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`FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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`SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC,
`SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND
`GMBH, and SANOFI WINTHROP
`INDUSTRIE,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`vs.
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`MYLAN GMBH, BIOCON LTD.,
`BIOCON RESEARCH LTD.,
`BIOCON SDN, BHD., and
`BIOCON S.A.,
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`Defendants.
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`CIVIL ACTION NUMBER:
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`2:17-cv-09105-SRC-CLW
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`BENCH TRIAL
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`VOL. 4, Pages 467 - 624
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`B E F O R E:
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`THE HONORABLE STANLEY R. CHESLER,
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`BY: LIZA M. WALSH, ESQUIRE
` CHRISTINE I. GANNON, ESQUIRE
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`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
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`ELIZABETH S. WEISWASSER, ESQUIRE
` ANISH R. DESAI, ESQUIRE
` ANNA DWYER, ESQUIRE
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`SAIBER LLC
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`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI P.C.
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`ALEXANDER SLOCUM, Ph.D. 471 519 595
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` HONORABLE STANLEY R. CHESLER, United States
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`District Judge, on December 5, 2019.)
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`THE DEPUTY CLERK: All rise.
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`THE COURT: Be seated, everybody. Good afternoon.
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`MR. DESAI: Good afternoon, Your Honor.
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`THE DEPUTY CLERK: 1:10 start.
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`THE COURT: Good afternoon. All right. Let's
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`MR. DESAI: Yes.
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`ALEXANDER SLOCUM, PH.D.
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`having been previously duly sworn, testified as follows:
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`DIRECT EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. Good afternoon, Dr. Slocum. We'll start off where we
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`were from yesterday, which is -- I think we were wrapping up
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`the discussion of the calculations that you had done.
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`Now, basically, the analysis you've done in this case
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`was injection force, the important design consideration at the
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`time of invention?
`A. Yes, it was.
`Q. And have you heard that in some of the testimony, you've
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`read that in some of the testimony at this trial?
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`A. Yes.
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`MR. DESAI: Let's go to Exhibit PTX-661.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. What is the title of this article?
`A. "Pre-filled Insulin Device With Reduced Injection Force:
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`Patient Perception and Accuracy."
`Q. Okay. And is this a paper you reviewed in formulating
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`your opinions?
`A. It is.
`Q. And what is this paper about?
`A. So this paper is about the FlexPen device and then how it
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`evolved into what is called the Next Generation FlexPen
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`device.
`Q. Okay. Great. And this evolution of FlexPen to the Next
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`Generation FlexPen occurred after Sanofi introduced the
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`SoloSTAR?
`A. Correct.
`Q. And let's go -- why don't we go to page 5, and go
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`straight to the "Conclusion." Can you -- we've highlighted
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`Can you tell us what this talks about with respect to
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`the FlexPen and the Next Generation FlexPen?
`A. Okay. The paper went through how the FlexPen evolved and
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`what was done and tested to create what was called the Next
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`And then the paper concludes: "The modifications made
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`to NGFP have resulted in a significant 30 percent reduction in
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`injection force compared with FP."
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`That's the FlexPen.
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`Q. What does this tell us about how a POSA would
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen and FlexPen that would have increased the
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`injection force?
`A. Well, you would not want to increase the force because it
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`The paper goes through quite a bit of detail on
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`injection force you can measure and get a number, but patients
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`actually are happier and are more likely to comply with the
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`medication.
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`That's what it means by "simple" and "more
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`comfortable," the patients are feeling.
`Q. Okay. Let's turn to the Steenfeldt-Jensen specification.
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`I would like to cover certain parts of the specification that
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`Mr. Leinsing discussed.
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`Do you agree that the specification that
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen expressly suggests modifying the fifth
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`embodiment into swap -- swapping the driver tube and the
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`threads?
`A. No, there's nothing in there to suggest that.
`Q. Okay. Let's go through some of these passages.
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`MR. DESAI: We're going to start with PTX-2282.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. We have up here on the screen column 3, lines 15 to 20;
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`Do you recall hearing Mr. Leinsing testify about these
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`A. I do.
`Q. Would a POSA have interpreted these passages as applying
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`A. No.
`Q. Okay.
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`MR. DESAI: Let's go to column 2, lines 40 to 53.
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`(Exhibit published.)
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. All right. And you've reviewed this passage?
