Merial Limitedv.VirbacDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardMay 21, 201513132996 (P.T.A.B. May. 21, 2015) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 24 571-272-7822 Entered: 21 May 2015 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD __________ MERIAL LIMITED, Petitioner, v. VIRBAC, Patent Owner. __________ Case IPR2014-01279 Patent 8,501,799 B2 __________ Before FRED E. McKELVEY, JAMES T. MOORE, and LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. McKELVEY, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) IPR2014-01279 Patent 8,501,799 B2 2 I. INTRODUCTION An initial conference call was held on Monday, 18 May 2015. During the conference call, counsel for Patent Owner, Nicolas E. Seckel, Esq., orally moved for entry of an adverse judgment against Patent Owner. 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). The motion is granted. II. ORDER In view of the granting of the motion for adverse judgment, it is ORDERED that claims 1–15 (all the claims) of U.S. Patent No. 8,501,799 B2 (Ex. 1001) are held to be unpatentable. IPR2014-01279 Patent 8,501,799 B2 3 For PETITIONER: Judy Jarecki-Black John Ezcurra MERIAL LIMITED judy.jarecki@merial.com john.ezcurra@merial.com Thomas J. Kowalski Mark W. Russell VEDDER PRICE PC tkowalski@vedderprice.com mrussell@vedderprice.com For PATENT OWNER: Nicolas E. Seckel Scott D. Daniels Michael J. Caridi WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN LLP nseckel@whda.com sdaniels@whda.com mcaridi@whda.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
