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` Paper No. 11
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` Entered: January 30, 2018
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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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`PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)1
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, LORA M. GREEN, DEBORAH KATZ, GRACE
`KARAFFA OBERMANN, and RAMA G. ELLURU, Administrative Patent
`Judges.
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`KATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`SCHEDULING ORDER
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be filed in the three cited cases.
`The parties are not authorized to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)
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`A. DUE DATES
`This order sets due dates for the parties to take action after institution of the
`proceeding. The parties may stipulate to different dates for DUE DATES 1
`through 5 (earlier or later, but no later than DUE DATE 6). A notice of the
`stipulation, specifically identifying the changed due dates, must be promptly filed.
`The parties may not stipulate to an extension of DUE DATES 6 and 7.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect of the
`stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to supplement
`evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-examination (37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the evidence and cross-
`examination testimony (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to the
`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772 (Aug. 14, 2012)
`(Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may impose an appropriate
`sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For
`example, reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be
`levied on a person who impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a
`witness.
`1. INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL
`The parties are directed to contact the Board within a month of this decision
`if there is a need to discuss proposed changes to this Scheduling Order or proposed
`motions. See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,765–66
`(Aug. 14, 2012) (guidance in preparing for the initial conference call).
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`2
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)
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`2. DUE DATE 1
`The patent owner may file—
`a. A response to the petition (37 C.F.R. § 42.120), and
`b. A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`The patent owner must file any such response or motion to amend by DUE
`DATE 1. Patent Owner is reminded that it must confer with the Board before
`filing a Motion to Amend. 37 C.F.R. § 42.121(a). Patent Owner should contact the
`Board to request the conference in sufficient time to ensure that the conference is
`conducted at least one week before DUE DATE 1. If the patent owner elects not to
`file anything, the patent owner must arrange a conference call with the parties and
`the Board. The patent owner is cautioned that any arguments for patentability not
`raised in the response will be deemed waived.
`3. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`opposition to the motion to amend by DUE DATE 2.
`4. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to patent
`owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
`5. DUE DATE 4
`a. Each party must file any motion for an observation on the cross-
`examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by DUE DATE 4.
`b. Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by DUE
`DATE 4.
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)
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`6. DUE DATE 5
`a. Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-examination
`testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b. Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 5.
`7. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by DUE
`DATE 6.
`8. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE DATE 7.
`B. CROSS-EXAMINATION
`Except as the parties might otherwise agree, for each due date—
`1. Cross-examination begins after any supplemental evidence is due.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2).
`2. Cross-examination ends no later than a week before the filing date for any
`paper in which the cross-examination testimony is expected to be used. Id.
`C. MOTION FOR OBSERVATION ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
`A motion for observation on cross-examination provides the parties with a
`mechanism to draw the Board’s attention to relevant cross-examination testimony
`of a reply witness because no further substantive paper is permitted after the reply.
`See Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768
`(Aug. 14, 2012). The observation must be a concise statement of the relevance of
`precisely identified testimony to a precisely identified argument or portion of an
`exhibit. Each observation should not exceed a single, short paragraph. The
`opposing party may respond to the observation. Any response must be equally
`concise and specific.
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`INITIAL CONFERENCE CALL..................................................UPON REQUEST
`DUE DATE 1 .........................................................................................May 2, 2018
`Patent owner’s response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
`DUE DATE 2 .....................................................................................August 2, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
`DUE DATE 3 ...............................................................................September 3, 2018
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
`DUE DATE 4 .............................................................................September 24, 2018
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
`DUE DATE 5 ...................................................................................October 8, 2018
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
`DUE DATE 6 .................................................................................October 15, 2018
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
`DUE DATE 7 .................................................................................October 29, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`Case IPR2017-01767 (Patent 9,254,278 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01768 (Patent 9,095,559 B2)
`Case IPR2017-01769 (Patent 9,326,966 B2)
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`Petitioner:
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`David H. Silverstein
`Dan Feng Mei
`AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP
`dsilverstein@axinn.com
`dmei@axinn.com
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`Patent Owner:
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`Robert Green
`Emer Simic
`GRIFFITH & BORG-BREEN, LLP
`rgreen@greengriffith.com
`esimic@greengriffith.com
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`Matthew Phillips
`LAURENCE & PHILLIPS IP LAW LLP
`mphillips@lpiplaw.com
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`Dennis Bennett
`GLOBAL PATENT GROUP, LLC
`admin@globalpatentgroup.com
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