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` Entered: November 22, 2021
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF
`THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APOTEX INC. and APOTEX CORP.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`AMGEN INC. and AMGEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2016-01542
`Patent 8,952,138 B2
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`Before ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
`Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
`Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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`ORDER
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`IPR2016-01542
`Patent 8,952,138 B2
`The Office has received a request for Director review of the Final Written
`Decision in the above-captioned case. Ex. 3100. The request was referred to
`Mr. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents, Performing the Functions and Duties of
`the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`It is ORDERED that the request for Director review is denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final
`Written Decision is the final decision of the agency.
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`IPR2016-01542
`Patent 8,952,138 B2
`For PETITIONER:
`Teresa Stanek Rea
`Deborah H. Yellin
`Vincent J. Galluzzo
`Michael Jacobs
`Shannon Lentz
`CROWELL & MORING LLP
`TRea@Crowell.com
`DYellin@Crowell.com
`VGalluzzo@Crowell.com
`mjacobs@crowell.com
`slentz@crowell.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Arlene L. Chow
`Ernest Yakob
`LATHAN & WATKINS LLP
`arlene.chow@lw.com
`ernest.yakob@lw.com
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`Jennifer Gordon
`Catherine Nyarady
`PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
`jengordon@paulweiss.com
`cnyarady@paulweiss.com
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