`571-272-7822
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` Paper: 50
` Entered: May 17, 2018
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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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`WATSON LABORATORIES, INC.
`Petitioner,
`v.
`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP.
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`Cases IPR2017-01621 and IPR 2017-01622
`Patents 9,358,240 B2 and 9,339,507 B2
`____________
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, ERICA A. FRANKLIN, and DAVID
`COTTA, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`COTTA, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`MODIFIED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`IPR2017-01621 (Patent 9,358,240 B2)
`IPR2017-01622 (Patent 9,339,507 B2)
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`This order modifies the due dates set forth in the Board’s January 11,
`2018 Scheduling Order to allow the parties the opportunity to respond to and
`address issues raised by the Board’s April 30, 2018 Order (“SAS Order”)
`modifying our institution decision to include review of all challenged claims
`and all grounds presented in the Petition.1 The parties may stipulate to
`different dates for DUE DATES 1 through 5 (earlier or later, but no later
`than DUE DATE 6). A notice of the stipulation, specifically identifying the
`changed due dates, must be promptly filed. The parties may not stipulate to
`an extension of DUE DATES 6 and 7. In addition, even if the parties
`stipulate to an extension of DUE DATE 4, any request for oral hearing must
`still be filed on or before the date set forth in this Order, to provide sufficient
`time for the Board to accommodate the hearing.
`In stipulating to different times, the parties should consider the effect
`of the stipulation on times to object to evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1)), to
`supplement evidence (37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2)), to conduct cross-
`examination (37 C.F.R. § 42.53(d)(2)), and to draft papers depending on the
`evidence and cross-examination testimony (see section B, below).
`The parties are reminded that the Testimony Guidelines appended to
`the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,772
`(Aug. 14, 2012) (Appendix D), apply to this proceeding. The Board may
`impose an appropriate sanction for failure to adhere to the Testimony
`Guidelines. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. For example, reasonable expenses and
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` On Thursday May 10, 2018 in advance of a conference call to discuss
`scheduling changes necessitated by the SAS Order, the parties emailed the
`Board to provide an agreed upon schedule. Ex. 3008. Due Dates 1–5 set
`forth herein are identical to those proposed by the parties in that schedule.
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`IPR2017-01621 (Patent 9,358,240 B2)
`IPR2017-01622 (Patent 9,339,507 B2)
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`attorneys’ fees incurred by any party may be levied on a person who
`impedes, delays, or frustrates the fair examination of a witness.
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`1. DUE DATE 1 A
`The patent owner may file—
`a.
`A supplemental response to the petition not to exceed 5000
`words. The supplemental response shall address only grounds not addressed
`in the patent owner’s response filed on April 27, 2018 (37 C.F.R. § 42.120),
`and
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`A motion to amend the patent (37 C.F.R. § 42.121).
`b.
`The patent owner must file any such supplemental response or motion
`to amend by DUE DATE 1A.
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`2. DUE DATE 2
`The petitioner must file any reply to the patent owner’s response and
`patent owner’s supplemental response and opposition to the motion to
`amend by DUE DATE 2. Petitioner’s reply shall not exceed 7600 words.
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`3. DUE DATE 3
`The patent owner must file any reply to the petitioner’s opposition to
`patent owner’s motion to amend by DUE DATE 3.
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`4. DUE DATE 4
`a.
`Each party must file any motion for an observation on the
`cross-examination testimony of a reply witness (see section C, below) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`IPR2017-01621 (Patent 9,358,240 B2)
`IPR2017-01622 (Patent 9,339,507 B2)
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`Each party must file any motion to exclude evidence (37 C.F.R
`b.
`§ 42.64(c)) and any request for oral argument (37 C.F.R. § 42.70(a)) by
`DUE DATE 4.
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`5. DUE DATE 5
`a.
`Each party must file any response to an observation on cross-
`examination testimony by DUE DATE 5.
`b.
`Each party must file any opposition to a motion to exclude
`evidence by DUE DATE 5.
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`6. DUE DATE 6
`Each party must file any reply for a motion to exclude evidence by
`DUE DATE 6.
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`7. DUE DATE 7
`The oral argument (if requested by either party) is set for DUE
`DATE 7.
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`IPR2017-01621 (Patent 9,358,240 B2)
`IPR2017-01622 (Patent 9,339,507 B2)
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`DUE DATE APPENDIX
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`DUE DATE 1A ........................................................................... July 11, 2018
`Patent owner’s supplemental response to the petition
`Patent owner’s motion to amend the patent
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`DUE DATE 2 .............................................................................. Sep. 7, 2018
`Petitioner’s reply to patent owner’s response to petition
`Petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 3 ............................................................................. Sep. 28, 2018
`Patent owner’s reply to petitioner’s opposition to motion to amend
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`DUE DATE 4 .............................................................................. Oct. 12, 2018
`Motion for observation regarding cross-examination of reply witness
`Motion to exclude evidence
`Request for oral argument
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`DUE DATE 5 ............................................................................. Oct. 26, 2018
`Response to observation
`Opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 6 .............................................................................. Nov. 9, 2018
`Reply to opposition to motion to exclude
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`DUE DATE 7 ........................................................................... Nov. 20, 2018
`Oral argument (if requested)
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`IPR2017-01621 (Patent 9,358,240 B2)
`IPR2017-01622 (Patent 9,339,507 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
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`Michael K. Nutter
`Andrew R. Sommer
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`mnutter@winston.com
`asommer@winston.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Stephen B. Maebius
`George Quillin
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`smaebius@foley.com
`gquillin@foley.com
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`Shaun R. Snader
`UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP.
`ssnader@unither.com
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`Douglas Carsten
`Richard Torczon
`Robert Delafield
`Veronica Ascarrunz
`WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
`dcarsten@wsgr.com
`rtorczon@wsgr.com
`bdelafield@wsgr.com
`vascarrunz@wsgr.com
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