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`___________________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`___________________
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`HOPEWELL PHARMA VENTURES, INC.,
`Petitioner
`v.
`MERCK SERONO S.A.,
`Patent Owner
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`___________________
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`Case IPR2023-00480
`U.S. Patent No. 7,713,947
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`DECLARATION OF CHRISTINA E. DASHE
`IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-145
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`Hopewell EX1053
`Hopewell v. Merck
`IPR2023-00480
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`Case IPR2023-00480
`U.S. Patent No. 7,713,947
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`I, Christina E. Dashe, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am Counsel at the law firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
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`PLLC. I represent and counsel Petitioner Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc.
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`(“Petitioner”), in connection with the above-captioned inter partes review
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`proceeding.
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`2.
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`I have been a member in good standing of the bars of California, the
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`District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District
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`Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Eastern
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`District of California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,
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`and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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`3.
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`I have not been suspended or disbarred from practice before any court
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`or administrative body.
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`4.
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`I have never had an application for admission to practice before any
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`court or administrative body denied.
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`5.
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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any
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`court or administrative body.
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`6.
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`I have read and will comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for Trials set forth in part 42 of 37 C.F.R.
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`I understand that I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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`7.
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`Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101 et seq. and disciplinary jurisdiction
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`8.
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`I practice patent law, including patent litigation before courts and
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`agencies, including U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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`Federal Circuit, and have done so throughout my career as an attorney since 2013.
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`9.
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`As a part of my patent litigation experience, I have significant
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`knowledge and experience with litigating invalidity defenses, defending and
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`deposing witnesses, handling evidentiary issues, and arguing issues of claim
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`construction.
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`10.
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`I have worked on proceedings before the Board dating back to 2016.
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`This work experience includes: assisting with the preparation of petitions and other
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`submissions; preparing witnesses for deposition; and assisting with oral argument
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`and related presentations.
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`11. To date, I have worked with the named lead and back-up counsel to
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`develop and analyze the legal and factual issues raised in the Petition. I have been
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`significantly involved in the preparation of the Petition and supporting evidence.
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`Through this involvement, I have gained in-depth familiarity with the arguments
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`and evidence supporting the Petition, including through the review and analysis of
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`documents such as the challenged patent, the prosecution history of the challenged
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`patent, technical literature, the expert declaration, and other sources of information
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`12.
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`I will work in coordination and association with the designated lead
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`counsel, Eldora L. Ellison, for the duration of my involvement in this proceeding.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`13.
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true. I further declare that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code
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`and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of this
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`/Christina E. Dashe/
`____________________________
`Christina E. Dashe, Esq.
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`proceeding.
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`Date: January 4, 2024
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`Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
`1101 K Street, NW, 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`21029668.1
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