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Merck Serono SA

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Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc.

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LABORATOIRES SERONO S.A.

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Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc. v. Merck Serono SA

IPR2023-00481 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Jan. 23, 2023

Terminated Sept. 18, 2024

Judges Robert Pollock, Timothy Majors, and Zhenyu Yang

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision - Appealed

Orange Book 022561

Challenged Patent 12/766,173

Patent No. 8,377,903 assignments

Tech Center 1600

Art Unit 1649

Inventors Giampiero De Luca, Arnaud Ythier, Alain Munafo, Maria Lopez-Bresnahan

Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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11/19/2024	11-19-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: Other 67: Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice: notice of appeal 68: Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice: notice of appeal 69: Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal - Redacted
10/18/2024	10-18-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 66: Order: Granting Petitioners Renewed Motion to Seal (Paper 64)
10/8/2024	10-08-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion: Other 64: Petitioner's Renewed Motion to Seal Petitioner Other: other 65: Petitioner's Reply (PUBLIC - REDACTED) Petitioner Exhibit 1059: EX1059 - Bodor Deposition Transcript (PUBLIC - REDACTED) Petitioner Exhibit 1060: EX1060 - Dandiker Deposition Transcript (PUBLIC - REDACTED) Petitioner Exhibit 1063: EX1063 - Munafo Deposition Transcript (PUBLIC - REDACTED) Petitioner Exhibit 1080: EX1080 - Pinal Declaration (PUBLIC - REDACTED)
10/1/2024	10-01-2024-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (All Claims Cancelled) Board Notice: Other 63: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Granting Parties’ Motions to Seal (Papers 19, 54, 55) Denying without Prejudice Petitioner’s Motion to Seal (Paper 42) 37 C.F.R. § 42.14 PUBLIC VERSION (Originally entered September 18, 2024)
9/18/2024	09-18-2024-Board	Board Final Written Decision: original 62: Final Written Decision: original
8/20/2024	08-20-2024-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 61: Other: Hearing transcript - CONFIDENTIAL
7/10/2024	07-10-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 60: Petitioner's Post-Hearing Brief
7/10/2024	07-10-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 59: Patent Owner's Supplemental Brief
6/28/2024	06-28-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 58: Patent Owner's Update to Mandatory Notices
6/21/2024	06-21-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 57: PATENT OWNER’S OBJECTIONS TO PETITIONER’S ORAL HEARING DEMONSTRATIVES
6/20/2024	06-20-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: Other 55: Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Patent Owner Other: other 56: Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits
6/20/2024	06-20-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 53: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Motion: Other 54: Petitioner's Motion to Seal Petitioner Exhibit 1092: EX1092 - Petitioner's Demonstratives
6/6/2024	06-06-2024-Board	Board Notice: Other 52: LEAP Request Granted
5/21/2024	05-21-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 50: ORDER Setting Oral Argument
5/21/2024	05-21-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 51: Patent Owner's Sur-reply Patent Owner Exhibit 2077: Miller 2011 Patent Owner Exhibit 2078: Miller 2016 Patent Owner Exhibit 2079: Miller Transcript Patent Owner Exhibit 2080: Pinal Transcript
5/10/2024	05-10-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 49: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
5/9/2024	05-09-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 48: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
4/16/2024	04-16-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 46: Pinal Deposition Notice Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 47: Miller Deposition Notice
4/15/2024	04-15-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Other 45: Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Date 3
4/12/2024	04-12-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 43: Patent Owner's Objections to the Evidence Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 44: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices
4/5/2024	04-05-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 41: Petitioner's Reply Petitioner Motion: Other 42: Petitioner's Motion to Seal Petitioner Exhibit 1055: EX1055 - IVAX 10-K FY2003 Petitioner Exhibit 1056: EX1056 - IVAX 10-K FY2004 Petitioner Exhibit 1057: EX1057 - Bodor 328 File History (Part 1 of 2) Petitioner Exhibit 1057: EX1057 - Bodor 328 File History (Part 2 of 2) Petitioner Exhibit 1058: EX1058 - Bodor 415 File History Petitioner Exhibit 1059: EX1059 - Bodor Deposition Transcript (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL) Petitioner Exhibit 1059: EX1059 - Bodor Deposition Transcript (PUBLIC - REDACTED) Petitioner Exhibit 1060: EX1060 - Dandiker Deposition Transcript (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL) Petitioner Exhibit 1061: EX1061 - Lublin Deposition Transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1062: EX1062 - Meibohm Deposition Transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1063: EX1063 - Munafo Deposition Transcript (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL) Petitioner Exhibit 1064: EX1064 - Albertioni 1993 Petitioner Exhibit 1065: EX1065 - Kottke 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1066: EX1066 - Biopharmaceutical Drug Delivery Petitioner Exhibit 1067: EX1067 - Brewster 2004 Petitioner Exhibit 1068: EX1068 - Davis 2004 Petitioner Exhibit 1069: EX1069 - Hellriegel 1996 Petitioner Exhibit 1070: EX1070 - Luener 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1071: EX1071 - Martinez 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1072: EX1072 - Munafo Poster Petitioner Exhibit 1073: EX1073 - Rajewski 1996 Petitioner Exhibit 1074: EX1074 - Saven 1996 Petitioner Exhibit 1075: EX1075 - Schultz (US6194395) Petitioner Exhibit 1076: EX1076 - Shargel 1999 (Part 2 of 2) Petitioner Exhibit 1076: EX1076 - Shargel 1999 (Part 1 of 2) Petitioner Exhibit 1077: EX1077 - Loftsson 1991 Petitioner Exhibit 1078: EX1078 - Sietsema 1989 Petitioner Exhibit 1079: EX1079 - Hermann 2019 Petitioner Exhibit 1080: EX1080 - Pinal Declaration (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL) Petitioner Exhibit 1081: EX1081 - Pinal CV Petitioner Exhibit 1082: EX1082 - Chumlea 1999 Petitioner Exhibit 1083: EX1083 - Sipe 1984 Petitioner Exhibit 1084: EX1084 - Second Miller Declaration (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)
