Amgen Inc. et al v. Sandoz Inc. et al

Filing 9

STIPULATED ORDER TO RELATE CASES 14-04741 RS and 16-02581 JCS. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 5/27/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2016)

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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Vernon M. Winters (SBN 130128)
Alexander D. Baxter (SBN 281569)
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-1503
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
& GARRISON LLP
Nicholas Groombridge (pro hac vice)
Eric Alan Stone (pro hac vice)
Jennifer H. Wu (pro hac vice)
Jennifer Gordon
Peter Sandel (pro hac vice)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
AMGEN INC.
Wendy A. Whiteford (SBN 150283)
Lois M. Kwasigroch (SBN 130159)
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1789
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Erik J. Olson (SBN 175815)
Eric C. Pai (SBN 247604)
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
[e-mail]
Rachel Krevans (SBN 116421)
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Grant J. Esposito (pro hac vice)
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-9601
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Sandoz Inc., Sandoz
International GmbH, and Sandoz GmbH

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Amgen Inc.
and Amgen Manufacturing, Limited

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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AMGEN INC. and
AMGEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS
STIPULATED REQUEST TO RELATE
CASES, AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

vs.
SANDOZ INC., SANDOZ
INTERNATIONAL GMBH, and
SANDOZ GMBH,
Defendants.
STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONSIDER
WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED

Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-12 and 7-11 and Patent Local Rule 2-1, Plaintiffs

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Amgen Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing Limited (“Amgen”) and Defendants Sandoz Inc.,

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Sandoz International GmbH, and Sandoz GmbH (“Sandoz”) hereby stipulate and request that

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the Court relate the newly filed action, Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-02581 (“the

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-02581 case”), to the present case.

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Amgen filed this case on October 24, 2014 against Sandoz Inc., Sandoz International

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GmbH, and Sandoz GmbH. The case involves U.S. Patent Nos. 8,940,878 and 6,162,427. The

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accused product is Sandoz’s biosimilar version of NEUPOGEN® (filgrastim). Amgen filed the

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-02581 case on May 12, 2016 against Sandoz Inc., Sandoz International GmbH, Sandoz GmbH,

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and Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. The -02581 case involves U.S. Patent Nos. 8,940,878 and

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5,824,784. The accused product there is Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar version of

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NEULASTA® (pegfilgrastim).

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Civil Local Rule 3-12 defines a related case as follows:
An action is related to another when: (1) The actions concern substantially the
same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) It appears likely that there
will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting
results if the cases are conducted before different Judges.

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Patent Local Rule 2-1(a)(1) states:
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When actions concerning the same patent are filed within two years of each other
by the same plaintiff, they will be deemed related.

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Here, the two actions are related in view of the following:

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The cases concern substantially the same parties, even though the -02581 case is
asserted against an additional defendant, Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d.

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Both cases involve U.S. Patent No. 8,940,878, and thus concern the same
asserted patent filed within two years of each other by the same plaintiff.

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Accordingly, relating the cases will avoid duplication of labor and expense or conflicting

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results.

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO RELATE CASES
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS

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Dated: May 26, 2016

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Respectfully submitted,

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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ Vernon M. Winters
Vernon M. Winters (SBN 130128)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-1503
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Erik J. Olson
Erik J. Olson (SBN 175815)
Eric C. Pai (SBN 247604)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
[e-mail]

Nicholas Groombridge (pro hac vice)
Eric Alan Stone (pro hac vice)
Jennifer H. Wu (pro hac vice)
Jennifer Gordon
Peter Sandel (pro hac vice)
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
& GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Rachel Krevans (SBN 116421)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Wendy A. Whiteford (SBN 150283)
Lois M. Kwasigroch (SBN 130159)
AMGEN INC.
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1789
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Grant J. Esposito (pro hac vice)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-9601
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Sandoz Inc., Sandoz
International GmbH, and Sandoz GmbH

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Amgen Inc.
and Amgen Manufacturing Limited

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO RELATE CASES
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS

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ECF ATTESTATION

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I, Vernon M. Winters, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file

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this document. I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the

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above signatories.

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Dated: May 26, 2016

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

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By: /s/ Vernon M. Winters

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

May 27

, 2016
THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO RELATE CASES
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Case No. 3:14-cv-04741-RS