Paper 54, Filed: June 12, 2024
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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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`TWI PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`MERCK SERONO SA,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2023-00050 (Patent 8,377,903 B2)
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`Before ULRIKE W. JENKS, ZHENYU YANG and TINA HULSE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`APPENDIX A TO PETITIONER’S MOTION
`FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY
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`IPR2023-00049 and IPR2023-00050
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`[PROPOSED] DISCOVERY REQUESTS
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`1. All Documents that are or reflect Communications between (i) Dr. Bodor and/or
`Dr. Dandiker and (ii) Patent Owner and/or counsel for Patent Owner between
`October 1, 2023 and February 29, 2024.
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`2. All Documents in the possession, custody, or control of Dr. Bodor and/or Dr.
`Dandiker concerning the factual disclosures described in the Declaration of
`NICHOLAS BODOR, Ph.D., D.Sc., d.h.c. (multi), HoF (multi) ¶ 20 (Ex. 2054)
`and/or the Declaration of Yogesh Dandiker, Ph.D. ¶ 24 (Ex. 2055) filed in
`IPR2023-00049 and IPR2023-00050.
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`4. All Documents provided by or shown by Patent Owner or counsel for Patent
`Owner to Dr. Bodor and/or Dr. Dandiker in conjunction with the preparation of the
`declarations filed as Ex. 2054 and Ex. 2055 in IPR2023-00049, IPR2023-00050,
`IPR2023-00480, and/or IPR2023-00481.
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`4. All Documents that are or reflect drafts of the declarations of Dr. Bodor and/or
`Dr. Dandiker filed as Ex. 2054 and Ex. 2055 in IPR2023-00049, IPR2023-00050,
`IPR2023-00480, and/or IPR2023-00481.
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`INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
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`In the above requests the following terms have the following stated meaning:
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`a. The term “Patent Owner” means Merck Serono S.A. including its officers,
`agents, assigns, and attorneys (including its attorneys in IPR2023-00049 and
`IPR2023-00050 and the attorneys relating to the family of the patents-in-
`suit), its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates (including IVAX and Ares
`Trading, S.A.).
`b. The term “Communication” means the transmittal of information (in the
`form of facts, ideas, inquiries, or otherwise).
`c. The term “Document” means is defined to be synonymous in meaning and
`equal in scope to the usage of this term in Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a)(1)(A) ),
`which states “any designated documents or electronically stored
`information—including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs,
`sound recordings, images, and other data or data compilations—stored in
`any medium from which information can be obtained either directly or, if
`necessary, after translation by the responding party into a reasonably usable
`form.” The term “document” includes but is not limited to all tangible
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`things, all typed, written, printed, photocopies, photographic, graphic, or
`recorded matter of any kind, any recorded material however produced or
`reproduced, including books, agreements, calendars, charts, memory media,
`computer printouts, correspondence, desk pads, diaries, drafts, drawings,
`entries in books of account, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions, files,
`folders, graphs, guidelines, instructions, lists, manuals, memoranda, minutes,
`notes, operation procedures, pamphlets, reports, rules, studies, telegrams,
`teletypes, and all other written or tangible things that can be derived from
`the computer database, microfilm, microfiche, or other storage medium. The
`term “document” includes Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”), which
`includes individual documents and records (including associated metadata)
`whether as discrete files stored electronically, optically, or magnetically, or
`as a record within a database, archive, or container file, including emails,
`messages, word processed documents, recordings of videoconferences or
`conference calls, digital presentations, spreadsheets, database content, text
`messages, data recorded by Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and messages
`in workplace collaboration tools (including, without limitation, Slack,
`Microsoft Teams, and Google Hangouts) or ephemeral messaging
`applications. It refers to any document now or at any time in Duplo’s
`possession, custody, or control. A person is deemed in control of a document
`if the person has any ownership, possession, or custody of the document, or
`the right to secure the document or a copy thereof from any person or public
`or private entity having physical possession thereof. A draft or non-identical
`copy is a separate document within the meaning of this term.
`d. The term “Family of the Patents-in-Suit” means all patents, applications, and
`disclosures claiming priority to the same disclosures a the patent-in-suit,
`including but not limited to US 8,377,903; US 7,713,947; U.S. Ser No.
`11/722,018; U.S. Ser. No. 12/766,173; China 200580043514.4; Australia
`2005318190; Canada 2588966; India 4469/DELNP/2007; Israel 183930;
`European Patent Office 2005823474; Japan 2007547486; Mexico
`MX/a/2007/007610; Eurasian Patent Organization 200701221; Republic of
`Korea 1020077016508; Ukraine a200708371; Norway 20073813; Israel
`212421; Serbia P-2012/0161; European Patent Office 2014001970;
`European Patent Office 2010182676; European Patent Office 2010182632;
`PCT/EP2005/056954 (published as WO 2006/067141); U.S. Ser. No.
`60/638,669.
`e. The terms “all,” “any,” and “each” shall each be construed as encompassing
`any and all.
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`f. The conjunction “and” and “or” shall be construed either disjunctively or
`conjunctively as necessary to bring within the scope of the discovery request
`all responses that might otherwise be construed to be outside of its scope.
`g. The term “including” means including, but not limited to.
`h. The use of the singular form of any word includes the plural and vice versa.
`i. The use of present tense includes past tense and vice versa.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/Philip D. Segrest, Jr./
`Philip D. Segrest, Jr. (Reg. No. 39,021)
`philip.segrest@huschblackwell.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
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`Nathan P. Sportel
` Stephen R. Howe
`Don J. Mizerk (pro hac vice)
`Backup Counsel for Petitioner
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel. 312-655-1500
`Fax. 312-644-1501
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.105, Petitioner certifies that the foregoing
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`document was served via electronic mail to the attorneys of record in this proceeding
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`at the following:
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`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`WHMerckMavencladIPRs@wilmerhale.com
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Asher S. McGuffin (Reg. No. 81,206)
`Asher.McGuffin@wilmerhale.com
`David B. Bassett (pro hac vice)
`David.Bassett@wilmerhale.com
`Cindy Kan (Reg. No. 76,385)
`Cindy.Kan@wilmerhale.com
`Mary Pheng (pro hac vice)
`Mary.Pheng@wilmerhale.com
`Gillian T. Farrell (pro hac vice)
`Gillian.Farrell@wilmerhale.com
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`Emily R. Whelan (Reg. No. 50,391)
`Emily.Whelan@wilmerhale.com
`Vinita Ferrera (pro hac vice)
`Vinita.Ferrera@wilmerhale.com
`Deric X. Geng, Ph.D. (Reg. No. 73,434)
`Deric.Geng@wilmerhale.com
`Scott Bertulli (Reg. No. 75,886)
`Scott.Bertulli@wilmerhale.com
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`/Philip D. Segrest, Jr./
`Philip D. Segrest, Jr. (Reg. No. 39,021)
`philip.segrest@huschblackwell.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
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`Nathan P. Sportel
`Stephen R. Howe
`Don J. Mizerk (pro hac vice)
` Backup Counsel for Petitioner
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel. 312-655-1500
`Fax. 312-644-1501
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