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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`INITIATIVE FOR MEDICINES, ACCESS & KNOWLEDGE (I-MAK), INC.
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`GILEAD PHARMASSET LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2018-00121
`Patent 8,334,270
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`PATENT OWNER GILEAD PHARMASSET LLC’S
`MANDATORY NOTICES
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`Case IPR2018-00121
`Attorney Docket No. 36583-0020IP4
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, the patent owner, Gilead Pharmasset LLC
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`(“Patent Owner”), hereby submits the following Mandatory Notices in response to
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`the Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,334,270.
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`Real Party-In-Interest under 37 CFR § 42.8(b)(1)
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`Gilead Pharmasset LLC is the Patent Owner and the Real Party-In-Interest in
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`this proceeding. Gilead, Inc. is also a real party in interest in this proceeding.
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`Related Matters under 37 CFR § 42.8(b)(2)
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`The following judicial or administrative matters may affect or be affected by
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`a decision in this proceeding:
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`U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/609,614 filed 09/11/2012 (now U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,580,765); U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/013,237 filed
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`08/29/2013 (now U.S. Patent No. 9,085,573); U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`14/057,675 filed 10/18/2013 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,735,372); U.S. Patent
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`Application Serial No. 14/254,737 filed 04/16/2014 (now U.S. Patent No.
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`8,957,046); U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/255,833 filed 04/17/2014 (now
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,906,880); U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/656,546 filed
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`03/12/2015 (now U.S. Patent No. 9,585,906); and U.S. Patent Application Serial
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`No. 15/411,506 filed 01/20/2017 (Pending).
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`Case IPR2018-00121
`Attorney Docket No. 36583-0020IP4
`Patent Owner notes that Petitioner filed a second petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,334,270 (Case No. IPR2018-00122). Petitioner also
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`filed two petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,964,580 (Case Nos.
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`IPR2018-00119 and IPR2018-00120), one petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
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`Patent No. 7,429,572 (Case No. IPR2018-00103), one petition for Inter Partes
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`Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,633,309 (Case No. IPR2018-00125), and one petition
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`for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,284,342 (Case No. IPR2018-00126).
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`Patent Owner does not concede that any of the above-identified patents,
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`applications, or proceedings, aside from U.S. Patent No. 8,334,270, would affect,
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`or be affected by this proceeding.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel, under 37 CFR § 42.8(b)(3)
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`The Patent Owner designates the following lead and back-up counsel:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
`Dorothy P. Whelan, Reg. No. 33,814
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: (612) 337-2509
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`(612) 288-9696
`Email: IPR36583-0020IP4@fr.com
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`BACK-UP COUNSEL
`Michael J. Kane, Reg. No. 39,722
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: (612) 337-2502
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`(612) 288-9696
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`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`W. Chad Shear, Reg. No. 47,938
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Tel: (858) 678-4730
`Fax:
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`(612) 288-9696
`Email:
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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`Attorney Docket No. 36583-0020IP4
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`David L. Cavanaugh, Reg. No. 36,476
`1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`Phone: 202 663 6025
`Fax: 202 663 6363
`Email:david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
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`Emily R. Whelan, Reg. No. 50,391
`60 State Street
`Boston MA 02109
`Phone 617 526 6567
`Fax: 617 526 5000
`Email: emily.whelan@wilmerhale.com
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`Service Information under 37 CFR § 42.8(b)(4)(i) et seq.
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`Please address all correspondence and service to both counsel as listed
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`above. Patent Owner consents to service by email at IPR36583-0020IP4@fr.com
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`(ref.: Docket No. 36583-0020IP4), with a copy to each counsel listed above.
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`Date: November 9, 2017
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`Customer Number 26191
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`Telephone: (612) 337-2509
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Dorothy P. Whelan/
`Dorothy P. Whelan
`Reg. No. 33,814
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §§ 42.6(e)(4) and 42.205(b), the undersigned certifies
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`that on November 9, 2017, a complete and entire copy of this Patent Owner Gilead
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`Pharmasset LLC’s Mandatory Notices and Power of Attorney were provided via
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`electronic service, to the Petitioner by serving the correspondence address of
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`record as follows:
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`David B. Ravicher
`Ravicher Law Firm PLLC
`2000 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 600
`Coral Gables, FL 33134
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`E-mail: dan@ravicher.com
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`/Edward G. Faeth/
`Edward G. Faeth
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(202) 626-6420
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