`Trials@uspto.gov
`Date: April 1, 2020
`571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_____________
`
`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and PFIZER INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
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`
`
`SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH,
`Patent Owner.
`_____________
`
`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)1
`IPR2018-01675, IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678, IPR2018-01679, IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680, IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
`_____________
`
`Before LYNNE H. BROWNE, HYUN J. JUNG,
`BART A. GERSTENBLITH, and JAMES A. TARTAL,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`GERSTENBLITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel
`37 C.F.R. § 42.10(e)
`
`
`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one Order. The Parties are not
`authorized to use a multi-case caption. Also, Pfizer Inc., who filed petitions
`in IPR2019-00977, IPR2019-00978, IPR2019-00980, IPR2019-00981,
`IPR2019-00982, IPR2019-00987, IPR2019-01022, and IPR2019-01023, has
`been joined as a petitioner in each of these proceedings except IPR2018-
`01670.
`
`
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`
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675, IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678, IPR2018-01679, IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680, IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
`
`
`I.
`INTRODUCTION
`Patent Owner filed a Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel in each of the
`above-listed proceedings.2 Paper 77 (“Motion”).3 Patent Owner states that
`Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Id. at 2. For the following reasons,
`the Motion is granted.
`
`II. DISCUSSION
`Patent Owner requests withdrawal of back-up counsel Brian C.
`Chang. Id. at 2. Patent Owner states that “Brian C. Chang is no longer
`associated with” the law firm representing Patent Owner. Id. Having
`reviewed the Motion, we determine that good cause exists for granting the
`Motion.
`Patent Owner must file updated Mandatory Notices removing
`Mr. Chang as back-up counsel, in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3)
`within seven (7) calendar days of the entry of this Order.
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`
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`2 Patent Owner did not seek authorization prior to filing its Motion. See 37
`C.F.R. § 42.10(e) (“Counsel may not withdraw from a proceeding before the
`Board unless the Board authorizes such withdrawal.”); 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b)
`(“A motion will not be entered without Board authorization.”). For the
`purposes of this Motion, we sua sponte authorize their filing in this Order.
`Going forward, however, Patent Owner must obtain authorization prior to
`filing motions for which authorization is required.
`3 Citations are to IPR2018-01670, unless otherwise indicated. Patent
`Owner’s motion in each proceeding is as follows: IPR2018-01675
`(Paper 84), IPR2018-01676 (Paper 77), IPR2018-01678 (Paper 77),
`IPR2018-01679 (Paper 92), IPR2018-01680 (Paper 102), IPR2018-01682
`(Paper 100), IPR2018-01684 (Paper 72), and IPR2019-00122 (Paper 76).
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`2
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`
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675, IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678, IPR2018-01679, IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680, IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`III. ORDER
`
`It is hereby:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel is
`granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that Patent Owner must file updated
`Mandatory Notices removing Brian C. Chang as back-up counsel in
`accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3) within seven (7) calendar days of the
`entry of this Order; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Brian C. Chang is considered withdrawn
`from these proceedings.
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675, IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678, IPR2018-01679, IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680, IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Richard Torczon
`Wesley Derryberry
`Douglas Carsten
`Jeffrey W. Guise
`Nicole W. Stafford
`Lorelei Westin
`Arthur Dykhuis
`Tasha Thomas
`Elham F. Steiner
`Lora Green
`Jad Mills
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`rtorczon@wsgr.com
`wderryberry@wsgr.com
`dcarsten@wsgr.com
`jguise@wsgr.com
`nstafford@wsgr.com
`lwestin@wsgr.com
`adykhuis@wsgr.com
`tthomas@wsgr.com
`esteiner@wsgr.com
`lgreen@wsgr.com
`jmills@wsgr.com
`
`Jovial Wong
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`jwong@winston.com
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`IPR2018-01670 (Patent 8,679,069 B2)
`IPR2018-01675, IPR2018-01676 (Patent 8,603,044 B2)
`IPR2018-01678, IPR2018-01679, IPR2019-00122 (Patent 8,992,486 B2)
`IPR2018-01680, IPR2018-01682 (Patent 9,526,844 B2)
`IPR2018-01684 (Patent 9,604,008 B2)
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Elizabeth Weiswasser
`Anish R. Desai
`Sudip K. Kundu
`Kathryn M. Kantha
`Adrian C. Percer
`William S. Ansley
`Matthew D. Sieger
`Robert T. Vlasis
`Anna M. Dwyer
`Andrew Gesior
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`elizabeth.weiswasser@weil.com
`anish.desai@weil.com
`sudip.kundu@weil.com
`kathryn.kantha@weil.com
`adrian.percer@weilcom
`sutton.ansley@weil.com
`matthew.sieger@weil.com
`robert.vlasis@weil.com
`anna.dwyer@weil.com
`andrew.gesior@weil.com
`
`W. Karl Renner
`John S. Goetz
`Joshua A. Griswold
`Matthew S. Colvin
`Kenneth W. Darby, Jr.
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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