`Patent No. 9,187,405
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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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`SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
`Petitioner,
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`NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01929
`U.S. Patent No. 9,187,405
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Mail Stop Patent Board
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Case No. IPR2017-01929
`Patent No. 9,187,405
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner submits the following
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`Mandatory Notices:
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`1.
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`Real Parties-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real party-in-interest is Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis
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`AG assigned its rights in U.S. Patent 9,187,405 to Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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`Corporation on August 16, 2017 (see Assignment at Reel 043314/Frame 0800).
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`Novartis AG and other Novartis subsidiaries may also have an interest.
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`Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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`There are three related Petitions for Inter Partes Review that concern U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,187,405: IPR2017-00854 (instituted), IPR2017-01550 (joined to
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`IPR2017-00854 and terminated), and IPR2017-01946 (pending motion to join
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`IPR2017-00854).
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates the following counsel as lead and back-up counsel,
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`both with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP:
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`Lead Counsel:
`Jane M. Love, Ph.D.
`USPTO Reg. No. 42,812
`200 Park Avenue, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10166
`Phone: (212) 351-3922
`Fax: (212) 351-6322
`jlove@gibsondunn.com
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`Back-up Counsel:
`Robert W. Trenchard
`(pro hac vice to be filed)
`200 Park Avenue, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10166
`Phone: (212) 351-3942
`Fax: (212) 351-5242
`rtrenchard@gibsondunn.com
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`A power of attorney to transact all business in the United States Patent &
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`Trademark Office in connection with the above-referenced inter partes review
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`from Patent Owner to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is attached hereto.
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`4.
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Service of any documents via hand-delivery may be made at the postal
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`mailing addresses of lead and back-up counsel identified above with courtesy
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`copies
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`to
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`following email addresses:
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`jlove@gibsondunn.com; and
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`rtrenchard@gibsondunn.com.
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`Patent Owner consents to electronic service at these same email addresses.
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`5.
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`Fee Payment Authorization (37 C.F.R. § 42.103)
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.103(a), Patent Owner authorizes the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office to charge any applicable fees associated
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`with this proceeding to Deposit Account No. 50-1408, and to credit any
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`overpayment to the same account.
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`Date: September 5, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Jane M. Love, Ph.D./
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`Jane M. Love, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. 42,812
`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
`200 Park Avenue, 47th Floor
`New York, NY 10166
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2017-01929
`Patent No. 9,187,405
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that on September 5, 2017, a true and accurate copy of
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES including a Power of Attorney
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`was served via electronic mail on the following counsel of record for Petitioner:
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`Samuel Park: SPark@winston.com
`Charles B. Klein: CKlein@winston.com
`Sharick Naqi: SNaqi@winston.com
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`Winston & Strawn LLP
`35 W. Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`Telephone: (312) 558-7931
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`Dated: September 5, 2017
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`/Jane M. Love, Ph.D./
`Jane M. Love, Ph.D.
`Reg. No. 42,812
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owners
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