Baxter Healthcare Corporation et al v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. et al

Filing 234

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT re 233 Stipulation, filed by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA, Fresenius USA Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deka Products Limited Partnership. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 12/18/08. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2008)

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David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) [e-mail] KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois, 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-861-2200 Attorney For Plaintiff and Counter-defendant BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA Maureen K. Toohey (SBN 196401) [e-mail] TOOHEY LAW GROUP LLC 225 Franklin Street, 16th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934) [e-mail] FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants and Counter-claimants FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. AND FRESENIUS USA, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, AND DEKA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants, vs. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA, and FRESENIUS USA, INC., Defendants and Counter-claimants.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLTFS' FIRST AMENDED COMP AND DEFS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFF. DEF.S

Case No. C 07-01359 PJH (JL) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (DKT. NO. 115) AND DEFENDANTS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (DKT. NO. 117)

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs asserted infringement of United States Patent No. 6,929,751 entitled "Vented Medical Fluid Tip Protector Methods" ("the '751 patent") and United States Patent No. 7,083,719 entitled "Medical System Including Vented Tip Protector" ("the '719 patent") in Counts VIII and IX of Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 115), respectively; and WHEREAS, the parties have discussed the possibility of streamlining this case, NOW, THEREFORE, it is stipulated by the respective parties and their counsel of

The merits of Plaintiffs case with respect to Count VIII of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 113), relating to Plaintiffs' assertion of infringement of the '751 patent shall be stayed. The merits of Defendants' Counterclaim Counts XV and XVI of Defendants' Answer to First Amended Complaint and Counterclaims (Dkt. No. 117), affirmative defenses and prayers for relief relating to the '751 patent shall be stayed. The merits of Plaintiffs case with respect to Count IX of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 115), relating to Plaintiffs' assertion of infringement of the '719 patent shall be stayed. The merits of Defendants' Counterclaim Counts XVII and XVIII of Defendants' Answer to First Amended Complaint and Counterclaims (Dkt. No. 117), affirmative defenses and prayers for relief relating to the '719 patent shall be stayed. During the stay, the '751 and '719 patents shall not be the subject of Final Infringement Contentions and Final Invalidity Contentions under Patent L.R. 3-6, Defendants' disclosure of reliance on advice of counsel and production of opinion under Patent L.R. 3-8, willfulness discovery, expert discovery including expert reports, dispositive motions, or trial. However, other fact discovery relating the Plaintiffs' claim of infringement of the '751 and '719 patents and Defendants' related Counterclaim Counts, affirmative defenses and prayers for relief relating to the '751 and '719 patents was completed before the December 1, 2008, Fact
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLTFS' FIRST AMENDED COMP AND DEFS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFF. DEF.S

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Discovery Cut-Off date specified by this Court. (Dkt. No. 191) Because the disputed claim terms currently pending before the Court do not include any claim term from the '751 patent or the '719 patent, the stipulated stay of the '751 and '719 patents will not impact the current claim construction proceeding.

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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 By: /s/ Maureen K. Toohey_____ Maureen K. Toohey (SBN 196401) TOOHEY LAW GROUP LLC 225 Franklin Street, 16th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: [phone] Howard A. Slavitt (SBN 172840) Rachel G. Cohen (SBN 218929) COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS LLP One Ferry Building, Suite 200 San Francisco, California 94111-4213 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLTFS' FIRST AMENDED COMP AND DEFS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFF. DEF.S

December 17, 2008 By: /s/ David K. Callahan_____________ KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) Garret Leach (pro hac vice) Mary Zaug (pro hac vice) 200 East Randolph Chicago, Illinois, 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-861-2200 Robert G. Krupka (SBN 196625) 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 213-680-8500 Kenneth Bridges (SBN 243541) 555 California Street San Francisco, California, 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-439-1500 Attorney For Plaintiff and Counter-defendant BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA December 17, 2008

December 17, 2008 By: /s/ Michael E. Florey___

Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934) Todd G. Miller (SBN 163200) Michael M. Rosen (SBN 230964) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Mathias W. Samuel (pro hac vice) Michael E. Florey (pro hac vice) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Limin Zheng (SBN 226875) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 400 Redwood City, CA 94053 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. AND FRESENIUS USA, INC.

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ELECTRONIC FILING DECLARATION OF DAVID K. CALLAHAN, P.C.

I, David K. Callahan, declare as follows: 1. I am a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and I am Baxter Healthcare Corporation's

legal counsel in the above-captioned litigation. 2. Pursuant to the Northern District of California Electronic Filing Procedures and

General Order No. 45, I attest that Michael E. Florey, counsel for Defendants, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America, and Fresenius USA, Inc., (collectively "Fresenius"), and Maureen K. Toohey, counsel for Plaintiff DEKA Products Limited Partnership, concur in the filing of this document and have granted me permission to electronically file this document absent their actual signatures.

Dated: December 17, 2008

Respectfully submitted, Kirkland & Ellis LLP By: /s David K. Callahan s/ David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227), [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA

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David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) [e-mail] KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois, 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-861-2200 Attorney For Plaintiff and Counter-defendant BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA Maureen K. Toohey (SBN 196401) [e-mail] TOOHEY LAW GROUP LLC 225 Franklin Street, 16th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934) [e-mail] FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants and Counter-claimants FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. AND FRESENIUS USA, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, AND DEKA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants, vs. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA, and FRESENIUS USA, INC., Defendants and Counter-claimants.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLTFS' FIRST AMENDED COMP AND DEFS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFF. DEF.S

Case No. C 07-01359 PJH (JL) [PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (DKT. NO. 115) AND DEFENDANTS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (DKT. NO. 117)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY COUNTS VIII AND IX OF PLTFS' FIRST AMENDED COMP AND DEFS' RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND AFF. DEF.S

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED, the merits of this case relating to Plaintiffs' assertion of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,929,751 ("the '751 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 7,083,719 ("the '719 patent") and Defendants' counterclaims and defenses of noninfringement and invalidity relating to the '751 and '719 patents are STAYED. During the stay, the '751 and '719 patents shall not be the subject of Final Infringement Contentions and Final Invalidity Contentions under Patent L.R. 3-6, Defendants' disclosure of reliance on advice of counsel and production of opinion under Patent L.R. 3-8, willfulness discovery, expert discovery including expert reports, dispositive motions, or trial. However, other fact discovery relating to Plaintiffs' assertion of infringement of the '751 and '719 patents and Defendants' counterclaims and defenses of non-infringement and invalidity of the '751 and '719 patents was completed before the December 1, 2008, Fact Discovery Cut-Off date specified by this Court . 18 DATED: December ____, 2008

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