Natera, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc

3:12-cv-00132

Overview

Case Number 3:12-cv-00132

Filing Date 2012-01-06

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2013-11-20

Court District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge Susan Illston

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Counter Defendant

DNA Diagnostics Center

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

William Paul Schuck

Bartko LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 956-1900

Fax: +1 (415) 956-1152

A Professional Corporation, One Embarcadero Center

Miscellaneous

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

David Isaac Gindler

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 612-2370

355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2700

Lina Fahad Somait

1800 Avenue of the Stars

Tel: +1 (310) 203-7598

1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900

Defendant

Isis Innovation Limited

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Christopher Todd Norris

Duane Morris LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 957-3000

Fax: +1 (415) 957-3001

One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 2200

Mario Aieta

Satterlee Stephens Burke Burke

Tel: +1 (212) 818-9200

Fax: +1 (212) 818-9606

Satterlee Stephens Burke Burke, 230 Park Avenue

M. J. Williams

Satterlee Stephens Burke & burke, LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 818-9200

230 Park Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY 10169

Natera, Inc.

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Sony B. Barari

Bartko Pavia LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 956-1900

1100 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Jennifer A. Kash

Bunsow De Mory LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 426-4746

Fax: +1 (415) 426-4744

701 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063

William Paul Schuck

Bartko LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 956-1900

Fax: +1 (415) 956-1152

A Professional Corporation, One Embarcadero Center

Charles Kramer Verhoeven

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 875-6600

50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, Ca 94111

Patrick M. Shields

Warren Lex LLP

2261 Market Street, No. 606, San Francisco, CA 94114

Howard Y Chen

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 875-6600

50 California Street, 22nd Flr

Matthew William Meskell

Thomas Whitelaw & Tyler LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 820-0424

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1350

Sequenom, Inc

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Robert D Estrin

Leech Tishman LLP

Tel: +1 (424) 502-0018

1100 Glendon Avenue, Ste 15th Floor

Gary Ross Allen

Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4500

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 400, 3000 El Camino Real

Peter Edward Root

Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4506

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4906

Two Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Suite 400

Aton Arbisser

Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (310) 788-1000

Fax: +1 (310) 788-1205

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6048

Michael Joseph Malecek , Esq.

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4508

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4908

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, 3000 El Camino Real

Sean Michael Boyle

Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4500

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 400, 3000 El Camino Real

Movant

Verinata Health, Inc.

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Edward Robert Reines

Jones Day

Tel: +1 (650) 739-3939

Fax: +1 (650) 739-3900

Jones Day, Jones Day

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Susan Illston

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

2012-01-06

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COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

2012-01-06

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COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

2012-01-06

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Certification of Interested Entities or Persons by Natera (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

2012-01-06

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Natera, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc

Overview

Parties

Counter Defendant

DNA Diagnostics Center Follow

Represented By

Miscellaneous

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Defendant

Isis Innovation Limited Follow

Represented By

Natera, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Sequenom, Inc Follow

Represented By

Movant

Verinata Health, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

COMPLAINT (No Summons jury demand; against Sequenom, Inc ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611068930). Filed by Natera. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/11/2012: # 1 Exhibit A to Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

Certification of Interested Entities or Persons by Natera (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 3/27/2012. Case Management Conference set for 4/3/2012 01:30 PM in Courtroom 2, 5th Floor, San Jose. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/10/2012)

REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding Patent Infringement (cc: form mailed to register). (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2012) (Entered: 01/10/2012)

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge by Natera,(bw COURT STAFF). Modified on 2/6/2012 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/03/2012)

CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge (pmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/3/2012) (Entered: 02/03/2012)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Susan Illston for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd no longer assigned to the case.Signed by The Executive Committee on 2/6/2012. (tsh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2012) (Entered: 02/06/2012)

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Sequenom, Inc . (Malecek, Michael) (Filed on 2/6/2012) (Entered: 02/06/2012)

CLERKS NOTICE Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/13/2012 02:30 PM. This is a text docket entry only, there is no document associated with this notice.(tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2012) (Entered: 02/07/2012)

Judge Illston's standing ORDER (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2012) (Entered: 02/07/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Natera re 10 Order on Case Management Conference Order (Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 2/7/2012) (Entered: 02/07/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Natera re 10 Order Supplemental Certificate of Service on Case Management Conference Order (Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 2/7/2012) (Entered: 02/07/2012)

