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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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`LIQUIDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2021-00406
`Patent 10,716,793
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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`4867-8676-1241.1
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`Case IPR2021-00406
`Patent 10,716,793
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`Request for Oral Argument
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a) and the Scheduling Order dated
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`Aug. 11, 2021 (Paper 19), Patent Owner United Therapeutics Corporation (“UTC”)
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`respectfully requests the opportunity to present oral argument on the issues
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`identified in the Decision Instituting Inter Partes Review (Paper 18) (e.g., the
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`alleged unpatentability of issued claims 1-8 of the ’793 patent based on Grounds 1-
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`6), as well as the issues remaining from the Petition for Inter Partes Review (Paper
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`2), Patent Owner’s Response (Paper 29), Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner’s
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`Response (Paper 44), and Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply (Paper 55). UTC’s request
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`for an oral argument (without intent to waive consideration of any issue not
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`requested) is on all issues raised by the parties in the Petition, Patent Owner
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`Response, Petitioner’s Reply, Patent Owner Sur-Reply, any issues raised by the
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`Petitioner at (or prior to) the Oral Argument, the Parties’ respective papers
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`identifying portions of exhibits and papers requested to be struck, and any
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`additional issues on which the Board seeks information or clarification.
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`Pursuant to the Scheduling Order, UTC understands that Oral Argument is
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`currently scheduled for May 13, 2022 (Paper 19, Due Date 8). UTC respectfully
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`requests that the Oral Argument be held in the afternoon, if possible.
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`In view of the scope of the issues, Patent Owner requests 60 minutes for its
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`oral argument. Patent Owner also requests authorization to use audio/visual
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`Argument, e.g., via PowerPoint.
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`To the extent circumstances allow, UTC requests to participate live, in-
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`person at the Oral Argument. However, if the Office’s notice regarding oral
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`hearings occurring after March 13, 2020 remains in effect, then UTC is available to
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`participate via remote video and/or telephonically.
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`Date: March 30, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Stephen B. Maebius/
`Stephen B. Maebius
`Registration No. 35,264
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Patent
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`Owner’s Request for Oral Argument was served on counsel of record on March 30,
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`2022, by filing this document through the PTAB E2E System as well as delivering
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`a copy via email to the counsel of record for the Petitioner at the following address:
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`zLiquidiaIPR@cooley.com
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`ielrifi@cooley.com
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`emilch@cooley.com
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`dkannappan@cooley.com
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`ssukduang@cooley.com
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`Date: March 30, 2022
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`/Stephen B. Maebius/
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`Foley & Lardner LLP
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