Genentech, Inc. et al v. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH et al

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ORDER re: alighment of parties (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/17/2009)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON ALIGNMENT OF THE PARTIES CASE NO. C 08-04909 SI (BZ)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

GENENTECH, INC. and BIOGEN IDEC INC., Plaintiffs, v. SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC, and SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. INC., Defendants. SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Counterplaintiff, v. GENENTECH, INC. and BIOGEN IDEC INC., Counterdefendants. SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Plaintiff, v. GENENTECH, INC. and BIOGEN IDEC INC., Defendants.

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Case No.: 3:08-04909 SI (BZ) JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON ALIGNMENT OF THE PARTIES

Case No. 3:09-04919 SI

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Attorneys for Plaintiff Genentech, Inc. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2
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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP Charles K. Verhoeven (Bar No. 170151) [e-mail] 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Victoria F. Maroulis (Bar No. 202603) [e-mail] Gabriel S. Gross (Bar No. 254672) [e-mail] 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 560 Redwood Shores, California 94065-2139 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

HARVEY SISKIND LLP D. Peter Harvey (State Bar No. 55712) [e-mail] Raffi V. Zerounian (State Bar No. 236388) [e-mail] Four Embarcadero Center, 39th Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP Paul H. Berghoff (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Joshua R. Rich (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Alison J. Baldwin (pro hac vice) [e-mail] 300 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

TOWNSEND & TOWNSEND & CREW LLP James G. Gilliland, Jr. (Bar No. 107988) [e-mail] David J. Tsai (Bar No. 244479) [e-mail] Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Anne M. Rogaski (Bar No. 184754) [e-mail] 379 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] FOLEY HOAG LLP Donald R. Ware (Mass. Bar No: 516260) (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Claire Laporte (Mass. Bar No: 554979) (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Seaport World Trade Center West 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210-2600 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff Biogen Idec Inc.

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STIPULATION Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, Genentech, Inc. ("Genentech"); Biogen Idec Inc. ("Biogen"); and Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH ("Sanofi") stipulate as follows: WHEREAS in Case No. 3:08-cv-04909 SI (BZ), Genentech and Biogen are the plaintiffs asserting declaratory judgment claims of patent invalidity and non-infringement and Sanofi is the sole remaining defendant, asserting claims of patent infringement; WHEREAS in Case No. Case No. 3:09-04919 SI (originally Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc., Civil Action No. 9:08-CV-203 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas), Sanofi is the plaintiff asserting claims of patent infringement against Genentech and Biogen; WHEREAS this Court may exercise its discretion to align parties as plaintiff and defendant, see, e.g., Plumtree Software, Inc. v. Datamize, LLC, No. C02-5693, 2003 WL 25841157, at *3 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (Walker, J.); and WHEREAS the parties have further agreed that Sanofi, being the patent-holder, shall proceed as the Plaintiff in this action and Genentech and Biogen shall proceed as the Defendants; Genentech, Biogen, and Sanofi respectfully request that the Court enter the following stipulation and proposed order regarding alignment of the parties. The parties AGREE and STIPULATE, from this point onward: 1. 2. Sanofi should be designated as Plaintiff; and Genentech and Biogen should be designated as Defendants.

So stipulated.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: December 11, 2009 DATED: December 10, 2009 DATED: December 10, 2009 DATED: December 10, 2009

Respectfully submitted, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP

By /s/ Victoria F. Maroulis Attorneys for Genentech, Inc. FOLEY HOAG LLP

By /s/ Claire Laporte Attorneys for Biogen Idec Inc. MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP

By /s/ Joshua R. Rich Attorneys for Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

I, Raffi V. Zerounian, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this document. Pursuant to General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that the above counsel have concurred in this filing. HARVEY SISKIND LLP

By /s/ Raffi V. Zerounian Attorneys for Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: that: From this point onward: 1. 2.

[PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and with good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH shall be designated as Plaintiff; Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc. shall be designated as Defendants.

All pleadings filed in this case shall reflect this alignment.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

The Honorable Susan Illston UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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