Tafas v. Dudas et al

Filing 122

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by CropLife America. (Attachments: # 1 Memo in Support of Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief# 2 Proposed Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief)(Maginnis, John)

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Tafas v. Dudas et al Doc. 122 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA (Alexandria Division) ______________________________ TRIANTAFYLLOS TAFAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JON W. DUDAS, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) Civil Action No. 1:07cv846 (JCC/TRJ) CONSOLIDATED WITH ______________________________ SMITHKLINE BEECHAM ) CORPORATION, et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:07cv1008 (JCC/TRJ) ) JON W. DUDAS, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) MOTION OF CROPLIFE AMERICA FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF Pursuant to the Court's December 18, 2007 Order, CropLife America (CLA) respectfully moves for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of the Plaintiffs in the above-captioned case. As per the Court's December 18, 2007 Order, CLA's Brief would be due on December 27, 2007. Counsel for CLA have conferred with Counsel for Plaintiff Triantafyllos Tafas, the GlazoSmithKline Plaintiffs, and Defendants regarding this Motion and are authorized Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 2 of 6 to state that the Plaintiffs do not oppose this Motion. Defendants take no position on this Motion. As explained in the accompanying memorandum, CLA's members are the world's leaders in the development of plant science and crop protection technologies. CLA and its members have a direct interest in the outcome of this litigation. CLA seeks leave to participate as an amicus based on its interest in avoiding changes to the U.S. patent rules that will irreparably damage the plant science and crop protection industry, CLA members, and the public. For the foregoing reasons, CLA respectfully moves for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of the Plaintiffs on December 27, 2007. Respectfully submitted, December 20, 2007 _____________/s/_____________ John C. Maginnis Virginia Bar # 16757 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 659-4420 (phone) (202) 775-2463 (fax) maginnisdclaw@msn.com Roger J. Marzulla Nancie G. Marzulla MARZULLA LAW 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 822-6760 Fax: (202) 822-6760 roger@marzulla.com nancie@marzulla.com Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Croplife America 2 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 3 of 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 20th Day of December, 2007, I will electronically file the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following: Joseph Dale Wilson, III Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Washington Harbour 3050 K Street NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20007 202-342-8504 Fax: 202-342-8451 Email: jwilson@kelleydrye.com Joanna Elizabeth Baden-Mayer Collier Shannon & Scott PLLC 3050 K St NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20007-5108 202-342-8400 Fax: 202-342-8451 Email: jbaden-mayer@kelleydrye.com Counsel for the Plaintiff Tafas Craig Crandall Reilly Richard McGettigan Reilly & West PC 1725 Duke St Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 549-5353 Email: craig.reilly@rmrwlaw.com Daniel Sean Trainor Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 15th St NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 202-879-5000 Fax: 202-879-5229 Email: dtrainor@kirkland.com Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 4 of 6 Elizabeth Marie Locke Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 15th St NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 202-879-5000 Fax: 202-879-5200 Email: elocke@kirkland.com Counsel for GSK Plaintiffs Lauren A. Wetzler United States Attorney's Office 2100 Jamieson Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 299-3752 Fax: (703) 299-3983 Email: lauren.wetzler@usdoj.gov Counsel for Defendants James Murphy Dowd Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 942-8400 Email: james.dowd@wilmerhale.com Counsel for Amicus Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Randall Karl Miller Arnold & Porter LLP 1600 Tysons Blvd Suite 900 McLean, VA 22102 (703) 720-7000 Email: randall_miller@aporter.com Counsel for Amicus Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Monsanto Company Scott Jeffrey Pivnick Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1650 Tysons Blvd Suite 1400 McLean, VA 22102 2 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 5 of 6 (703) 770-7864 Email: scott.pivnick@pillsburylaw.com Rebecca Malkin Carr Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N St NW Washington, DC 20037 202-663-8000 Fax: 202-663-8007 Email: rebecca.carr@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for Amicus Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Thomas J. O'Brien Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004 202-739--5186 Fax: (202) 739-3001 Email: to'brien@morganlewis.com Counsel for American Intellectual Property Law Institute Dawn-Marie Bey King & Spalding LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 626-8978 Fax: 202 626-3737 Email: dbey@kslaw.com Counsel for Amicus HEXAS, LLC, The Roskamp Institute, and Tikvah Therapeutics, Inc. Charles Gorenstein Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch LLP 8110 Gatehouse Rd PO Box 747 Falls Church, VA 22040-0747 (703) 205-8000 Email: cg@bskb.com Counsel for Amicus Intellectual Property Institute of William Mitchell College of Law Robert Emmett Scully, Jr. Stites & Harbison, PLLC 3 Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 6 of 6 1199 North Fairfax St. Suite 900 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 739- 4900 Fax: (703) 739- 9577 Email: rscully@stites.com Counsel for Amicus Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Craig James Franco Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC 9302 Lee Highway Suite 1100 Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 218-2100 Email: craig.franco@ofplaw.com Counsel for Amicus Polestar Capital Associates, LLC and Norseman Group, LLC Matthew Christian Schruers Computer & Communications Industry Association 900 17th St NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 470-3620 Email: MSchruers@ccianet.org Counsel for Computer and Communications Industry Association; AARP; Consumer Federation of America; Essential Action; Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights; Initiative for Medicines, Access and Knowledge; Knowledge Ecology International; Prescription Access Litigation; Public Knowledge; Research on Innovation; and Software Freedom Law Center _____________/s/_____________ John C. Maginnis Virginia Bar # 16757 ATTORNEY FOR AMICUS CURIAE CROPLIFE AMERICA 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 659-4420 (phone) (202) 775-2463 (fax) maginnislaw2@verizon.net 4

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