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`PTAB Hearings
`Fisher, Stanley
`Genderson, Bruce; Berniker, Jessamyn; Krinsky, David; Baumgarten, Elise; Zolan, Alexander; Mahaffy, Shaun;
`Sheh, Anthony; Merck-Sitagliptin; Jitty Malik, PhD (jitty.malik@kattenlaw.com); Alissa M. Pacchioli - Katten
`Muchin Rosenman (alissa.pacchioli@kattenlaw.com); Christopher W. West (christopher.west@katten.com); Heike
`Simone Radeke (heike.radeke@katten.com); Russell W. Faegenburg - Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz &
`Mentlik LLP (rfaegenburg@lernerdavid.com); Tedd W. Van Buskirk - Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik
`LLP (tvanbuskirk@lernerdavid.com); Michael H. Teschner - Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
`(mteschner@lernerdavid.com); sunipr@winston.com; Swift, Erica; Cannon, Kulunie
`RE: IPR2020-00040 LEAP Request
`Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:48:29 PM
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`Good evening,
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`Patent Owner’s request that Shaun P. Mahaffy be permitted to
`participate in the oral hearing as a LEAP practitioner is granted.
`Patent Owner is granted an additional fifteen minutes of argument
`time during the oral hearing. For guidance regarding LEAP, please
`visit the USPTO website: www.uspto.gov/leap.
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`V/R
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`J. Danielle Jackson
`571.270.0629
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`From: Fisher, Stanley <SFisher@wc.com>
`Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:51 PM
`To: PTAB Hearings <PTABHearings@USPTO.GOV>
`Cc: Genderson, Bruce <BGenderson@wc.com>; Berniker, Jessamyn <JBerniker@wc.com>; Krinsky,
`David <DKrinsky@wc.com>; Baumgarten, Elise <EBaumgarten@wc.com>; Zolan, Alexander
`<AZolan@wc.com>; Mahaffy, Shaun <SMahaffy@wc.com>; Sheh, Anthony <ASheh@wc.com>;
`Merck-Sitagliptin <MerckSitagliptin@wc.com>; Jitty Malik, PhD (jitty.malik@kattenlaw.com)
`<jitty.malik@kattenlaw.com>; Alissa M. Pacchioli - Katten Muchin Rosenman
`(alissa.pacchioli@kattenlaw.com) <alissa.pacchioli@kattenlaw.com>; Christopher W. West
`(christopher.west@katten.com) <christopher.west@katten.com>; Heike Simone Radeke
`(heike.radeke@katten.com) <heike.radeke@katten.com>; Russell W. Faegenburg - Lerner David
`Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP (rfaegenburg@lernerdavid.com)
`<rfaegenburg@lernerdavid.com>; Tedd W. Van Buskirk - Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz &
`Mentlik LLP (tvanbuskirk@lernerdavid.com) <tvanbuskirk@lernerdavid.com>; Michael H. Teschner -
`Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP (mteschner@lernerdavid.com)
`<mteschner@lernerdavid.com>; sunipr@winston.com
`Subject: IPR2020-00040
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`Your Honors,
`In the case of Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., IPR2020-00040, an oral
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`hearing is scheduled for February 11, 2021. Please find attached Patent Owner Merck Sharp &
`Dohme Corp.’s request for attorney Shaun P. Mahaffy to participate in the oral hearing as a LEAP
`practitioner, as well as an accompanying verification form.
`Regards,
`Stan Fisher
`Stanley E. Fisher
`Williams & Connolly LLP
`725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005
`(P) 202-434-5289 |(F) 202-434-5029
`SFisher@wc.com | www.wc.com/sfisher
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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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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., DR. REDDY’S
`LABORATORIES, INC., DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES, LTD., and
`SUN PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES LTD.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-000401
`Patent 7,326,708
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING
`PARTICIPATION AND VERIFICATION FORM
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`1 Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. were joined as
`parties to this proceeding via a Motion for Joinder in IPR2020-01060; and Sun
`Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. was joined as a party to this proceeding via Motion
`for Joinder in IPR2020-01072.
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`LEAP REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING PARTICIPATION
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`On behalf of Patent Owner Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., I request that
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`IPR2020-00040 | Patent 7,326,708
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`LEAP practitioner Shaun P. Mahaffy participate in the oral hearing in the above-
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`captioned proceeding on its scheduled date, as noted below.
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`Hearing Date:
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`February 11, 2021
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`Requester:
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`Stanley E. Fisher
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`Email:
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`sfisher@wc.com
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`Telephone: (202) 434-5000
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`Firm:
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`Williams & Connolly LLP
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`Address:
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`725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
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`Washington, DC 20005
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`Date: January 27, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Stanley E. Fisher/
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`LEAP PRACTITIONER VERIFICATION FORM
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Shaun P. Mahaffy, hereby verify and affirm
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`IPR2020-00040 | Patent 7,326,708
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`that I am eligible to participate in the Legal Experience and Advancement Program
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`(LEAP).
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`By this statement, I affirm that I have three or fewer substantive oral hearing
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`arguments before a federal tribunal, including PTAB, and seven or fewer years of
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`experience as a licensed attorney or patent agent.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Date: January 27, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Shaun P. Mahaffy/
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
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`LEAP Practitioner:
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`Shaun P. Mahaffy
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`Email:
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`smahaffy@wc.com
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`Telephone:
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`(202) 434-5000
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`Firm:
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`Address:
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`Williams & Connolly LLP
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`725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
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`Washington, DC 20005
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`IPR2020-00040 | Patent 7,326,708
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`CERTIFICATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.24(d)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that a true
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`and correct copy of the foregoing was served on January 27, 2021, by delivering a
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`copy via electronic mail on the following attorneys of record:
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`Jitendra Malik
`Alissa M. Pacchioli
`Christopher W. West
`Heike S. Radeke
`KATTEN MUCHIN ROSEMAN LLP
`550 South Tryon, Street Suite 2900
`Charlotte, NC 28202-4213
`(704) 444-2000
`jitty.malik@kattenlaw.com
`alissa.pacchioli@kattenlaw.com
`christopher.west@katten.com
`heike.radeke@katten.com
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`Jovial Wong
`Charles B. Klein
`Claire A. Fundakowski
`Zachary B. Cohen
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1901 L. Street, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`(202) 282-5000
`Sunipr@winston.com
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`Russell W. Faegenburg
`Tedd W. Van Buskirk
`Michael H. Teschner
`LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG,
`KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP
`20 Commerce Drive
`Cranford, New Jersey 07016
`(908) 518-6367
`Rfaegenburg.ipr@ldlkm.com
`Tvanbuskirk@lernerdavid.com
`litigation@lernerdavid.com
`MTeschner.ipr@ldlkm.com
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`/Stanley E. Fisher/
`Stanley E. Fisher
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