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October l8, 2007
BY CM/ECF & HAND DELIVERY
The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
United States District Court
5. Caleb Boggs Federal Bldg.
844 N. King St.
Room 6124, Lockbox 3l
Wilmington, DE 19801
Re: Syngenta v. Monsanto, C.A. No. 04-305-SLR
Dear Judge Robinson:
We represent plaintiff, Syngenta Seeds, Inc. ("Syngenta"), in the abovereferenced
antitrust case. We write to inform you of recent events that have changed the status of this case and
to request a conference to discuss scheduling a trial date.
This antitrust case (originally tiled as CA. No. 04—908—SLR) was consolidated with a
related patent case (CA. No. 04~305-SLR) in which Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology
LLC (collectively “Monsanto") aileged that Syngenta’s sales of GA2l corn products infringe U.S.
Patent Nos. 5,538,880, 6,013,863, and 4,940,835. in the related patent case, this Court granted
summary judgment, holding that Syngenta did not infringe two of the three Monsanto patents at
issue, and that the third patent was invalid (D.}, 376). Monsanto promptly tiled a Fed. R. Civ. P.
54(b) motion for certification of the judgment (DJ. 383). On June 6, 2006, this Court granted that
motion (D.l. 411). Monsanto immediately appealed the patent decision. Monsanto also tiled a
motion to stay the antitrust trial pending resolution of the patent appeal (D.I. 48 8). On November 8,
2006, the Court granted that motion and stayed the trial "until the appeal of the patent case has been
resolved” (D.}, 522). At that tirne, discovery was concluded and the parties were preparing for trial,
which was then scheduled for January 8, 2007.
On October 4, 2007, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming this Court’s
patent decision. See Enclosure. Per the Cou1t’s November 8, 2006 Order, this Court’s stay of the
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The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
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antitrust trial is no longer in effect due to the Federal Circuit’s decision. Accordingly, Syngenta
respectfully requests a conference with the Court to discuss scheduling a new trial date.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jol W. Shaw (No. 3362)
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Enclosure
cc: Clerk ofthe Court (by hand delivery)
Richard L. Horwitz, Esquire (by e—n1ail and hand delivery)
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