Amgen Inc. et al v. Sandoz Inc. et al
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE REBUTTAL EXPERT REPORTS ON THE 427 PATENT. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/1/17. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2017)
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Vernon M. Winters (SBN 130128)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-1503
Telephone: (415) 772-1200
Facsimile: (415) 772-7400
vwinters@sidley.com
Nicholas Groombridge (pro hac vice)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Telephone: (212) 373-3000
Facsimile: (212) 757-3990
ngroombridge@paulweiss.com
Additional counsel listed below
Erik J. Olson (SBN 175815)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: 650.813.5600
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
ejolson@mofo.com
Additional counsel listed below
Attorneys for Defendants Sandoz Inc., Sandoz
GmbH, and Sandoz International GmbH
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Amgen Inc.
and Amgen Manufacturing, Limited
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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AMGEN INC. and
AMGEN MANUFACTURING, LIMITED,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS
STIPULATED REQUEST AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND
TIME TO FILE REBUTTAL EXPERT
REPORTS ON THE ’427 PATENT
SANDOZ INC., SANDOZ
INTERNATIONAL GMBH, and
SANDOZ GMBH,
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Defendants.
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STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS
REGARDING ’427 PATENT REBUTTAL EXPERT REPORTS
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiffs Amgen Inc. and Amgen
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Manufacturing, Limited and Defendants Sandoz Inc., Sandoz International GmbH, and Sandoz
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GmbH, through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, on August 23, 2017, Amgen and Sandoz attended a mediation with Robert
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B. Davidson where the parties made progress on resolving disputes regarding U.S. Patent No.
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6,162,427 (“the ’427 patent”). The parties agreed to terms for a stipulated offer of judgment and
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are in the process of drafting a formal document, subject to the approval of both Amgen and
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Sandoz’s managements;
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WHEREAS, Amgen’s lead trial and in-house counsel team members are preparing for
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two separate trials, such that they cannot finalize the draft stipulated offer of judgment prior to
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the current deadline to exchange rebuttal expert reports, September 1, 2017;
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WHEREAS, a one-week extension of the time to exchange rebuttal expert reports on the
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’427 patent is needed so that the parties may reach agreement on a draft stipulation, and provide
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rebuttal expert reports only if no agreement can be reached;
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WHEREAS, the scheduling modifications since the Court entered the Case Management
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Scheduling Order on October 28, 2016 together with Case No. Case No. 3:16-cv-02581-RS
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(Dkt. No. 220) are as follows: the Court modified the schedule through dispositive motions on
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May 15, 2017 (Dkt. No. 248); modified the schedule through trial on May 19, 2017 (Dkt. No.
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253); and modified the deadlines for the exchange of expert reports (Dkt. No. 259);
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WHEREAS, the extension will not change any other dates from the Court’s last
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scheduling order, although Amgen will agree to extend the deadline for Sandoz to serve expert
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reply reports on the ’427 patent, if any;
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WHEREAS, the parties do not seek to extend the time to file rebuttal expert reports on
the other patent in suit, U.S. Patent No. 8,940,878;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby jointly request that this Court extend the time
to file rebuttal expert reports on the ’427 patent by one week from today, to September 8, 2017.
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STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS
REGARDING ’427 PATENT REBUTTAL EXPERT REPORTS
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Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: September 1, 2017
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Vernon M. Winters (SBN 130128)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-1503
Telephone: (415) 772-1200
Facsimile: (415) 772-7400
vwinters@sidley.com
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Attorneys for Amgen Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing, Ltd.
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By: /s/ Nicholas Groombridge
Nicholas Groombridge
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Telephone: (212) 373-3000
Facsimile: (212) 757-3990
ngroombridge@paulweiss.com
Dated: September 1, 2017
By: /s/ Erik J. Olson
Erik J. Olson (SBN 175815)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: 650.813.5600
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
ejolson@mofo.com
Attorneys for Defendants Sandoz Inc., Sandoz GmbH, and
Sandoz International GmbH
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STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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REGARDING ’427 PATENT REBUTTAL EXPERT REPORTS
SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby certify that concurrence in the filing
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of this document has been obtained from each of the other Signatories shown above.
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Dated: September 1, 2017
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By: /s/ Sue Wang
Sue Wang
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STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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9/1
Dated: ___________, 2017
THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS
REGARDING ’427 PATENT REBUTTAL EXPERT REPORTS
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