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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`LIQUIDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2020-00770
`U.S. Patent No. 9,604,901
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`PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF DEEPA KANNAPPAN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`IPR2020-00770
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`Petitioner Liquidia Technologies, Inc. respectfully requests that the Board
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`recognize Deepa Kannappan, Esq., as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`Patent Owner’s counsel do not oppose this Motion.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is being filed in compliance
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`with and pursuant to the Order—Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`in Case No. IPR2013-00639, Paper 7 (“the Order”), and pursuant to the Board’s
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`advanced authorization expressed in the Board’s Notice of Filing Date Accorded to
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`Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response dated April 14,
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`2020 (Paper No. 3).
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`As required by the Order, the following statement of facts shows that there is
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`good cause for the Board to recognize Ms. Kannappan pro hac vice.
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`Ms. Kannappan is a litigation attorney and has been involved in numerous
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`complex litigations in state and federal courts. Ms. Kannappan’s biography is
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`attached hereto as Exhibit 1042 to this Motion.
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`Ms. Kannappan has reviewed U.S. Patent No. 9,604,901, the papers, and
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`declarations filed in this proceeding. Further, Ms. Kannappan is counsel for Liquidia
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`Technologies, Inc. in the pending litigation between the parties involving U.S. Patent
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
`IPR2020-00770
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`No. 9,604,901 before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware entitled
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`United Therapeutics Corporation v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., Case No. 1:20-cv-
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`00755-RGA, and, as such, is familiar with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding.
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`Therefore, Petitioner respectfully submits that there is good cause for the
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`Board to recognize Ms. Kannappan as counsel pro hac vice during this proceeding.
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`DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO APPEAR
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission is accompanied by a
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`Declaration of Deepa Kannappan, Esq. attached hereto as Exhibit 1041 as required
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`by the Order.
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`Dated: April 15, 2021
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (212) 479-6840
`Fax: (212) 479-6275
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`By:
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Ivor R. Elrifi/
`Ivor R. Elrifi
`Reg. No. 39,529
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§42.6(e)(4)(i) et seq., a complete copy of the attached
`PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE
`ADMISSION OF DEEPA KANNAPAN UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), and
`related documents are being served via email on the 15th day of April 2021, upon
`Patent Owner’s attorneys of record:
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`UTC-901@foley.com
`Stephen B. Maebius (smaebius@foley.com)
`George Quillin (gquillin@foley.com)
`Daniel R. Shelton (dshelton@foley.com)
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
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`Douglas Carsten (dcarsten@mwe.com)
`April E. Weisbruch (aweisbruch@mwe.com)
`Judy Mohr (jmohr@mwe.com)
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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`Richard Torczon (rtorczon@wsgr.com)
`WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
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`Shaun R. Snader (ssnader@unither.com)
`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP.
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`By:
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`/Ivor R. Elrifi/
`Ivor R. Elrifi
`Reg. No. 39,529
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Dated: April 15, 2021
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`COOLEY LLP
`ATTN: Patent Group
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
`Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (212) 479-6840
`Fax: (212) 479-6275
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