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`U.S. District Court
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`District of Delaware (Wilmington)
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`CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:22-cv-00974-GBW
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`PATENT
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`Merck KGaA et al v. Accord Healthcare, Inc.
`Assigned to: Judge Gregory B. Williams
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`Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
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`Plaintiff
`Merck KGaA
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`Date Filed: 07/25/2022
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`Jury Demand: None
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`Nature of Suit: 835 Patent - Abbreviated
`New Drug Application(ANDA)
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`Jurisdiction: Federal Question
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`represented by Jack B. Blumenfeld
`Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`Email: Jbbefiling@mnat.com
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Jeremy A. Tigan
`Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`302-351-9106
`Email: JTigan@morrisnichols.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Plaintiff
`Merck Serono SA
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`Plaintiff
`Ares Trading SA
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`represented by Jack B. Blumenfeld
`(See above for address)
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Jeremy A. Tigan
`(See above for address)
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`represented by Jeremy A. Tigan
`(See above for address)
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`V.
`Defendant
`Accord Healthcare, Inc.
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`represented by Benjamin J. Schladweiler
`Greenberg Traurig, P.A
`1007 North Orange Street
`Suite 1200
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`302-661-7352
`Email: schladweilerb@gtlaw.com
`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Alejandro Menchaca
`Email: amenchaca@mcandrews-ip.com
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`PRO HAC VICE
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Ben J. Mahon
`Email: bmahon@mcandrews-ip.com
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`PRO HAC VICE
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Bradley P. Loren
`Email: bloren@mcandrews-ip.com
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`PRO HAC VICE
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Defendant
`Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
`TERMINATED: 09/26/2022
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`Date Filed
`07/25/2022
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`07/25/2022
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`07/25/2022
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`07/25/2022
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`07/25/2022
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`# Docket Text
`1 COMPLAINT filed against Accord Healthcare, Inc., Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ( Filing
`fee $ 402, receipt number ADEDC-3922104.) - filed by Merck Serono SA, Merck
`KGaA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(mpb) (Entered:
`07/26/2022)
`2 Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (mpb)
`(Entered: 07/26/2022)
`3 Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark
`Number(s) 7,713,947 B2 ;8,377,903 B2. (mpb) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
`4 Supplemental information for patent cases involving an Abbreviated New Drug
`Application (ANDA) - Date Patentee(s) Received Notice: June 14, 2022. Date of
`Expiration of Patent: 10/16/2022 & 12/14/2024.Thirty Month Stay Deadline:
`12/14/2024. (mpb) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
`5 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent Merck KGaA
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`07/25/2022
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`07/27/2022
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`07/27/2022
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`07/27/2022
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`07/27/2022
`07/27/2022
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`08/03/2022
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`08/03/2022
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`09/07/2022
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`09/13/2022
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`09/20/2022
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`09/21/2022
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`09/22/2022
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`for Merck Serono SA filed by Merck KGaA, Merck Serono SA. (mpb) (Entered:
`07/26/2022)
`6 Summons Issued as to Accord Healthcare, Inc. on 7/25/2022; Intas Pharmaceuticals
`Ltd. on 7/25/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Issued)(mpb) (Entered: 07/26/2022)
`7 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney David B. Bassett, Vinita Ferrera,
`Emily R. Whelan, Deric X. Geng, Stephanie Neely and Yang Li - filed by Merck
`KGaA, Merck Serono SA. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 07/27/2022)
` Case Assigned to Vacant Judgeship (2022). Please include initials of VAC after the case
`number on all documents filed. (rjb) (Entered: 07/27/2022)
`8 ORAL ORDER: This case has been assigned to the District of Delaware's Vacant
`Judgeship ("VAC"). Detailed information relating to VAC cases may be found in the
`Court's Announcement of March 3, 2022 and Standing Order No. 2022-VAC-1 (March
`9, 2022), which are found on the Court's website. Consistent with the foregoing
`Announcement and Standing Order, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall
`file the "Notice of Consent or Absence of Consent to Proceed Before a United States
`Magistrate Judge," being docketed along with the instant order, no later than sixty (60)
`days after service of the Complaint on the first defendant that is served. IT IS
`FURTHER ORDERED that the Notice, Consent, and Referral forms re: U.S.
