Free Stipulation of Dismissal - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

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Filed 06/08/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SCIELE PHARMA, INC. and SCIELE PHARMA CAYMAN LTD., Plaintiffs, v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and MYLAN LABORATORIES, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-818 GMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO DISMISS WHEREAS Plaintiffs Sciele Pharma, Inc. and Sciele Pharma Cayman Ltd. (collectively, "Sciele") filed a complaint for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,892,741 ("the '741 Patent") against Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, "Mylan") on December 14, 2007; WHEREAS Mylan filed an answer and counterclaim, along with a Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Sciele's Complaint for Lack of Standing and Subject Matter Jurisdiction, on December 18, 2007; WHEREAS a hearing on Mylan's Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for June 4, 2008; WHEREAS the '741 Patent, the only patent-in-suit, will expire on June 8, 2008; WHEREAS, on May 9, 2008, Sciele and Mylan informed the Court by letter of their desire to dismiss their respective claims, counterclaims, and defenses in the above-captioned matter on June 8, 2008; NOW, THEREFORE, Sciele and Mylan, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 1. Mylan withdraws its Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint for Lack of Standing and Subject Matter Jurisdiction;

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

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2. Sciele and Mylan withdraw their requests for an oral hearing on Defendants' Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint for Lack of Standing and Subject Matter Jurisdiction; 3. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, Sciele and Mylan agree that all claims, counterclaims, and defenses in the above-captioned matter shall be dismissed without prejudice, effective June 8, 2008; and 4. Sciele and Mylan agree that each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees in connection with the above-captioned matter.

/s/ William J. Marsden Jr. William J. Marsden, Jr., #2247 Susan M. Coletti, #4690 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-5070 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff s Sciele Pharma, Inc. and Sciele Pharma Cayman Ltd.

/s/ Mary B. Matterer Richard K. Herrmann, #405 Mary B. Matterer, #2696 MORRIS JAMES LLP 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801-1494 (302) 888-6800 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

SO ORDERED this 8th day of June, 2008. __________________________________ United States District Court Judge

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