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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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` CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`PATHEON SOFTGELS INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00422
`U.S. Pat. No. 9,693,979
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`PATHEON SOFTGELS INC.’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
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`Patent Owner, Patheon Softgels Inc., hereby files mandatory notices pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2).
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`A. Real Parties in Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real parties-in-interest are Patheon Softgels Inc. and Thermo Fisher
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`Scientific Inc.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2))
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` In accordance with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide (77 Fed. Reg.
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`48,756, at 48,760 (Aug. 14, 2012)), Patent Owner identifies the following related
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`patents and applications:
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`• U.S. Patent No. 9,693,978;
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`• U.S. Application No. 15/591,512 filed May 10, 2017 (pending); and
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`• U.S. Application No. 15/817,471 filed November 20, 2017 (pending).
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`Patent Owner does not concede that any of the above-identified patent or
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`applications would affect, or be affected by, a decision in the present inter partes
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`review of the ’979 patent.
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`The following judicial matters may be affected by a decision in this
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`proceeding:
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`• Patheon Softgels Inc., Bionpharma Inc., and Bionpharma Healthcare
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`LLC. v. Ohm Laboratories Inc., Civ. No. 3-18-cv-00486 (D.N.J.);
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`• Patheon Softgels Inc., Bionpharma Inc., and Bionpharma Healthcare
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`LLC. v. Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp., Civ. No. 1-18-cv-00003 (D.
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`Del.);
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`• Patheon Softgels Inc., Bionpharma Inc., and Bionpharma Healthcare
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`LLC. v. Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp., Civ. No. 3-17-cv-13819
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`(D.N.J.); and
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`• Catalent Pharma Solutions,
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`Inc. v. Patheon Softgels
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`Inc.,
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`IPR2018-00421.
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3))
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`Patent Owner designates the following lead and back-up counsel:
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`Eldora L. Ellison (Reg. No. 39,967) phone:202.772.8508
`Lead Counsel:
`Back-up Counsel: David H. Holman (Reg. No. 61,205) phone: 202.772.8989
`Back-up Counsel: David W. Roadcap (Reg. No. 68,956) phone: 202.772.8757
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`Address:
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
`202.371.2600 (reception)
`202.371.2540 (facsimile)
`eellison-PTAB@skgf.com
`dholman-PTAB@skgf.com
`droadcap-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Service Information (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4))
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`Patent Owner consents to electronic service by email. Please direct all
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`correspondence regarding this proceeding to the lead and back-up counsel at the
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`addresses listed above.
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is hereby authorized to charge any fees
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`associated with this proceeding to Deposit Account 19-0036 (Customer ID
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`No. 45324).
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` Respectfully Submitted,
` STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /Eldora L. Ellison/
` Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D. (Reg. No. 39,967)
`Date: February 14, 2018
` Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above-captioned "Patheon Softgels
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`Inc.’s Mandatory Notices" was served in its entirety on February 14, 2018, upon the
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`Petitioner via e-mail:
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`Gregory L. Porter, Esq.
`Rose Cordero Prey, Esq.
`David Bradin, Esq.
`GregPorter@andrewskurth.com
`rprey@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`DavidBradin@andrewskurth.com
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` STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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` /Eldora L. Ellison/
` Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D. (Reg. No. 39,967)
`Date: February 14, 2018
` Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C.20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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