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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC v. Halozyme, Inc. et al. - PGR2025-00050

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2025-00050 filed by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC against Halozyme, Inc. et al. on May 7, 2025. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
PGR2025-00050
Filing Date
May 7, 2025
Petitioner
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Respondent
Halozyme, Inc. et al.
Status
Trial Instituted
Respondent Application Number
18339829
Respondent Tech Center
1600
Respondent Patent Number
12077791
Institution Decision Date
Nov 19, 2025

Decision Documents New

Decision documents related to this case provide insights into the outcomes of proceedings. These documents are crucial for understanding the legal determinations and implications for the parties involved.

Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

DECISION Granting Institution of Post-Grant Review 35 U.S.C. § 324

Nov 19, 2025PAPERBOARD

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer

Sep 26, 2025PAPERBOARD

Counsels Involved New

Details of counsels involved in proceeding number PGR2025-00050.

TypeName
Petitioner CounselKushan, Jeffreyet al
Respondent CounselEllison, Eldoraet al

Proceeding Documents

The table below shows documents filed in the case, listing each document name, filing date, document type, and filing party. Tracking these filings indicates the activity of the parties involved in the case, and the types of documents filed can provide insights into the legal strategies being employed.

Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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EX2400 - Merck Co - 10Q - 11-05-2025

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2402 - MERCK_PGR00006 - Sidley MSA (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2403 - MERCK_PGR00056 - Dechert MSA (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2404 - MERCK_PGR00467 - Mark Stewart Offer Letter (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MA

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2405 - MERCK_PGR00052 - Hecht Engagement Letter (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATE

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2406 - MERCK_PGR00086 - Park Engagement Letter (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATER

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2407 - Executive Team - MSD

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2408 - Executive Team - Merck

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2409 - Board of Directors - MSD

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2410 - Board of Directors - Merck

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2411 - Contact Us - MSD

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2412 - Contact Us - Merck

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2413 - Who We Are - MSD

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2414 - Who We Are - Merck

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2415 - Merck Co - 10k - year 2024

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2416 - USPTO OED Practitioner Search - Mark Stewart registration

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2417 - IPR2024-00240 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2418 - IPR2024-00622 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2419 - IPR2024-00623 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2420 - IPR2024-00624 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2421 - IPR2024-00625 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2422 - IPR2024-00647 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2423 - IPR2024-00648 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2424 - IPR2024-00649 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2425 - IPR2024-00650 Petition

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2426 - MERCK_PGR00035 - 20250813 Payment Remittance (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2427 - MERCK_PGR00042 - Dechert T360 Halozyme (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2428 - MERCK_PGR00045 - FW_ Attn_ Accounts Receivable Dept (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2429 - MERCK_PGR00049 - Halozyme - 202000447 - Invoices (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2430 - MERCK_PGR00465 - Mark Stewart Payroll Statement (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2431 - MERCK_PGR00001 - Ginkel Organization Screen Shot (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2432 - MERCK_PGR00002 - Lally Organization Screen Shot (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2433 - MERCK_PGR00003 - Majchrzak Organization Screen Shot (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2434 - MERCK_PGR00004 - Stewart Organization Screen Shot (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2435 - MERCK_PGR00005 - Su Organization Screen Shot (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2436 - MERCK_PGR00036 - 20250903 Payment Remittance_Redacted (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2437 - MERCK_PGR00037 - 20251001 Payment Remittance_Redacted (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2438 - MERCK_PGR00038 - 20251203 Payment Remittance_Redacted (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2439 - MERCK_PGR00040 - 20251215 Payment Remittance_Redacted (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2440 - MERCK_PGR00046 - PAYMENT REMITTANCE DETAIL (Oct 2025) (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2441 - MERCK_PGR00047 - PAYMENT REMITTANCE DETAIL (Sep 2025) (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2442 - MERCK_PGR00048 - Invoice IN00125072310 Review History (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2443 - MERCK_PGR00050 - Invoices 5_1_2024-12_22_2025_2 of 3 (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2444 - MERCK_PGR00051 - Invoices 5_1_2024-12_22_2025_3 of 3 (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2445 - Merck Co - Bylaws

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2401 - E-mail (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Jan 6, 2026PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion for Additional Discovery (CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL)

Jan 6, 2026PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion for Additional Discovery (PUBLIC - REDACTED)

Jan 6, 2026PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates

Dec 8, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Dec 4, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence

Dec 4, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

SCHEDULING ORDER

Nov 20, 2025PAPERBOARD

DECISION Granting Institution of Post-Grant Review 35 U.S.C. § 324

Nov 19, 2025PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Nov 17, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Intent to Designate Leif Peterson as Backup Counsel

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Leif Peterson

Nov 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Intent to Designate Sue Wang as Backup Counsel

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Sue Wang

Nov 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Intent to Designate Brian Goldberg as Backup Counsel

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Brian Goldberg

Nov 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Intent to Designate Katherine Helm as Backup Counsel

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Katherine Helm

Nov 11, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Nov 11, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Nov 10, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer

Sep 26, 2025PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief

Sep 12, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

News Release, "Halozyme Raises 2025 Financial Guidance Ranges and Reports Strong First Quarter 2025 Results"

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

News Release, "Merck Breaks Ground on New $1 Billion Biologics Center of Excellence in Wilmington, Delaware”

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (May 6, 2025)

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., Form 10-K (Feb. 18, 2025)

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

I-MAK Drug Patent Book (June 2025)

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference: Question and Answer Section (Sept. 8, 2025)

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Second Declaration of Jeffrey P. Kushan

Sep 12, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Waiver of Patent Owner Preliminary Response

