Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

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MOTION to Compel a Complete Response to Interrogatories 9, 10, and 11 to Roche by Amgen Inc..(Gottfried, Michael)

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

Doc. 316

Case 1:05-cv-12237-WGY

Document 316

Filed 03/13/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS AMGEN INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD, a ) Swiss Company, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS ) GMBH, a German Company, and ) HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC., a New ) Jersey Corporation, ) ) Defendants. ) )

Civil Action No.: 1:05-CV-12237 WGY

AMGEN INC.'S MOTION TO COMPEL A COMPLETE RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES 9, 10, AND 11 TO ROCHE Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 37(a) and L.R. 37.1, Plaintiff Amgen, Inc. ("Amgen") respectfully submits this Motion to Compel a Complete Response to Interrogatories 9, 10, and 11 to Roche, and asks the Court for an Order compelling Roche to: · Provide, on a claim-by-claim and limitation-by- limitation basis, the grounds that allegedly support Roche's assertion that the patents- in- suit are invalid for double patenting and/or with respect to 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 (a-e) and 103 (Interrogatory 9); Identify where each and every claim limitation is disclosed in each reference that allegedly anticipates any of the asserted claims (Interrogatory 10); Identify where each claim limitation is disclosed in each reference, how the references are to be combined in order to render each asserted claim obvious, where the motivation to combine the references may be found, and why there would be a reasonable expectation of success in combining the references (Interrogatory 11); Identify and describe, on a claim-by-claim and limitation-by- limitation basis, why one of ordinary skill in the art would have found the claims of the patents- in- suit not to be patentably distinct from the claims in the patents that allegedly invalidate the patents- in- suit for double patenting (Interrogatory 11); and Identify and describe, on a claim-by-claim basis, why 35 U.S.C. § 121 does not bar the application of obviousness-type double patenting (Interrogatory 11).

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The grounds for this motion are set forth in Amgen's Memorandum in Support of its Motion to Compel, as well as in the accompanying Declaration of William G. Gaede, III. Dated: March 13, 2007 Respectfully Submitted, AMGEN INC., By its attorneys, /s/ Michael R. Gottfried D. Dennis Allegretti (BBO#545511) Michael R. Gottfried (BBO# 542156) Patricia R. Rich (BBO# 640578) DUANE MORRIS LLP 470 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02210 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Lloyd R. Day, Jr. DAY CASEBEER, MADRID & BATCHELDER LLP 20300 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 400 Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] William Gaede III McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 3150 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Michael F. Borun Kevin M. Flowers MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP 233 South Wacker Drive 6300 Sears Tower Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Of Counsel: Stuart L. Watt Wendy A. Whiteford Monique L. Cordray Darrell G. Dotson MarySusan Howard Kimberlin L. Morley AMGEN INC. One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1789 [phone]

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CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1 I certify that counsel for the plaintiff has met and conferred with counsel for the defendants, F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd., Hoffman LaRoche Inc. and Roche Diagnostics GmbH, in an effort to resolve or narrow the issues presented by this motion and that no agreement could be reached. /s/ Michael R. Gottfried Michael R. Gottfried

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document, filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of electronic filing and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants on March 13, 2007. /s/ Michael R. Gottfried Michael R. Gottfried

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