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`Fletcher, Thomas
`Monday, December 5, 2022 2:22 PM
`'Neil B. McLaughlin'; Gordon Copland; 'sruby@cdkrlaw.com'; David Pogue; Berl, David; Oberwetter,
`Ellen; Gregory, Teagan; Jordan, Nicholas; Kayali, Kathryn; Argall, Arthur; Mahaffy, Shaun; Pan, Adam;
`Trask, Andrew; Bernal Anderson, Haylee; Douglass, Sean; Griffin, Renee
`Eric R. Hunt; Jamie O'Brien; Heinz J. Salmen; Jeff A. Marx; Katie A. Boda; Thomas H. Ehrich; AJ Varon;
`Steven J. Birkos; Scott Beall; Jake R. Ritthamel; Lauren M. Lesko; William A. Rakoczy
`Eylea: Correspondence re: Claim Construction Depositions
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`Neil,
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`There is no reason you should be surprised by our request. We discussed the possibility of such
`depositions while preparing the Joint Claim Construction Statement. We proposed stipulating
`that neither side would submit expert declarations; you declined to do so. In connection with
`deleting that proposed stipulation, I told you to find some dates for the deposition of any such
`witness. It appears you decided not to do so.
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`But it sounds like you’re willing to make these witnesses available for deposition after responsive
`briefing. If that is correct, and to avoid prejudice to the party taking the deposition, there will
`need to be a mechanism for that party to submit a short brief addressing their testimony to the
`Court. We think it would make sense for such a brief, no more than ten pages long, to be filed by
`Tuesday, January 3. To make that possible, we should agree to make witnesses who submit an
`expert declaration available for deposition between December 19 and December 23. Please
`confirm your agreement, and we’ll prepare a stipulation. Otherwise, we may have to seek relief
`expeditiously for Mylan’s refusal to make its declarants available before the due date for
`responsive briefs. As for your question about whether Regeneron will be submitting any expert
`testimony with its responsive brief, we are considering it.
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`Regards,
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`Tom
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`Thomas S. Fletcher
`Williams & Connolly LLP
`680 Maine Ave. SW
`Washington, DC 20024
`(202) 434-5497
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`From: Neil B. McLaughlin <NMcLaughlin@rmmslegal.com>
`Sent: Friday, December 2, 2022 7:59 PM
`To: Fletcher, Thomas <TFletcher@wc.com>; Gordon Copland <Gordon.Copland@Steptoe‐Johnson.com>;
`'sruby@cdkrlaw.com' <sruby@cdkrlaw.com>; David Pogue <drpogue@cdkrlaw.com>; Berl, David <DBerl@wc.com>;
`Oberwetter, Ellen <EOberwetter@wc.com>; Gregory, Teagan <TGregory@wc.com>; Jordan, Nicholas
`<njordan@wc.com>; Kayali, Kathryn <KKayali@wc.com>; Argall, Arthur <aargall@wc.com>; Mahaffy, Shaun
`<SMahaffy@wc.com>; Pan, Adam <apan@wc.com>; Trask, Andrew <atrask@wc.com>; Bernal Anderson, Haylee
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`Cc: Eric R. Hunt <ehunt@rmmslegal.com>; Jamie O'Brien <Jamie.Obrien@Steptoe‐Johnson.com>; Heinz J. Salmen
`<hsalmen@rmmslegal.com>; Jeff A. Marx <jmarx@rmmslegal.com>; Katie A. Boda <kboda@rmmslegal.com>; Thomas
`H. Ehrich <TEhrich@rmmslegal.com>; AJ Varon <avaron@rmmslegal.com>; Steven J. Birkos <SBirkos@rmmslegal.com>;
`Scott Beall <sbeall@rmmslegal.com>; Jake R. Ritthamel <jritthamel@rmmslegal.com>; Lauren M. Lesko
`<LLesko@rmmslegal.com>; William A. Rakoczy <wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com>
`Subject: RE: Regeneron v. Mylan, No. 22‐cv‐61 Motion to Seal Mylan Opening Claim Const. Brief and Attachments
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`Tom,
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`We are surprised by your request for expert deposition dates before the responsive Markman briefs are due. Your
`reliance on the briefing schedule to demand deposition dates next week is equally surprising, given that (1) Regeneron
`did not allocate time in its proposed schedule, which the Court has adopted, for the taking of expert depositions
`between opening and responsive briefs; (2) Regeneron never indicated during our multiple claim construction meet and
`confers (wherein we made clear that Mylan was considering expert testimony) that you intended to request such mid‐
`briefing depositions; and (3) Regeneron waited nearly 48 hours before making it known that it would demand
`depositions as early as next week. Regeneron’s schedule for this matter provides only two weeks between opening and
`responsive briefs but over three weeks between responsive briefs and the hearing. Clearly, all expert depositions were
`intended to proceed during that latter window, not now. Otherwise Mylan will be prejudiced (yet again) with your
`gamesmanship, by not providing Mylan the opportunity to address Regeneron's anticipated expert(s)’ testimony in
`Mylan’s responsive brief. Regeneron should have considered as much before opting to strategically withhold its experts'
`opinions until the 15th. If Regeneron will not be providing expert declarations with its responsive brief, please state as
`much.
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`In the meantime, we are evaluating Dr. Jungbauer’s and Dr. MacMichael’s availability for the period between 12/15 and
`1/6, as contemplated by the Scheduling Order.
