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`Paper 40
`Entered: June 11, 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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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
` Petitioner
`v.
`POZEN INC. and HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.,
`Patent Owners.
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`Case IPR2017-01995
`Patent 9,220,698 B2
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, and
`DEBRA L. DENNETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DENNETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.’s
`Motion for Ellen Scordino to Appear Pro Hac Vice
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`Patent Owner Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. (“Horizon”) filed a Motion for
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`Ellen Scordino to Appear Pro Hac Vice under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Paper 32.
`The Motion is supported by the Declaration of Ms. Scordino. Paper 33. Horizon
`represents that Petitioner does not oppose this motion. Paper 32, 2.
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`Case IPR2017-01995
`Patent 9,220,698 B2
`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to admit
`Ms. Scordino pro hac vice in the proceeding.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Horizon’s Motion for Ellen Scordino to Appear Pro Hac
`Vice under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Scordino is authorized to represent Horizon
`as back-up counsel only, and that Horizon is to continue to have a registered
`practitioner represent it as lead counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Scordino shall comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as set forth
`in Part 42 of 37 C.F.R.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Scordino shall be subject to the Office’s
`disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the Office’s Rules of
`Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101–11.901.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brandon M. White
`Emily Greb
`PERKINS COIE LLP
`bmwhite@perkinscoie.com
`egreb@perkinscoie.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Thomas A. Blinka, Ph.D.
`COOLEY LLP
`TBlinka@cooley.com
`Margaret J. Sampson, Ph.D.
`BAKER BOTTS LLP
`Margaret.Sampson@bakerbotts.com
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