Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon W. Dudas et al., 1:07cv846 (JCC), Consolidated with SmithKline Beecham Corp. et al. v. Jon W. Dudas et al., 1:07cv1008 (JCC)

摘要

This matter is before the Court on: (1) Plaintiffs SmithKline Beecham Corporation and Glaxo Group Limited’sn(“GSK”) Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) and Preliminary Injunction; (2) Defendants Jon W.nDudas and United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“PTO”) Motion to Strike Exhibit E of the Memorandumnin Support of GSK’s Motion; (3) the Motion of Amicus Curiae American Intellectual Property Law Associationn(“AIPLA”) for Leave to File its Brief in Support of GSK’s Motion; (4) HEXAS, LLC (“Hexas”), The RoskampnInstitute, and Tikvah Therapeutics, Inc.’s (“Tikvah”) Joint Motion in Support of Motion for Leave to File AmicinCuriae Brief in Support of GSK’s Motion; and (5) the Motion of Amicus Curiae Elan Pharmaceutical Corp. fornLeave to File its Brief in Support of GSK’s Motion. For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant GSK’s motion,ndeny the PTO’s motion, and grant the motions for leave to file as amici.