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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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`SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO., LTD., CELLTRION INC,
`and BIOCON BIOLOGICS INC.
`Petitioners,
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Patent No. 11,253,572
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2023-008841
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF
`MATTHEW M. WILK UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 IPR2024-00260 and IPR2024-00298 are joined with IPR2023-00884.
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`IPR2023-00884
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) Patent Owner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,
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`Inc. (“Patent Owner”) hereby files this motion for Mr. Matthew M. Wilk to appear
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`pro hac vice on its behalf before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in this proceeding.
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`As required by the Board’s Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition (Paper 5) this
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`motion for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) is being “filed in
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`accordance with the ‘Order -- Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission’ in
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`Case IPR2023-00884” (“IPR2023-00884 Order”). Patent Owner conferred with
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`Petitioners Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd., Celltrion Inc., and Biocon Biologics Inc.
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`(“Petitioners”), and Petitioners do not oppose the Motion for Admission pro hac
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`vice.
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`I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`The following facts, along with the attached Declaration of Matthew M.
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`Wilk (Wilk Decl.) support admission of Mr. Wilk pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`Lead Counsel Adam R. Brausa (Reg. No. 60,287) is the counsel of
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`record for Patent Owner. Mr. Brausa is an experienced patent attorney who has
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`worked with Mr. Wilk in this proceeding and will continue to do so.
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`2. Mr. Wilk has significant familiarity with the subject matter in this
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`proceeding and has substantive knowledge of the patent-at-issue (Patent No.
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`11,253,572 (the “’572 Patent”)) by virtue of his preparation for this proceeding.
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`(Wilk Decl. ¶ 10). Mr. Wilk has conducted a detailed review of the ‘572 Patent,
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`the relevant prior art, and the prosecution history and related patents. In fact, a
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`significant amount of Mr. Wilk’s time since March 2020 has been spent working
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`on issues related to the ’572 Patent, related patents, and Patent Owner’s
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`commercial product, Eylea®. Therefore, Mr. Wilk has significant experience with
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`the subject matter of this proceeding.
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`II. REASONS FOR GRANTING THE MOTION
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`The Board may recognize counsel pro hac vice during a proceeding “upon a
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`showing of good cause, subject to the condition that lead counsel be a registered
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`practitioner and to any other conditions as the Board may impose.” 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c). As set forth above, lead counsel in this proceeding, Adam R. Brausa, is
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`a registered practitioner. Moreover, as set forth above and in the accompanying
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`Wilk declaration, Mr. Wilk is a patent litigation attorney and has an established
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`familiarity with the subject matter at issue in the proceeding. (Wilk Decl. ¶¶ 2, 10).
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`III. CONCLUSION
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`Because this motion and the accompanying declaration meet all of the Board’s
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`requirements, Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board admit Mr. Matthew
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`M. Wilk pro hac vice, in this proceeding.
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`Dated: March 15, 2024
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`By: /Adam R. Brausa/
`Adam R. Brausa, Reg. No. 60,287
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, California 94105
`Tel: (415) 268-6053
`ABrausa@mofo.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Certificate of Service (37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4))
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`I hereby certify that the attached PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR PRO
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`HAC VICE ADMISSION OF MATTHEW M. WILK UNDER 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.10(C) and THE SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. WILK,
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`were served on the date listed below via email (by agreement) upon the following
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`counsel of record for Petitioners:
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`Raymond N. Nimrod (Reg. No. 31,987)
`Matthew A. Traupman (Reg. No. 50,832)
`Elliot Choi (pro hac vice granted)
`Zachariah Summers (pro hac vice granted)
`Sarah Cork (pro hac vice to be applied for)
`Landon Andrew Smith (Reg. No. 79,248)
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART
`& SULLIVAN, LLP
`51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`General Tel: (212) 849-7000
`Direct Tel: (212) 849-7322
`Fax: (212) 849-7100
`Email: raynimrod@quinnemanuel.com
`Email: matthewtraupman@quinnemanuel.com
`Email: elliotchoi@quinnemanuel.com
`Email: zachsummers@quinnemanuel.com
`Email: landonsmith@quinnemanuel.com
`Email: qe-samsungbioepis@quinnemanuel.com
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`Paul J. Molino (Reg. No. 45,350)
`William A. Rakoczy (pro hac vice to be filed)
`Deanne M. Mazzochi (Reg. No. 50,158)
`Heinz J. Salmen (pro hac vice to be filed)
`Eric R. Hunt (pro hac vice to be filed)
`Neil B. McLaughlin (Reg. No. 70,810)
`Lauren M. Lesko (pro hac vice to be filed)
`L. Scott Beall (Reg. No. 52,601)
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`Thomas H. Ehrich (Reg. No. 67,122)
`Steven J. Birkos (Reg. No. 65,300)
`Jake R. Ritthamel (pro hac vice to be filed)
`Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP
`6 West Hubbard Street
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 527-2157
`Facsimile: (312) 843-6260
`Email: MYL_REG_IPR@rmmslegal.com
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`Lora Green (Reg. No. 43,541)
`Yahn-Lin Chu (Reg. No. 75,946)
`Robert Cerwinski (to be admitted pro hac vice, pending)
`Aviv Zalcenstein (to be admitted pro hac vice, pending)
`Brigid Morris (to be admitted pro hac vice, pending)
`Gemini Law LLP
`40 W 24th Street, Suite 6N
`New York, NY 10010
`Tel.: 917-915-8832
`Email: lgreen@geminilaw.com
`Email: fchu@geminilaw.com
`Email: rcerwinski@geminilaw.com
`Email: azalcenstein@geminilaw.com
`Email: bmorris@geminilaw.com
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`Dated: March 15, 2024
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`/Adam R. Brausa/
`Adam R. Brausa, Reg. No. 60,287
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