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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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`v.
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`MERCK SERONO SA,
`Patent Owner.
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`____________________________________________
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`Case IPR2023-00050
`U.S. Patent No. 8,377,903
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`PATENT OWNER’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices
`IPR2023-00050
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner respectfully submits this
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`Mandatory Notice within 21 days of service of the Petition (Paper 1).
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`I.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1) – Real Party-in-Interest
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`The Real Parties-in-Interest for the Patent Owner are Merck Serono SA,
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`Merck KGaA, and Ares Trading SA. Merck Serono SA and Ares Trading SA are
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`wholly owned subsidiaries of Merck KGaA.
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`II.
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2) – Related Matters
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,377,903 (“the ’903 patent”) is a patent-in-suit in the
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`following litigations: Merck KGaA, Merck Serono SA, and Ares Trading SA v.
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`Accord Healthcare, Inc., No. 1:22-cv-00974-GBW (D. Del.) and Merck KGaA,
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`Merck Serono SA, and Ares Trading SA v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., No.
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`1:22-cv-1365-GBW (D. Del.).
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`The ’903 patent is related to U.S. Patent No. 7,713,947 (“the ’947 patent”),
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`where the ’903 patent issued from an application that was filed as a continuation of
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`the ’947 patent. Petitioner has concurrently filed a petition for inter partes review
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`of the ’947 patent.
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`III. Lead And Back-Up Counsel Under § 42.8(b)(3)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner designates the following
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`Lead and Back-up Counsel. A power of attorney is concurrently submitted
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`herewith pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b).
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices
`IPR2023-00050
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`Lead Counsel
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`Emily R. Whelan
`Reg. No. 50,391
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
`LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: 617-526-6567
`Email:
`Emily.Whelan@wilmerhale.com
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`Back-up Counsel
`First Back-up Counsel
`Deric Geng
`Reg. No. 73,434
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
`LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: 617-526-6026
`Email: Deric.Geng@wilmerhale.com
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`Second Back-up Counsel
`Cindy Kan
`Reg. No. 76,385
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
`LLP
`7 World Trade Center
`250 Greenwich Street
`New York, NY 10007
`Tel: 212-295-6470
`Email: Cindy.Kan@wilmerhale.com
`IV. 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4) – Service Information
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`Patent Owner consents to electronic email service at:
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`Emily.Whelan@wilmerhale.com
`Deric.Geng@wilmerhale.com
`Cindy.Kan@wilmerhale.com
`WHMerckMavencladIPRs@wilmerhale.com
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`Post and hand delivery correspondence and service may be sent to:
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`Emily R. Whelan
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: 617-526-6567; Facsimile: (617) 526-5000
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`Date: November 3, 2022
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices
`IPR2023-00050
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Emily R. Whelan/
`Emily R. Whelan (Reg. No. 50,391)
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: (617) 526-6567
`Email: Emily.whelan@wilmerhale.com
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`Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices
`IPR2023-00050
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on November 3, 2022, a true and correct copy of the
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`following documents:
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` Patent Owner’s Mandatory Notices Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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` Merck Serono SA Power of Attorney Under 37 C.F.R. §42.10
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`were served via e-mail on the following attorneys of record:
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`Lead Counsel
`Philip D. Segrest, Jr.
`Reg. No. 39,021
`Husch Blackwell LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`(312) 655-1500 Tel
`(312) 655-1501 Fax
`Philip.Segrestc@huschblackwell.com
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`Backup Counsel
`Nathan P. Sportel
`Reg. No. 67,980
`Husch Blackwell LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`(312) 655-1500 Tel
`(312) 655-1501 Fax
`Nathan.Sportel@huschblackwell.com
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`Stephen R. Howe
`Reg. No. 67,015
`Husch Blackwell LLP
`511 North Broadway, Suite 1100
`Milwaukee, WI 53202
`(414) 978-5393 Tel
`(312) 655-1501 Fax
`Steve.Howe@huschblackwell.com
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`By: /Cindy Kan/
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`Cindy Kan (Reg. No. 76,385)
`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
`7 World Trade Center
`250 Greenwich Street
`New York, NY 10007
`Tel: 212-295-6470
`Email: cindy.kan@wilmerhale.com
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