`A. Yes.
`Q. Okay. And what embodiments does this passage pertain to?
`A. So this just pertains to the first two embodiments, which
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`Q. Okay. And the passages at column 3 that we just
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`pertaining to the first and second embodiment?
`A. They do.
`Q. Okay. To be clear, how different are Steenfeldt-Jensen's
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`first and fifth embodiment?
`A. They are very different.
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`MR. DESAI: Let's take a look at demonstrative 9.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
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`Could you please explain -- well, first of all, what is
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`this describing?
`A. So this is describing how the first embodiment works.
`Q. Okay. Can you please explain for the Court the
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`embodiment and the fifth embodiment of Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. Okay. All of these pens require the dose to be set.
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`The first embodiment says you grab the barrel of the
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`to the dose dial sleeve.
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`So when you're rotating that bottom part, the top dose
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`dial sleeve, you'll see (indicating) come out. So you're
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`A. Okay. The fifth embodiment does exactly the opposite.
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`It has -- you grab the body, and now you hold the dose dial
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`sleeve itself and you directly dial it out. And then
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`In the first one, you want friction to the dose
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`dialing, and the second one you don't need it.
`Q. Okay --
`A. I'm sorry. When I said "second," the fifth embodiment.
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`It's not the second.
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`MR. DESAI: Let's go to column 7, lines 41 to 47.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. This is another portion of the specification that we
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`Does this paragraph suggest the modification to the
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`driver tube in Steenfeldt-Jensen's fifth embodiment?
`A. Not to the fifth.
`Q. Okay. And it says: "The shown embodiment."
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`A. Well, this one applies to the first embodiment, because
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`dose dial sleeve winding out.
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`It's going to help you, in that case, for setting the
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`dose. It's going to hurt you when it comes time to have a
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`higher injection force.
`Q. What part of the specification is this passage found in?
`A. Well, this is found in column 7, before there's any
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`Q. Now, there is a provisional application that relates to
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. There is.
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`Q. And have you reviewed that?
`A. I did.
`Q. Okay. And does the provisional application include the
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`A. Yes. They were in the provisional patent.
`Q. Okay.
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`PTX-1722.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. And you've reviewed this. This is the provisional
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`application.
`A. I did.
`Q. Okay. And, for example, we have up here in the
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`provisional application the portion of -- from column 7 that
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`Is that what we have shown here?
`A. Same words.
`Q. Okay. And does this provisional application include all
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`five of Steenfeldt-Jensen's embodiments?
`A. No, just the first two.
`Q. Okay. And what conclusion do you draw from this?
`A. Well, all these words were written when the first two
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`Q. Was there any language added to the Steenfeldt-Jensen
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`patent that ties those passages specifically to the fifth
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`embodiment?
`A. No.
`Q. Okay. Let's move on.
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`MR. DESAI: And we're going to go to figure 17 of
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen. That's DTX-2282 at page 6.
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`foot takes the force from the piston rod and distributes it on
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`What component is the pressure foot in figure 17?
`A. That would be component 9.
`Q. Okay. Is this a --
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`MR. DESAI: Could we just highlight component 9,
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. And is this a component that is also found in the
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`'844 patent pen injector?
`A. It is.
`Q. Okay.
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`MR. DESAI: Let's pull up -- why don't we pull up the
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`Q. Is this a description of a pressure foot in the
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`A. It is. That pressure foot, 22, would be the same thing
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`Q. Okay. Let's take a look at Chanoch, which is another
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`MR. DESAI: It's DTX-2280. We're going to go to
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`Q. And what item is the piston rod?
`A. The piston rod is 120.
`Q. Does this piston rod have a pressure foot?
`A. It does. It would be 122. 125 is a feature on the
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`Q. I think if you look at the text, it might -- no. Let's
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`MR. DESAI: Let's pull up column 5, lines 45 to 50,
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`THE WITNESS: It's one or the other.
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`MR. DESAI: Can we please pull up page 9. It's
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`Q. And I see you highlight 125 there.
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`Does this paragraph tell us what the pressure foot is?
`A. Oh, enlarge -- it is 125, right. 122 is -- I'm sorry.
