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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
`CLARKSBURG DIVISION
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-61-TSK
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`Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-89-TSK
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`Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-94-TSK
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., and
`BIOCON BIOLOGICS INC.
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`CELLTRION, INC.,
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`SAMSUNG BIOEPIS, CO., LTD.,
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case 1:23-cv-00089-TSK Document 66 Filed 01/11/24 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 3879
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-97-TSK
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`Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-106-TSK
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`FORMYCON AG,
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`REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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`SAMSUNG BIOEPIS CO., LTD.,
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`NOTICE OF FILING OF MOTION FOR TRANSFER OF ACTION TO THE
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1407
`FOR COORDINATED PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
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`Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict
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`Litigation (“JPML”), Plaintiff Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) hereby provides
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`notice of the filing of a Motion for Transfer of Action to this District Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
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`§ 1407 for Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) proceeding
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`captioned In re Aflibercept Patent Litigation, Pending MDL No. 5. The Motion requests that the
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`case Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen, Inc., No. 24-cv-00264, which was filed on
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`January 10, 2024, be transferred to the Northern District of West Virginia for coordination with
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`proceedings in the five above-captioned cases. A copy of the Motion to Transfer filed with the
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`JPML on January 11, 2024, is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and was also served on the clerk of
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`Case 1:23-cv-00089-TSK Document 66 Filed 01/11/24 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 3880
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`this Court by first class mail on January 11, 2024 pursuant to JPML Rule 4.1(b).
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` CAREY DOUGLAS KESSLER & RUBY, PLLC
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`/s/ David R. Pogue
`Steven R. Ruby (WVSB No. 10752)
`David R. Pogue (WVSB No. 10806)
`Raymond S. Franks II (WVSB No. 6523)
`707 Virginia Street East
`901 Chase Tower (25301)
`P.O. Box 913
`Charleston, West Virginia 25323
`(304) 345-1234
`sruby@cdkrlaw.com
`drpogue@cdkrlaw.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Regeneron
`Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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`Date: January 11, 2024
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`Of Counsel:
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`David I. Berl (admitted PHV)
`Ellen E. Oberwetter (admitted PHV)
`Thomas S. Fletcher (admitted PHV)
`Andrew V. Trask (admitted PHV)
`Teagan J. Gregory (admitted PHV)
`Shaun P. Mahaffy (admitted PHV)
`Kathryn S. Kayali (admitted PHV)
`Arthur J. Argall III (admitted PHV)
`Adam Pan (admitted PHV)
`Rebecca A. Carter (admitted PHV)
`Haylee N. Bernal Anderson (admitted PHV)
`Renee M. Griffin (admitted PHV)
`Jennalee Beazley* (admitted PHV)
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`680 Maine Avenue, SW
`Washington, DC 20024
`(202) 434-5000
`dberl@wc.com
`eoberwetter@wc.com
`tfletcher@wc.com
`atrask@wc.com
`tgregory@wc.com
`smahaffy@wc.com
`sdouglass@wc.com
`kkayali@wc.com
`aargall@wc.com
`apan@wc.com
`njordan@wc.com
`handerson@wc.com
`rgriffin@wc.com
`rebeccacarter@wc.com
`jbeazley@wc.com
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`*Admitted only in Pennsylvania; practice
`supervised by D.C. Bar members
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`Case 1:23-cv-00089-TSK Document 66 Filed 01/11/24 Page 4 of 5 PageID #: 3881
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`Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser (admitted PHV)
`Anish R. Desai (admitted PHV)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
`767 Fifth Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`Elizabeth.Weiswasser@weil.com
`Anish.Desai@weil.com
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`Christopher M. Pepe (admitted PHV)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
`2001 M Street, NW
`Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20036
`Christopher.Pepe@weil.com
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`Andrew E. Goldsmith (admitted PHV)
`Evan T. Leo (admitted PHV)
`Jacob E. Hartman (admitted PHV)
`Mary Charlotte Y. Carroll (admitted PHV)
`Sven E. Henningson (admitted PHV)
`KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL &
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`1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`TEL: (202) 326-7900
`agoldsmith@kellogghansen.com
`eleo@kellogghansen.com
`jhartman@kellogghansen.com
`mcarroll@kellogghansen.com
`shenningson@kellogghansen.com
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`Case 1:23-cv-00089-TSK Document 66 Filed 01/11/24 Page 5 of 5 PageID #: 3882
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on January 11, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing with the
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`Clerk of the Court by using the Court’s CM/ECF system. Counsel of record for all parties will
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`be served by the Court’s CM/ECF system.
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`/s/ David R. Pogue
`David R. Pogue (WVSB No. 10806)
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