The Regents of the University of California et al v. Affymetrix, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: The Regents of the University of California and Becton, Dickinson and Company
Defendant: Affymetrix, Inc. and Life Technologies Corp.
Case Number: 3:2017cv01394
Filed: July 10, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of California
Office: San Diego Office
County: Alameda
Presiding Judge: Marilyn L. Huff
Presiding Judge: Nita L. Stormes
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. ยง 0001
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 429 ORDER Granting Joint Motion for Dismissal and Directing the Clerk to Close the Case [Doc. No. 424 ]. Signed by Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo on 4/9/2019. (anh)
March 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 418 ORDER denying Defendants' 362 Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity of the '673 Patent; granting Defendants' 363 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement of Claim 2 of the '673 Patent; granting 364 Moti on to Issue Supplemental Claim Construction Order. Court issues the following supplemental claim construction order: Court adopts Plaintiffs' proposed construction for claim term "n is an integer from 1 to about 10,000' and rejects Def endants' proposed construction. Court construes the claim term "n is an integer from 1 to about 10,000" as "n is the number of repeat units in an individual polymer molecule". Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 3/21/2019. (jah)
February 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 361 ORDER Granting Joint Motion for Determination of Discovery Dispute No. 8 (Doc. No. 352 ). the Court declines to find a subject matter waiver absent further order of the Court. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 2/20/2019. (jdt)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 320 ORDER denying Defendants' 290 Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Claim Construction Order; denying Defendants' 291 Motion for Leave to File Motion for Partial Reconsideration Regarding Aggregation Sensor Patent Claim Construction. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 10/29/2018. (jah)
October 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 311 ORDER denying Defendants' 299 Motion to Stay Production of Privileged Material Pending Appellate Review. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 10/26/2018. (jah)
October 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 297 ORDER granting 292 Joint Motion for One-Page Joint Filing Summarizing Discovery Dispute No. 5. Court rejects Defendants' assertion of the common interest privilege as to the documents at issue. Because Defendants have failed to establish the applicability of the common interest privilege as to the documents at issue, any claim of attorney-client privilege as to those documents was waived when the documents were shared with third-party AAT. Court grants Plaintiffs' motion to compel and orders Defendants to produce the documents at issue within 14 days from the date this Order is filed. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 10/9/2018. (jah)
September 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 274 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER for '613 Patent, '303 Patent, '869 Patent, and '008 Patent. Claim Construction Hearing held no 8/31/2018. Court adopts the construction as set forth in this Order. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 9/4/2018. (jah)
August 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 270 TENTATIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER for the '613 Patent, the '303 Patent, the '869 Patent, and the '008 Patent. A Claim Construction Hearing for the '613 patent, the '303 patent, the '869 patent, and the '008 patent is scheduled for 8/31/2018 at 10:00 AM. Court tentatively adopts the constructions as set forth in this Order. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 8/30/2018. (jah)
August 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 267 ORDER granting Defendants' 216 Motion for Leave to Amend Invalidity Contentions. Defendants are ordered to serve their amended invalidity contentions on Plaintiffs within 7 days from the date this Order is filed. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 8/24/2018. (jah)
August 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 259 ORDER denying Defendants' 205 Motion for Reconsideration re 197 Order on Joint Motion for Determination of Discovery Dispute No. 3; denying Defendants' 209 Motion to Stay Production of Privileged Material Pending Appellate Review. Court denies Defendants' Rule 72(a) objections to the Magistrate Judge's 6/19/2018 Order. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 8/6/2018. (jah)
June 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 197 ORDER on Joint Motion for Determination of Discovery Dispute No. 3 (ECF Nos. 186 , 187 ). Signed by Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes on 6/19/2018. (mxn)
May 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 183 ORDER Denying Defendant's 143 Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement of the '673 Patent and the '113 Patent. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 5/14/2018. (mxn)
May 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 170 ORDER granting 106 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment of non-infridgement of the '799 Patent. The action will proceed on the remaining patents-in-suit. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 5/01/2018. (jpp)
March 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 138 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ORDER re 111 Claim Construction Brief filed by Life Technologies Corp., Affymetrix, Inc., 113 Claim Construction Brief, filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, The Regents of the University of California. After cons idering the parties' briefs, the parties' arguments at the 3/23/2018 claim construction hearing, and all relevant information, Court construes the disputed terms from the '799 patent, the '673 patent, and the '113 patent. Cou rt adopts Defendants' proposed construction as modified for this term, and Court rejects Plaintiffs' proposed construction. Court construes the term "second solvent" as "a liquid other than the solvent of claim 15 that is capable of dissolving another substance". Court adopts the constructions as set forth above. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 3/26/2018. (jah)
February 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 105 (1) Order Granting Joint Motion to Amend Schedule and [Doc. No. 103 ] (2) Amended Scheduling Order. Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/3/2019 at 10:00 AM before Judge Marilyn L. Huff. Status Conference set for 5/13/2019 at 10:30 AM before Judge Marilyn L. Huff. Memorandum of Contentions of Fact and Law due by 3/28/2019. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 4/26/2019. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 2/23/2018. (jjg)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER Granting Joint Motion for an Order Governing Discovery of Electronically Stored Information [Doc. No. 80 ]. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 12/22/2017. (jjg)
December 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER Granting 78 Joint Motion for a Protective Order. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 12/15/2017. (jjg)
November 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 76 (1) Order Granting Joint Motion to Advance Claim Construction Schedule; and (2) Amended Scheduling Order [Doc. No. 75 ]. Claims Construction Hearing set for 3/23/2018 at 10:00 AM before Judge Marilyn L. Huff. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 11/30/2017. (jjg)
November 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER Denying Without Prejudice Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Doc. No. 8 ]. Signed by Judge Marilyn L. Huff on 11/20/2017. (jjg)
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Plaintiff: The Regents of the University of California
Represented By: Barbara A. Fiacco
Represented By: Thomas Jesse Hindman
Represented By: Marco Johnson Quina
Represented By: Donald Ross Ware
Represented By: Lucas Paul Watkins
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Plaintiff: Becton, Dickinson and Company
Represented By: Barbara A. Fiacco
Represented By: Thomas Jesse Hindman
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Represented By: Donald Ross Ware
Represented By: Lucas Paul Watkins
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Defendant: Affymetrix, Inc.
Represented By: Roger J Chin
Represented By: Brenda L. Danek
Represented By: Jeffrey Gerard Homrig
Represented By: Douglas E. Lumish
Represented By: Nathanial J. McPherson
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Defendant: Life Technologies Corp.
Represented By: Roger J Chin
Represented By: Brenda L. Danek
Represented By: Jeffrey Gerard Homrig
Represented By: Douglas E. Lumish
Represented By: Nathanial J. McPherson
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