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`Case 2:13-cv-00391-ES-JAD Document 380 Filed 08/15/17 Page 1 of 4 PageID: 7474
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and
`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND
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`LIMITED,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`V.
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`AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, et (11.,
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`Defendants.
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`LIMITED,
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`v.
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`Plaintiffs,
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`PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
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`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, TNC. and
`JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND
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` Defendants.
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`Consolidated Civil Action No.
`2:13-cv-00391-ES-JAD
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`(Filed Electronically)
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`Civil Action No.
`2: 1 5-cv-75 80-ES-JAD
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`(Filed Electronically)
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`STIPULATION, CONSOLIDATION, BIFURCATION AND STAY ORDER
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`WHEREAS Plaintiffs Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland
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`Limited (collectively, “Jazz”) initiated Civil Action No. 15-7580-ES-JAD alleging infringement
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`of United States Patent No. 9,050,302 by Defendant Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.’s ("Par”)
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`submission of Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) No. 205402 to the United States
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`Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for regulatory approval of a 500 mg/ml sodium oxybate
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`oral solution;
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`WHEREAS this cause of action is substantially related to the consolidated litigation
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`initiated by Jazz captioned, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, et
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`al., Civil Action No. l3-0039l-ES-JAD (consolidated), which is before this Court;
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`WHEREAS the parties have agreed to the consolidation of Civil Action No. 15-7580-ES-
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`JAD with Civil Action No. 13-391-ES-JAD (consolidated) for all purposes;
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`WHEREAS Jazz has served its disclosure of Asserted Claims of the ’302 patent on Par,
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`Par has provided its invalidity contentions for the ’302 patent, Jazz will provide its responses to
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`Par’s invalidity contentions on August 7, 2017, and the Scheduling Order entered in Civil Action
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`No. l3-391-ES—JAD (consolidated) under Docket Entry 215, as amended by Docket Entries 293,
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`301, 340, and 370 shall apply to the remainder of the case now proceeding under Civil Action
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`No. 15-7580-ES-JAD;
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`WHEREAS the parties have agreed to be bound by the Discovery Confidentiality Order
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`entered in Civil Action No. 13-391-ES-JAD (consolidated) under Docket Entry 144 or any
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`subsequent amendments thereto;
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`WHEREAS good cause exists to consolidate this action with Civil Action No. 13-391-
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`ES-JAD;
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`WHEREAS Jazz and Par have agreed that Jazz’s allegations that Par will infringe the
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`’302 and ’306 patent should be bifurcated and stayed until the FDA indicates in writing that Par
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`has submitted proposed labeling in ANDA No. 205403 that is acceptable;
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`WHEREAS Jazz and Par have agreed that they will negotiate in good faith an amended
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`schedule with respect to Jazz’s allegations that Par will infringe the ’302 and ’306 patents,
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`including a schedule in which the parties will exchange their respective Infringement and Non-
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`Infringement Contentions, when the stay is lifted;
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`WHEREAS Par has agreed to continue producing its correspondence with the FDA
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`regarding ANDA No. 205403 pursuant to L. Pat. R. 3.60) while Jazz’s infringement allegations
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`regarding the ’302 and ’306 patent are stayed;
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`WHEREAS Par agrees to notify the Court within 7 days that the FDA has indicated in
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`writing that Par has submitted proposed labeling in ANDA No. 205403 that is acceptable;
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`WHEREAS Par and Jazz agree that Par’s counterclaims seeking a declaration of
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`invalidity of the ’302 and ’306 patents will proceed pursuant to the Court’s July 24, 2017
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`Scheduling Order (D.I. 370), provided, however, that if all of the remaining defendants in Civil
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`Action No. 13-391 other than Par settle their respective litigations with Jazz, or are otherwise
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`dismissed from this litigation prior to a finaljudgment on the merits, then Par’s counterclaims
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`seeking a declaration of invalidity of the ’302 and ’306 patents will also be stayed along with the
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`infringement portion of the case;
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`WHEREFORE Jazz and Par, by and through their attorneys, respectfully request that this
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`Court:
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`1) consolidate Civil Action No. 15-7580-ES-JAD with Civil Action No. 13-39l-ES-JAD
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`for all purposes and that all of the papers in these consolidated actions should be filed and
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`maintained in Civil Action No. l3-39l-ES-JAD;
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`2) bifurcate and stay Jazz’s allegations that Par will infringe the ’302 and ’306 patents
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`until Far and Jazz notify the Court that the FDA has indicated in writing that Par’s proposed
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`labeling in ANDA No. 205403 is acceptable.
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`Dated: August 3, 2017
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`/s/ Charles M Lizza
`Charles M. Lizza
`William C. Baton
`SAUL EWING LLP
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`One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 1520
`Newark, New Jersey 07102-5426
`(973) 286-6700
`clizza@saul.com
`wbaton@saul.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`F. Dominic Cerrito
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`Eric C. Stops
`Evangeline Shih
`Gabriel P. Brier
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`Frank C. Calvosa
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
`SULLIVAN LLP
`51 Madison Avenue
`22nd Floor
`New York, New York 10010
`(212) 849-7000
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`Richard G. Greco
`RICHARD G. GRECO PC
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`90 State Street, Suite 700
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`Albany, New York 12207
`(212) 203-7625
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`“s/ Sean R. Kelly
`Sean R. Kelly
`Katherine A. Escanlar
`SAIBER LLC
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`18 Columbia Turnpike
`Suite 200
`Florham Park, NJ 07932
`(973) 622-3333
`skelly@saiber.com
`kescanlar@saiber.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Richard J. Berman
`Janine A. Carlan
`Bradford C. Frese
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`Gary A. Coad
`ARENT FOX LLP
`1717 K Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20006-5344
`(202) 857-6000
`richard.berman@arentfox.com
`janine.carlan@arentfox.com
`bradford.frese@arentfox.com
`gary.coad@arentfox.com
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`Counselfor Plaintifls Jazz Pharmaceuticals,
`Inc. and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
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`Counselfor Defendant Par Pharmaceutical,
`Inc.
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`AK
`333
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`IT IS so ORDERED this \5 1 day of webs
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`Hon. Jo p11 A. Dickson, U.S.M. J
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`2017.
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`cc: Hon. Esther Salas, U.S.D.J.
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