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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC AND
`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`ALMIRALL, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00608
`U.S. Patent No. 9,161,926 B2
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`PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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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 IPR2018-00608
`Patent No. 9,161,926 B2
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`Pursuant to the Board’s August 29, 2018, Scheduling Order (Paper 11),
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`Petitioners Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New
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`York, LLC respectfully request oral argument, currently scheduled for June 5,
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`2019. Petitioners request one hour in which to present their arguments. Under 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.70, and without intending to waive any issue not specifically
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`identified, Petitioners specify the following issues to be argued:
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`1. Whether claims 1-6 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Garrett
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`(AMN1004) and Nadau-Fourcade (AMN1005).
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`2. Whether claims 1-6 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Garrett
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`(AMN1004) and Bonacucina (AMN1015).
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`Any issue discussed in the Board’s Institution Decision (Paper 10).
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`Any issues raised by Patent Owner.
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`Any issues for which the Board seeks clarification or any other issues the
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`Board deems necessary for issuing a final written decision (e.g., any
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`motion to exclude evidence and any motion to seal evidence).
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`Petitioners also respectfully request access to the Board’s audio-visual
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`equipment to display demonstrative exhibits, including a projector and screen for
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`displaying documents from a computer.
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`Case IPR2018-00608
`Patent No. 9,161,926 B2
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`Dennies Varughese (Reg. No. 61,868)
`Lead Attorney for Petitioners
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`Date: May 1, 2019
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`13032061.1
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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 "Petitioners’
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`Request for Oral Argument" was served in its entirety on May 1, 2019, upon the
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`following parties via electronic mail:
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`James Trainor
`Vanessa Park-Thompson
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`902 Broadway, Suite 14
`New York, NY 10010
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`Telephone (212) 430-2600
`Facsimile (650)938-5200
`jtrainor@fenwick.com
`vpark-thompson@fenwick.com
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`Jennifer R. Bush
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`801 California Street
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`Telephone (650) 988-8500
`Facsimile (650) 938-5200
`jbush@fenwick.com
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`Elizabeth B. Hagen
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`1191 Second Avenue, 10th Floor
`Seattle, WA 98101
`Telephone (206) 389-4510
`Facsimile (206)389-4511
`ehagan@fenwick.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX L.L.C.
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`Dennies Varughese, Pharm.D.
`Date: May 1, 2019
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Registration No. 61,868
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`Lead Attorney for Petitioners
`(202) 371-2600
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