AbbVie Inc. v. Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. et al

Filing 53

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 50 MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Resolution of Motion to Compel Arbitration filed by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. Case stayed. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 6/6/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2017)

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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THOMAS P. STEINDLER (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
MICHAEL V. O’SHAUGHNESSY (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
500 N. Capitol St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
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MICHAEL A. MORIN (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
DAVID P. FRAZIER (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ELISSA N. KNOFF (Bar No. 309497)
[e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20004
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WILLIAM G. GAEDE III (SBN: 136184)
[e-mail]
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
275 Middlefield Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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GREGORY K. SOBOLSKI (SBN 267428)
[e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

NICOLE CLOUSE (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
28 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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Attorneys for AbbVie, Inc.
ANDREA MEGHROUNI-BROWN
(SBN 14823)
[e-mail]
GRIFOLS DIAGNOSTIC
SOLUTIONS INC.
4560 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

See attached list of co-counsel.

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Attorney for Grifols Worldwide
Operations Ltd.

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Attorneys for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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ABBVIE INC.,

Case No. 3:17-CV-01815 EMC
Plaintiff,

v.
NOVARTIS VACCINES & DIAGNOSTICS,
INC. and GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE
OPERATIONS LTD.,
Defendants.

STIPULATION & [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
PENDING RESOLUTION OF
MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-01815 EMC

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Additional co-counsel:
SHERMAN KAHN (SBN: 168924)
[e-mail]
MAURIEL KAPOUYTIAN WOODS LLP
15 W. 26th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
JASON R. BARTLETT (SBN: 214530)
[e-mail]
MARC J. PERNICK (SBN: 160591)
[e-mail]
MAURIEL KAPOUYTIAN WOODS LLP
275 Battery Street, Suite 480
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-01815 EMC

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Plaintiff AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”), Defendant Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.

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(“Novartis”) and Defendant Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd. (“Grifols”) file this stipulated

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request and respectfully ask the Court to stay all scheduling order requirements pending

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resolution of Defendant Novartis’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay (“Motion to

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Compel Arbitration”). As grounds, the parties state as follows:

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On March 31, 2017, AbbVie filed its declaratory judgment Complaint in this case.

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Novartis filed its Answer to Complaint on May 25, 2017. (Dkt. No. 42.) Contemporaneously

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herewith, however, Novartis is filing a Motion to Compel Arbitration, arguing that a license

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agreement between Novartis and AbbVie requires arbitration of all issues presented in this
dispute. AbbVie plans to oppose the Motion to Compel Arbitration.

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In view of the foregoing, and to avoid unnecessary expenditure of judicial resources, the

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parties concur that good cause exists to stay all upcoming deadlines in this case until a ruling is

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made on the Motion to Compel Arbitration. For these reasons, the parties request that all aspects

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of this case other than those related to the issue of arbitrability be stayed pending a ruling by the

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Court on the Motion to Compel Arbitration, including without limitation Grifols’ obligation to

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answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint, Grifols’ right to challenge service of process, the

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parties’ invalidity contentions, claim construction submissions, and fact discovery.

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WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that, for good cause shown, the Court

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grant this stipulated request and enter the stay as provided herein.

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Dated: June 5, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

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MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
By:

/s/ Thomas P. Steindler
Thomas P. Steindler

Attorneys for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-01815 EMC

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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By:

/s/ Gregory K. Sobolski
Gregory K. Sobolski

Attorneys for AbbVie Inc.
/s/ Andrea Meghrouni-Brown
Andrea Meghrouni-Brown
Attorney for Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd.

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to General Order 45.X(B), I hereby attest that concurrence has been obtained
from Gregory K. Sobolski and Andrea Meghrouni-Brown indicated by the “conformed”
signatures (/s/) within this e-filed document.
/s/ Thomas P. Steindler
Thomas P. Steindler

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
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Pursuant to Stipulation, all scheduling requirements are stayed until the Court issues its
ruling on Novartis’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO STAY PENDING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
CASE NO. 3:17-CV-01815 EMC