`571.272.7822
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` Paper 97
` Entered: February 5, 2020
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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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`SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2017-01526 (Patent 7,476,652 B2)
` IPR2017-01528 (Patent 7,713,930 B2)1
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`Before ERICA A. FRANKLIN, ROBERT A. POLLOCK, and
`MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`ANKENBRAND, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motions to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
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`1 This order pertains to both of these cases. Therefore, we exercise our
`discretion to issue a single order to be filed in each case. We do not
`authorize the parties to use this style heading for any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2017-01526 (Patent 7,476,652 B2)
`IPR2017-01528 (Patent 7,713,930 B2)
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`INTRODUCTION
`I.
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e), Patent Owner filed a Motion for
`Withdrawal of Counsel in each of the above-listed proceedings (collectively
`“Motions”). Paper 96.2 Petitioner does not oppose the Motions. Id. at 1.
`For the following reasons, the Motions are granted.
`II.
`ANALYSIS
`Counsel may withdraw from an inter partes review only with
`authorization from the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e). The Motions request
`authorization to withdraw Mr. Aaron L.J. Pereira as back-up counsel for
`Patent Owner, stating that Mr. Pereira “is no longer associated with Weil,
`Gotshal & Manges LLP.” Paper 96, 1. Having reviewed the Motions, we
`determine that good cause exists for granting Patent Owner’s Motions. We
`instruct Patent Owner to file updated mandatory notices removing
`Mr. Pereira as back-up counsel.
`III. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that the Motions are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Aaron L.J. Pereira is withdrawn as
`counsel for Patent Owner in the above-listed proceedings; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner shall file an updated
`mandatory notice in each of the above-referenced proceedings removing
`Mr. Pereira as back-up counsel in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3).
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`2 Patent Owner filed substantively identical papers in both proceedings. We
`cite to the record of IPR2017-01526.
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`IPR2017-01526 (Patent 7,476,652 B2)
`IPR2017-01528 (Patent 7,713,930 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Jeffrey Guise
`Douglas Carsten
`Richard Torczon
`Lorelei Westin
`Clark Lin
`Alina Litoshyk
`Nicole W. Stafford
`Elham Steiner
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`jguise@wsgr.com
`dcarsten@wsgr.com
`rtorczon@wsgr.com
`lwestin@wsgr.com
`clin@wsgr.com
`alitoshyk@wsgr.com
`nstafford@wsgr.com
`esteiner@wsgr.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`Elizabeth Weiswasser
`Anish Desai
`Aaron Pereira
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`elizabeth.weiswasser@weil.com
`anish.desai@weil.com
`aaron.pereira@weil.com
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