UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
`Petitioner,
`v.
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`NOVO NORDISK A/S,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2023-00723
`Patent No. 8,129,343
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`DECLARATION OF PAUL DALBY, PH.D., IN SUPPORT OF PETITION
`FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,129,343
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`I.
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`Qualifications and Background ............................................................. 5
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`Education and Experience; Prior Testimony .................................. 5
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`Basis for Opinions and Materials Considered................................. 9
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`Retention and Compensation ....................................................... 9
`Legal Standards ................................................................................ 10
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`III. Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art ...................................................... 12
`IV. The ’343 Patent [Ex. 1002] ................................................................ 14
`V. Claim Construction ........................................................................... 16
`VI. Summary of Opinions ....................................................................... 16
`VII. Background on GLP-1 Compound Formulations ................................... 18
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`Pharmaceutical formulations generally ....................................... 18
`B. GLP-1 compounds were well known .......................................... 20
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`Liraglutide and formulations of liraglutide were well known ......... 22
`VIII. Scope and Content of the Prior Art ...................................................... 23
`A. Knudsen 2004 [Ex. 1010] ......................................................... 24
`B. Knudsen 2001 [Ex. 1011] ......................................................... 25
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`The Knudsen Patent [Ex. 1012] ................................................. 25
`D. Dong [Ex. 1013] ...................................................................... 27
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`Bridon [Ex. 1014] .................................................................... 27
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`Other art that informs the POSA’s knowledge ............................. 28
`1. WO 03/002136 (“Flink”) [Ex. 1093] ................................. 28
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`Remington [Ex. 1088] ..................................................... 29
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`Boylan [Ex. 1089]........................................................... 30
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`Additional prior art and references .................................... 31
`IX. Unpatentability of the Claims of the ’343 Patent ................................... 31
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`A. A POSA would have been motivated for formulation reasons to
`modify liraglutide with a di-AEEA spacer and a C18 diacid, and
`would have reasonably expected it to result in a GLP-1
`analogue that is easier to formulate............................................. 32
`B. A POSA would have been motivated to formulate a modified
`liraglutide into a pharmaceutical composition with a
`“pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” with a reasonable
`expectation of success .............................................................. 38
`C. No secondary considerations overcome prima facie obviousness .... 41
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`The formulations recited in the ’343 patent produce no
`unexpected results........................................................... 41
`There was no long-felt but unmet need for the
`formulations recited in the ’343 patent ............................... 42
`There was no praise of the formulations recited in the
`’343 patent ..................................................................... 43
`There was no industry skepticism of the formulations
`recited in the ’343 patent.................................................. 43
`X. Reservation of Rights ........................................................................ 44
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`TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
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`Full Name of Cited Reference
`U.S. Patent No. 8,129,343
`U.S. Patent No. 7,022,674
`Boylan, Parenteral Products, in MODERN PHARMACEUTICS
`(Gilbert S. Banker et al. eds., 3d ed. 1996)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,514,500
`Dong, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analogs with Significantly
`Improved in vivo Activity, in PEPTIDES: THE WAVE OF THE
`FUTURE (Michal Lebl et al. eds., 2001)
`WO 03/002136
`Knudsen, Potent Derivatives of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
`with Pharmacokinetic Properties Suitable for Once Daily
`Administration, 43(9) J. MED. CHEM. 1664 (2000)
`Knudsen, GLP-1 Derivatives as Novel Compounds for the
`Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Selection of NN2211 for
`Clinical Development, 26(7) DRUGS OF THE FUTURE (2001)
`Knudsen, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1: The Basis of a New
`Class of Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, 47(17) J. MED.
