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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SANOFI-AVENTIS and SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC, Plaintiffs, v. APOTEX INC. and APOTEX CORP., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-792 (GMS) (MPT)

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO ENJOIN THE PARTIES FROM PROSECUTING SECOND FILED, DUPLICATIVE LITIGATION Plaintiffs sanofi-aventis and sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. hereby move to enjoin the parties from prosecuting the second filed, duplicative action in the Southern District of Florida. The grounds for this motion are set forth in Plaintiffs' Opening Brief In Support Of Its Motion To Enjoin The Parties From Prosecuting Second Filed, Duplicative Litigation. A proposed form of Order is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP

/s/ James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292)
Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Maryellen Noreika (#3208) James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs sanofi-aventis sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC

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Of Counsel: John Desmarais Gerald J. Flattmann, Jr. William T. Vuk Alexis Gorton KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP Citigroup Center 153 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 March 4, 2008
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RULE 7.1.1 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that counsel for sanofi-aventis has raised the subject of the foregoing motion with counsel for Apotex, and that the parties have not been able to reach agreement on the issues raised in the motion.

James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292)
James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 4, 2008 I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to:. Richard L. Horwitz, Esquire POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP I further certify that I caused to be served copies of the foregoing document on March 4, 2008 upon the following in the manner indicated: Richard L. Horwitz, Esquire POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP Hercules Plaza ­ 6th Floor 1313 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Robert B. Breisblatt, Esquire Steven E. Feldman, Esquire Sherry L. Rollo, Esquire WELSH & KATZ LTD. 120 S. Riverside Plaza 22nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL And HAND DELIVERY

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/s/ James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292)
James W. Parrett, Jr. (#4292)

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EXHIBIT 1

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

SANOFI-AVENTIS and SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC, Plaintiffs, vs. APOTEX INC. and APOTEX CORP., Defendants.

C.A. No. 07-792 (GMS) (MPT)

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO ENJOIN SECOND FILED, DUPLICATIVE LITIGATION

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this _______ day of ____________, 2008, that Plaintiffs' Motion to Enjoin Second Filed, Duplicative Litigation is GRANTED.

_____________________________ United States District Judge