Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 283
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`DAIICHI SANKYO, INC., DAIICHI
`SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED, and
`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,
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`SEAGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendant.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 20-1524-LPS
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`DECLARATION OF PIETER S. DE GANON IN SUPPORT OF SEAGEN INC.’S
`MOTION TO STAY OR DISMISS
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT &
`TAYLOR, LLP
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`Anne Shea Gaza (No. 4093)
`Samantha G. Wilson (No. 5816)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 571-6727
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Seagen Inc.
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`Of Counsel:
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`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`Michael A. Jacobs
`Matthew A. Chivvis
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`(415) 268-7000
`mjacobs@mofo.com
`mchivvis@mofo.com
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`Bryan Wilson
`Pieter S. de Ganon
`755 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`(650) 813-5600
`bwilson@mofo.com
`pdeganon@mofo.com
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`Dated: December 18, 2020
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`DAIICHI SANKYO, INC., DAIICHI
`SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED, and
`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,
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`SEAGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendant.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 20-1524-LPS
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`DECLARATION OF PIETER S. DE GANON IN SUPPORT OF SEAGEN INC.’S
`MOTION TO STAY OR DISMISS
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT &
`TAYLOR, LLP
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`Anne Shea Gaza (No. 4093)
`Samantha G. Wilson (No. 5816)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 571-6727
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Seagen Inc.
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`Of Counsel:
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`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`Michael A. Jacobs
`Matthew A. Chivvis
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`(415) 268-7000
`mjacobs@mofo.com
`mchivvis@mofo.com
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`Bryan Wilson
`Pieter S. de Ganon
`755 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`(650) 813-5600
`bwilson@mofo.com
`pdeganon@mofo.com
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`Dated: December 18, 2020
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 284
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`I, Pieter S. de Ganon, declare:
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`I am an attorney duly admitted to practice before the courts of the State of
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`California and am an associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel of record for Seagen Inc.
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`(“Seagen”) in the above-captioned action.
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`2.
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`Seagen brought suit against Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (“DSC”) for
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`patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas on October 19, 2020.
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`Seagen is not seeking to enforce the ’039 patent against AstraZeneca
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`Pharmaceuticals LP (“AstraZeneca”).
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`4.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of a Seagen Press Release
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`titled “Seattle Genetics, Inc. Announces Corporate Name Change to Seagen Inc.,” dated October
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`8, 2020, available at https://bit.ly/33O5Xbd.
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`5.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the complaint for patent
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`infringement filed by Seagen on October 19, 2020 in Case No. 2:20-cv-337 in the United States
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`District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, filed as ECF No. 1.
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`6.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of Seagen’s Unopposed
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`Motion to Withdraw Previously Filed Return of Service Form and to Substitute Attached Waiver
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`of Service Form filed on November 12, 2020 in Case No. 2:20-cv-0337 in the United States
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`District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, filed as ECF No. 14.
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`7.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of the notice of filing of a
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`patent action filed October 20, 2020 in Case No. 2:20-cv-337 in the United States District Court
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`for the Eastern District of Texas, filed as ECF No. 6.
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 285
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`8.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 5 is a true and correct copy of the complaint for
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`declaratory judgment filed by DSC on November 4, 2019 in Civil Action No. 19-2087 in the
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`United States District Court for the District of Delaware, filed as D.I. 1.
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`9.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 6 is a true and correct copy of the Memorandum Order
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`issued by Chief Judge Stark on October 27, 2020 in Civil Action No. 19-2087 in the United
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`States District Court for the District of Delaware, filed as D.I. 41.
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`10.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 7 is a true and correct copy of the Oral Order
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`administratively closing the case issued by Chief Judge Stark on November 13, 2020 in Civil
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`Action No. 19-2087 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, filed as D.I.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 8 is a true and correct copy of a website regarding
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`ENHERTU, available at https://www.enhertu.com/en/.
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`12.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 9 is a true and correct copy of an email exchange
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`between Preston Ratliff, DSC’s counsel, and Matthew Chivvis, Seagen’s counsel, dated
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`December 15, 2020.
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`13.
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`Attached hereto as Exhibit 10 is a true and correct copy of the Form 6-K for
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`AstraZeneca PLC, dated March 2019, available at https://bit.ly/3m958R8.
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 286
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
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`foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed: December 18, 2020
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`Pieter S. de Ganon
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 287
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Anne Shea Gaza, Esquire, hereby certify that on December 18, 2020, I caused to be
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`electronically filed a true and correct copy of the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court
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`using CM/ECF, which will send notification that such filing is available for viewing and
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`downloading to the following counsel of record:
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`Steven J. Balick
`Andrew C. Mayo
`ASHBY & GEDDES, P.A.
`500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
`P.O. Box 1150
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 654-1888
`sbalick@ashbygeddes.com
`amayo@ashbygeddes.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and
`Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
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`Michael P. Kelly
`Daniel M. Silver
`Alexandra M. Joyce
`MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
`Renaissance Centre
`405 N. King Street, 8th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 984-6300
`mkelly@mccarter.com
`dsilver@mccarter.com
`ajoyce@mccarter.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
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` further certify that on December 18, 2020, I caused the foregoing document to be served
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`via electronic mail upon the above-listed counsel and on the following counsel:
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`Preston K. Ratliff II
`Joseph M. O’Malley
`Ashley N. Mays-Williams
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 12 Filed 12/18/20 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 288
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`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 318-6000
`prestonratliff@paulhastings.com
`josephomalley@paulhastings.com
`ashleymayswilliams@paulhastings.com
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`Naveen Modi
`Michael A. Stramiello
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`2050 M Street NW
`Washington, DC 20036
`(202) 551-1700
`naveenmodi@paulhastings.com
`michaelstramiello@paulhastings.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and
`Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
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`David I. Berl
`Thomas S. Fletcher
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`725 Twelfth St. NW
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 434-5000
`dberl@wc.com
`tfletcher@wc.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT
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`/s/ Anne Shea Gaza
`Anne Shea Gaza (No. 4093)
`Samantha G. Wilson (No. 5816)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 571-6600
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Seagen Inc.
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`Dated: December 18, 2020
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