Tafas v. Dudas et al

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NOTICE by Jon Dudas, The United States Patent and Trademark Office of Related Cases (Wetzler, Lauren)

Tafas v. Dudas et al

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Case 1:07-cv-00846-JCC-TRJ

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division TRIANTAFYLLOS TAFAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JON W. DUDAS, in his official capacity as ) Under-Secretary of Commerce for ) Intellectual Property and Director of the ) United States Patent and Trademark Office, ) and ) ) UNITED STATES PATENT AND ) TRADEMARK OFFICE, ) ) Defendants. ) )

Civil Action No. 1:07cv846 (JCC/TRJ)

N O T IC E OF RELATED CASES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-captioned case and SmithKline Beecham Corp., et al. v. Jon W. Dudas, et al., Civil Action No. 1:07cv1008 (CMH/TRJ), are related actions. The cases involve the same defendants and contain overlapping issues of fact and law, as both actions present legal challenges to the final rules published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office at 72 Fed. Reg. 46716 (Aug. 21, 2007). The same administrative record filed on October 5, 2007 in the above-captioned case (Dkt. Nos. 21 & 22) is applicable to the SmithKline Beecham Corp. case. Moreover, the Complaint in the SmithKline Beecham Corp. action references the above-captioned case and incorporates pleadings filed by the defendants in the above-captioned case. See SmithKline Beecham Corp Compl. ¶ 10, p. 14 n.1, Ex. A. In the interest of judicial economy, the Clerk's Office may see fit to have the cases heard by the same judge.

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Respectfully submitted, CHUCK ROSENBERG United States Attorney By: /s/ Lauren A. Wetzler R. Joseph Sher Andrew Price Assistant United States Attorneys Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's Building 2100 Jamieson Avenue Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for All Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 12, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following: Elizabeth Marie Locke Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 15th St NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 Email: [e-mail] Craig Crandall Reilly Richard McGettigan Reilly & West PC 1725 Duke St Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiffs

__/s/_______________________ Lauren A. Wetzler Assistant United States Attorney Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's Building 2100 Jamieson Avenue Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] C o u n se l for All Defendants

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