Aug 20, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief

Aug 12, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

EX2001 - Triggs-Raine Declaration

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2002 - Triggs-Raine CV

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2003 - Disclaimer

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2004 - Sequence Listing

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2005 - 2023 Pharma 50

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2006 - Merck Financial Results

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2007 - Merck Market Cap Nasdaq

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2008 - Halozyme Market Cap Nasdaq

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2009 - Halozyme News Revenue

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2010 - Halozyme - Commercial Products

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2011 - Halozyme - About Us

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2012 - District Court Complaint

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2013 - Alteogen announces amendment to license agreement with MSD

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2014 - Big Pharma Business Model Report

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2015 - CNN Medicare Article

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2016 - White House Fact Sheet

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX2017 - Big Pharma Earnings Watch

Aug 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney

Aug 4, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Aug 4, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jul 17, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jun 30, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney

Jun 20, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jun 20, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Jun 12, 2025PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney

May 21, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices

May 21, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 12,077,791

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of US Patent No. 12,077,791 Part 1

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of US Patent No. 12,077,791 Part 2

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of US Patent No. 12,077,791 Part 3

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 7,767,429

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chao, Structure of Human Hyaluronidase-1 (2007)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

WO/2010/077297, published July 8, 2010

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Stern, The Hyaluronidases: Their Genomics, Structures, & Mechanisms (2006)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Jedzrejas, Structures of Vertebrate Hyaluronidases (2005)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Zhang, Hyaluronidase Activity of Human Hyal1 (2009)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Arming, In vitro Mutagenesis of PH-20 Hyaluronidase from Human Sperm (1997)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Bordoli, Protein Structure Homology Modeling Using SWISSMODEL (2008)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Frost, Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) (2007)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Branden & Tooze, Introduction to Protein Structure (1999) Part 1

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Branden & Tooze, Introduction to Protein Structure (1999) Part 2

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Table Associating ’791 Patent to Corresponding ’731 Application

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Steipe, Consensus-Based Engineering of Protein Stability (2004)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Green, Computer Graphics, Homology Modeling, and Bioinformatics (2010)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chica, Semi-rational Approaches to Engineering Enzyme Activity (2005)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hardy, Assessment of Contraceptive Vaccines Based on Recombinant Mouse

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Pomering, Restricted Entry of IgG (2002)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Baba, Mouse Sperm Lacking Cell Surface Hyaluronidase PH-20 (2002)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Primakoff, Reversible Contraceptive Effect of PH-20 Immunization (1997)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Tung, Mechanism of Infertility in Male Guinea Pigs Immunized with Sperm

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Rosengren, Recombinant Human PH20 (2018)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,447,401

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application No. 13/694,731

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

2024 Chemistry Nobel Prize Background

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Gmachl, The Human Sperm Protein PH-20 Has Hyaluronidase Activity (1993)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Sills, "Retraction," Science, 319:569 (2008)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Yue, Loss of Protein Structure Stability as a Major Causative Factor (2005)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Wang & Moult, SNPs, Protein Structure, and Disease (2001)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Marković-Housley, Crystal Structure of Hyaluronidase (2000)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

"Negative Results," Nature: Editorials, 453:258 (2008)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Lins, Analysis of Accessible Surface of Residues in Proteins (2003)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hayden, Chemistry: Designer Debacle (2008)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Benkert, Toward the Estimation of the Absolute Quality (2010)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Schwede, SWISS-MODEL: An Automated Protein Homology-Modeling Server (2003)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Chapter 3 (2007)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

He, NMR Structures of Two Designed Proteins with High Sequence Identity

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Alexander, A Minimal Sequence Code for Switching Protein Structure (2009)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ruan, Design & Characterization of a Protein Fold Switching Network (2023)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Sievers, Fast, Scalable Generation of High-Quality Protein (2011)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Mihel, PSAIA – Protein Structure and Interaction Analyzer (2008)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Redline Comparison of the ’731 and ’791 Specifications

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Beasley & Hecht, Protein Design: The Choice of de Novo Sequences (1997)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Xiong, Periodicity of Polar and Nonpolar Amino Acids (1995)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hayden, Key Protein-Design Papers Challenged (2009)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

KEGG, DRUG: Hyaluronidase (human recombinant)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Pace & Scholtz, A Helix Propensity Scale (1998)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application No. 61/631,313

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application No. 61/796,208

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hom_pre2011

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hom_pre2011_header

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hom_pre2011_header_clean

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hom_pre2011.fasta

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ph20_pre2011.aln-clustal_num

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ph20_pre2011 Alignment html

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Leisola & Turunen, Protein Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges (2007)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hecht, De Novo Proteins from Designed Combinatorial Libraries (2004)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Rosengren, Clinical Immunogenicity of rHuPH20 (2015)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Collection of BLAST Webpages from the Internet Archive

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Collection of Clustal Omega Webpages from the Internet Archive

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Collection of SWISS-MODEL Webpages from the Internet Archive

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Collection of PyMol Webpages from the Internet Archive

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Swiss Model Printout of PH20 Model

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Swiss Model Printout of PH20 Model with I309N Mutation

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Swiss Model Printout of PH20 Model with I309L Mutation

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Swiss Model Printout of PH20 Model with I309M Mutation

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hunnicutt, Sperm Surface Protein PH-20 Is Bifunctional (1996)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Bookbinder, A Recombinant Human Enzyme for Enhanced Interstitial...(2006)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Goldberg, “Protein degradation and protection of against misfolded...(2003)

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Jeffrey P. Kushan

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Michael Hecht

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Sheldon Park

May 7, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Post Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 12,077,791

May 7, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

May 7, 2025PAPERPETITIONER