`571-272-7822
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`Paper 82
` Entered: December 19, 2016
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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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`LUPIN LTD. and LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
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`Petitioner,
`v.
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`SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01099
`Patent 8,669,290 B2
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`Before FRANCISCO C. PRATS, ERICA A. FRANKLIN, and
`GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Granting Patent Owner’s Renewed Motion to Expunge Exhibit 1181
`37 C.F.R. § 42.56
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`IPR2015-01099
`Patent 8,669,290 B2
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`Previously, we denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Expunge, Paper 78,
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`with respect to sealed Exhibit 1181, in consideration of Petitioner’s
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`opposition to that motion. Paper 82. Exhibit 1181 is a transcript of the
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`cross-examination of expert witness Mr. Ivan T. Hofmann that was filed
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`subject to a protective order. Paper 72. In denying Patent Owner’s Motion
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`to Expunge Exhibit 1181, we ordered the sealed status of the exhibit to be
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`preserved pending appeal.1 Paper 82. Additionally, we authorized Patent
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`Owner to renew its request to expunge Exhibit 1181 if no appeal is taken, or
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`if an appeal is taken, after the final disposition of such appeal. Id.
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`Accordingly, Patent Owner files its Renewed Motion to Expunge
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`Exhibit 1181 (“Renewed Motion”) affirming that Petitioner does not oppose
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`the Renewed Motion and explaining that no appeal will be taken, as the
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`parties have settled the cases. Paper 83, 2–3. Further, Patent Owner
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`confirms that Exhibit 1181 was not referred to in the Board’s Final Decision.
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`Id. Thus, expunging Exhibit 1181 to preserve the sensitive and confidential
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`material contained therein will not deny the public from having access to all
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`the materials relevant to the merits of this proceeding.
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`Based upon our consideration of those facts, we are satisfied that good
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`cause exists to expunge sealed Exhibit 1181.
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` A Final Written Decision was entered by the Board in each of the
`captioned proceedings on September 12, 2016. Paper 71. Documents filed
`subject to a protective order would normally be made public 45 days from
`that date. 77 Fed. Reg. No. 157, Part V at Section I.E.6. (Aug. 14, 2012)
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`IPR2015-01099
`Patent 8,669,290 B2
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`Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Renewed Motion to Expunge
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`Exhibit 1181 is granted.
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`PETITIONER:
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`Deborah H. Yellin
`Jonathan Lindsay
`Teresa Rea
`Shannon Lentz
`CROWELL & MORING LLP
`DYellin@crowell.com
`JLindsay@crowell.com
`trea@crowell.com
`slentz@crowell.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Bryan C. Diner
`Joshua L. Goldberg
`Justin J. Hasford
`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`bryan.diner@finnegan.com
`joshua.goldberg@finnegan.com
`justin.hasford@finnegan.com
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