MOTION to Dismiss OR TRANSFER filed by Sequenom, Inc. Motion Hearing set for 3/30/2012 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Susan Illston. Responses due by 2/29/2012. Replies due by 3/7/2012. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 2/15/2012) (Entered: 02/15/2012)

Declaration of Dereck Tatman in Support of 13 MOTION to Dismiss OR TRANSFER filed bySequenom, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)(Related document(s) 13 ) (Root, Peter) (Filed on 2/15/2012) (Entered: 02/15/2012)

Proposed Order re 15 Declaration in Support, 14 Declaration in Support, 13 MOTION to Dismiss OR TRANSFER by Sequenom, Inc. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 2/15/2012) (Entered: 02/15/2012)

AMENDED COMPLAINT First Amended Complaint against All Defendants. Filed byNatera. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 2/28/2012) (Entered: 02/28/2012)

Summons on First Amended Complaint Issued as to Isis Innovation Limited. (ysS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/29/2012) (Entered: 02/29/2012)

MOTION to Dismiss or Transfer filed by Sequenom, Inc. Motion Hearing set for 4/6/2012 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Susan Illston. Responses due by 3/15/2012. Replies due by 3/22/2012. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 3/1/2012) (Entered: 03/01/2012)

Proposed Order re 20 Declaration in Support, 19 MOTION to Dismiss or Transfer by Sequenom, Inc. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 3/1/2012) (Entered: 03/01/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Sequenom, Inc (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Malecek, Michael) (Filed on 3/5/2012) (Entered: 03/05/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Natera Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint (Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 3/6/2012) (Entered: 03/06/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Natera Proof of Service of Summons (Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 3/6/2012) (Entered: 03/06/2012)

ORDER RELATING CASES to 11-6391, 12-865. Signed by Judge Illston on 3/12/12. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/14/2012) Modified on 3/15/2012 (ysS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/14/2012)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER To Withdraw Motion to Dismiss/Transfer Case; Extend Deadline To Answer And File Counterclaims; and Continue Case Management Conference filed by Sequenom, Inc. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 3/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)

Proposed Order re 27 Declaration in Support, 26 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER To Withdraw Motion to Dismiss/Transfer Case; Extend Deadline To Answer And File Counterclaims; and Continue Case Management Conference by Sequenom, Inc. (Root, Peter) (Filed on 3/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)

ORDER by Judge Illston withdrawing 13 Motion to Dismiss; withdrawing 19 Motion to Dismiss; granting 26 Stipulation to continue case management from 4/13/12 to 5/11/12 (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of M.J. Williams ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 34611071954.) Filing fee previously paid on 3/20/12 filed by Isis Innovation Limited. (Attachments: # 1 receipt, # 2 proposed order)(ysS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2012) (Entered: 03/21/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Mario Aieta ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 34611071953.) Filing fee previously paid on n filed by Isis Innovation Limited. (Attachments: # 1 receipt, # 2 proposed order)(ysS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2012) (Entered: 03/21/2012)

ORDER by Judge Illston granting 30 Motion for Pro Hac Vice (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2012) (Entered: 03/22/2012)

ORDER by Judge Illston granting 31 Motion for Pro Hac Vice (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2012) (Entered: 03/22/2012)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options ADR CERTIFICATION BY PARTIES AND COUNSEL (Norris, Christopher) (Filed on 3/30/2012) (Entered: 03/30/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Natera Proof of Service of Summons, First Amended Complaint, Judge Illston's Standing Order, and Related Documents on Isis Innovation Limited (Meskell, Matthew) (Filed on 4/10/2012) (Entered: 04/10/2012)

Answer to Amended Complaint 17 Amended Complaint byIsis Innovation Limited. (Aieta, Mario) (Filed on 4/18/2012) (Entered: 04/18/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Isis Innovation Limited (Aieta, Mario) (Filed on 4/18/2012) (Entered: 04/18/2012)

ANSWER to Amended Complaint, COUNTERCLAIM against Isis Innovation Limited, Natera, DNA Diagnostics Center bySequenom, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Malecek, Michael) (Filed on 4/18/2012) (Entered: 04/18/2012)

ANSWER to Amended Complaint, COUNTERCLAIM against Isis Innovation Limited, Natera, DNA Diagnostics Center bySequenom, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Malecek, Michael) (Filed on 4/18/2012) (Entered: 04/18/2012)

Track Case Updates

DNA Diagnostics Center

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Isis Innovation Limited

Natera, Inc.

Sequenom, Inc

Verinata Health, Inc.