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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.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2023-00481
`U.S. Patent No. 8,377,903
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`DECLARATION OF JOHN CHRISTOPHER ROZENDAAL
`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 EX1054
`Hopewell v. Merck
`IPR2023-00481
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`I, John Christopher Rozendaal, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am a Director 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 bar of the State of
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`Virginia since 1997 and the bar of the District of Columbia since 1999. In addition,
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`I am a member in good standing of the bars of the Supreme Court of the United
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`States (admitted in 2001); United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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`(admitted in 2006); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (admitted
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`in 1998); the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (admitted in 2004);
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`United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (admitted in
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`1998); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (admitted in 2000);
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`United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (admitted 2000); and
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`United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (admitted 2000).
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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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`No sanction or contempt citation has been imposed against me by any
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`5.
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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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`7.
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`I understand that I will be subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional
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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 serve as head of the Trial and Appellate Practice Group at Sterne,
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`Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, which is the nation’s fourth-largest firm
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`specializing in intellectual property matters. I practice patent litigation before the
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`courts and U.S. International Trade Commission and have done so throughout my
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`nearly 25-year-long career as an attorney. I have served as lead counsel in scores of
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`patent lawsuits and patent appeals to the Federal Circuit.
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`9.
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`I have worked on proceedings before the Board dating back to 2019.
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`This work experience includes: preparing petitions, motions, and other
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`submissions; deposing, defending, and preparing witnesses; and seeking relief
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`from the Board in accordance with Board procedures. I have previously requested
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`and received permission to appear pro hac vice before the Office in the following
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`proceedings: PGR2019-00048; Interference Nos. 106,115; 106,127; and 106,132.
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`10. 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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`11.
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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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`12.
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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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`/John Christopher Rozendaal/
`____________________________
`John Christopher Rozendaal
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`proceeding.
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`Date: January 4, 2024
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