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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`PFIZER, INC., and
`SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO., LTD.,1
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
`Patent Owner,
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`Case IPR2017-01489
`Patent 6,407,213
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`DECLARATION OF SHARICK NAQI IN SUPPORT OF
`PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR THE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION
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`1 Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd.’s IPR2017-02140 has been joined with this
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`proceeding. IPR2017-02140, Paper 40.
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`PFIZER and SAMSUNG v. GENENTECH
`IPR2017-01489
`PFIZER EX. 1712, Page 1
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`IPR2017-01489: Declaration of Sharick Naqi in Support of Petitioner’s Motion for
`the Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`I, Sharick Naqi, do hereby declare:
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`1.
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`I am an Associate in the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Lead counsel
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`in the inter partes review proceeding is Amanda Hollis, who is a Partner in the law
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`firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and is registered to practice before the PTO and holds
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`Registration No. 55,629. Back-up counsel includes (1) Stefan Miller, who is a
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`Partner in the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and is registered to practice before the
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`PTO and holds Registration No. 57,623 and; (2) Benjamin Lasky, who is a Partner
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`in the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and admitted pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`With respect to the proceeding, I will work closely with Ms. Hollis and back-up
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`counsel of record.
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`2.
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`I hold a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Johns
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`Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor of Laws from Northwestern Pritzker School
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`of Law.
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`3.
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`I have approximately five years of experience as a litigation attorney,
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`specializing in patent litigation and representing clients in patent litigation matters
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`in various United States District Courts. My experience includes several matters in
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`the life sciences and pharmaceuticals arts. I have particular experience relevant to
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`the technological and legal matters at issue in this proceeding, including matters
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`concerning monoclonal antibody therapies and methods of preparing antibodies. I
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`am, therefore, an experienced patent litigation attorney with particular expertise
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`IPR2017-01489: Declaration of Sharick Naqi in Support of Petitioner’s Motion for
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`that is pertinent to the proceeding. Petitioner desires, and has a need to be
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`represented in certain aspects of this proceeding by an experienced patent litigation
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`attorney who has particular expertise that is relevant to the issues involved.
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`4.
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`I am very familiar with U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213, and with the legal
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`subject matter, technical subject matter, and prior art discussed in the Request for
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`Inter Partes Review. I have personally reviewed the patent at issue, as well as the
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`prosecution history, submissions filed in this proceeding, and accompanying
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`declarations and exhibits. I have been and continue to be actively involved with
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`strategy and with the factual and technical developments in that matter.
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`5.
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`6.
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`I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Illinois.
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`I have never been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`7.
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`I have never had a court or administrative body deny my application for
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`admission to practice.
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`8.
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`I have never been sanctioned or cited for contempt by any court or
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`administrative body.
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`9.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
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`and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`PFIZER EX. 1712, Page 3
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`IPR2017-01489: Declaration of Sharick Naqi in Support of Petitioner’s Motion for
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`I agree to be subject to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`10.
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`Code of Professional Responsibility set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et. seq. and
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`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`11.
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`I have not previously been admitted pro hac vice as counsel before the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`12.
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`I declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true
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`and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and
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`further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful, false
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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`Date: July 12, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Sharick Naqi/
`Sharick Naqi
`Kirkland & Ellis LLP
`300 North LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
`sharick.naqi@kirkland.com
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