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`Lerner David
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`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
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`Lerner David Litteriberg
`Krumholz & Mantllk LLP
`60Q South Avenue West
`We&tfield NJ 07090
`900 654 5000 maio
`lemerdavld.com
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`Paul IL Kochanski
`908.518.6314
`pkoehanski@lernetdavid.com
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`June 7, 2016
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`Document Filed Electronically
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`Honorable Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J.
`United States District Court
`District of New Jersey
`Martin Luther King, Jr. Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse
`50 Walnut Street
`Newark, New Jersey 07101
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`Re:
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`Jazz Pha?maceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceutictils LLC, et Cl/.
`Civil Action No. 13-cv-391 .. ES·JAD (consolidated)
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`Dear Judge Dickson,
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`I, along with Maddo!X Edwards, PLLC, represent Defendant Amneal Pharmaceuticals,
`LLC {"Amneal) in the above-referenced matter. We write on behalf of all parties to
`respectfully request a modification to the claim construction phase of the case schedule.
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`In light of the Court's recent Order granting Plaintiffs extension to serve its Infringement
`Contentions and Responses to Defendant's Invalidity Contentions on August 12) 2016 (ECF No.
`293), the parties have agreed to modify the claim construction schedule to begin after the
`Plaintiff has served its Contentions.
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`Accordingly, all parties have consented to the following proposed modification to the
`claim construction phase of the current case schedule (ECF No. 215):
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`Event
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`Current Scheduling Order
`(ECF No. 215)
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`Parties' Proposed
`Revised Schedule
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`Parties exchange proposed
`terms for construction.
`L. Pat. R. 4.l(a)
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`Parties exchange preliminary
`proposed constructions and
`identification of intrinsic and
`extrinsic evidence.
`L. Pat. R. 4.2(a)-(b)
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`4566708_ l .docx
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`June 10, 2016
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`August 26, 2016
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`July 1, 2016
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`September 9, 2016
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`INTEt.l.ECTUAl.. PROPERTY LAW
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`Honorable Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J.
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`Event
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`Parties exchange evidence
`opposing any proposed claim
`construction.
`L. Pat R. 4.2(c)
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`Parties complete fact
`discovery relating to claim
`construction.
`L. Pat. R. 4.4
`Parties file their Joint Claim
`Construction and Prehearing
`Statement.
`L. Pat. R. 4.3(a)-(e)
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`Parties file and serve their
`opening Mcrrkman
`submissions.
`L. Pat. R. 4.5(a)
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`Parties shall complete expert
`discovery pertaining to
`Markman issues.
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`Parties :file and serve their
`responding Markman
`submissions.
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`Parties shall submit to the
`Court a proposed schedule for
`a Markman hearing.
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`Markman hearing
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`Current Scheduling Order
`(ECF No. 215)
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`Parties' Proposed
`Revised Schedule
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`July 15, 2016
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`September 23, 2016
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`August 1, 2016
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`October 7, 2016
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`August 3, 2016
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`October 10, 1016
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`September 16, 2016
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`November 4, 2016
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`October 19, 2016
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`December 2, 2016
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`November 2, 2016
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`December 16, 2016
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`November 30, 2016
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`Decembet 22, 2016
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`To be determined
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`To be determined
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`If the Parties' proposed schedule modification meets with Your Honor's approval, we
`respectfully request that Your Honor sign the below form of endorsement and have it entered on
`the docket
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`INTELLECTUAL Pl'IOPERTY LAW
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`HonorableJosephA. Dickson, U.S.M.J.
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`We thank the Court for its attention to this matter.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERO,
`KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP
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`PHK/pk
`cc:
`All Counsel of Record (via e•mail)
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`SO ORDERED:
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