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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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`WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2018-00507
`Patent 8,410,131 B2
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`Mailed: February 15, 2018
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`Before Lawrence J. Banks, Trial Paralegal.
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review filed in the above proceeding has
`been accorded the filing date of January 17, 2018.
`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
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`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
`the petition.
`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
`obtain a user ID and password by registering with PRPS. Information
`regarding how to register with and use PRPS is available at the Board Web
`site.
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
`Lawrence J. Banks at 571-272-3450 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
`571-272-7822.
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`PETITIONER:
`Keith A. Zullow
`Marta E. Delsignore
`GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
`kzullow@goodwinprocter.com
`mdelsignore@goodwinprocter.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Nicholas N. Kallas
`Laura K. Fishwick
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`1290 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10104-3800
`ZortressAfinitorIPR@fchs.com
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`NOTICE CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
`(ADR)
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`The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) strongly encourages
`parties who are considering settlement to consider alternative dispute
`resolution as a means of settling the issues that may be raised in an AIA trial
`proceeding. Many AIA trials are settled prior to a Final Written Decision.
`Those considering settlement may wish to consider alternative dispute
`resolution techniques early in a proceeding to produce a quicker, mutually
`agreeable resolution of a dispute or to at least narrow the scope of matters in
`dispute. Alternative dispute resolution has the potential to save parties time
`and money.
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`Many non-profit organizations, both inside and outside the intellectual
`property field, offer alternative dispute resolution services. Listed below are
`the names and addresses of several such organizations. The listings are
`provided for the convenience of parties involved in cases before the PTAB;
`the PTAB does not sponsor or endorse any particular organization’s
`alternative dispute resolution services. In addition, consideration may be
`given to utilizing independent alternative dispute resolution firms. Such
`firms may be located through a standard keyword Internet search.
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`CPR
`INSTITUTE
`FOR DISPUTE
`RESOLUTION
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`AMERICAN
`INTELLECTUAL
`PROPERTY
`LAW
`ASSOCIATION
`(AIPLA)
`Telephone:
`(703) 415‐0780
`Fax: (703) 415‐0786
`241 18th Street, South,
`Suite 700
`Arlington, VA 22202
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`Telephone:
`(212) 949‐6490
`Fax: (212) 949‐8859
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`575 Lexington Ave
`New York, NY 10022
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`www.aipla.org
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`AMERICAN
`ARBITRATIO
`N
`ASSOCIATIO
`N (AAA)
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`Telephone:
`(212) 484‐3266
`Fax: (212) 307‐4387
`140 West 51st
`Street
`New York, NY
`10020
`www.adr.org
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`WORLD
`INTELLECTUA
`L PROPERTY
`ORGANIZATI
`ON (WIPO)
`Telephone:
`41 22 338 9111
`Fax: 41 22 733 5428
`34, chemin des
`Colombettes
`CH‐1211 Geneva 20,
`Switzerland
`www.wipo.int
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`AMERICAN
`BAR
`ASSOCIATION
`(ABA)
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`Telephone :
`(202) 662‐1000
`N/A
`1050 Connecticut Ave,
`NW
`Washington D.C. 20036
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`www.americanbar.org
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`www.cpradr.org
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`If parties to an AIA trial proceeding consider using alternative dispute
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`resolution, the PTAB would like to know whether the parties ultimately
`decided to engage in alternative dispute resolution and the reasons why or
`why not. If the parties actually engage in alternative dispute resolution, the
`PTAB would be interested to learn what mechanism (e.g., arbitration,
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`mediation, etc.) was used and the general result. Such a statement from the
`parties is not required but would be helpful to the PTAB in assessing the
`value of alternative dispute resolution to parties involved in AIA trial
`proceedings. To report an experience with ADR, please forward a summary
`of
`the
`particulars
`to
`the
`following
`address:
`PTAB_ADR_Comments@uspto.gov
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