Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 110-123. And although it would have been obvious to identify an
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`appropriate dose, Tabernero explicitly taught using a unit dose of 10 mg/day of
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`everolimus for treating solid tumors. Ex. 1038, Tabernero at 3007; Ex. 1003,
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`Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 126-127, 152.
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`Second (i.e., Grounds 3 and 4), Boulay 2004 demonstrated that everolimus
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`was effective in treating pancreatic NETs in rats and would have suggested to one
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`of ordinary skill to administer everolimus to humans with pancreatic NETs. A
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`skilled artisan would have had a reasonable expectation that everolimus would be
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`effective in pancreatic NETs because of the antitumor activity in this preclinical
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`model. Ex. 1005, Boulay 2004 at 254; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶ 112. Further,
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`O’Donnell taught that everolimus was safe and effective for treating other tumors
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`in humans. Ex. 1029, O’Donnell at 803; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 119-123. One of
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`ordinary skill would have tried, and reasonably expected to succeed, using
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`everolimus to treat advanced pancreatic NETs in humans after cytotoxic treatment
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`failed because Duran had demonstrated that another well-known rapamycin
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`derivative, temsirolimus,3 was effective in treating advanced NETs. Ex. 1011,
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`Duran at 3096; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 129-131, 167.
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`To explain further, it was well-known as of November 2005 that rapamycin,
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`an inhibitor of the protein mTOR, was a potent anti-tumor agent. Ex. 1003, Ratain
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`Decl. ¶¶ 70-71, 83-92. Researchers had investigated the use of rapamycin in the
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`treatment of a variety of cancers and tumor models, including two pancreatic
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`cancer cell lines. Id. ¶¶ 70-71.
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`Because of rapamycin’s promising results in that research, researchers
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`investigated and identified rapamycin derivatives with similar anti-tumor and
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`mTOR-inhibition properties, including everolimus and temsirolimus. Id. ¶¶ 72-82.
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`As of November 2005, everolimus and temsirolimus were the two most studied
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`rapamycin derivatives. Id. ¶ 75. Differing only at the C40 position (circled in red),
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`3 Temsirolimus is also known as CCI-779 in the literature. Ex. 1033, Rao at 621;
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`Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶ 73.
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`4 By November 2005, it was known that rapamycin and its derivatives first bind to
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`the protein FKBP12 and then that rapamcyin-FKBP12 complex interacts with
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`mTOR to inhibit its activity. Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶ 83.
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`Id. ¶¶ 75, 91-92 (citing Ex. 1017, Huang 2002; Ex. 1039, Vignot at 528, Fig. 4).
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`One of ordinary skill in November 2005 would have understood that both
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`everolimus and temsirolimus have similar properties to each other and to
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`rapamycin. Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 75-92.
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`Oberg 2004 suggested rapamycin (and therefore its known active
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`derivatives) as a treatment for humans with advanced pancreatic NETs after the
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`failure of chemotherapy. Ex. 1027, Oberg 2004 at 59; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶
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`100-104. Additionally, Boulay 2004 disclosed that everolimus was well-tolerated
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`and effective in a rat model for pancreatic NETs that had been correlated to clinical
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`efficacy in humans. Ex. 1005, Boulay 2004 at 254; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 110-
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`117. Specifically, Boulay 2004 reported that administering everolimus as a
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`monotherapy to rats injected with pancreatic NET tumor cells showed statistically
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`significant antitumor activity, and was “well tolerated, with no significant body
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`weight loss or mortalities observed.” Ex. 1005, Boulay 2004 at 254; Ex. 1003,
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`Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 115-116. This model was reported to indicate likely clinical
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`activity in pNET. Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 112.
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`A person of ordinary skill would have also known that both everolimus and
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`temsirolimus are effective and well-tolerated in human cancer patients. Ex. 1029,
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`O’Donnell at 803; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 79-81; see also Ex. 1009, Dancey at
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`1105-1110; Ex. 1054, Dukart at 5:1-6:26; Ex. 1011, Duran at 3096. In particular,
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`O’Donnell taught that everolimus exhibited anti-tumor effects and “was well
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`tolerated with only mild degrees” of side effects. Ex. 1029, O’Donnell at 803; Ex.
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`1003, Ratain Decl. ¶ 120. And the prior art taught that everolimus was more
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`bioavailable than rapamycin, with a “more favorable” pharmacokinetic profile,
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`proving a “clinical advantage.” Ex. 1009, Dancey, at 1105-06; Ex. 1036, Schuler at
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`36-37, 41; Ex. 1003, Ratain Decl. ¶¶ 76-77. Further, Tabernero recommended that
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`everolimus be administered in 10 mg daily doses as a monotherapy for treating
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`advanced solid tumors. Ex. 1038, Tabernero at 3007.
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`In light of these teachings, a person of ordinary skill in the