Tafas v. Dudas et al

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Objection to 55 Withdraw of Motion Objection to Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss to Being Without Prejudice filed by Triantafyllos Tafas. (Wilson, Joseph) Modified text on 11/14/2007 (clar, ).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA (Alexandria Division)
TRIANTAFYLLOS TAFAS, Plaintiff, v. JON W. DUDAS, in his official capacity as UnderSecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION: 1:07cv846 (JCC/TRJ) and Consolidated Case (below)

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. JON DUDAS, in his official capacity as UnderSecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION: 1:07cv1008 (JCC/TRJ)

PLAINTIFF TRIANTAYLLOS TAFAS'S OBJECTION TO DEFENDANTS' WITHDRAWAL OF ITS PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS BEING WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas ("Plaintiff" or "Dr. Tafas"), through his counsel, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, objects to Defendants' withdrawal of its Partial Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 17) as being "without prejudice to Defendants raising any of the arguments in that motion...at later stages of the proceedings." See Notice of Withdrawal (Dckt. No. 55). While Dr. Tafas does not object to the withdrawal of that motion--especially since it was meritless to begin with--it would clearly be unfair to Dr. Tafas if the withdrawal is without prejudice.

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The underlying merits of the arguments have been fully briefed. It would be unfair for Defendants to put Dr. Tafas through another expensive process of briefing the issues raised in the withdrawn Partial Motion to Dismiss given that Dr. Tafas has been through at expensive process already, only to have Defendants pull the rug out from under him on the eve of submitting the matter for decision, particularly with Defendants simultaneously purporting to reserve the right to litigate all the same issues later in the case. Of course, Dr. Tafas has no substantive objection to Defendants' motion to dismiss being withdrawn from the case. However, he welcomes a genuine withdrawal of the motion. Otherwise, he may be unfairly shackled with the burden and expense of having to address the arguments raised in the Motion to Dismiss if Defendants are allowed to simply defer those to some indefinite future date. It is furthermore unclear from the statement in Defendant's notice of withdrawal, and thus unfair to Dr. Tafas, as to what pleading Defendants intends to file in lieu of the motion to dismiss (whether the exact same arguments will be raised in the new pleading) and when such pleading will be filed. Respectfully submitted, s/ Joseph D. Wilson___________ Joseph D. Wilson (VSB # 43693)
Steven J. Moore, Esq. (pro hac vice) James E. Nealon, Esq. (pro hac vice)

KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP Washington Harbor, Suite 400 3050 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff Triantafyllos Tafas

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Of Counsel: William R. Golden Jr., Esq. KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, New York 10178-0002 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] -- and -David Frulla, Esq. Shaun Gehan, Esq. (pro hac vice) KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP Washington Harbor, Suite 400 3050 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail]

Dated: November 8, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 8, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the 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 Street, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 Email: [e-mail] Craig Crandell Reilly Richard McGettingan Reilly & West PC 1725 Duke Street Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: [e-mail] Daniel Sean Trainor Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 15th Street, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiffs SmithKline Beecham Corp. d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline, SmithKline Beecham PLC, and Glaxo Group Limited, d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline Thomas J. O'Brien Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Email: to'[e-mail] Counsel for Putative Amicus American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association Dawn-Marie Bey Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 700 13th Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Putative Amicus Hexas, LLC, The Roskamp Institute, Tikvah Therapeutics, Inc. James Murphy Dowd Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Putative Amicus Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Randall Karl Miller Arnold & Porter LLP 1600 Tysons Blvd Suite 900 McLean, VA 22102 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Putative Amicus Biotechnology Industry Organization Rebecca M. Carr Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 [e-mail] Scott J. Pivnick Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 1650 Tysons Boulevard McLean, Virginia 22102-4856 [e-mail] Counsel for Putative Amicus Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Lauren A. Wetzler Assistant United States Attorney Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building 2100 Jamieson Avenue Alexandria, Virginia 22134 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for All Defendants

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___/s/ Joseph D. Wilson___________ Joseph D. Wilson (VSB # 43693) KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP Washington Harbor, Suite 400 3050 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff Triantafyllos Tafas

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