`CHEM. 4128 (2004)
`U.S. Patent No. 6,268,343
`Rando, Functional Incorporation of Synthetic Glycolipids
`into Cells, 77(5) PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. USA 2510 (1980)
`REMINGTON: THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACY
`(Alfonso R. Gennaro ed., 20th ed. 2000)
`WO 00/37098
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`Abbreviation
`’343 patent
`’674 patent
`Boylan
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`Bridon
`Dong
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`Flink
`Knudsen 2000
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`Knudsen 2001
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`Knudsen 2004
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`Knudsen Patent
`Rando
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`Remington
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`WO098
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`1. My name is Paul Dalby, Ph.D. I have been retained by Mylan
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`Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Mylan”) to provide my expert opinions regarding the
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`unpatentability of U.S. Patent No. 8,129,343 (“the ’343 patent”) (Ex. 1002). I
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`understand that Mylan intends to petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of the ’343
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`patent, which is assigned to Novo Nordisk A/S (“Patent Owner”). I also understand
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`that, in the IPR petition, Mylan will request that the United States Patent and
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`Trademark Office cancel claims 1-6 (“the challenged claims”) of the ’343 patent as
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`unpatentable. I submit this expert declaration to address and support Mylan’s IPR
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`petition for the ’343 patent.
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`I.
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`QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND
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`A. Education and Experience; Prior Testimony
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`I earned my doctorate at Cambridge University, UK, in 1998 where I
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`studied protein folding mechanisms, using protein engineering to alter the relative
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`stabilities of the native, denatured, intermediate and transition states, and evaluating
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`the effects of a range of temperature, pH and presence of viscosity modifiers in the
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`formulation. From 1998 to 2000, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of
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`Pennsylvania, where I studied the relationship between protein structure, stability,
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`and function through protein engineering and biophysical characterization, and also
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`methods to improve stability and minimize aggregation in protein therapeutic
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`formulations. In 2000, I was appointed Lecturer at University College London
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`(UCL) in the Department of Biochemical Engineering. My research focused on new
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`strategies for evolutionary protein and enzyme design, researching factors to
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`strengthen protein stability during biopharmaceutical downstream processes, and
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`developing stability analysis methods to optimize the process and maintain proper
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`protein formulation.
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`3.
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`From 2004-2006, I was principal investigator on a project funded by
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`the Department of Trade and Industry in conjunction with the Health Protection
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`Agency, UK, to establish protein, process, and formulation engineering methods for
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`novel protein fusions. During that time, I was an active member of the Protein
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`Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the RSC Biotechnology Group Committee,
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`the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and the American Chemical Society. I
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`organized conferences on behalf of these organizations including the 2006
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`“Therapeutic Proteins: Chemical & Enzymatic Modification” in London. Based on
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`my work with the previous organizations, I was invited to a joint BIA & Bioprocess
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`UK workshop in 2005. The workshop led to the establishment of biopharmaceutical
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`formulation as a funding priority in the DTI technology transfer program.
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`4.
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`In 2006, I began a long-term collaboration with the National Institute
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`of Biological Standards and Controls in the UK to improve the tools and techniques
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`used in liquid and freeze-dried protein formulation development. The projects
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`undertaken used biophysical analysis and statistical design of experiments
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`approaches, to optimize formulations, and to characterize and understand the impact
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`of different excipients on their properties.
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`5.
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`In 2007, I was appointed Senior Lecturer at UCL and in 2009 I was
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`appointed Reader at UCL in the Department of Biochemical Engineering. From
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`2011 until 2016, I was Co-Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences
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`Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Innovative Manufacturing at UCL.
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`6.
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`I am currently Co-Director of the EPSRC Future Targeted Healthcare
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`Manufacturing Hub and Director of the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre for
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`Innovative Manufacturing at UCL. In 2013, I was appointed Professor at UCL,
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`Department of Biochemical Engineering, and in 2016 was named Deputy Head,
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`Department of Biochemical Engineering (Research) at UCL. Over the course of my
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`career at UCL, I have supervised numerous projects resulting in novel research and
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`development in the field of protein stability. These projects resulted in developing a
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`novel method for measuring protein stability in microtiter plates; development of
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`enhanced bioprocessing for advanced pharmaceutical proteins, using directed
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`evolution; and new methods of protein engineering and formulation resulting in
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`improved biopharmaceutical stability. The various projects are listed in my CV. I
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`have presented the results of my research on protein therapeutics and formulation at
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`numerous international conferences including the Protein Science Forum 2005, the
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`Cambridge Healthtech Institute 2006, ACHEMA 2006, BioProcess International
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`2007, 2011 & 2012, Recovery XIV 2010, World Biopharm Forum 2011, and the
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`Royal Society of Chemistry MiBIO 2012.