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`Regards,
`Neil
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`Case 1:22-cv-00061-TSK-JPM Document 262-1 Filed 01/23/23 Page 3 of 5 PageID #:
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`Pogue <drpogue@cdkrlaw.com>; Berl, David <DBerl@wc.com>; Oberwetter, Ellen <EOberwetter@wc.com>; Gregory,
`Teagan <TGregory@wc.com>; Jordan, Nicholas <njordan@wc.com>; Kayali, Kathryn <KKayali@wc.com>; Argall, Arthur
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`Subject: RE: Regeneron v. Mylan, No. 22‐cv‐61 Motion to Seal Mylan Opening Claim Const. Brief and Attachments
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`Counsel,
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`Please provide the availability of Drs. Jungbauer and Macmichael for deposition in advance of the deadline for our
`responsive claim construction brief. Due to the briefing schedule, we ask that they both be provided for deposition next
`week.
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`Regards,
`
`Tom
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`Thomas S. Fletcher
`Williams & Connolly LLP
`680 Maine Ave. SW
`Washington, DC 20024
`202‐434‐5497
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`From: Gordon Copland <Gordon.Copland@Steptoe‐Johnson.com<mailto:Gordon.Copland@Steptoe‐Johnson.com>>
`Date: Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 9:49 PM
`To: 'sruby@cdkrlaw.com' <sruby@cdkrlaw.com<mailto:sruby@cdkrlaw.com>>, David Pogue
`<drpogue@cdkrlaw.com<mailto:drpogue@cdkrlaw.com>>, Berl, David <DBerl@wc.com<mailto:DBerl@wc.com>>,
`Oberwetter, Ellen <EOberwetter@wc.com<mailto:EOberwetter@wc.com>>, Fletcher, Thomas
`<TFletcher@wc.com<mailto:TFletcher@wc.com>>, Gregory, Teagan <TGregory@wc.com<mailto:TGregory@wc.com>>,
`Jordan, Nicholas <njordan@wc.com<mailto:njordan@wc.com>>, Kayali, Kathryn
`<KKayali@wc.com<mailto:KKayali@wc.com>>, Argall, Arthur <aargall@wc.com<mailto:aargall@wc.com>>, Mahaffy,
`Shaun <SMahaffy@wc.com<mailto:SMahaffy@wc.com>>, Pan, Adam <apan@wc.com<mailto:apan@wc.com>>, Trask,
`Andrew <atrask@wc.com<mailto:atrask@wc.com>>, Bernal Anderson, Haylee
`<HAnderson@wc.com<mailto:HAnderson@wc.com>>, Douglass, Sean
`<SDouglass@wc.com<mailto:SDouglass@wc.com>>, Griffin, Renee <rgriffin@wc.com<mailto:rgriffin@wc.com>>
`Cc: Eric R. Hunt <ehunt@rmmslegal.com<mailto:ehunt@rmmslegal.com>>, Jamie O'Brien <Jamie.Obrien@Steptoe‐
`Johnson.com<mailto:Jamie.Obrien@Steptoe‐Johnson.com>>, Heinz J. Salmen
`<hsalmen@rmmslegal.com<mailto:hsalmen@rmmslegal.com>>, Jeff A. Marx
`<jmarx@rmmslegal.com<mailto:jmarx@rmmslegal.com>>, Katie A. Boda
`<kboda@rmmslegal.com<mailto:kboda@rmmslegal.com>>, Thomas H. Ehrich
`<TEhrich@rmmslegal.com<mailto:TEhrich@rmmslegal.com>>, AJ Varon
`<avaron@rmmslegal.com<mailto:avaron@rmmslegal.com>>, Steven J. Birkos
`<SBirkos@rmmslegal.com<mailto:SBirkos@rmmslegal.com>>, Scott Beall
`<sbeall@rmmslegal.com<mailto:sbeall@rmmslegal.com>>, Neil B. McLaughlin
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`<NMcLaughlin@rmmslegal.com<mailto:NMcLaughlin@rmmslegal.com>>, Jake R. Ritthamel
`<jritthamel@rmmslegal.com<mailto:jritthamel@rmmslegal.com>>, Lauren M. Lesko
`<LLesko@rmmslegal.com<mailto:LLesko@rmmslegal.com>>, William A. Rakoczy
`<wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com<mailto:wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com>>
`Subject: Regeneron v. Mylan, No. 22‐cv‐61 Motion to Seal Mylan Opening Claim Const. Brief and Attachments
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`Counsel:
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`Attached are the following related to Mylan's opening Claim Construction brief:
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` 1. Motion for Leave to File under Seal;
` 2. Defendant Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Opening Claim Construction Brief;
` 3. Declaration of Alois Jungbauer, Ph.D. in Support of Defendant’s Claim Construction Brief; and
` 4. Declaration of Gregory Macmichael, Ph.D. in Support of Defendant’s Claim Construction Brief.
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`All of the foregoing were filed under seal by me, with 64 supporting exhibits. I received an error message after what
`appeared to be the filing, and did not get the normal confirmation. I will confirm with the clerk's office tomorrow
`whether there was a technical glitch.
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`Due to size restrictions, Exhibits 1‐64 are not attached to this email, but a link allowing download will be sent by
`separate email shortly.
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`Note that the memorandum of law in support of the motion for leave to file under seal will be filed publicly.
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`Best regards,
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`Gordon
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