`571-272-7822
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`Paper 50
`Date: February 24, 2021
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`
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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 INSTITUTIONAL LLC and PFIZER INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`NOVO NORDISK A/S,
`Patent Owner.
`
`IPR2020-003241
`Patent 8,114,833 B2
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`
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`Before ERICA A. FRANKLIN, JOHN G. NEW, and
`SUSAN L. C. MITCHELL, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner Pfizer’s Motion for Withdrawal
`and Substitution of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`
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`1 IPR2020-01252 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`
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`
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`IPR2020-00324
`Patent 8,114,833 B2
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`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review proceeding only
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`with authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). With
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`authorization from the Board, Petitioner Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) filed a motion
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`for withdrawal and substitution of its current lead and back-up counsel.
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`Paper 41 (“Mot.”). Specifically, Pfizer seeks to withdraw Jovial Wong, of
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`Winston & Strawn LLP, as lead counsel, and Charles B. Klein and Sharon
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`Lin, also of Winston & Strawn LLP, as back-up counsel.2 Id. at 2. Pfizer
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`seeks to substitute Thomas J. Meloro, of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, as
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`new lead counsel, and Michael W. Johnson, also of Willkie Farr &
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`Gallagher LLP, as new back-up counsel. Id. at 1. Pfizer informs us that Co-
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`Petitioner Mylan Institutional LLC and Patent Owner Novo Nordisk A/S do
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`not oppose the motion. Id. at 1.
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Pfizer filed an amended
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`Power of Attorney, Paper 42, to reflect appointment of the proposed
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`substitute counsel. Pfizer has also updated its Mandatory Notices to reflect
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`the proposed substitute counsel. Paper 43.
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`ORDER
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that Pfizer’s Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of
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`Counsel is granted;
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`2 Pfizer’s original mandatory notices identified Charles B. Klein as back-up
`counsel. IPR2020-01252, Paper 2, 2. However, Pfizer’s original power of
`attorney, IPR2020-01252, Paper 1, and Pfizer’s motion for withdrawal and
`substitution of counsel, Mot., identify him as lead counsel. Consistent with
`the original mandatory notices, we refer to him as back-up counsel in this
`Order.
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`
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`2
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`
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`IPR2020-00324
`Patent 8,114,833 B2
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Jovial Wong, Charles B. Klein, and
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`Sharon Lin are no longer recognized as counsel for Pfizer in this proceeding;
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`and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Thomas J. Meloro is recognized as new
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`lead counsel for Pfizer, and Michael W. Johnson is recognized as new back-
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`up counsel for Pfizer.
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`For PETITIONER MYLAN:
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`Brandon White
`White-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Lara Dueppen
`Dueppen-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Emily Greb
`Greb-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`For PETITIONER PFIZER:
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`Thomas J. Meloro
`tmeloro@willkie.com
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`Michael W. Johnson
`Mjohnson1@willkie.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Jeffrey Oelke
`joelke@fenwick.com
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`Ryan Johnson
`Ryan.johnson@fenwick.com
`
`Laura Moran
`Laura.moran@fenwick.com
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