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`It's just talking about the distal end, right. So it includes
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`Q. Okay. And does the piston rod in Chanoch, does that
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`A. In Chanoch that piston rod is not rotating when it's
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`MR. CARSTEN: Your Honor, I believe this witness in
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`MR. DESAI: Your Honor, Dr. Slocum has a section in
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`MR. CARSTEN: Well, I thought he was talking -- my
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`I don't remember that being a source of any testimony
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`that's not anywhere synthesized in any expert report that I've
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`MR. DESAI: Your Honor, in Dr. Slocum's report he has
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`That's exactly what we're doing. And he already --
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`THE COURT: Objection overruled. Let's go.
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`MR. CARSTEN: Very good, Your Honor.
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`MR. DESAI: Okay. Let's go to the Giambattista
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`reference, and that's DTX-2283, figure 9 on page 5.
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`Q. Does Giambattista have a pressure foot?
`A. It also does. That's item 3 there that's highlighted.
`Q. Again, you mentioned earlier when you were talking about
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`Why do all these pen injectors have a pressure foot
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`that's used to push on the rubber piston?
`A. It's as I explained yesterday, the rubber is soft. And
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`out. So you'll have an inaccurate dispensing, particularly at
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`testimony.
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`THE COURT: Overruled.
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`MR. CARSTEN: Okay.
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. You mentioned accurate dosing.
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`Is accurate dosing a requirement?
`A. It's a very important requirement, because if you
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`cause a lot of damage to the body.
`Q. Did you hear Mr. Leinsing testify yesterday that the
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`washer," could be eliminated?
`A. That's what he said.
`Q. Did Mr. Leinsing present this as a motivation in his
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`A. I didn't read that anywhere.
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`Q. Do you agree that the pressure foot can be eliminated?
`A. I don't think you can.
`Q. Okay. Let's go to Chanoch again quickly.
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`MR. DESAI: And we're going to go to DTX-2280, and
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`BY MR. DESAI:
`Q. When was this patent filed and issued?
`A. It was filed September 19, 1995; and issued October 7,
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`1997.
`Q. Did you hear Mr. Leinsing briefly discuss Chanoch?
`A. I did.
`Q. And I think you heard Mr. Leinsing explain that Chanoch
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`shows a threaded driver tube.
`A. I think he said that.
`Q. Does Chanoch provide any motivation for modifying the
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`fifth embodiment of Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. It does not.
`Q. Okay. What would happen if a POSA used the threaded
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`driver with the Steenfeldt-Jensen fifth embodiment?
`A. Well, that was the force loops we were talking about
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`Q. Why would a POSA take this older patent in Chanoch and
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`use it to make Steenfeldt-Jensen's fifth embodiment worse?
`A. I don't think a POSA would be motivated to do that.
`Q. All right. Well, that covers the FlexPen,
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen, and Chanoch.
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`We're going to move on to Giambattista, and we've
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`MR. DESAI: Can we pull up demonstrative 10.
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`Q. Okay. And what limitation of claim 21 is missing from
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`Giambattista?
`A. It lacks the piston rod holder rotatably fixed to the
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`housing.
`Q. Okay.
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`MR. DESAI: Can we pull up demonstrative 11.
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`Q. And here we have figure 4 of Giambattista. We have
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`First, what item does Mr. -- component is Mr. Leinsing
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`relying on as being the piston rod holder?
`A. He says the retract nut 4 is the piston rod holder.
`Q. Okay. And can you explain why the retract nut 4 in
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`housing?
`A. Okay. So, first, rotatably fixed to the housing means
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`it's fixed, it's attached, whether it's molded or bonded or
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`The Giambattista patent is particularly about the pen
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`injector that you can re-use. So when you're done injecting
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`components.
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`It's that when you're exchanging the vials, the retract
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`That allows you to reset your mechanism. Once it's reset,
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`rod holder rotatably fixed to the housing?
`A. Correct.
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`MR. DESAI: That covers claim 21.
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`We're going to move on to claim 22, and this is --
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`we're going to do JTX-3 at page 14.
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`Q. This is the patent.
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`Okay. And just quickly, what does claim 22 require?
`A. Claim 22 requires the drug delivery device of claim 21,
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`where the piston rod has a circular cross-section.
`Q. Does Steenfeldt-Jensen's fifth embodiment include a
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`piston rod having a circular cross-section?
`A. It does not.
`Q. Does the FlexPen include a piston rod having a circular
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`cross-section?
`A. It does not.
