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`CIVIL COVER SHEET
`JS 44 (Rev. (cid:23)(cid:16)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:16)(cid:21)(cid:20)
`The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
`provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
`purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
`I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
`DEFENDANTS
`Vifor (International) AG.,
`Biofer S.p.A.,
`(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff
`Italy
`Switzerland
`County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
`(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
`(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
`IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
`THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
`Attorneys (If Known)
`
`NOTE:
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`(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
`Greenberg Traurig, LLP
`One Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017
`II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
`1 U.S. Government
`3 Federal Question
`Plaintiff
`(U.S. Government Not a Party)
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`✖
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`4 Diversity
`2 U.S. Government
`Defendant
`(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)
`(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:3)
`(cid:39)(cid:82)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)
`(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:34)(cid:3)(cid:60)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:82)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:66)(cid:180)
`IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
`CONTRACT
`TORTS
`PERSONAL INJURY
`PERSONAL INJURY
`110 Insurance
`120 Marine
`310 Airplane
`365 Personal Injury -
`130 Miller Act
`315 Airplane Product
`Product Liability
`140 Negotiable Instrument
`Liability
`367 Health Care/
`150 Recovery of Overpayment
`320 Assault, Libel &
`Pharmaceutical
`& Enforcement of Judgment
`Slander
`Personal Injury
`151 Medicare Act
`330 Federal Employers’
`Product Liability
`152 Recovery of Defaulted
`Liability
`368 Asbestos Personal
`Student Loans
`340 Marine
`Injury Product
`(Excludes Veterans)
`345 Marine Product
`Liability
`PERSONAL PROPERTY
`153 Recovery of Overpayment
`Liability
`of Veteran’s Benefits
`350 Motor Vehicle
`370 Other Fraud
`160 Stockholders’ Suits
`355 Motor Vehicle
`371 Truth in Lending
`190 Other Contract
`Product Liability
`380 Other Personal
`195 Contract Product Liability
`360 Other Personal
`Property Damage
`196 Franchise
`Injury
`385 Property Damage
`362 Personal Injury -
`Product Liability
`Medical Malpractice
`CIVIL RIGHTS
`440 Other Civil Rights
`441 Voting
`442 Employment
`443 Housing/
`Accommodations
`445 Amer. w/Disabilities -
`Employment
`446 Amer. w/Disabilities -
`Other
`448 Education
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`✔
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`REAL PROPERTY
`210 Land Condemnation
`220 Foreclosure
`230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
`240 Torts to Land
`245 Tort Product Liability
`290 All Other Real Property
`
`FORFEITURE/PENALTY
`625 Drug Related Seizure
`of Property 21 USC 881
`690 Other
`
`BANKRUPTCY
`422 Appeal 28 USC 158
`423 Withdrawal
`28 USC 157
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`✖
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`PROPERTY RIGHTS
`820 Copyrights
`830 Patent
`835 Patent - Abbreviated
`New Drug Application
`840 Trademark
`880 Defend Trade Secrets
`Act of 2016
`
`SOCIAL SECURITY
`861 HIA (1395ff)
`862 Black Lung (923)
`863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
`864 SSID Title XVI
`865 RSI (405(g))
`
`FEDERAL TAX SUITS
`870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
`or Defendant)
`871 IRS—Third Party
`26 USC 7609
`
`LABOR
`710 Fair Labor Standards
`Act
`720 Labor/Management
`Relations
`740 Railway Labor Act
`751 Family and Medical
`Leave Act
`790 Other Labor Litigation
`791 Employee Retirement
`Income Security Act
`
`IMMIGRATION
`462 Naturalization Application
`465 Other Immigration
`Actions
`
`PRISONER PETITIONS
`Habeas Corpus:
`463 Alien Detainee
`510 Motions to Vacate
`Sentence
`530 General
`535 Death Penalty
`Other:
`540 Mandamus & Other
`550 Civil Rights
`555 Prison Condition
`560 Civil Detainee -
`Conditions of
`Confinement
`
`V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
`1 Original
`2 Removed from
`Proceeding
`State Court
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`✖
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`III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
`and One Box for Defendant)
`(For Diversity Cases Only)
`PTF
`DEF
`PTF
`DEF
`1
`1
`4
`
`Incorporated or Principal Place
`of Business In This State
`
`4
`
`Citizen of This State
`
`Citizen of Another State
`
`Citizen or Subject of a
`Foreign Country
`
`2
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`3
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`2
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`3
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`Incorporated and Principal Place
`of Business In Another State
`
`Foreign Nation
`
`5
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`6
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`5
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`6
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`OTHER STATUTES
`375 False Claims Act
`376 Qui Tam (31 USC
`3729(a))
`400 State Reapportionment
`410 Antitrust
`430 Banks and Banking
`450 Commerce
`460 Deportation
`470 Racketeer Influenced and
`Corrupt Organizations
`480 Consumer Credit
`(15 USC 1681 or 1692)
`485 Telephone Consumer
`Protection Act
`490 Cable/Sat TV
`850 Securities/Commodities/
`Exchange
`890 Other Statutory Actions
`891 Agricultural Acts
`893 Environmental Matters
`895 Freedom of Information
`Act
`896 Arbitration
`899 Administrative Procedure
`Act/Review or Appeal of
`Agency Decision
`950 Constitutionality of
`State Statutes
`
`8 Multidistrict
`Litigation -
`Direct File
`
`3 Remanded from
`Appellate Court
`
`4 Reinstated or
`Reopened
`
`6 Multidistrict
`Litigation -
`Transfer
`
`5 Transferred from
`Another District
`(specify)
`Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
`35 U.S.C. 271 Action for patent infringement
`Brief description of cause:
`This action concerns patent infringement.
`CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
`UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
`
`VI. CAUSE OF ACTION
`
`VII. REQUESTED IN
`COMPLAINT:
`VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
`IF ANY
`
`DATE
`04/15/2020
`FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
`
`DEMAND $
`
`CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
`JURY DEMAND:
`Yes
`No
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`✖
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`(See instructions):
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`JUDGE
`SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
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`DOCKET NUMBER
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`RECEIPT #
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`AMOUNT
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`APPLYING IFP
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`JUDGE
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`MAG. JUDGE
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`

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`CERTIFICATION OF ARBITRATION ELIGIBILITY
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`Local Arbitration Rule 83.(cid:26) provides that with certain exceptions, actions seeking money damages only in an amount not in excess of $150,000,
`exclusive of interest and costs, are eligible for compulsory arbitration. The amount of damages is presumed to be below the threshold amount unless a
`certification to the contrary is filed. (cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)
`
`(cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86) (cid:40)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:85)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)
`Scott J. Bornstein
`Biofer S.p.A
`I, __________________________________________, counsel for____________________________, do hereby certify that the above captioned civil action is ineligible for
`compulsory arbitration for the following reason(s):
`
`monetary damages sought are in excess of $150,000, exclusive of interest and costs,
`
`the complaint seeks injunctive relief,
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`the matter is otherwise ineligible for the following reason
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`✔ ✔
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`DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - FEDERAL RULES CIVIL PROCEDURE 7.1
`
`Identify any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more or its stocks:
`Biofer S.p.A does not have any parent corporations, and no publicly held corporation owns more than
`10% of Biofer S.p.A.
`
`RELATED CASE STATEMENT (Section VIII on the Front of this Form)
`
`Please list all cases that are arguably related pursuant to Division of Business Rule 50.3.1 in Section VIII on the front of this form. Rule 50.3.1 (a) provides that “A civil case is “related”
`to another civil case for purposes of this guideline when, because of the similarity of facts and legal issues or because the cases arise from the same transactions or events, a
`substantial saving of judicial resources is likely to result from assigning both cases to the same judge and magistrate judge.” Rule 50.3.1 (b) provides that “ A civil case shall not be
`deemed “related” to another civil case merely because the civil case: (A) involves identical legal issues, or (B) involves the same parties.” Rule 50.3.1 (c) further provides that
`“Presumptively, and subject to the power of a judge to determine otherwise pursuant to paragraph (d), civil cases shall not be deemed to be “related” unless both cases are still
`pending before the court.”
`
`NY-E DIVISION OF BUSINESS RULE 50.1(d)(2)
`
`1.)
`
`2.)
`
`Is the civil action being filed in the Eastern District removed from a New York State Court located in Nassau or Suffolk
`County?
`
`Yes
`
` No
`✔
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`If you answered “no” above:
`a) Did the events or omissions giving rise to the claim or claims, or a substantial part thereof, occur in Nassau or Suffolk
`County?
`Yes
`No
`✔
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`b) Did the events or omissions giving rise to the claim or claims, or a substantial part thereof, occur in the Eastern
`District?
`Yes
`No
`✔
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`c) If this is a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act case, specify the County in which the offending communication was
`received:______________________________.
`
`If your answer to question 2 (b) is “No,” does the defendant (or a majority of the defendants, if there is more than one) reside in Nassau or
`Suffolk County, or, in an interpleader action, does the claimant (or a majority of the claimants, if there is more than one) reside in Nassau or
`(cid:58)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:47)(cid:80)
`✔
`Suffolk County?___________________________________
`(Note: A corporation shall be considered a resident of the County in which it has the most significant contacts).
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`BAR ADMISSION
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`I am currently admitted in the Eastern District of New York and currently a member in good standing of the bar of this court.
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`✔
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`Yes
`
`No
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`Are you currently the subject of any disciplinary action (s) in this or any other state or federal court?
`
`Yes (If yes, please explain
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`✔
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`No
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`I certify the accuracy of all information provided above.
`ion provided above.
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`Signature: (cid:18)(cid:86)(cid:18)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:45)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)______________________________
`_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________ ___________________________________
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`(cid:47)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:29)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:26)
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