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March 3, 2006
BY CM/ECF
The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
United States District Court
844 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Re: Enzon Plzczrnzczceuticals, Inc. v. Phoenix Plzcmrzacologics, [nc.
Civil Action No. 04-1285-GMS
Dear Judge Sleet:
On behalf of the parties, enclosed please find the Order Correcting Inventorship
ofU.S. Patent 6,183,738 Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 256 {T 2 discussed at this moming’s
teleconference. The parties agree that the Order may be entered by the Court.
Respectfully
J . Shaw
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Enclosure
cc: Clerk of the Court (by e—filing and hand delivery)
Richard D. Kirk, Esquire (by e-filing and hand delivery)
Joseph Lucci, Esquire (by e-mail)
Michael Siem, Esquire (by e—rnail)
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Case 1:04-cv—O1285—G|\/IS Document 106 Filed O3/O3/2006 Page 2 of 3
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., )
I Plaintiff, 3
v. ; Civil Action No. 04—l285—GMS
PHOENIX PHARMACOLOGICS, INC., ;
Defendant. g
ORDER CORRECTING INVENTORSHIP
OF U.S. PATENT 6,183,738 PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 256 {I 2
WHEREAS, plaintiff Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Enzon") tiled this action for
correction of inventorship under 35 U.S.C. § 256 {I 2 of U.S. Patent No. 6,183,738 ("the
’738 patent") against defendant Phoenix Pharmacologics, Inc. ("Phoenix");
WHEREAS, the inventor on the face of the ’738 Patent is Dr. Mike Clark, who
was employed by Enzon from on or about April 29, l994 to on or about April 22, 1996;
WHEREAS, Dr. Clark founded Phoenix after leaving Enzon and was an
employee of Phoenix until on or about July 23, 2004;
WHEREAS, while he was an employee of Phoenix, Dr. Clark assigned to
Phoenix all of his right, title, and interest in and to the ’738 patent by assignment dated
May ll, 1998, duly recorded in the assignment records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office at Reel 009198 Frame 0451;
WHEREAS, defendant Phoenix presently owns all right, title, and interest in and
to the ’738 Patent;
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WHEREAS, the parties to the action have taken and completed fact discovery
conceming the inventorship issues raised by the Complaint;
WHEREAS, Enzon submits that inventorship of the ’738 Patent should be
corrected pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 256 1] 2 to include as additional inventors along with
Dr. Clark (i) Stanford Lee (an Enzon employee from on or about June 6, 199l to on or
about July 31, 2002) and (ii) David R. Filpula (an Enzon employee from on or about
January I8, 1983 to the present);
WHEREAS, Phoenix does not object to the change in inventorship sought by
Enzon.
NOW THEREFORE, at Wilmington this ____ day of , 2006, there
being good cause to order that inventorship of the ’738 Patent should be corrected
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 256 1[ 2 to include as additional inventors Stanford Lee and David
R. Filpula, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
I. The inventorship of U.S. Patent 6,183,738 shall be corrected pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 256 il 2 to include as additional inventors Stanford Lee and David R. Filpula.
2. The Clerk of the Court shall transmit a copy of this Order to the Director
of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
United States District Judge
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