`571-272-7822 Entered: May 15, 2015
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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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`NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
`and MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`NOVARTIS AG and LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-005491 (Patent 6,316,023 B1)
`Case IPR2014-005502 (Patent 6,335,031 B1) 3
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`Before FRANCISCO C. PRATS and ERICA A. FRANKLIN,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Motion for Pro Hac Vice Recognition of Mr. William R. Zimmerman
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c)
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`1 Case IPR2015-00265 has been joined with this proceeding.
`2 Case IPR2015-00268 has been joined with this proceeding.
`3 This order addresses issues common to both cases. The parties are
`authorized to use this style heading when filing the same paper in multiple
`proceedings, but must include a footnote attesting that “the word-for-word
`identical paper is filed in each proceeding identified in the heading.”
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`IPR2014-00549 (Patent 6,316,023 B1)
`IPR2014-00550 (Patent 6,335,031 B1)
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`Petitioner Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Mylan”) moves for an Order
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`allowing Mr. William R. Zimmerman of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear,
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`LLP to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Mylan. Paper 7 in IPR2014-00265
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`and IPR2014-00268 (filed prior to joinder). Patent Owner does not oppose
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`the motion. The motion is granted. Petitioner shall update PRPS records
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`accordingly. Counsel recognized pro hac vice shall comply with 37 C.F.R.
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`Parts 11 and 42 and the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg.
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`48755 (Aug. 14, 2012), and are subject to disciplinary jurisdiction under 37
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`C.F.R. § 11.19(a).
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Mylan’s motion for pro hac vice recognition of Mr.
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`William R. Zimmerman is granted; Mr. Zimmerman is authorized to
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`represent Mylan as backup counsel in the instant proceedings;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zimmerman shall comply with the
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`Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of Practice for
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`Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of the C.F.R.; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Zimmerman shall be subject to the
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`Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a) and the Office’s
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`Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.101-11.901.
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`IPR2014-00549 (Patent 6,316,023 B1)
`IPR2014-00550 (Patent 6,335,031 B1)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Steven J. Lee
`Michael K. Levy
`Christopher J. Coulson
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`slee@kenyon.com
`mlevy@kenyon.com
`ccoulson@kenyon.com
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`Joseph Reisman
`Jay Deshmukh
`William R. Zimmerman
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`BoxMylan@knobbe.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Raymond R. Mandra
`Nicholas N. Kallas
`FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO
`ExelonPatchIPR@fchs.com
`rmandra@fchs.com
`nkallas@fchs.com
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