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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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`[lrof1~ R1cr couRr - No oF NY
`FILED
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`Oct 18 - 2021
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`John M. Domurad, Clerk
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`Civil Action No. 1 :21-cv-01066-TJM
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`Plaintiff,
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`The Honorable Judge Thomas J. McA voy
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`NOVARTIS PHARMA AG, et. al,
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`Defendants.
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`~ ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
`COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTION OF SUBMISSION OF HAGUE CONVENTION
`APPLICATION
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`On October 14, 2021, Defendants Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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`Corporation, and Novartis Technology LLC (collectively, ''Novartis") filed an unopposed motion
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`seeking entry of an order appointing certain U.S. attorneys as commissioners to take the
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`voluntary oral depositions under oath via video conference in Switzerland of certain Novartis
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`witnesses (the "Motion"). Dkt. 183.
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`Novartis seeks authorization from a competent Swiss authority to conduct voluntary
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`depositions under oath via videoconference of seven witnesses, whom Regeneron
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`Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron") seeks to depose, and who either live or work in
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`Switzerland. The Swiss Penal Code provides that attorneys attempting to take a deposition or
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`carry out other activities on behalf of a foreign state in Switzerland outside of authorized methods
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`are subject to arrest on criminal charges. Id at 2-3 (citing Article 271 of the Swiss Penal Code).
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`Thus, Novartis represents it must comply with the Hague Convention in seeking testimony in
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`this investigation in order to comply with Swiss law. See id. at 3.
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`I find that the evidence the parties seek is reasonably necessary to fully investigate
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`WEIL:\98209068\1169396.0009
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`Novartis Exhibit 2331.0001
`Regeneron v. Novartis, IPR2021-00816
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`Case 1:21-cv-01066-TJM-CFH Document 189 Filed 10/18/21 Page 2 of 4
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`Novartis's claims of patent infringement and Regeneron's antitrust and tortious interference
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`claims in this litigation. I also find that the evidence Novartis and Regeneron seek is reasonably
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`necessary to fully investigate the parties' claims and defenses in this litigation. Accordingly, the
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`Motion is granted.
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`The following listed counsel for Novartis, Vetter, and Regeneron are duly appointed as
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`commissioners under Article 17 of the Hague Convention of 17 March 1970 on the Taking of
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`Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters:
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`Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (located at 767 Fifth
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`Avenue New York, New York 10153; and 2001 M Street, Suite 600
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`Washington, DC 20036) for PlaintiffRegeneron (Regeneron
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`Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road,
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`Tarrytown, New York 10591, USA): Anish Desai; Elizabeth
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`Weiswasser; Eric Hochstadt; Jessica Falk; Liz Klinger; Brian
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`Ferguson; Robert Vlasis; Christopher Pepe; Sutton Ansley;Priyata
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`Patel; Natalie Kennedy; Matthew Sieger; Andrew Gesior; Brianne
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`Kucerik; Lisa Pieters; Anthony Duh; John Ren; Isha Agarwal; and
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`Tom Yu;
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`Counsel at Barclay Damon LLP (located at Barclay Damon
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`Tower, 125 East Jefferson Street Syracuse, NY 13202) for Plaintiff
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`Regeneron (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located at 777 Old Saw
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`Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591, USA): John Cook and
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`Douglas Nash;
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`Counsel at Goodwin Procter LLP (located at The New York
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`Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018-1405; and
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`1900 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-1612) for Defendant
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`Novartis (Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, 4056
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`Basel, Switzerland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health
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`Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA and Novartis
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`Technology LLC, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936,
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`WEIL:\98209068\1\69396.0009
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`Novartis Exhibit 2331.0002
`Regeneron v. Novartis, IPR2021-00816
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`Case 1:21-cv-01066-TJM-CFH Document 189 Filed 10/18/21 Page 3 of 4
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`USA): Sean Anderson; James Breen; Brian Burgess; Linnea
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`Cipriano; Myomi Coad; Nicole Corey; Tova Dardashty; Mark
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`Davis; Gina Faldetta; Denise Go; Molly Grammel; Christopher
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`Holding; Elizabeth Holland; William James; Daniel Margolis; Patrick
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`McCarthy; Christine Sama; Alison Siedor; Grace Truong; Joshua
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`Weinger; and Calvin Wingfield;
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`Counsel at O'Melveny & Myers LLP (located at Times Square
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`Tower, 7 Times Square New York, New York 10036; 1625 Eye Street
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`NW Washington, DC 20006; and 400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor,
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`Los Angeles, California 90071-2899) for Defendant Novartis
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`(Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, 4056 Basel,
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`Switzerland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza,
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`East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA and Novartis Technology
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`LLC, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA):
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`George Bashour; Ben Bradshaw; Melissa Cassel; Maxwell Loos; Tyler
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`Helms; Christina Martin; Steve McIntyre; Lisa Pensabene; Ian
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`Simmons; Ashish Sudhakaran; and Sean Trainor;
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`Counsel at Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC (located at One
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`Lincoln Center, Syracuse, NY 13202) for Defendant Novartis
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`(Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, 4056 Basel,
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`Switzerland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza,
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`East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA and Novartis Technology
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`LLC, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA):
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`George McGuire and Louis Orbach;
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`Counsel at Bar & Karrer AG (located at Brandschenkestrasse
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`90, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland) for Defendant Novartis (Novartis
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`Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, 4056 Basel, Switzerland;
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`Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, East
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`Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA and Novartis Technology LLC, One
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`Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, USA): Dr. Andreas
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`WEIL:\98209068\1\69396.0009
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`Novartis Exhibit 2331.0003
`Regeneron v. Novartis, IPR2021-00816
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`Case 1:21-cv-01066-TJM-CFH Document 189 Filed 10/18/21 Page 4 of 4
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`Lanzlinger; and Martina Athanas; and
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`Counsel at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (located at 233
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`South Wacker Drive, 6300 Willis Tower Chicago, IL 60606-6357), for
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`Defendant Vetter (Vetter Phanna International GmbH, Mooswiesen 2,
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`88214 Ravensburg, Germany): Benjamin Horton, Julianne Hartzell,
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`and Thomas Bums.
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`This Order shall be given to counsel at Bar & Karrer AG who will file it together with
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`the necessary application for authorization from the relevant Swiss authorities.
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`ORDER
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`Based on the Motion, IT IS SO ORDERED this 18th day of October
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`, 2021.
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`C/4..ulJ•· r t~
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`Christian F. Hummel
`U.S. Magistrate Judge
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`WEIL:\98209068\1169396.0009
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`Novartis Exhibit 2331.0004
`Regeneron v. Novartis, IPR2021-00816
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