3/20/2024	03-20-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 40: Petitioner's Updated Notice of Munafo Remote Deposition
3/19/2024	03-19-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 39: Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates
3/18/2024	03-18-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 38: PATENT OWNER’S NOTICE OF FILING OF SUBSTITUTE EXHIBIT 2050 Patent Owner Exhibit 2050: Meeting Minutes August 27, 2003
3/14/2024	03-14-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 37: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Expunge Exhibit 2050 Board Exhibit 3001: Ex. 3001
2/16/2024	02-16-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 34: Petitioner's Notice of Lublin Remote Deposition Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 35: Petitioner's Notice of Meibohm Remote Deposition Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 36: Petitioner's Notice of Munafo Remote Deposition
2/15/2024	02-15-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 33: Order: DECISION Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of David Mlaver and Mary Pheng 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
2/12/2024	02-12-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 32: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
2/9/2024	02-09-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: PHV 29: Mlaver Pro Hac Vice Motion Patent Owner Motion: PHV 30: Pheng Pro Hac Vice Motion Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 31: Patent Owners Update to Mandatory Notices Patent Owner Exhibit 2075: Mlaver Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2076: Pheng Declaration
2/5/2024	02-05-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 27: Petitioner's Notice of Bodor Remote Deposition Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 28: Petitioner's Notice of Dandiker Remote Deposition
1/26/2024	01-26-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 26: Order: Granting Petitioner's Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Christina E. Dashe and John Christopher Rozendaal - 37 CFR 42.10
1/5/2024	01-05-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Power of Attorney 22: Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 23: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices Petitioner Motion: PHV 24: Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Christina E. Dashe Petitioner Motion: PHV 25: Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of John Christopher Rozendaal Petitioner Exhibit 1053: EX1053 - Dashe PHV Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1054: EX1054 - Rozendaal PHV Declaration
12/29/2023	12-29-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 21: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence
12/21/2023	12-21-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: Other 19: Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 20: Patent Owner's Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: El-Moslimany 2008 Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: Miller 2000 Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: Tullman 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Image of USB Drive 2019 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Miller Part 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Miller Part 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2008: Transcript What You Need to Know Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Miller Depo Transcript Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Multiple Sclerosis NAP Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Lublin 2005 Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Goodin 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: Betaseron Label 1993 Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Avonex Label 1996 Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Rebif Label 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Copaxone Label 2001 Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Novantrone Label 2000 Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Tysabri Label 2004 Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Rudick 2004 Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Rudick 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: Durelli 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Alberts 1985 Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Caporro 2014 Patent Owner Exhibit 2029: US Patent No. 8,785,415 Patent Owner Exhibit 2030: Sipe 1996 Patent Owner Exhibit 2031: Noseworthy 2005 Patent Owner Exhibit 2032: Rammohan 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2033: Giovannoni 2010 Patent Owner Exhibit 2034: Giovannoni 2010 Suppl Patent Owner Exhibit 2035: Giovannoni 2018 Patent Owner Exhibit 2036: Giovannoni 2023 Patent Owner Exhibit 2037: Miller 1997 Patent Owner Exhibit 2038: FierceBiotech Report 2011 Patent Owner Exhibit 2040: FDA News Release 2019 Patent Owner Exhibit 2041: NCT00213135 Cladribine Study 2014 Patent Owner Exhibit 2042: Rammohan Interview 2020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2043: Liliemark 1992 Patent Owner Exhibit 2044: US 60458922 Provisional Patent Owner Exhibit 2045: US 60484756 Provisional Patent Owner Exhibit 2046: US 60541247 Provisional Patent Owner Exhibit 2047: Post Allowance Amendment 8785415 