Kumar et al.v.Wright et al.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Jul 3, 2014

12383906 (P.T.A.B. Jul. 3, 2014)

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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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ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Junior Party
(Patent No. 8,101,630 B2),

v.

PURDUE PHARMA, L.P.
Senior Party
(Application No. 13/726,324).

Patent Interference No. 106,004
Technology Center 1600

JUDGMENT
Bd. R. 127(b)

Before RICHARD E. SCHAFER, DEBORAH KATZ, and JOHN G. NEW,
Adminsitrative Patent Judges.

KATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.

Following a telephone conference
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on 30 June 2014 to discuss the 1
procedures for requesting adverse judgment, Acura filed a request that judgment be 2
entered be entered against it. (Paper 20.) The request is granted. 3

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Todd Buck represented Acura, Robert Paradiso represented Purdue, and Deborah

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Accordingly, it is 1
ORDERED that judgment on priority as to Count 1 is entered against junior 2
party Acura; 3
FURTHER ORDERED that claim 1 of Acura patent US 8,101,630 B2 be 4
CANCELED; 5
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall note the requirements of 6
35 U.S.C. §135(c) and Bd.R. 205; and 7
FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this judgment shall be entered into the 8
file of patent 8,101,630 B2 and Purdue application 13/726,324 9
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cc (via e-mail): 11
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Attorney for ACURA: 13
Todd B. Buck, Ph.D., Esq. 14
Christopher I. Halliday, Esq. 15
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 16
tbuck@morganlewis.com 17
challiday@morganlewis.com 18
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Attorney for PURDUE: 20
Robert J. Paradiso, Esq. 21
Mark P. Kesslen, Esq. 22
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP 23
rparadiso@lowenstein.com 24
mkesslen@lowenstein.com 25

Katz was present for the Board.