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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE __________________________________________ ) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION and ) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC. and ) CORDIS CORPORATION, ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________)

Civil Action No. 07-765-SLR

STIPULATION TO ADD WYETH AS A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT DEFENDANT WHEREBY, on November 27, 2007, Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc ("BSC") brought this Civil Action No. 07-765-SLR ("the 765 Action") against Cordis Corporation ("Cordis'") and Johnson & Johnson ("J&J"), seeking a declaratory judgment that U.S. Patent No. 7,300,662 ("the '662 patent") is invalid and not infringed by BSC. WHEREBY, Wyeth and Cordis are co-owners of the '662 patent and hold all right, title and interest in and to the '662 patent. WHEREBY, Wyeth seeks to join in the 765 Action as a party in the same posture as Cordis and J&J, i.e., as a declaratory judgment defendant and counterclaim-plaintiff. WHEREBY, Cordis, J&J and BSC wish to amend the caption and pleadings to add Wyeth as a party to this action in accordance with the above provisions. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED among BSC, Cordis, J&J and Wyeth, pursuant to the signature of their undersigned counsel, that BSC shall file its Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment of Patent Invalidity and Noninfringement on June 27, 2008. On the same day, Defendants shall file their Answer and Counterclaims to Amended Complaint
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and BSC shall file its Reply and Affirmative Defenses to Defendants' Answer and Counterclaims to Amended Complaint. It is further stipulated and agreed that Wyeth shall provide written responses and objections within 14 days to any document request that BSC serves on Wyeth.

YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP

ASHBY & GEDDES

/s/ Andrew A. Lundgren _________________________________ Josy W. Ingersoll (#1088) Karen L. Pascale (#2903) Karen E. Keller (#4489) Andrew A. Lundgren (#4429) 1000 West Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 391 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 571-6600 [email protected] Attorneys for Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

/s/ John G. Day ____________________________________ Steven J. Balick (#2114) John G. Day (#2403) Lauren E. Maguire (#4261) 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 654-1888 [email protected]

Attorneys for Cordis Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and Wyeth

Dated: June 27, 2008

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