`571-272-7822 Entered: January 23, 2018
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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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`BRECKENRIDGE PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01592
`Patent 8,410,131 B2
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`Before ROBERT A. POLLOCK, and JACQUELINE T. HARLOW,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`POLLOCK, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Case IPR2017-01592
`Patent 8,410,131 B2
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`In our January 3, 2018, Decision on Institution, we authorized
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`Petitioner “to file as supplemental information, one or more declarations
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`explaining the relevance of the documents appended to the Luan abstract.”
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`Dec. 35 (referencing Ex. 1005). Any such declarations were due by
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`January 18, 2018. See id.
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`By email correspondence dated January 22, 2018, Petitioner requests
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`permission to file a motion seeking authorization to file the Declaration of
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`Fu. L. Luan, M.D. after the deadline set by this panel. Ex. 3002. According
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`to Petitioner, the proposed “declaration specifically addresses the publication
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`date issue of the Luan Abstract” and, thus, would appear to fall within the
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`spirit of the authorization granted in the Decision. Id.; see Dec. 22–23, 35.
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`By email dated that same day, Patent Owner opposes the request. Ex. 3002.
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`Given the importance of establishing the publication date of the Luan
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`abstract to several of Petitioner’s contentions, we will excuse Petitioner’s
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`failure to timely file a declaration by the abstract’s author directed to this
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`point. Accordingly, Petitioner may file the Declaration of Fu. L. Luan, M.D.
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`no later than the close of business on January 24, 2018. No further
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`extensions will be granted.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Case IPR2017-01592
`Patent 8,410,131 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Daniel R. Evans
`Melissa M. Hayworth
`Jeffrey D. Blake
`MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
`devans@merchantgould.com
`mhayworth@merchantgould.com
`jblake@merchantgould.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Laura K. Fishwick
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`nkallas@fchs.com
`lfishwick@fchs.com
`ZortressAfinitorIPR@fchs.com
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