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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.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2023-00481
`U.S. Patent No. 8,377,903
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PETITIONER HOPEWELL PHARMA VENTURES, INC.’S NOTICE OF
`REMOTE DEPOSITION OF NICHOLAS BODOR, PH.D.
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`Case IPR2023-00481
`U.S. Patent No. 8,377,903
`Counsel for the parties have conferred and agreed that Petitioner, Hopewell
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`Pharma Ventures, Inc. (“Petitioner”), will conduct cross-examination by deposition
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`of Patent Owner’s witness at the date and time indicated below.
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`The cross-examination will be conducted remotely using video
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`teleconferencing service(s) and/or telephony service(s) that provide remote access
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`for authorized parties wishing to participate in the deposition via the Internet
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`and/or telephonically.
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`Date/Time:
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`Declarant’s Name:
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`Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 9:00am ET
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`Nicholas Bodor, Ph.D.
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`Location:
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`Dr. Bodor and the other parties participating in the
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`deposition, including the examining attorneys, the
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`defending attorneys, and the court reporter, will be
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`participating from various geographic locations.
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`The cross-examination will be recorded stenographically by a court reporter
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`authorized by law to administer oaths. It will also be transcribed by real-time
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`reporting software and may be recorded by video.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC
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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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`Date: February 5, 2024
`1101 K Street, NW, 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e))
`I certify that the above-captioned PETITIONER HOPEWELL PHARMA
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`VENTURES, INC.’S NOTICE OF REMOTE DEPOSITION OF NICHOLAS
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`BODOR, PH.D. was served in its entirety on February 5, 2024, upon the
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`following 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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`/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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`Date: February 5, 2024
`1101 K Street, NW, 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`21759742.1
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