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`I am considered a key influencer of research priorities in the UK in the
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`area of biopharmaceutical formulation. I have been appointed to lead government
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`and industry groups for establishment of biopharmaceutical formulation protocols. I
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`have provided consultancy services to a number of companies, including:
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`Ajinomoto, Angel Biotechnology, Cambridge Antibody Technology (now
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`MedImmune and owned by AstraZeneca), and Clear Capital Ltd. I also serve on the
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`Scientific Advisory Board for Leukocare GmbH in Germany, and UMabs in the
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`USA and China, and have presented my work at international conferences on
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`biopharmaceutical formulation development.
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`8.
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`I have been given numerous research grants to research and supervise
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`projects impacting the biochemical protein industry. My research interests include:
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`accelerating therapeutic protein and vaccine formulation design for stability in both
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`liquid and lyophilized forms; biophysical characterization of protein aggregation and
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`stability in formulations and bioprocess manufacturing; protein engineering for
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`stability; using directed evolution, structural analysis, bioinformatics and
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`computational design, high-throughput bioprocess design, including precipitation
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`and inclusion body refolding; design and development of novel analytical methods
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`for bioprocess monitoring and characterization of formulations.
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`9.
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`In the previous four years, I have provided testimony in the following
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`proceedings:
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`• Celltrion, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., IPR2022-00578, -579 (PTAB);
`• XOMA (US) LLC v. MorphoSys AG, Case No. 01-21-0004-4508
`(ICDR, Nov. 2022);
`• Novo Nordisk Inc. v. Mylan Institutional LLC, C.A. No. 1:19-cv-01551-
`KAJ-SRF (D. Del.); and
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`• Merck & Co Inc. v. Wyeth, NSD1381/2017 (Australia).
`10. My qualifications are further described on my curriculum vitae, which
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`can be found at Exhibit 1025.
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`B. Basis for Opinions and Materials Considered
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`11. Exhibit A includes a list of the materials I considered, in addition to my
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`experience, education, and training, to provide the opinions contained in this
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`declaration.
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`C. Retention and Compensation
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`12. Mylan retained me as a technical expert to provide various opinions
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`about the ’343 patent. I am being compensated at a rate of 360 GBP per hour plus
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`expenses for this work. My compensation is in no way tied to the outcome of this
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`proceeding or to the content of this declaration, and it has not altered my opinions.
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`II. LEGAL STANDARDS
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`13. To prepare and form my opinions set forth in this declaration, I have
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`been informed of the relevant legal principles. I applied my understanding of those
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`principles in forming my opinions. My understanding of those principles is
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`summarized below.1 I took these principles into account when forming my opinions
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`in this case.
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`14.
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`I have been informed that Mylan bears the burden of proving
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`unpatentability by a preponderance of the evidence. I have been told that this means
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`it must be more likely than not that the claims are unpatentable.
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`I understand that my opinions regarding unpatentability are from the
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`viewpoint of a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSA”) in the field of technology
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`of the patent as of the patent’s priority date. I have also been informed by counsel
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`that in defining a POSA, the following factors may be considered: (1) the educational
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`level of the inventors; (2) the type of problems encountered in the art; (3) prior art
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`1 As support for my analysis and to help me reach my opinions and conclusions, I
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`was informed of and advised to apply various legal principles relating to unpatenta-
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`bility, which I set forth here. By setting forth these legal standards, I do not intend
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`to testify about the law. I only provide my understanding of the law, as explained to
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`me by counsel, as a context for the opinions and conclusions I provide in this case.
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`solutions to those problems; (4) rapidity with which innovations are made; and (5)
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`sophistication of the technology and educational level of active workers in the field.
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`Further, I understand a POSA is generally skilled in the relevant art (i.e., the subject
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`matter claimed and described in the patent).
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`16.
