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` Paper 37
` Entered: August 5, 2019
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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,
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`v.
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`SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSHLAND GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)1
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`Before HYUN J. JUNG and JAMES A. TARTAL, Administrative Patent
`Judges.
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`JUNG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for
`Pro Hac Vice Admission of Robert Vlasis
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order to be entered in each
`proceeding. The Parties are not authorized to use this joint heading and filing
`style in their papers.
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`On July 19, 2019, Patent Owner filed a motion for admission pro hac
`vice of Robert Vlasis in each of the above-identified proceedings
`(collectively, “Motions”). Paper 35.2 Patent Owner also filed declarations
`of Mr. Vlasis (collectively, “Declarations”) in support of the motions.
`Ex. 2219.3 Patent Owner represents that “counsel for Petitioner does not
`oppose Mr. Vlasis appearing pro hac vice during this proceeding.” Paper 35,
`1. For the reasons provided below, Patent Owner’s Motions are granted.
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), we may recognize counsel pro hac
`vice during a proceeding upon a showing of good cause. In authorizing a
`motion for pro hac vice admission, the Board requires the moving party to
`provide a statement of facts showing there is good cause for the Board to
`recognize counsel pro hac vice and an affidavit or declaration of the
`individual seeking to appear in the proceeding. See Paper 8, 2 (citing
`Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron, LLC, Case IPR2013-00639 (PTAB
`Oct. 15, 2013) (Paper 7) (“Order – Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice
`Admission”)).
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`2 For purposes of expediency, we cite to Papers filed in IPR2018-01670.
`Patent Owner filed similar Motions in IPR2018-01675 (Paper 42), IPR2018-
`01676 (Paper 35), IPR2018-01678 (Paper 35), IPR2018-01680 (Paper 40),
`IPR2018-01682 (Paper 38), IPR2018-01684 (Paper 31), and IPR2019-00122
`(Paper 34).
`3 We cite to Exhibits filed in IPR2018-01670. Patent Owner filed similar
`Exhibits in IPR2018-01675 (Ex. 2219), IPR2018-01676 (Ex. 2219),
`IPR2018-01678 (Ex. 2219), IPR2018-01680 (Ex. 2219), IPR2018-01682
`(Ex. 2219), IPR2018-01684 (Ex. 2219), and IPR2019-00122 (Ex. 2219).
`We note the same declaration was filed in IPR2018-01679, but no motion
`was filed in that proceeding.
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`Based on the facts set forth in the Motions and the accompanying
`Declarations, we conclude that Mr. Vlasis has sufficient legal and technical
`qualifications to represent Patent Owner in these proceedings, that Mr.
`Vlasis has demonstrated sufficient familiarity with the subject matter of
`these proceedings, and that Patent Owner’s intent to be represented by
`counsel with litigation experience is warranted. Accordingly, Patent Owner
`has established good cause for pro hac vice admission of Mr. Vlasis.
`Patent Owner should update its mandatory notices for each of the
`above-identified proceeding, as required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, and update its
`counsel information in the PTAB E2E filing system. We also note that a
`Power of Attorney in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b) has not been
`submitted for Mr. Vlasis in these proceedings. Therefore, Patent Owner
`must submit a Power of Attorney for Mr. Vlasis in each of the above-
`identified proceedings within ten (10) business days.
`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motions for pro hac vice admission
`of Robert Vlasis are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Vlasis is authorized to represent
`Patent Owner as back-up counsel only in the above-identified proceedings;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner is to continue to have a
`registered practitioner represent it as lead counsel for the above-identified
`proceedings;
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file updated
`mandatory notices in each of the above-identified proceedings identifying
`Mr. Vlasis as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3);
`FURTHER ORDERED that, within ten (10) business days, Patent
`Owner shall submit a Power of Attorney for Mr. Vlasis in each of the above-
`identified proceedings in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b);
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Vlasis shall comply with the Office
`Patent Trial Practice Guide, as updated by the August 2018 Update, 83
`Federal Register 39,989 (Aug. 13, 2018) and the July 2019 Update (84 Fed.
`Reg. 33,925 (July 16, 2019), and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials, as
`set forth in Part 42 of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Vlasis 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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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Richard Torczon
`Douglas Carsten
`Wesley Derryberry
`Tasha Thomas
`Lorelei Westin
`Nicole Stafford
`Jeffrey Guise
`Yahn-Lin Chu
`Elham Steiner
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`rtorczon@wsgr.com
`dcarsten@wsgr.com
`wderryberry@wsgr.com
`tthomas@wsgr.com
`lwestin@wsgr.com
`nstafford@wsgr.com
`jguise@wsgr.com
`ychu@wsgr.com
`esteiner@wsgr.com
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675 and IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678 and IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680 and IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser
`William Ansley
`Adrian Percer
`Brian Chang
`Sudip Kundu
`Kathryn Kantha
`Matthew Sieger
`Anish Desai
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`elizabeth.weiswasser@weil.com
`sutton.ansley@weil.com
`adrian.percer@weil.com
`brian.chang@weil.com
`sudip.kundu@weil.com
`matthew.sieger@weil.com
`anish.desai@weil.com
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`W. Karl Renner
`John Goetz
`Joshua Griswold
`Matthew Colvin
`Kenneth Darby
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`axf-ptab@fr.com
`goetz@fr.com
`griswold@fr.com
`colvin@fr.com
`kdarby@fr.com
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