Free Stipulation to EXTEND Time - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00229-GMS

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Filed 12/06/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE MERCK & CO., INC., Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant, v. RANBAXY INC., and RANBAXY LABORATORIES LIMITED, Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-229 (GMS)

STIPULATION AND ORDER WHEREAS, the Court entered a Scheduling Order on October 2, 2007 requiring that the parties file opening claim construction briefs on Friday December 7, 2007; WHEREAS the parties would find it beneficial to have additional time to attempt to reach agreement on two claim construction issues, and correspondingly to prepare opening claim construction briefs that adequately address the parties' positions and WHEREAS an extension of time will not impact the December 21, 2007 deadline for filing answering claim construction briefs and the Joint Appendix; IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, subject to the approval of the Court, that: (1) the parties shall file opening claim construction briefs on Tuesday December 11, 2007.

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Case 1:07-cv-00229-GMS

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MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Mary B. Graham Mary B. Graham (#2256) James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292) 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 302.658.9200 Attorneys for Merck & Co., Inc. Dated: December 6, 2007

RICHARDS LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. /s/ Kelly E. Farnan Frederick L. Cottrell, III (#2555) Kelly E. Farnan (#4395) One Rodney Square P.O. Box. 551 Wilmington, DE 19899 302.651.7700 Attorneys for Ranbaxy Inc. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

SO ORDERED this _________ day of __________, 2007. _______________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT CHIEF JUDGE

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