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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. and PFIZER INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-016761
`Patent Number: 8,603,044 B2
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`PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
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`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`1 Pfizer Inc., who filed a petition in IPR2019-00978, has been joined as petitioner
`in this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, hereby submits its
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`mandatory notices pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(3).
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`A. Real Party-In-Interest (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1))
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`The real parties-in-interest are the following: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland
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`GmbH (patent owner of U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044 (“the ’044 Patent”)), Sanofi-
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`Aventis U.S. LLC (exclusive licensee of the ’044 Patent), and Sanofi Winthrop
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`Industrie (exclusive licensee of the ’044 Patent). Evidence supporting Sanofi-
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`Aventis Deutschland GmbH’s status as the patent owner is found on the face of
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`the ’044 Patent.
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`B. Related Matters (37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2)) - Updated
`The following judicial and/or administrative proceedings could affect, or
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`be affected by, a decision in this proceeding:
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`- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Sanofi
`Winthrop Industrie v. Mylan GmbH, Biocon Ltd., Biocon Research
`Ltd., Biocon Sdn. Bhd. and Biocon S.A., Case No. 2-17-cv-09105-SRC-
`CLW, U.S. District Court for New Jersey;
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`- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, and
`Sanofi Winthrop Industrie v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Case No.
`1-16-cv-00812-RGA-MPT, U.S. District Court for the District of
`Delaware;
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`- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Eli
`Lilly and Company, Case No. 1-14-cv-00113-RGA-MPT, U.S. District
`Court for the District of Delaware;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01670, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 8,679,069;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01675, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
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`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01678, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office; involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01679, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01680, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,526,844;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01682, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,526,844;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2018-01684, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,604,008;
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`- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`IPR2019-00122, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00977,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00978,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00979,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,679,069;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00980,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00981,
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00982,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 8,992,486;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-00987,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 9,604,008;
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-01022,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 9,526,844; and
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`- Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, IPR2019-01023,
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving U.S. Patent No. 9,526,844.
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`The ’044 Patent, U.S. Application No. 13/909,649, is a continuation of
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 12/944,544, now U.S. Patent No. 8,679,069, which
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`is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 11/483,546, now U.S. Patent No.
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`7,918,833, which is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 10/790,225,
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`now abandoned, and claims priority to GB Patent Application No. 0304822.
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`No U.S. patents or U.S. patent application claim priority to the ’044 Patent.
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`The following additional U.S. patents and U.S. patent applications claim
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`priority to one or more of the same application(s) to which the ’044 Patent claims
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`priority:
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 10/790,866
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 15/681,604
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 15/787,737
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 16/385,682
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 16/528,080
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 12/320,189, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,850,662
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 11/520,598, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,935,088
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 13/040,198, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,512,297
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 13/075,212, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,556,864
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 13/909,681, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,992,486
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 13/919,251, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,011,391
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 12/941,702, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,028,454
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 12/357,899, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,205,197
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/635,573, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,233,211
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/946,203, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,408,979
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 15/156,616, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,526,844
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,379, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,533,105
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,384, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,561,331
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,388, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,604,008
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,394, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,604,009
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,381, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,610,409
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,371, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,623,189
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 15/180,148, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,623,190
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 15/180,141, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,775,954
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`• U.S. Patent Application No. 14/319,377, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,827,379
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`C. Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information (37 C.F.R. §
`42.8(b)(3)-(4)) - Updated
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`Owner consents to service by electronic mail at the following address:
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`Sanofi.IPR.Service@weil.com and PTABInbound@fr.com.
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`A power of attorney from Patent Owner is being submitted concurrently
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`herewith.
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`Date: October 2, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser/
`Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on October 2, 2019, the foregoing
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`PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES was served via
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