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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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`FLATWING PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2018-00168
`U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
`______________________
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`Mailed: January 3, 2018
`______________________
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`PETITIONER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`SLC-8474474-1A
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`Case No. IPR2018-00168
`U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8(a)(3), Petitioner, FlatWing Pharmaceuticals,
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`LLC, hereby updates its mandatory notices. The notable updates are to add
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`additional Back-up Counsel and update the Board regarding the status of the IPRs
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`listed in Related Matters. For the Board’s convenience, the updated information is
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`underlined.
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`1.
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`Real Parties-In-Interest, § 42.8(b)(1)
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`The real parties-in-interest are FlatWing Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Rajneesh
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`Ahuja, and Wicker Pharmaceuticals, LLC
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`(collectively “FlatWing” or
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`“Petitioner”).
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`2.
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`Related Matters, § 42.8(b)(2)
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`There are no judicial matters pending that would affect, or be affected by, a
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`decision in the proceeding.
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`Administrative matters that would or could affect or be affected by a
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`decision in a proceeding instituted on this petition are United States Patent
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`Applications Ser. No. 15/355,393 and Ser. No. 15/355,813.
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`This petition is one of four petitions that Petitioner filed concurrently,
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`requesting inter partes review of U.S. Patents Nos. 9,549,938 B2, 9,566,289 B2,
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`9,566,290 B2, and 9,572,823 B2. Each of the four would or could affect, or be
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`affected by, a decision in any of the other three proceedings. The other three
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`proceedings with respect to the case at bar are as follows:
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`Case No. IPR2018-00168
`U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
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`Case No. IPR2018-00169, inter partes review of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,566,289, which received its Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition on
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`December 12, 2017;
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`Case No. IPR2018-00170, inter partes review of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,566,290; and
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`Case No. IPR2018-00171, inter partes review of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,572,823.
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`In addition, although not currently subject to administrative proceedings that
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`would affect or be affected by a decision in a proceeding instituted on this petition,
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`issued patents which assert the same claim of priority as U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
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`and have substantially the same specification are:
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,582,621
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,767,657
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,039,451
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,115,026
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,440,642
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,722,917
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,889,656
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,353,133
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`Case No. IPR2018-00168
`U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,566,290
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,572,823
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,566,289
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`3.
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`Lead and Back-Up Counsel, § 42.8(b)(3)
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`The following are designated as lead counsel and back-up counsel, pursuant
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`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10. A Power of Attorney is being filed concurrently herewith.
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`Lead counsel is:
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`Philip D. Segrest, Jr. (Reg. No. 39,021)
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`Back-up counsel is:
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`Eric J. Rakestraw (Reg. No. 68,740).
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`Additional Back-up counsel is:
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`Edward D. Manzo (Reg. No. 28,139).
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`4.
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`Service Information, § 42.8(b)(4)
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`Papers concerning this matter should be served on the following:
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`(i)
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`Electronic Mailing Address
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`Petitioner consents to service by email at:
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`Philip.Segrest@HuschBlackwell.com
`Eric.Rakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`PTAB-ERakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`Edward.Manzo@HuschBlackwell.com
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`3
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`Case No. IPR2018-00168
`U.S. Patent No. 9,549,938
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`(ii) Postal Mailing Address
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`HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP
`Attn: Philip D. Segrest, Jr.
`120 South Riverside Plaza
`Suite 2200
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
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`(iii) Hand-Delivery Address
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`Same as postal mailing address.
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`(iv) Telephone number
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`(312) 655-1500
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`(v) Facsimile Number
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`(312) 655-1501
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`January 3, 2018
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`/Philip D. Segrest Jr./
`Philip D. Segrest Jr. (Reg. No. 39,021)
`philip.segrest@huschblackwell.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Eric J. Rakestraw (Reg. No. 68,740)
`Eric.Rakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`PTAB-ERakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`Back-up Counsel for Petitioner
`Edward D. Manzo (Reg. No. 28,139)
`Edward.Manzo@HuschBlackwell.com
`Back-up Counsel for Petitioner
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel. 312-655-1500
`Fax. 312-644-1501
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
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`document was served via electronic mail on the following attorneys of
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`record for Patent Owner:
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`Aaron P. Maurer, amaurer@wc.com
`David I. Berl, dberl@wc.com
`tselby@wc.com
`asheh@wc.com
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`On this the 3rd day of January 2018.
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`/Philip D. Segrest Jr./
`Philip D. Segrest Jr. (Reg. No. 39,021)
`philip.segrest@huschblackwell.com
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`Eric J. Rakestraw (Reg. No. 68,740)
`Eric.Rakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`PTAB-ERakestraw@HuschBlackwell.com
`Back-up Counsel for Petitioner
`Edward D. Manzo (Reg. No. 28,139)
`Edward.Manzo@HuschBlackwell.com
`Back-up Counsel for Petitioner
`HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
`120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel. 312-655-1500
`Fax. 312-644-1501
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`SLC-8474474-1A
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