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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.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-01550
`Patent 9,561,197 B2
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`Mailed: August 30, 2018
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`Before KAREN I. SWEENEY, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`DECISION GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO ACCORD FILING
`DATE
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`The petition for inter partes review, filed in the above proceeding has
`been accorded the filing date of August 21, 2018. Although the petition was
`electronically filed on August 21, 2018, Petitioner represents that it served
`the petition on Patent Owner on August 16, 2018 and that the electronic
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`filing system was unavailable on that date. Paper 1. Petitioner moves for
`the petition to be accorded a filing date of August 16, 2018. Id. For the
`reasons stated therein, the motion is granted, and the petition is accorded a
`filing date of August 16, 2018.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E), accessible from the
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`Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users
`must first obtain a user ID and password by registering with PTAB E2E.
`Information regarding how to register with and use PTAB E2E is available
`at the Board Web site.
`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`KAREN I. SWEENEY at 571-272-4673 or the Patent Trial and Appeal
`Board at 571-272-7822. This paper contains a decision granting Petitioner’s
`motion to accord filing date (Paper XX); any party dissatisfied with this
`decision must file a request for rehearing within 14 days of entry. 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.71(a)(1).
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`PETITIONER:
`David H. Silverstein
`Aziz Burgy
`Christopher M. Gallo
`AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP
`dsilverstein@axinn.com
`aburgy@axinn.com
`cgallo@axinn.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Global Patent Group – HOR
`17014 New College Avenue
`Suite 201
`St. Louis, MO 63040
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`Robert Green
`Caryn Borg-Breen
`Emer Simic
`Ann Kotze
`Rachel Bell
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`GREEN GRIFFITH & BORG-BREEN LLP
`rgreen@greengriffith.com
`cborg-breen@greengriffith.com
`esimic@greengriffith.com
`akotze@greengriffith.com
`rbell@greengriffith.com
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