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` Entered: January 28, 2019
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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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`HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC. and NUVO PHARMACEUTICALS
`(IRELAND) DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-019951
`Patent 9,220,698 B2
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`Before TONI R. SCHEINER, MICHELLE N. ANKENBRAND, and
`DEBRA L. DENNETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DENNETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Granting Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10
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`1 Petitioner Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc., from IPR2018-00894, has been
`joined as a Petitioner to this proceeding.
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`IPR2017-01995
`Patent 9,220,698 B2
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`Pursuant to our authorization, on January 24, 2019, Petitioner filed a
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`Petitioner’s Motion For Withdrawal of Counsel requesting to withdraw
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`Robert D. Swanson as one of its backup counsel (“Motion”). Paper 58.
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`Petitioner indicates that Patent Owner does not oppose the Motion. Id. at 1.
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`Petitioner states “Mr. Swanson is no longer associated with the firm Perkins
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`Coie LLP, therefore Mylan respectfully requests the Board’s authorization to
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`withdraw Mr. Swanson as an additional back up counsel in this proceeding.”
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`Id. Petitioner represents that Brandon M. White will remain as lead counsel.
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`Id. And Petitioner filed updated mandatory notices removing Mr. Swanson
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`as backup counsel. Paper 57, 1.
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`Having reviewed the Motion, we determine that good cause exists for
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`granting Petitioner’s Motion.
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to withdraw Robert D. Swanson
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`as counsel in this proceeding is granted.
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`IPR2017-01995
`Patent 9,220,698 B2
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`PETITIONER:
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`Brandon White
`bmwhite@perkinscoie.com
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`Emily Greb
`egreb@perkinscoie.com
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`Alan Pollack
`apollack@buddlarner.com
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`Louis Weinstein
`lweinstein@buddlarner.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Thomas Blinka
`tblinka@cooley.com
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`Margaret Sampson
`Margaret.sampson@bakerbotts.com
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