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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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`APOTEX INC.
`Petitioner
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`MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
`.Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-00419
`Patent 5,691,336
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`Mailed: January 12, 2015
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`Before ANDREW KELLOGG, Trial Paralegal
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`NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION
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`TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
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`The petition for inter partes review in the above proceeding has been
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`accorded the filing date of December 11, 2014.
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`Case IPR2015-00419
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`Patent Owner may file a preliminary response to the petition no later
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`than three months from the date of this notice. The preliminary response is
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`limited to setting forth the reasons why the requested review should not be
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`instituted. Patent Owner may also file an election to waive the preliminary
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`response to expedite the proceeding. For more information, please consult
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`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756 (Aug. 14, 2012),
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`which is available on the Board Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB.
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`Patent Owner is advised of the requirement to submit mandatory
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`notice information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) within 21 days of service of
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`the petition.
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`The parties are encouraged to use the heading on the first page of this
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`Notice for all future filings in the proceeding.
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`The parties are advised that under 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c), recognition of
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`counsel pro hac vice requires a showing of good cause. The parties are
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`authorized to file motions for pro hac vice admission under 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.10(c). Such motions shall be filed in accordance with the “Order --
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`Authorizing Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission” in Case IPR2013-00639,
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`Paper 7, a copy of which is available on the Board Web site under
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`“Representative Orders, Decisions, and Notices.”
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`The parties are reminded that unless otherwise permitted by 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.6(b)(2), all filings in this proceeding must be made electronically in the
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`Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), accessible from the Board Web
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`site at http://www.uspto.gov/PTAB. To file documents, users must first
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`If there are any questions pertaining to this notice, please contact
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`Andrew Kellogg at 571-272-5366 or the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at
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`PETITIONER:
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`Kenneth J. Burchfiel
`Grant S. Shackelford
`Sughrue Mion, PLLC
`kburchfiel@sughrue.com
`gshackelford@sughrue.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Richard C. Billups
`Gerard M. Devlin, Jr.
`Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
`richard_billups@merck.com
`gerard_devlin@merck.com
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