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`I am told that the concept of patent obviousness involves four factual
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`inquiries: (1) the scope and content of the prior art; (2) the differences between the
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`claimed invention and the prior art; (3) the level of ordinary skill in the art; and
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`(4) secondary considerations of non-obviousness.
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`I understand that when there is some recognized reason to solve a
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`problem, and there are a finite number of identified, predictable, and known
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`solutions, a person of ordinary skill in the art has good reason to pursue the known
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`options within his or her technical grasp. If such an approach leads to the expected
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`success, it is likely not the product of innovation but of ordinary skill and common
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`sense. I understand that any need or problem known in the field of endeavor at the
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`time of invention or addressed by the patent can provide a reason for combining
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`prior art elements to arrive at the claimed subject matter. I understand that only a
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`reasonable expectation of success is necessary to show obviousness.
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`III. PERSON OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
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`In my opinion, the following definition of a POSA applies to the claims
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`of the ’343 patent. I reserve the right to amend and/or supplement my opinions on
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`unpatentability if a different definition of a POSA is adopted or agreed to.
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`19. A POSA would have understood the prior-art references referred to
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`herein and would have the capability to draw inferences from the prior-art
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`references. It is understood that, to the extent necessary, a POSA may collaborate
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`with one or more other POSAs for one or more aspects with which the other POSA
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`may have expertise, experience, and/or knowledge. Additionally, a POSA could
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`have had a lower level of formal education than what I describe in the following
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`definitions if the person has a higher degree of experience.
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`20.
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`In my opinion, the following definition of a POSA applies to the claims
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`of the ’343 patent. The subject matter of the claims of the ’343 patent falls within
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`the medicinal, chemical, and pharmacological arts and encompasses the skills,
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`education, and expertise of a team of individuals working together to develop and
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`formulate GLP-1 analogues, as well as to use the GLP-1 analogues to treat patients
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`having type-2 diabetes or related conditions. Such a team would have included
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`individuals with an M.D., Pharm.D., or doctoral degree(s) in chemistry,
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`biochemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering,
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`biochemical engineering or related fields, with at least two years of experience in
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`developing therapeutic peptides or proteins, and experience with the development,
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`design, manufacture, formulation, or administration of therapeutic peptides or
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`proteins, and the literature concerning protein or peptide formulation and design or
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`diabetes treatments.
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`21. Alternatively, the POSA would (1) be a highly skilled scientist lacking
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`an M.D., Pharm.D., or doctoral degree, but (2) (a) would have more than five years
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`of experience in the area of developing therapeutic proteins or peptides and/or (b)
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`would have experience with the development, design, manufacture, formulation, or
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`administration of therapeutic agents for diabetes, and the literature concerning
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`protein or peptide formulation and design or diabetes treatments. In either case, a
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`higher educational level could substitute for some amount of the requisite
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`experience.
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`22. Such a team also would have included persons with an appropriate level
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`of skill in medicinal, synthetic chemistry, including the synthesis and chemical
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`modification of peptides or proteins.
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`23. With respect to claims 2 and 5 of the ’343 patent, the team would have
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`included an individual with a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutics,
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`pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering or related
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`fields, with at least two years of experience in the formulation of therapeutic peptides
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`or proteins.
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`24. As explained above, and as is evident from my CV, I met the
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`qualifications of a POSA as of the priority date of the ’343 patent. Within this
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`definition, my background focuses on the formulation aspects of the claims of the
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`’343 patent.
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`IV. THE ’343 PATENT [EX. 1002]
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`I have read the ’343 patent, including its claims, which is titled
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`“Acylated GLP-1 Compounds.” I understand that the ’343 patent has six issued
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`claims, each of which are written is independent form. However, I understand that
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`claims 1-3 depict the same chemical compound and refer to the same Sequence ID
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`Number 7, and claims 4-6 recite the same chemical name. I understand all six claims
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`are directed to at least semaglutide (but may also encompass a stereoisomer of
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`semaglutide). The ’343 patent lists Jesper Lau, Florencio Zaragoza Doerwald, Paw
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`Bloch, and Thomas Kruse Hansen as inventors.
