Case 1:18-cv-00924-CFC Document 391 Filed 10/04/19 Page 1 of 8 PageID #: 29207
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
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`AMGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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` Case No. 18-924-CFC
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`GENENTECH, INC.’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO
`FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 37(b)
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`Plaintiff Genentech, Inc., by and through its undersigned counsel, respectfully seeks an
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`Order issuing sanctions against Defendant Amgen Inc. pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b). The
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`grounds for Plaintiff’s motion are set forth
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`the supporting opening brief filed
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`contemporaneously herewith, along with a Proposed Order.
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`Dated: September 24, 2019
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`Of Counsel:
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`Daralyn J. Durie
`Adam R. Brausa
`DURIE TANGRI LLP
`217 Leidesdorff St.
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 362-6666
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`MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
`Michael P. Kelly (#2295)
`Daniel M. Silver (#4758)
`Alexandra M. Joyce (#6423)
`Renaissance Centre
`405 N. King Street, 8th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 984-6300
`mkelly@mccarter.com
`dsilver@mccarter.com
`ajoyce@mccarter.com
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`Attorneys for Genentech, Inc.
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`PUBLIC VERSION FILED: October 4, 2019
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
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`v.
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`AMGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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` Case No. 18-924-CFC
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`GENENTECH, INC.’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO
`FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 37(b)
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`Plaintiff Genentech, Inc., by and through its undersigned counsel, respectfully seeks an
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`Order issuing sanctions against Defendant Amgen Inc. pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b). The
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`grounds for Plaintiff’s motion are set forth
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`in
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`the supporting opening brief filed
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`contemporaneously herewith, along with a Proposed Order.
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`Dated: September 24, 2019
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`Of Counsel:
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`Daralyn J. Durie
`Adam R. Brausa
`DURIE TANGRI LLP
`217 Leidesdorff St.
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 362-6666
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`MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
`Michael P. Kelly (#2295)
`Daniel M. Silver (#4758)
`Alexandra M. Joyce (#6423)
`Renaissance Centre
`405 N. King Street, 8th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 984-6300
`mkelly@mccarter.com
`dsilver@mccarter.com
`ajoyce@mccarter.com
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`Attorneys for Genentech, Inc.
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`PUBLIC VERSION FILED: October 4, 2019
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`William F. Lee
`Lisa J. Pirozzolo
`Emily R. Whelan
`Kevin Prussia
`Andrew J. Danford
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`(627) 526-6000
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`Robert J. Gunther Jr.
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`7 World Trade Center
`250 Greenwich Street
`New York, NY 10007
`(212) 230-8800
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`Case 1:18-cv-00924-CFC Document 391 Filed 10/04/19 Page 3 of 8 PageID #: 29209
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`Plaintiff,
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`C.A. No. 18-924-CFC
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`Defendant.
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`GENENTECH, INC.,
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`AMGEN INC.,
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING GENENTECH, INC.’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
`PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 37(b)
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`The Court, having considered Genentech, Inc.’s Motion for Sanctions (the “Motion”),
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`hereby orders that the Motion is GRANTED. The Court finds Amgen Inc. in contempt of the
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`June 20, 2019 Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel (D.I. 259). It is further ORDERED
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`that the following facts are deemed established for the purpose of this action pursuant to Fed. R.
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`Civ. P 37(b)(2)(A):
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`1. Lois Kwasigroch was not aware of any errors in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s
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`(“PTAB”) analysis regarding the validity of the ’196 and ’379 patents;
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`2. Ms. Kwasigroch was not aware of any invalidity arguments or any prior art that was
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`not presented to and considered by the PTAB when it found that the ’196 and ’379
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`patents are not invalid; and
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`3. Ms. Kwasigroch did not have a basis for believing that the ’196, ’379, and ’811
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`dosing patents are invalid.
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`Genentech is granted leave to submit a request for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in
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`connection with Ms. Kwasigroch’s deposition and the Motion.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED this ____ day of ___________, 2019.
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`Colm F. Connolly
`United States District Judge
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`GENENTECH, INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AMGEN INC.,
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`C.A. No. 18-924-CFC
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`Defendant.
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`AVERMENT OF COUNSEL
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`Pursuant to District of Delaware Local Rule 7.1.1, the undersigned counsel hereby
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`certifies that counsel for Plaintiff conferred with counsel for Defendant, including verbally in one
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`or more teleconferences involving Delaware counsel for all parties, and a reasonable effort was
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`made to reach an agreement with the Defendant on the matters set forth in this motion.
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`Dated: September 24, 2019
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`Of Counsel:
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`Daralyn J. Durie
`Adam R. Brausa
`DURIE TANGRI LLP
`217 Leidesdorff St.
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 362-6666
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`William F. Lee
`Lisa J. Pirozzolo
`Emily R. Whelan
`Kevin Prussia
`Andrew J. Danford
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`(627) 526-6000
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
`Michael P. Kelly (#2295)
`Daniel M. Silver (#4758)
`Alexandra M. Joyce (#6423
`Renaissance Centre
`405 North King Street, 8th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 984-6300
`mkelly@mccarter.com
`dsilver@mccarter.com
`ajoyce@mccarter.com
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`Attorneys for Genentech, Inc.
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`Case 1:18-cv-00924-CFC Document 391 Filed 10/04/19 Page 6 of 8 PageID #: 29212
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`Robert J. Gunther Jr.
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`7 World Trade Center
`250 Greenwich Street
`New York, NY 10007
`(212) 230-8800
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`Case 1:18-cv-00924-CFC Document 391 Filed 10/04/19 Page 7 of 8 PageID #: 29213
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that true and correct copies of the foregoing
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`document were caused to be served on September 24, 2019 on the following counsel in the
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`manner indicated:
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`VIA EMAIL:
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`Neal C. Belgam
`Eve H. Ormerod
`Jennifer M. Rutter
`SMITH, KATZENSTEIN & JENKINS, LLP
`1000 West Street, Suite 1501
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 652-8400
`nbelgam@skjlaw.com
`eormerod@skjlaw.com
`jrutter@skjlaw.com
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`Orion Armon
`COOLEY, LLP
`380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900
`Broomfield, CO 80021-8023
`(720) 566-4119
`oarmon@cooley.com
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`Eamonn Gardner
`COOLEY, LLP
`4401 Eastgate Mall
`San Diego, CA 92121-1909
`(858) 550-6086
`egardner@cooley.com
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`Case 1:18-cv-00924-CFC Document 391 Filed 10/04/19 Page 8 of 8 PageID #: 29214
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`Michelle Rhyu
`Susan Krumplitsch
`Daniel Knauss
`Philip H. Mao
`Alexandra Leeper
`Lauren Krickl
`Benjamin S. Lin
`Alissa M. Wood
`COOLEY, LLP
`3175 Hanover Street
`Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
`(650) 843-5287
`rhyums@cooley.com
`skrumplitsch@cooley.com
`dknauss@cooley.com
`pmao@cooley.com
`aleeper@cooley.com
`lkrickl@cooley.com
`blin@cooley.com
`amwood@cooley.com
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`Nancy Gettel
`Brian Kao
`Lois Kwasigroch
`AMGEN, INC.
`One Amgen Center Drive
`Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799
`(805) 447-1000
`ngettel@amgen.com
`bkao@amgen.com
`loisk@amgen.com
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`Xiaoxiao Xue
`1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 700
`Washington, DC 20004-2400
`(202) 842-7809
`xxue@cooley.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Amgen Inc.
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`Dated: September 24, 2019
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
`Daniel M. Silver (#4758)
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