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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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`HOPEWELL PHARMA VENTURES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`MERCK SERONO S.A.,
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`Case IPR2023-00480
`U.S. Patent No. 7,713,947
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`PETITIONER’S UPDATED POWER OF ATTORNEY
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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` Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., Esq. (Reg. No. 39,967)
`Lead Counsel:
`Back-up Counsel: Olga A. Partington, Ph.D., Esq. (Reg. No. 65,326)
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` Chandrika Vira, Esq. (Reg. No. 60,607)
`John Christopher Rozendaal, Esq. (pro hac vice)
` Christina E. Dashe, Esq. (pro hac vice)
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` STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
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`Case IPR2023-00480
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Petitioner, Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc.,
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`hereby appoints the practitioners of Customer Number 26111 and all other
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`practitioners listed below as its attorneys to transact all business in the United States
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`Patent & Trademark Office associated with the above-captioned inter partes review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 7,713,947. These attorneys include at least:
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`FOR: Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc.
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`NAME: Jonathan Embleton
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`SIGNATURE:
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`TITLE: CEO
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`DATE: January 5, 2024
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
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`I certify that the above-captioned PETITIONER’S UPDATED POWER
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`OF ATTORNEY was served in its entirety on January 5, 2024, upon the following
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`parties via electronic mail:
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`Emily R. Whelan (Lead Counsel)
`Deric Geng (Back-up Counsel)
`Cindy Kan (Back-up Counsel)
`David B. Bassett (Back-up Counsel)
`Vinita Ferrera (Back-up Counsel)
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
`Emily.Whelan@wilmerhale.com
`Deric.Geng@wilmerhale.com
`Cindy.Kan@wilmerhale.com
`David.Bassett@wilmerhale.com
`Vinita.Ferrera@wilmerhale.com
`WHMerckMavencladIPRs@wilmerhale.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
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`Date: January 5, 2024
`1101 K Street, NW, 10th Floor
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`/Eldora L. Ellison/
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`Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., Esq.
`Registration No. 39,967
`Lead Attorney for Petitioner
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