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`26. The ’343 patent was filed on September 17, 2006, as U.S. Patent
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`Application No. 11/908,834, a national-stage entry of application No.
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`PCT/EP2006/060855, filed on March 20, 2006. The ’343 patent also claims priority
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`to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/664,497, filed on March 23, 2005, as well as
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`European application No. 05102171, filed March 18, 2005.
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`27.
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`I understand the earliest priority date to which the challenged claims of
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`the ’343 patent are entitled is March 18, 2005, the filing date of European application
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`No. 05102171. Therefore, references that pre-date March 18, 2005, are prior art to
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`the ’343 patent. To the extent Patent Owner later asserts and/or proves that the
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`challenged claims are entitled to an earlier priority or invention date, I reserve the
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`right to supplement this declaration.
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`28. Claim 2 of the ’343 patent recites:
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`2.
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`A pharmaceutical composition comprising a
`compound of the structure
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`where the amino acid sequence is that of SEQ ID NO: 7, and
`a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
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`The ’343 patent discloses that SEQ ID NO: 7 is as follows:
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`Ex. 1002, 103-05.
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`29. Claim 5 of the ’343 patent recites:
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`5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a
`compound having the following name N-ε26-[2-(2-
`[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-Carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-
`4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]-
`acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]-
`GLP-1-(7-37)peptide and a pharmaceutically
`acceptable excipient.
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`V. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
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`30.
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`I have been informed that claim terms should be given their plain and
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`ordinary meaning in light of the intrinsic evidence (i.e., the specification and the
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`prosecution history) from the perspective of a POSA. I also understand that while
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`extrinsic evidence (e.g., scientific publications) may be considered when interpreting
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`the meaning of claim terms in some circumstances, it is generally given less weight
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`than intrinsic evidence.
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`31. No terms relevant to my opinions require construction beyond the plain
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`and ordinary meaning.
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`VI. SUMMARY OF OPINIONS
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`32. As explained above, my background is related to the development of
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`pharmaceutical formulations. Thus, my opinions focus on pharmaceutical
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`formulation aspects of the challenged claims.
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`33.
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`I understand Mylan’s expert, Dr. Peter Flatt, is offering opinions from
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`the perspective of a POSA with a background focused on chemical, biological,
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`and/or biochemical aspects of the claims of the ’343 patent. In particular, I
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`understand Dr. Flatt has offered opinions that the compound known as semaglutide,
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`which I understand Dr. Flatt explains is encompassed by claims 1-6 of the ’343
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`patent, would have been obvious (i.e., a POSA would have been motivated to make
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`semaglutide). Thus, I rely on Dr. Flatt’s opinions to conclude that semaglutide would
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`have been obvious.
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`34.
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`I also understand Mylan has retained Dr. Christopher Soares, who
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`opines from the perspective of a medicinal chemist, and Dr. John Bantle, who opines
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`from the perspective of a medical doctor. As discussed above, my opinions are from
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`the perspective of a formulator who would collaborate with other POSAs like Drs.
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`Flatt, Soares, and Bantle.
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`35. First, while I offer no opinions on whether a POSA would have been
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`motivated to make the compound semaglutide, I offer limited opinions in support of
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`Dr. Flatt with respect to certain chemical modifications required to make
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`semaglutide. Infra Section IX.A.
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`36. Second, claims 2 and 5 of the ’343 patent are directed to a
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`pharmaceutical composition comprising at least semaglutide and a pharmaceutically
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`acceptable excipient. Supra Section IV. In my opinion, formulating semaglutide and
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`no more than standard knowledge and routine skill. Indeed, as discussed in detail
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`below, the prior art disclosed that many GLP-1 analogues, including a first-
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`generation GLP-1 analogue known as liraglutide, had been formulated into
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`pharmaceutical compositions that contained excipients. See, e.g., Ex. 1012 (Knudsen
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`Patent) at 4:36-38, 167:63-168:8, 169:54-57, 170:5-10, 216:17-222:18. In addition,
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`a POSA would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so in light of
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`the prior art and/or the knowledge and skill of a POSA.
