`571-272-7822
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` Paper No. 12
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` Entered: November 28, 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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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Case IPR2016-01563 (Patent 8,673,927 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01564 (Patent 8,846,695 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01565 (Patent 8,853,156 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01566 (Patent 9,173,859 B2)1
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, BRIAN P.MURPHY, and
`ZHENYU YANG, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`YANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Christopher L. McArdle
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 This order addresses issues that are common to each referenced case. We,
`therefore, issue a single order that has been entered in each case. For
`convenience, paper numbers refer to those filed in IPR2016-01563.
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`Case IPR2016-01563 (Patent 8,673,927 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01564 (Patent 8,846,695 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01565 (Patent 8,853,156 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01566 (Patent 9,173,859 B2)
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`Petitioner filed a Motion for Christopher L. McArdle to appear pro
`hac vice in each of these proceedings. Paper 8. The Motion is supported by
`the Declaration of Christopher L. McArdle. Ex. 1017. Patent Owner did not
`file any opposition.
`The Board has reviewed the submissions and determined that the
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 have been met and there is good cause to
`admit Mr. Christopher L. McArdle pro hac vice in this proceeding.
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`It is, therefore,
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Christopher L. McArdle to
`appear pro hac vice in this proceeding is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Christopher L. McArdle is
`authorized to represent Petitioner as back-up counsel only, and that
`Petitioner is to continue to have a registered practitioner represent it as lead
`counsel;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Christopher L. McArdle shall
`comply with the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide and the Board’s Rules of
`Practice for Trials, as set forth in Part 42 of 37 C.F.R.; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Christopher L. McArdle shall be
`subject to the Office’s disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. § 11.19(a)
`and the Office’s Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R.
`§§ 11.101–11.901.
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`Case IPR2016-01563 (Patent 8,673,927 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01564 (Patent 8,846,695 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01565 (Patent 8,853,156 B2)
`Case IPR2016-01566 (Patent 9,173,859 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Thomas Parker
`Chris McArdle
`Ellen Cheong
`Charles Naggar
`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
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`thomas.parker@alston.com
`chris.mcardle@alston.com
`ellen.cheong@alston.com
`charles.naggar@alston.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Leora Ben-Ami
`Eugene Goryunov
`Mira Mulvaney
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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`leora.benami@kirkland.com
`egoryunov@kirkland.com
`mira.mulvaney@kirkland.com
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