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` Filed: February 13, 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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`GRÜNENTHAL GMBH,
`Petitioner,
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`ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`PGR2018-00062
`Patent 9,707,245 B2
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`Before ANDREI IANCU, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
`and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
`ANDREW HIRSHFELD, Commissioner for Patents, and SCOTT R. BOALICK,
`Chief Administrative Patent Judge.
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`PER CURIAM.
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`ORDER
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`PGR2018-00062
`Patent 9,707,245 B2
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`The Office has received a request for Precedential Opinion Panel (POP)
`review of an issue raised in these cases. See Ex. 3001. The request was referred to
`the POP panel referenced above.
`Upon consideration of the request, it is ORDERED that:
`The request for POP review is denied; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the original panel maintains authority over all
`matters, including considering the submitted rehearing request.
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`PGR2018-00062
`Patent 9,707,245 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Bruce Haas
`bchaas@venable.com
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`Justin Oliver
`joliver@venable.com
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`Katherine Adams
`keadams@venable.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Brent Johnson
`bjohnson@mabr.com
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`Parrish Freeman
`pfreeman@mabr.com
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