Free Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Subject Jurisdiction - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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Arnold B. Calmann ([email protected]) Jane Jhun ([email protected]) SAIBER LLC One Gateway Center 13th Floor Newark, NJ 07102-5311 Tel: 973.622.3333 Fax: 973.622.3349 Of Counsel: Jeffrey S. Ward ([email protected]) Thomas P. Heneghan ([email protected]) Shane A. Brunner ([email protected]) Edward J. Pardon ([email protected]) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP One South Pinckney Street P.O. Box 1806 Madison, WI 53701-1806 Tel: 608.257.3501 Fax: 608.283.2275 Attorneys for Defendants Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,) ) ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED, ) IPR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and ) SHIONOGI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI ) KAISHA, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED, and ) AUROBINDO PHARMA USA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. 07-CV-06020 (MLC)(JJH) NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION Motion Return Date: March 3, 2008 DEMAND FOR ORAL ARGUMENT DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED

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TO:

Andrew T. Berry, Esq. Jonathan M.H. Short, Esq. MCCARTER & ENGLISH LLP Fourth Gateway Center 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 Of Counsel Ford F. Farabow, Esq. Charles E. Lipsey, Esq. York M. Faulkner, Esq. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P. 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Henry J. Renk, Esq. FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 3, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, Defendants Aurobindo Pharma Limited ("Aurobindo India") and Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. ("Aurobindo USA"), by and through their attorneys, Saiber LLC and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, shall appear before the Honorable Mary L. Cooper, U.S.D.J., and shall move for an Order, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), dismissing the Complaint (D.I. 1) against Aurobindo USA, and for an Order dismissing Count II of the Complaint (D.I. ¶¶26-31) against Aurobindo India. In support of its Motion, Aurobindo USA and Aurobindo India rely upon their Brief, the Declaration of Dr. S. Padmaja, filed concurrently herewith, any reply papers in support thereof, and oral argument, which is respectfully requested herein. In addition, Aurobindo USA and Aurobindo India also have enclosed proposed orders for

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the Court's consideration. Dated: January 31, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Arnold B. Calmann Arnold B. Calmann Jane Jhun SAIBER LLC One Gateway Center 13th Floor Newark, NJ 07102-5311 Tel: 973.622.3333 Fax: 973.622.3349 [email protected] [email protected] Of Counsel: Jeffrey S. Ward Thomas P. Heneghan Edward J. Pardon MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP One South Pinckney Street P.O. Box 1806 Madison, WI 53701-1806 Tel: 608.257.3501 Fax: 608.283.2275 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.

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Arnold B. Calmann ([email protected]) Jane Jhun ([email protected]) SAIBER LLC One Gateway Center 13th Floor Newark, NJ 07102-5311 Tel: 973.622.3333 Fax: 973.622.3349 Of Counsel: Jeffrey S. Ward ([email protected]) Thomas P. Heneghan ([email protected]) Shane A. Brunner ([email protected]) Edward J. Pardon ([email protected]) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP One South Pinckney Street P.O. Box 1806 Madison, WI 53701-1806 Tel: 608.257.3501 Fax: 608.283.2275 Attorneys for Defendants Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,) ) ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED, ) IPR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and ) SHIONOGI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI ) KAISHA, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED, and ) AUROBINDO PHARMA USA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) )

Case No. 07-CV-06020 (MLC)(JJH)

ORDER TO DISMISS Motion Return Date: March 3, 2008

DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED

THIS MATTER having been opened to the Court by Defendants Aurobindo Pharma

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USA, Inc., and Aurobindo Pharma Limited, by and through their attorneys, Saiber LLC and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, in connection with their Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, the Court having considered all papers filed in support of and in opposition to Defendants' Motion; and the Court having considered oral argument, if any; and the Court having considered the pleadings in this matter; and for other and good cause having been shown, IT IS on this ___ day of __________ 2008; ORDERED as follows: (1) Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (D.I. 1) in this matter is granted; and (2) Aurobindo Pharma Limited's Motion to Dismiss Count II of the Complaint (D.I. at ¶26-31) in this matter is granted.

HONORABLE MARY L. COOPER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Arnold B. Calmann, hereby certify that on the 31st day of January 2008, a true and correct copy of Defendants Motion to Dismiss For the Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction was served to the following counsel of record via electronic mail: Andrew T. Berry, Esq. Jonathan M.H. Short, Esq. MCCARTER & ENGLISH LLP Fourth Gateway Center 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Ford F. Farabow, Esq. Charles E. Lipsey, Esq. York M. Faulkner, Esq. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P. 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Henry J. Renk, Esq. FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Email: [email protected]

/s/ Arnold B. Calmann Arnold B. Calmann Dated: January 31, 2008

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