Patent Owner Exhibit 2048: The Ares Agreement Patent Owner Exhibit 2049: Briefing Document December 17, 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2050: EXPUNGED Patent Owner Exhibit 2051: Lublin Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2052: Meibohm Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2053: Munafo Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2054: Bodor Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2055: Dandiker Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2056: Serono Press Release 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2057: Serono S.A. Form 20F 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2058: WSJ Article 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2059: Copaxone Label 2014 Patent Owner Exhibit 2060: FiercePharma Report 2019 Patent Owner Exhibit 2061: Lancet 1991 Patent Owner Exhibit 2062: Hainer 2002 Patent Owner Exhibit 2063: Meibohm 2006 Patent Owner Exhibit 2067: McGuffin Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2068: Kan Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2069: US Patent No. 7888328 Patent Owner Exhibit 2070: Side Effects and Safety Info Patent Owner Exhibit 2071: de Weerd Declaration
11/17/2023	11-17-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 18: Miller Deposition Notice
11/9/2023	11-09-2023-Board	Board Order: on Motion 17: DECISION Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of David B. Bassett and Vinita Ferrera 37 C.F.R. § 42.10
11/6/2023	11-06-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 13: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices Patent Owner Notice: Other 14: Stipulation for modify due dates Patent Owner Motion: PHV 15: Bassett PHV Motion Patent Owner Motion: PHV 16: Vinita Ferrera Pro Hac Vice Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Declaration of David Bassett Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: Declaration of Vinita Ferrera
10/6/2023	10-06-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 12: Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence
9/22/2023	09-22-2023-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted and Denied) Board Institution Decision: Grant 10: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314 Board Order: Other 11: SCHEDULING ORDER
8/7/2023	08-07-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 9: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
6/26/2023	06-26-2023-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner POPR: filed 8: Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Mavenclad Drug Label
3/27/2023	03-27-2023-Board	Board Notice: Notice filing date accorded 7: Notice: Notice filing date accorded
3/1/2023	03-01-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 6: Patent Owner's Update to Mandatory Notices
2/22/2023	02-22-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 5: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
2/10/2023	02-10-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Mandatory Notice 3: Notice : Mandatory Notice Patent Owner Notice: Power of Attorney 4: Notice : Power of Attorney
1/23/2023	01-23-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Power of Attorney 1: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Petition: as filed 2: Petition for Inter Partes Review Petitioner Exhibit 1001: EX1001 - 903 Patent Petitioner Exhibit 1002: EX1002 - Miller Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1003: EX1003 - Miller CV Petitioner Exhibit 1004: EX1004 - 903 Patent File History Petitioner Exhibit 1006: EX1006 - Noseworthy 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1007: EX1007 - Neuhaus 2003 Petitioner Exhibit 1008: EX1008 - Weiner 1988 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: EX1009 - Wingerchuk 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: EX1010 - Kurtzke 1983 Petitioner Exhibit 1012: EX1012 - Whitaker 1994 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: EX1013 - Stelmasiak 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1014: EX1014 - Beutler 1996 Petitioner Exhibit 1015: EX1015 - Tortorella 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1016: EX1016 - Langtry 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1017: EX1017 - Rudick 1997 Petitioner Exhibit 1018: EX1018 - Rice 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1019: EX1019 - Barkhof 1994 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: EX1020 - Pirko 2004 Petitioner Exhibit 1021: EX1021 - Weiner 1993 Petitioner Exhibit 1022: EX1022 - Bodor (WO2004087101) Petitioner Exhibit 1023: EX1023 - Grieb 1995 Petitioner Exhibit 1024: EX1024 - Schultz (US6194395B1) Petitioner Exhibit 1025: EX1025 - 947 Patent File History Petitioner Exhibit 1026: EX1026 - Beutler (US5506214A) Petitioner Exhibit 1027: EX1027 - Hopewell Docket Petitioner Exhibit 1028: EX1028 - Accord Docket Petitioner Exhibit 1029: EX1029 - District Court Statistics Petitioner Exhibit 1030: EX1030 - Adams CV Petitioner Exhibit 1031: EX1031 - Romine 1999 Petitioner Exhibit 1032: EX1032 - Aurobindo Docket Petitioner Exhibit 1033: EX1033 - Bloom (US4964848) Petitioner Exhibit 1034: EX1034 - Order Regarding Motion to Stay (1-22-cv-00974-24) Petitioner Exhibit 1035: EX1035 - Stipulation for Motion to Stay (1-22-cv-00974-24) Petitioner Exhibit 1036: EX1036 - Lassmann 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1037: EX1037 - Lublin 1996 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: EX1038 - Casanova 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1039: EX1039 - Stelmasiak Publisher Record Petitioner Exhibit 1040: EX1040 - Adams Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1042: EX1042 - Shurkovich 2001 Petitioner Exhibit 1043: EX1043 - Khoury 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1044: EX1044 - Roitt 1988 Petitioner Exhibit 1045: EX1045 - Filippi 2000 Petitioner Exhibit 1046: EX1046 - Romine 1997 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: EX1047 - Selby 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: EX1048 - Liliemark 1997 Petitioner Exhibit 1051: EX1051 - Interim Procedure Memorandum

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