`Date filed: June 30, 2017
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`Filed On Behalf Of:
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`Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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`Nicholas N. Kallas
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`ZortressAfinitorIPR@fchs.com
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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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`BRECKENRIDGE PHARMACEUTICAL, INC,
`Petitioner,
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`NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01592
`Patent 8,410,131
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`REAL PARTY-IN-INTEREST PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1)
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`Pursuant to the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2), the undersigned
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`states that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis” or “Patent Owner”)
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`owns U.S. Patent No. 8,410,131 (“the ’131 Patent”), and is a wholly-owned
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`subsidiary of Novartis AG. Novartis is the real party-in-interest in IPR2017-
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`01592.
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`RELATED MATTERS PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)
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`The ’131 Patent has been asserted in the following patent infringement
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`lawsuits: (1) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. West-Ward Pharm. Int’l Ltd., No. 15-
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`474-RGA (D. Del.); (2) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Breckenridge Pharm., Inc.,
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`No. 16-431-RGA (D. Del.); (3) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v. Breckenridge
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`Pharm., Inc., No. 17-420-RGA (D. Del.); and (4) Novartis Pharm. Corp. et al. v.
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`Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., No. 17-393-RGA (D. Del.).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD AND BACK-UP COUNSEL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.8(b)(3) and 42.10, Novartis designates Nicholas
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`N. Kallas (Reg. No. 31,530) as lead counsel and Laura K. Fishwick (Reg. No.
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`69,907) as back-up counsel.
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`A power of attorney from Novartis is being submitted with this Notice.
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`SERVICE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Novartis may be served electronically using the following e-mail address:
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`ZortressAfinitorIPR@fchs.com
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`Novartis may be served by postal mailing, hand-delivery, telephone or
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`facsimile as follows:
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`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
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`Telephone: (212) 218-2100
`Facsimile: (212) 218-2200
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`/ Nicholas N. Kallas /
`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Registration No. 31,530
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER
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`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
`Tel. 212-218-2100
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dated: June 30, 2017
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a copy of Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.8(a)(2) was served on June 30, 2017 by causing it to be sent by email to
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`counsel for Petitioner at the following email addresses:
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`Daniel R. Evans (devans@merchantgould.com)
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`Jeffrey D. Blake (jblake @merchantgould.com)
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`Melissa M. Hayworth (mhayworth@merchantgould.com)
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`Matthew L. Fedowitz (mfedowitz@merchantgould.com)
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`Dated: June 30, 2017
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`/ Nicholas N. Kallas /
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