Tafas v. Dudas et al

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Notice of Hearing Date set for 11/27/2007 re 80 MOTION to Compel (Wilson, Joseph)

Tafas v. Dudas et al

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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 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.

PLAINTIFF DR. TAFAS' NOTICE OF MOTION TO COMPEL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday November 27, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. or at such earlier or other time as counsel may be heard, Plaintiff Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas ("Tafas") by his counsel, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, will move the Court for an order compelling Defendants Jon W. Dudas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office to furnish a privilege log separately identifying any and all documents and information withheld or redacted from the administrative record that Defendants produced in this consolidated action based on any claims of any privilege or protection from disclosure (e.g., the attorney-client privilege, deliberative process privilege, work production protection, etc.).

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Additionally, Tafas will move the Court on November 27th to order Defendants to produce any and all non-privileged documents and materials Defendants reviewed and considered, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the proposed and final patent rules that are subject of this action. The Court has already indicated it will address and resolve Tafas' entitlement to this relief at a hearing previously scheduled for November 27th. Thus, while Tafas' demand for production of a privilege log is already sub-judice, Tafas submits this Notice and accompanying Motion to Compel out of an abundance of caution to assure the record in this consolidated action is complete and that there is a procedural vehicle in place for the Court to order the previously requested relief. Counsel for Dr. Tafas raised the request for the relief noted above and in the accompanying Motion to Compel orally before Magistrate Judge Jones at the November 16, 2007 hearing in this matter on Defendants' Motion for Issuance of Expedited Briefing Schedule in Lieu of Standard Initial Scheduling Order (Dckt. # 60). At that hearing, the Court invited

Tafas to submit further briefing on the matter, which Tafas has done. See Dckt. # 73 (Tafas submission). The Court also invited Defendants to submit briefing in this regard, and Defendants' brief is due today. Furthermore, the Court continued the November 16th hearing to November 27th to address these issues, among others.

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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 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] 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 20, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 20, 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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