`Q. Does Giambattista include a piston rod having a circular
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`cross-section?
`A. It does not.
`Q. Okay. Let's go through each one of those quickly.
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`MR. DESAI: And we're going to start with
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`Steenfeldt-Jensen again, figure 17, the abstract. And
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`column 11, lines 15 to 19, please.
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`Q. Okay. Well, here is figure 17. What item is the piston
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`rod?
`A. 6.
`Q. Okay. And what is the cross-sectional shape of this
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`piston rod in Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. It is rather rectangular, so it's a rounded end
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`Q. Okay.
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`MR. DESAI: And can we have the abstract, which is on
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`Q. And what does this tell us about the cross-section of the
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`piston rod?
`A. It says: "A piston rod with a non-circular cross-section
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`having an outer thread."
`Q. Okay. What is the purpose of Steenfeldt-Jensen having
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`these flat sides that run the length of the piston rod?
`A. Simply, they want to transmit torque to the piston rod
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`from the driver. So it's kind of like a screwdriver into a
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`slot, a screw head.
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`So that's a corresponding non-round hole -- which is
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`the correct language -- on the driver, so it engages the
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`piston rod. And as the driver tube turns, it transmits torque
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`the piston rod to squirt out the insulin.
`Q. Okay. So because of this non-circular cross-section,
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`that's why the driver tube and piston rod in Steenfeldt-Jensen
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`always rotate together?
`A. Correct.
`Q. Okay.
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`When he says a "screwdriver," just so I get it into my
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`head, is it more like an Allen wrench?
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`THE WITNESS: Yeah. Any sort of geometric shape that
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`when you put the -- excuse the term -- the male into the
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`because of the geometric shapes. If they were round, it would
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`THE COURT: Okay.
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`Q. How does the FlexPen's piston rod cross-sectional shape
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`compare to Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. The -- I'm sorry. Again?
`Q. Well, sorry. How does the FlexPen's piston rod
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`cross-sectional shape compare to Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. They're very similar. It's basically the same thing.
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`When you look at it, it looks like a rectangle with rounded
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`ends.
`Q. Okay.
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`MR. DESAI: And let's go to Giambattista
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`demonstrative 17. Figure 1, column 3, lines 39 to 43.
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`Q. And what items are the piston rod here?
`A. The piston rod here is 9 --
`Q. Okay.
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`A. -- and they call it a "leadscrew" but it's -- a threaded
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`piston rod is a leadscrew.
`Q. Okay. And how does the cross-section shape of
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`Giambattista's piston rod compare to Steenfeldt-Jensen?
`A. Well, it's the same thing as it says here, flat sides 94
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`Q. And what does the -- what do those flat sides on the
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`leadscrew in the piston rod in Giambattista engage with?
`A. Well, they're going to -- it says here that this is
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`rectangular-ish shaped hole. You mentioned an Allen wrench.
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`Q. Okay. Now, are your opinions regarding the FlexPen's
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`opinion regarding Steenfeldt-Jensen's piston rod?
`A. They are.
`Q. Okay. And you were here when Mr. Leinsing testified and
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`said, in his opinion, the Steenfeldt-Jensen piston rod has a
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`right?
`A. I heard that.
`Q. Okay. Do you agree with that opinion?
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`A. No.
`Q. Okay. Can you explain why?
`A. Okay. A piston rod or a leadscrew, the things on the
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`Q. So when you're looking to determine the cross-sectional
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`A. Yeah, over the length of that rod that's doing that work,
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`if you look at -- if I take a cross-section, what is the
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`Q. Now, Mr. Leinsing has also argued the piston rod of the
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`Do you agree?
`A. I do not agree with him.
`Q. How does a POSA assess the cross-section of a threaded
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`A. Okay. So a POSA wants to design the screw to take a
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`There are many different thread shapes that could do
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`I'm going to ignore the thread and just take this shaft where
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`everything they need. They can then -- they're free to then
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`this thread, but it won't affect the basic calculation that
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`MR. DESAI: Well, that covers the 103 issues.
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`Q. Starting here, we're starting with the limitations in the
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`claim that are a driving member comprising a third thread, and
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`thread that is engaged with the third thread.
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`yesterday -- two days ago?
`A. I did.
`Q. Right. And is it your opinion that these limitations
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`A. They do.
`Q. And what is your opinion regardin