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`VII. BACKGROUND ON GLP-1 COMPOUND FORMULATIONS
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`A.
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`Pharmaceutical formulations generally
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`37. Well before the priority date of the ’343 patent, POSAs regularly
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`formulated drug substances, including therapeutic peptides, into pharmaceutical
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`compositions. Indeed, commercially available drug products rarely, if ever, contain
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`a drug substance on its own. Rather, drug substances must be formulated into
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`suitable pharmaceutical compositions that contain additional inactive ingredients, or
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`excipients, for administration to patients. See generally, e.g., Ex. 1088 (Remington);
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`Ex. 1089 (Boylan). By the priority date of the ’343 patent, a vast number of
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`excipients were commonly used to formulate drug substances. See, e.g., Ex. 1088
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`(Remington) at 41; Ex. 1089 (Boylan) at 18-24. Further, pharmaceutical
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`compositions could be made using commonly employed techniques that were well
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`at 18-19.
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`38. As just one example, therapeutic peptides were regularly formulated in
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`parenteral formulations. See, e.g., Ex. 1089 (Boylan) at 35-36. Parenteral
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`formulations can be administered though intravenous, subcutaneous, intradermal,
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`intramuscular, intraarticular, and intrathecal injection. See, e.g., Ex. 1089 (Boylan)
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`at 8-9 (Table 1). And POSAs were well aware of specific excipients that were
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`commonly used to make suitable parenteral formulations of therapeutic peptides.
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`See, e.g., Ex. 1088 (Remington) at 41; Ex. 1089 (Boylan) at 18-24. Those are just
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`examples, of course. The point is that there were a range of excipients that were in
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`standard use in pharmaceutical compositions that had known purposes.
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`39. Further, POSAs recognized the importance of maintaining the physical
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`and chemical stability of a drug formulation to minimize the risk of impurities during
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`manufacturing, storage, and handling. See, e.g., Ex. 1088 (Remington) at 28-29, 37-
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`38; Ex. 1089 (Boylan) at 7-8, 39. Indeed, because excipients can have profound
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`effects on the performance of a drug, POSAs understood that it was important that
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`parenteral preparations be “of the very best quality and provide the maximum safety
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`for the patient.” Ex. 1088 (Remington) at 37. Further, regulatory agencies like FDA
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`require the role and amount of each excipient to be justified, require the developer
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`to ensure there are no incompatibilities between the excipients and the active drug,
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`e.g., Ex. 1089 (Boylan) at 47. Accordingly, the role of excipients in pharmaceutical
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`formulations was well understood industry-wide.
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`B. GLP-1 compounds were well known
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`40. Before the priority date of the ’343 patent, POSAs were aware of the
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`two different truncated forms of naturally occurring glucagon-like peptide-1
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`(GLP-1): GLP-1(7-36) and GLP-1(1-37). Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 4:48-60.
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`GLP-1(7-37) has the following sequence where X is Gly:
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`Id. The prior art explained that these naturally occurring peptides showed great
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`promise for their antidiabetic effect, and so scientists sought to use these peptides as
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`therapeutic agents. See, e.g., Ex. 1010 (Knudsen 2004) at 1; Ex. 1011 (Knudsen
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`2001) at 1-2.
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`41. The prior art also taught that chemically modified versions of these
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`naturally occurring peptides (i.e., analogues) had been made and were advancing in
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`clinical trials. See generally, e.g., Ex. 1010 (Knudsen 2004); Ex. 1011 (Knudsen
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`2001). As these analogues were being developed, so too were pharmaceutical
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`formulations suitable to deliver the analogues to patients. See, e.g., Ex. 1093 (Flink)
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`at Abstract; Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 4:36-38, 167:63-168:8, 169:54-57, 170:5-
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`10, 216:17-222:18. Thus, many formulations of GLP-1 analogues were described in
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`the art by the priority date of the ’343 patent. See, e.g., Ex. 1093 (Flink) at 37:25-
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`46:5; Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 4:36-38, 167:63-168:8, 169:54-57, 170:5-10,
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`216:17-222:18.
