`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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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-00881
`Patent 9,254,338 B2
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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’S UNOPPOSED
`MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`WILLIAM A. RAKOCZY PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`RELIEF REQUESTED.
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`1.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), and the Board’s “Order Authorizing
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`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission,” (see Unified Patents, Inc. v. Parallel Iron,
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`LLC, IPR2013-00639, 2013 WL 8700556, Paper 7 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 15, 2013)),
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`Petitioner Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Mylan”) requests that the Board admit
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`William A. Rakoczy pro hac vice in this proceeding. Counsel for Mylan have met
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`and conferred with counsel for Patent Owner and Patent Owner does not oppose this
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`motion.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS.
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`2. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c):
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding
`upon a showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel
`be a registered practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board
`may impose. For example, where the lead counsel is a registered
`practitioner, a motion to appear pro hac vice by counsel who is not a
`registered practitioner may be granted upon showing that counsel is an
`experienced litigating attorney and has an established familiarity with
`the subject matter at issue in the proceeding.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). The facts, supported by the attached Declaration of William
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`A. Rakoczy In Support of Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Unopposed Motion for
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`Admission Pro Hac Vice Admission (Ex.1095, Rakoczy Decl.), establish good cause
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`to admit Mr. Rakoczy pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`3.
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`Lead counsel Paul J. Molino is a registered practitioner before the
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).
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`4.
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`Backup counsel Neil B. McLaughlin is a registered practitioner before
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`the USPTO.
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`5. William A. Rakoczy is an experienced litigating attorney. Mr. Rakoczy
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`has been a litigating attorney for more than fifteen (15) years. (Ex.1095, Rakoczy
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`Decl. ¶ 1). Mr. Rakoczy has actively litigated patent cases for more than fifteen (15)
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`years. (Id. ¶ 2). Mr. Rakoczy is a member in good standing with the Illinois State
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`Bar. (Id. ¶ 3). Mr. Rakoczy is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the
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`United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States
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`Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the
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`District of Columbia Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,
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`United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and the United States District
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`Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, Western District of Wisconsin, District
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`of Columbia, Western District of Michigan and District of Colorado. (Id. ¶ 3). Mr.
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`Rakoczy has never been subject to suspensions or disbarments from practice, nor
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`had applications for admission to practice denied, nor been subject to any sanctions
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`or contempt citations by any court or administrative body. (Id. ¶¶ 3-6).
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`6. Mr. Rakoczy has familiarity with the subject matter at issue in this
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`proceeding and, more specifically, he is familiar with the patent at issue in this
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`proceeding—U.S. Patent No. 9,254,338 B2 (“the ’338 patent”). (Ex.1095, Rakoczy
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`Decl. ¶ 7). Mr. Rakoczy is advising Mylan on patent matters relating to the subject
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`matter claimed in the patent at issue in this proceeding. (Id.). Mr. Rakoczy was
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`involved in the strategy and drafting of Mylan’s Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`relevant to the ’338 patent (“the Petition”) and, as a result, Mr. Rakoczy has become
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`intimately familiar with the subject matter of the ’338 patent and all prior art raised
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`in the Petition. (Id.).
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`7. Mr. Rakoczy has read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules for Practice for Trials set forth in C.F.R. Part
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`42 – Trial Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and he agrees to be
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`subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101
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`et seq. and to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19. (Ex.1095, Rakoczy
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`Decl. ¶¶ 8-9).
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`In the last three (3) years Mr. Rakoczy has applied1 to appear pro hac
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`vice in one (1) other IPR proceeding: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Novartis
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`Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., IPR2019-01086, Paper 7 (June 6, 2019). (Ex.1095,
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`Rakoczy Decl. ¶ 10).
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`III. ANALYSIS.
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`9.
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`The facts contained in the Statement of Facts above and the attached
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`Rakoczy Declaration (Ex.1095) establish that there is good cause to admit Mr.
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`Rakoczy pro hac vice in this proceeding under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c). Lead and
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`backup counsel are registered practitioners, Mr. Rakoczy is an experienced litigating
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`attorney and Mr. Rakoczy has an established familiarity with the subject matter at
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`issue in this proceeding.
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`IV. CONCLUSION.
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`10. For the foregoing reasons, Mylan respectfully requests that the Board
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`admit William A. Rakoczy pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`1 Mr. Rakoczy is concurrently seeking pro hac vice admission in Mylan
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`Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., IPR2021-00880
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`(June 18, 2021).
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
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`/Paul J. Molino/
`Paul J. Molino (Reg. No. 45,350)
`6 West Hubbard Street
`Suite 500
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone:
`(312) 222-6300
`Facsimile:
`(312) 222-6320
`paul@rmmslegal.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Dated: June 18, 2021
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Unopposed Motion For Pro Hac Vice Admission Of
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`William A. Rakoczy Pursuant To 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) was served on June 18, 2021,
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`via electronic mail by agreement of the parties, to the following counsel for record
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`of Patent Owners:
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`Deborah E. Fishman (Reg. No. 48,621)
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`3000 El Camino Real
`Five Palo Alto Square, Suite 500
`Palo Alto, California 94306-3807
`Telephone: 650.319.4519
`Facsimile: 650.319.4573
`Deboarh.Fishman@arnoldporter.com
`RegeneronEyleaIPRs@arnoldporter.com
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`Amanda K. Antons (Reg. No. 65,236)
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`70 West Madison Street | Suite 4200
`Chicago, Illinois 60602-4321
`Telephone 312.583.2472
`Amanda.Antons@arnoldporter.com
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`Alice S. Ho (Lim. Rec. No. L1162)
`Victoria Reines
`Rebecca Neubauer
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`601 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
`Washington D.C. 20001
`Tel: 202.942.5000
`Fax: 202.942.5999
`Alice.Ho@arnoldporter.com
`Victoria.Reines@arnoldporter.com
`Rebecca.Neubauer@arnoldporter.com
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`RAKOCZY MOLINO MAZZOCHI SIWIK LLP
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`/Paul J. Molino/
`Paul J. Molino (Reg. No. 45,350)
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`Dated: June 18, 2021
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