Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. et al v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 106

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy Koh on 6/12/14. (lhklc5S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2014)

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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United States District Court
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PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., and HANDA )
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
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Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants, )
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TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
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TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH
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AMERICA, INC., TAKEDA
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PHARMACEUTCALS AMERICA, INC., and )
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A. INC., )
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Defendants-Counterclaimants. )
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Case No.:

13-CV-01927-LHK

Consolidated and Related Cases:
13-CV-02416-LHK
13-CV-02420-LHK
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Clerk: Elizabeth Garcia
Reporter: Lee-Anne Shortridge

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Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Ted Dane and Heather Takahashi for
Takeda
Defendants’ Attorneys: James Stronski for Par and Handa;
Eric Acker for Impax; Don Mizerk for TWi

A case management conference was held on June 12, 2014. A further case management
conference is set for October 29, at 2:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the parties’ June 11, 2014 joint case management statement (ECF No. 101), the
Court set the following deadlines in connection with case narrowing:
• Deadline for Takeda to file and serve a narrowed list of asserted claims: June 27, 2014.
• Deadline for Defendants to file and serve a narrowed list of prior art references: July 18,
2014.
• Deadline for Takeda to file and serve a further narrowed list of asserted claims: 7 days
after close of fact discovery (October 13, 2014).
• Deadline for Defendants to file and serve a further narrowed list of prior art references: 7
days after receiving Takeda’s notice (October 20, 2014).
The case schedule otherwise remains as previously set:

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Last Day to Amend Pleadings/Add Parties

April 11, 2014

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Initial Disclosures

August 30, 2013

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Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement
Contentions

September 20, 2013

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Parties Exchange Invalidity Contentions

November 4, 2013

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Parties Exchange Proposed Claim Terms

November 18, 2013

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Disclosure of Expert Witnesses for Claim
Construction

November 18, 2013

Parties Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions

December 9, 2013

Parties File Joint Claim Construction and
Prehearing Statement

February 6, 2014

Close of Claim Construction Discovery

March 6, 2014

Claim Construction Opening Brief Due

March 27, 2014

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Claim Construction Opposition Brief Due

April 24, 2014

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Claim Construction Reply Brief Due

May 15, 2014

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Claim Construction Tutorial

June 5, 2014, at 1:30 p.m.

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Deadline for Takeda to file and serve a narrowed
list of asserted claims

June 27, 2014

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Deadline for Defendants to file and serve a
narrowed list of prior art references

July 18, 2014

Fact Discovery Cut Off

October 6, 2014

Deadline for Takeda to file and serve a further
narrowed list of asserted claims

October 13, 2014

Deadline for Defendants to file and serve a further
narrowed list of prior art references

October 20, 2014

Parties Serve Initial Expert Reports and
Produce Related Documents/Materials
Parties Serve Rebuttal Expert Reports and
Produce Related Documents/Materials
Parties Serve Reply Expert Reports

October 20, 2014

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November 3, 2014
November 17, 2014

Close Expert Discovery

December 3, 2014

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Last Day to File Dispositive Motions 1

December 18, 2014

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Hearing on Dispositive Motions

January 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

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Final Pretrial Conference

March 26, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

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Bench Trial

April 13, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.

Length of Trial

7 days

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Each party is limited to one dispositive motion in each case.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: June 12, 2014

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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