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`42. As discussed above, before the priority date of the ’343 patent, POSAs
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`were provided with substantial guidance to prepare formulations of peptides
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`generally. Supra Section VII.A. To no surprise, POSAs utilized this guidance to
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`make GLP-1 formulations, including, for example, parenteral formulations that
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`included various well-known excipients such as buffers, preservatives, isotonic
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`agents, and vehicles. See, e.g., Ex. 1093 (Flink) at 37:25-46:5; Ex. 1012 (Knudsen
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`Patent) at 4:36-38, 167:63-168:8, 169:54-57, 170:5-10, 216:17-222:18. The prior art
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`also taught that GLP-1 compounds could be formulated into injectable formulations.
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`Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 216:15-57.
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`43. However, it was also well known that GLP-1 compounds had problems
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`with solubility and stability. See, e.g., Ex. 1092 (WO098) at 3-4; Ex. 1093 (Flink) at
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`3:21-24. Therefore, POSAs sought to optimize GLP-1 compounds, and formulations
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`that could alleviate these issues, to provide more soluble and stable formulations.
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`See, e.g., Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 5:13-15; Ex. 1092 (WO098) at 7 (“In order
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`to overcome the problems of chemical and physical stability of GLP-1 formulations,
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`the present inventors have developed a shelf-stable formulation of GLP-1.”); Ex.
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`1091 (’674 patent) at 5:39-43 (“The discoveries described . . . have been combined
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`to provide novel preparations of polypeptide compositions for parenteral
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`administration comprising glycerin that have improved chemical stability compared
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`to polypeptide compositions previously known.”).
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`C. Liraglutide and formulations of liraglutide were well known
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`44. As discussed above, before the priority date of the ’343 patent, GLP-1
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`analogues and related formulations were well known in the art. Supra Section VII.B.
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`Indeed, the ’343 patent identifies examples of suitable GLP-1 analogues. Ex. 1002
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`(’343 patent) at 1:21-41 (citing WO 96/29342; WO 98/08871; WO 99/43708; WO
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`00/34331; WO 00/69911; WO 02/46227). These references likewise disclosed
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`pharmaceutical formulations containing the GLP-1 analogues that are physically and
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`chemically stable at high concentrations, which are suitable for subcutaneous
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`injection. See, e.g., Ex. 1093 (Flink) at 4:17-30.
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`45. One GLP-1 analogue that was well-published in the art before the
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`priority date of the ’343 patent was Novo Nordisk’s liraglutide (also called
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`NN2211). See, e.g., Ex. 1010 (Knudsen 2004) at 1; Ex. 1011 (Knudsen 2001) at 1-2.
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`And like other GLP-1 analogues under investigation, pharmaceutical formulations
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`of liraglutide had been developed and disclosed. Ex. 1012 (Knudsen Patent) at 4:36-
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`38, 167:63-168:8, 169:54-57, 170:5-10, 216:17-222:18.
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`VIII. SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE PRIOR ART
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`46.
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`I identify below the prior art references supporting my expert opinions
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`on unpatentability of claims 2 and 5 of the ’343 patent, including references
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`rendering the claims obvious. All the references I cite in this document would have
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`been known and publicly available to a POSA as of the relevant priority date.
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`47. The prior-art disclosures identified in this expert declaration would
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`have been understood by a POSA in light of the background knowledge that he or
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`she would have had by the applicable priority dates of the ’343 patent. Thus, to the
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`extent I list or describe a reference below but do not rely on it as a ground for arguing
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`unpatentability, that prior art should be understood to form part of the background
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`knowledge of a POSA, and to support that person’s motivation to combine the prior
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`art with a reasonable expectation of success. Further, to the extent I cite a reference
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`for just one or several of its teachings, I reserve the right to rely on that reference for
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`any other aspect of its teaching.
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`48. For every item of prior art recited here, I reserve the right, as necessary,
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`to establish that the subject matter I describe has an earlier effective date or date of
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`first publication than indicated here. In addition to the references specifically recited
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`herein, I rely generally on the knowledge of a POSA at the time of invention,
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`(i.e., without r