`Magistrate Judge jurisdiction, previously docketed in this case, are VACATED. Issued
`by the Clerk of Court on 7/27/2022. (etg) (Entered: 07/27/2022)
`9 VAC Notice, Consent, Non-Consent, Magistrate Referral (etg) (Entered: 07/27/2022)
` SO ORDERED, re 7 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney David B.
`Bassett, Vinita Ferrera, Emily R. Whelan, Deric X. Geng, Stephanie Neely and Yang Li
`filed by Merck Serono SA, Merck KGaA. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on
`7/27/2022. (etg) (Entered: 07/27/2022)
`10 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Merck Serono SA, Merck KGaA: For
`Accord Healthcare, Inc. waiver sent on 8/2/2022, answer due 10/3/2022. (Blumenfeld,
`Jack) (Entered: 08/03/2022)
`11 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Merck Serono SA, Merck KGaA: For
`Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. waiver sent on 8/2/2022, answer due 10/3/2022.
`(Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 08/03/2022)
` Case Reassigned to Judge Gregory B. Williams. Please include the initials of the Judge
`(GBW) after the case number on all documents filed. (rjb) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
`12 NOTICE requesting Clerk to remove Stephanie Neely as co-counsel. Reason for
`request: No longer with firm. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
`13 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Gillian T. Farrell - filed by Merck
`KGaA, Merck Serono SA. (Tigan, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/20/2022)
` SO ORDERED, re 13 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Gillian T.
`Farrell filed by Merck Serono SA, Merck KGaA. Signed by Judge Gregory B. Williams
`on 9/21/22. (ntl) (Entered: 09/21/2022)
`14 STIPULATION of Dismissal as to Defendant Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (without
`prejudice) and Amending Caption to Reflect Same - by Merck KGaA, Merck Serono
`SA. (Tigan, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
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`09/22/2022
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`09/22/2022
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`09/26/2022
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`09/26/2022
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`09/28/2022
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`15 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Accord Healthcare, Inc.- filed by Merck
`Serono SA, Merck KGaA, Ares Trading SA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits A-D)(Tigan,
`Jeremy) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
`16 Amended Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent
`Merck KGaA for Ares Trading SA, Merck Serono SA filed by Ares Trading SA, Merck
`KGaA, Merck Serono SA. (Tigan, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/22/2022)
`17 Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark
`Number(s) 7,713,947 B2 ;8,377,903 B2 ;10,849,919 B2 (Amended). (Tigan, Jeremy)
`(Entered: 09/22/2022)
` SO ORDERED, re 14 STIPULATION of Dismissal as to Defendant Intas
`Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (without prejudice) and Amending Caption to Reflect Same filed
`by Merck Serono SA, Merck KGaA -- Party Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. terminated.
`Signed by Judge Gregory B. Williams on 9/26/22. (ntl) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
`18 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Aaron F. Barkoff, Esq., Alejandro
`Menchaca, Esq., Ben J. Mahon, Esq. and Bradley P. Loren, Esq. - filed by Accord
`Healthcare, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certification by Counsel to Be Admitted Pro Hac
`Vice - Aaron F. Barkoff, Esq., # 2 Certification by Counsel to Be Admitted Pro Hac
`Vice - Alejandro Menchaca, Esq., # 3 Certification by Counsel to Be Admitted Pro Hac
`Vice - Ben J. Mahon, Esq., # 4 Certification by Counsel to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice -
`Bradley P. Loren)(Schladweiler, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/26/2022)
` SO ORDERED, re 18 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Aaron F.
`Barkoff, Esq., Alejandro Menchaca, Esq., Ben J. Mahon, Esq. and Bradley P. Loren,
`Esq. filed by Accord Healthcare, Inc. Signed by Judge Gregory B. Williams on 9/28/22.
`(ntl) (Entered: 09/28/2022)
` Pro Hac Vice Attorney Bradley P. Loren, Ben J. Mahon, and Alejandro Menchaca for
`Accord Healthcare, Inc. added for electronic noticing. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5 (d).,
`Delaware counsel shall be the registered users of CM/ECF and shall be required to file
`all papers. (mkr) (Entered: 09/29/2022)
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